| Congress doesn't play vote bank politics: Gogoi |
'State government to release research paper on unemployment'
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Oct 26: The Opposition has often accused the ruling Congress party of not wanting to solve the foreigners’ problem in the State as the illegal immigrants are used by the party as vote bank. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has termed the Opposition’s allegation as “ba... |
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| Committee formed to study White Paper |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Oct 26: The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) formed a committee on Friday to study the white paper on foreigners’ issue released by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. The committee will prepare a study report on the white paper. The decision to constitute the committee was taken at an emergency meeting of the party’s decision making body held at its headquarters h... |
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| Plight of Assam State Information Commission |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Oct 26: Though Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi always speaks about Right to Information (RTI) Act and transparency in the functioning of the administration, the lackadaisical attitude of his government is forcing the Assam State Information Commission (ASIC) to face many hurdles in its functioning.
Recently, the Supreme Court in its order issued ... |
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| Id-ul-Zuha greetings from Governor, CM |
GUWAHATI, Oct 26: Assam Governor Janaki Ballav Patnaik has extended his heartiest greetings to the people of the State on the occasion of the holy festival of Id-ul-Zuha. Stressing upon the importance of the free observance of all religious festivals in an auspicious manner in the spirit of joy and brotherhood maintaining the right balance between piety and gaiety, Patnaik has appealed to all to u... |
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| Night curfew re-imposed in Dhubri |
GUWAHATI, Oct 26: Night curfew was re-imposed on Friday in Dhubri town following tension after clashes between police and protestors earlier this week, and the Army carried out a flag march in sensitive areas of the district. Tension gripped certain areas of the district on Wednesday when a group of protestors clashed with police following the stabbing of a Durga Puja pandal decorator by unidentif... |
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| Two government officials arrested |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Oct 26: Two officials of the Kamrup district agriculture department were arrested by the police on Friday on charges of fund anomalies. Sources said the two officials – Amal Sarma, ADO and Atul Chandra Baruah, SDAO – misappropriated a fund to the tune of Rs 20 crore sanctioned by the State government during 2011-2012 for Bodo paddy cultivation.
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| Inter-State border dispute continues to haunt Assam |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Oct 26: It is not just in recent times that Assam has had to taste the bitterness of an acrimonious relationship with most of its neighbouring States because of border disputes. Border row with neighbouring States was a problem faced by even undivided Assam. There are government records of many meetings between officials of Assam and other States like Meg... |
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| Bodo bodies opposing government moves |
From our Correspondent
KOKRAJHAR, Oct 26: The Group of Ministers (GoM) formed by the State Government arrived at a decision in the crucial meeting between the leaders of BTC and GoM at Kokrajhar Circuit House two months back not to resettle the nationals who do not have land pattas and other valid documents to prove their Indian citizenship. The leader of the GoM, Prithvi Majhi, and eve... |
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| Ethnic autonomy no panacea for North-east |
DATELINE GUWAHATI/Wasbir Hussain
Some new turn of events in the North-east and some more examples to conclude that ethnic autonomy or autonomy on ethnic lines is no panacea for the region. On the 9th of October, the Government signed a peace accord with both factions of the Dima Halam Daogah in New Delhi, which was supposed to have ended the more than a decade-long insurgency in ... |
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