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| Two ULFA militants arrested |
From our Staff Correspondent DIBBRUGARH, June 19: The police conducted a raid on specific input at Milannagar area and arrested two ULFA militants Bhaimon Changmai and Diganta Gogoi from their hideout and recovered one grenade and an Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) from their possession last night. Bhaimon, who hails from Lengeri under Moran police station was a surrendered militant but lat... |
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| AYP visits trouble-torn Assam-Nagaland border |
From our Correspondent
SIVASAGAR, June 19: A delegation led by Jitu Borgohain, central committee general secretary of Asom Yuva Parishad (AYP), youth wing of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), recently visited Geleki along the Assam-Nagaland border in Sivasagar district and took stock of the encroachment by Nagas in Assam land and security provided by the Assam Government.
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| VDP State Committee dissolved |
From our Staff Reporter
DIBRUGARH, June 19: The Coordinating Committee of All Assam Village Defence Party (AAVDP) was dissolved by an order of the party’s state executive committee recently.
In a statement, the president and secretary of AAVDP, Binakanta Hazarika and Indrakanta Harpal mentioned various reasons behind the dissolution of the committee with Bansidhar Gogoi an... |
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| AKRSU blockade disrupts rail service |
From our Correspondent
KOKRAJHAR, June 19: The 8-hour railway blockade of the All Koch-Rajbongshi Students’ Union (AKRSU) to press their demand for creation of Kamatapur state and ST status to Rajbongshis disrupted the train services today.
Numbers of picketers of the AKRSU blocked the trains sitting on the railway track at Salakati and New Bongaigaon. The trains were halt... |
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| Devi Bhagawat Maha Yagya concludes |
From our Correspondent
DIGBOI, June 19: The 8-day-long programme of the Srimad Devi Bhagawat Gyan Mahayagya organized here in the premises of the Agreement Line Durga Puga temple from 11th last concluded last evening in a befitting manner. The programme which was organized by the oldest historical religious and cultural organization of the Nepali community of the Oil City Digboi known a... |
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| Workers? meet of BJMM |
From our Staff Reporter DIBRUGARH, June 19: A workers’ meet of the Bharatiya Janata Majdoor Mahasangha (BJMM) was organized at the office of the Dibrugarh district unit of BJP recently. The meeting was chaired by the state president of the Mahasangha and former Duliajan MLA, Rameshwar Teli and attended by the local MLA, Prasanta Phukan, former Dibrugarh MP and state spokesperson ... |
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| Date extended for FIC |
From our Staff Reporter DIBRUGARH, June 19: The district administration has extended the date for submission of necessary documents at their respective fair price shops to the end of this month. In an order, the ADC in charge of the Food and Civil Supplies Department asked all family identity card (FIC) holders to provide necessary information in the new proforma by June 30. The family ident... |
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| School deprived of financial assistance |
From our Correspondent MORIGAON, June 19: Borchakabaha ME School was established in 1992 and was recognized in January 1, 2005, under Kapili Block, Morigaon. Since then, the students of the school have been facing a critical condition. Villagers of Borchakabaha allege that due to apathy of the government as well as the school authority, the students have been deprived of proper education in t... |
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| Student missing |
From our Correspondent SIVASAGAR, June 19: Pabitra Kurmi, a class VIII student of Kathalguri ME School at Demow in Sivasagar district is reportedly missing for the past six days. When Pabitra Kurmi, who left his home in Dihajan Habigaon on June 14 to take part in a kirtan at a temple didn’t return, his father Sajan Kurmi searched in all possible places before lodging a complaint with th... |
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| Office building inaugurated |
From our Correspondent
MORIGAON, June 19: An office building of Sukdal Sarubari’s Adarsagaon Pathar Parichalona Samittee, under Morigaon district was inaugurated recently by Dr AK Pradhani, district agriculture officer, Morigaon.
A meeting was held on the inauguration programme, where a seminar on role of field development committee on development of agri-sector in ... |
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| Minor raped by landlord |
From our Correspondent
DIGBOI, June 19: Manju Saikia (5), daughter of Mukti and Moni Saikia of Golai No. 1 under Digboi police station was raped last afternoon by Tarun Das (50), son of late Dinesh Das of the same location. According to the aggrieved parents of the victim of the inhuman act of the culprit, the filthy act was committed at their residence during the absence of the parents... |
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| Bodo Sahitya Sabha to organize special national convention |
From our Correspondent
KOKRAJHAR, June 19: The Bodo Sahitya Sabha (BSS), the apex Bodo literary body has decided to organize a special national convention to discuss on Bodo medium education problem and finding ways for bringing solutions where all parties, students unions, organizations and social organizations of the community have been invited on July 15 next.
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