| KPLT releases kidnapped labourers |
From a Correspondent
DIPHU, July 5: The prolonged hostage crisis in Karbi Anglong’s Singhason Hills is over. After a month of negotiation and dialogues with the Karbi Peoples Liberation Tiger (KPLT), an underground outfit, the kidnapped labourers of the P Das & Company, an old and premiere Assamese construction firm, were released on Thursday evening.
Karbi Anglong Su... |
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| Three more arrested for sheltering ultras |
From a Correspondent
JORHAT, July 5: The police arrested three more persons today in connection with the recovery of a huge cache of arms and ammunitions on Wednesday night.
Thomai Bora and his wife Sun Mai Bora of Dahikhur Dolakasaria gaon were arrested on the charge of giving shelter to the ULFA members. The police recovered a Star city motor cycle from the residence of Thomai... |
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| Two held on kidnapping charges |
From a Correspondent
HOWRAGHAT, July 5: Two persons have been arrested by Howraghat police last night from Matipung and Rongmili of Diphu town on kidnapping charges. The two persons, identified as Bransli Timung and Jenshing Rongpi have been arrested by the Howraghat police based of the confessions of ex-UPDS cadres, who are still under police custody on charges of kidnapping the son of a bus... |
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| ABSU condoles death of Hiren Bhattacharjee |
From our Correspondent
KOKRAJHAR, July 5: The All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) today expressed deep shock over the demise of noted Assamese poet, Hiren Bhattacharjee and said that the State has lost a great poet. In a press release, the President of the ABSU, Promod Boro and General Secrtetary, Jiron Basumatary said the State as a whole has lost a great son of the soil.The ABSU tod... |
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| Workers resume duty after five days' strike |
From our Correspondent
DIGBOI, July 5: Following a five-day ‘no work till salary with full benefit’ agitation programme staged by 11 contractual workers here at the AOD Market Digboi, normalcy was restored this evening, after the demands of the workers were partially met by the contractor concerned. According to Bhaben Saikia, one of the aggrieved workers employed at AOD market Di... |
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| Flood relief distributed among affected victims |
From our Staff Reporter
DIBRUGARH, July 5: Various organizations have come forward to extend help to the flood affected in Dibrugarh. Office bearers of Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Parishad, the Dibrugarh district units of Tai Ahom Students’ Union and Asomiya Yuba Mancha, All Assam Chutia Students’ Union, Hindu Yuba Chatra Parishad, Kaibortta Yuba Chatra Sanmilan and Marwari Yuba Mancha... |
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| TDC results |
From our Staff Reporter
DIBRUGARH, July 5: The results of second semester examination of TDC in Arts, Commerce and Science will be announced by Dibrugarh University on July 10. In a press release, the university mentioned that the results and mark sheets of the colleges in the districts of Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Tinsukia and Dibrugarh can be collected from Sibsagar C... |
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| Jorhat SBI distributes flood relief |
From a Correspondent
Jorhat, July 5:The SBI Jorhat branch distributed the flood relief among the flood affected people of Teok recently. A team of bank officers led by the Chief Manager of SBI Jorhat branch, distributed food, clothes, vaccines, phenol, bleaching powder to about 2,500 flood affected people of Teok and Jhanjimukh. Although the Bank day is observed on July 1 each year, the emplo... |
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| District administration keeping an eye on meat sale |
By our Staff Reporter
DIBRUGARH, July 5: Precautionary measures have been taken by the district administration over the sale of meat and fish to prevent any outbreak of diseases. Certain stipulations have been made for meat and fish sellers for a fortnight by the health department.
In a statement, the Joint Director of Health Services in Dibrugarh district specified that meat fo... |
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| Assam's educational scenario needs revamping: Tapan Gogoi |
From our Correspondent
SIVASAGAR, July 5: “There should be some changes in the marking pattern of examinations held in Assam so that every student gets an opportunity to get admitted in renowned colleges or universities of other parts of the country.”This was stated by AASU general secretary Tapan Kumar Gogoi in the special felicitation ceremony of the HSLC and HSSLC examina... |
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| BPF's monthly magazine released in Kokrajhar |
From our Correspondent
KOKRAJHAR, July 5: BTC Chief, Hagrama Mohilary today formally released the monthly news magazine of Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) at the conference hall of the central committee, BPF in Kokrajhar today.
The monthly news magazine, brought out by the Publicity Cell of the party will highlight the works and vision of the party in Bodo and Assamese... |
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| Cheques for welfare schemes distributed in Chirang |
From our Correspondent
KOKRAJHAR, July 5: The District Social Welfare department, Chirang recently distributed cheques for various welfare schemes among the beneficiaries of Chirang district for providing financial assistance to the underprivileged people who are mostly from very poor families. This was informed by the DIPRO, Chirang, Gagan Narzary.
The sources said the MCLA of ... |
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