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| 63rd Van Mahotsav celebrated in Sivasagar Jail |
From our Correspondent
SIVASAGAR, July 3: 63rd Van Mahotsav was celebrated with great enthusiasm at District Jail, Sivasagar on Tuesday. Jatindra Lahkar, Sivasagar Deputy Commissioner, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Sivasagar Superintendent of Police were the chief guests at the event, while DFO Mahendra Duwara, ADC Pradip Kumar Talukdar, DEO Jiban Dutta, Dr PP Chetia and Robin Pathak graced the... |
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| Declare flood as national problem |
From our Staff Reporter
DIBRUGARH, July 3: The Centre should declare Assam flood problem as a national problem, demanded the national general secretary of BJP, Kiran Maheswari, during a press meet held here yesterday. She came down upon the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, UPA Chairperson, Sonia Gandhi, and the Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi, for resorting to aerial survey to view the s... |
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| Demand for IIT in Dibrugarh |
From our Staff Reporter
DIBRUGARH, July 3: The announcement of the Union Resource Ministry to establish another IIT in Assam has been welcomed by the Dibrugarh unit of AASU. But, in the same breath, they demanded that it should be built in Dibrugarh.
In a statement to The Sentinel, assistant secretary of AASU, Rituparna Baruah, said that Dibrugarh happens to be an industrial dis... |
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| BTC Gaonbura Bhavan-cum-Guest House inaugurated |
From our Correspondent
KOKRAJHAR, July 3: The newly constructed BTC Gaonbura Bhavan-cum-Guest House situated at Khargaon-Khasibari near BTC Secretariat complex was formally inaugurated by the EM of BTC Derhasat Basumatary yesterday in presence of Gaonburas of BTC districts. The three storied office building of the BTC Gaonbura Association was constructed at a cost of Rs 1.42 crore.
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| ARSU demands justice, compensation for Kanistha Rabha |
From our Correspondent
KOKRAJHAR, July 3: The Kokrajhar District Committee of the All Rabha Students’ Union (ARSU) yesterday staged a two-hour protest demonstration in front of DC’s office, Kokrajhar demanding justice and compensation for Kanistha Rabha, president of the West Porbhotjhora Anchalik Committee, ARSU who was killed by unknown miscreants on May 28 last at Chesapa... |
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| SAMYCM suspends agitational programme |
From our Staff Reporter
DIBRUGARH, July 3: The Sadou Asom Mottock Yuba Chatra Sanmilan (SAMYCM) announced the suspension of its agitational programme against OIL keeping in view the current flood situation. In a statement, the organization informed that they held a meeting with OIL authorities on Monday, at Duliajan. Responding to the demand for a hospital in a Mottock-dominated area, OIL has... |
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| Relief materials distributed |
From our Staff Reporter
DIBRUGARH, July 3: Relief materials was distributed among six hundred families of Larua mouza in Dibrugarh district by the Regional Business Office of SBI yesterday. Packets containing detergent, antiseptic lotion, medicine, mosquito coils, ORS, candle, matches and disinfectant were handed over to these flood-affected families of 2 No. Soraihabi, Paroliguri Sonowal Ga... |
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| Theft accused escapes from police custody |
From our Correspondent
SIVASAGAR, July 3: A theft accused fled from police custody on Monday afternoon while he was taken to jail in a prisoners’ vehicle. Rahul Bailung, who was produced before the CJM court in connection with a vehicle theft case, jumped out from the vehicle and ran away while the police was taking him to prison. Though police chased him a long distance, he has managed... |
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| Body recovered |
From a Correspondent
DIPHU, July 3: Diphu Police recovered a bullet riddled body from Rengbohom Higher Secondary School playground in Karbi Anglong today morning. The deceased have been identified as Biky Tisso (25), an ex-UPDS cadre. The police recovered six empty catridges and one 9 mm pistol.... |
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| Meritorious Manipuri students felicitated |
GUWAHATI, July 3: The Gauhati Manipuri Social Organization (GMSO) organized the 11th felicitation ceremony of the meritorious Manipuri students of Guwahati recently at the office premises-cum-Manipuri boys’ hostel at Janaki Path, Ganeshguri, under the presidentship of Jiten Singha, president GMSO and the chairman of Manipuri Development Council (MDC). Altogether 42 students who got 1st divis... |
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