| Artificial flood creates havoc |
From our Staff Correspondent
DIBRUGARH, July 11: Normal life in Dibrugarh was thrown out of gear following heavy downpour. With incessant rains since Monday, artificial flood water has inundated low lying areas in the town, including a portion of the National Highway 37 stretching from Barua Petrol Pump to Gabharupathar Tiniali. The residents of Jiban Phukan Nagar, East Milan Nagar, and... |
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| Sensational revelation in Hemanta Baruah?s murder case |
From our Correspondent
SIVASAGAR, July 11: In a big achievement, the Sivasagar Police nabbed a dreaded criminal, who was allegedly involved in a number of heinous crimes. Identified as Ananta Khanikar, the notorious car-lifter, who hails from Charing Agnigarh Khanikar Gaon, was apprehended in a joint operation by Sivasagar Police, led by DSP Shantanu Dutta and TSI Amarjyoti Bailung, sup... |
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| KMSS Jorhat committee member hospitalized |
From a Correspondent
JORHAT, July 11: The Jorhat district KMSS member and the president of Chawkihat Gaon Sabha Lakhya Dutta has been hospitalized after a brutal attack by suspected Youth Congress workers at Jorhat this morning. As per report received, Lakhya Dutta, the resident of Chawkihat was attacked by a team of four youths when he came to Borpul under the Bhogdoi police outpost to... |
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| Flood relief in Majuli not adequate: AASU |
By our Staff Reporter
JORHAT, July 11: Biren Saikia, president Jorhat district unit of AASU has alleged that had served NGOs and other organizations did not extend their helping hands, the sufferings of the flood-affected people of Majuli would have been more acute. He said that the relief items provided by the subdivisional administration of Majuli were far from adequate. Today, hundreds of ... |
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| Stolen vehicle recovered at Manja |
From a Correspondent
DIPHU, July 11: The Manja Police recovered a stolen vehicle at Manja in Karbi Anglong this morning. The vehicle was stolen from Amiyo Thakuria of Maligaon, Guwahati and was being brought to Dimapur. The police arrested four persons travelling in it while one managed to escape. The arrested persons are Dipankar Deka, Mohendra Daimary, Samadau Boro and Birdau Basumatary whi... |
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| Administration demolishes illegal construction |
From a Correspondent
JORHAT, July 11: The district administration of Jorhat demolished an illegal construction erected by a businessman Nitai Ghosh at Lichubari on Tuesday. The said businessman constructed a building by encroaching upon government land. In this regard a public complaint was submitted to the district administration and in response to it the district administration demolished t... |
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| Firing between security forces and extremists in Karbi Anglong |
From a Correspondent
DIPHU, July 11: A brief exchange of firing between security forces and suspected KPLT ultras took place at Longhug village under Dolamara PS at about 7.30 am in Karbi Anglong today informed BB Chetry, SP, Karbi Anglong over telephone. After the brief firing the ultras managed to flee the spot. In the search operation after the firing the security forces recovered two Chin... |
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| Fish-Farmers' Day observed in Morigaon |
From our Correspondent
MORIGAON, July 11: Along with the rest of the country, Morigaon district fishery office on July 10 observed the Fish-Farmers’ Day-2012 in the office premises. The day-long programme started with an inaugural speech by Bhaskar Nath, extension officer, fisheries, Morigaon. Held under the presidentship of Ruhit Bhuyan, district fishery officer, Morigaon, the programm... |
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| Post flood situation reviewed |
From our Staff Correspondent
DIBRUGARH, July 11: The Upper Assam Commissioner, Sayed Iftikar Hussain at a meeting held here at the auditorium of Deputy Commissioner on Tuesday reviewed the post flood situation with the officials of district administration and heads of other government departments. Hussain discussed at length on the flood situation in the district and steps taken b... |
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| Public exposes supply of rotten rice by FCI |
From a Correspondent
JORHAT, July 11: After seizing a huge quantity of rotten rice to flood victims by AJYCP, another attempt of storage of bulk quantity of rotten rice by FCI was unearthed yesterday at Jorhat. As per report received, about 120 numbers of trucks loaded with rice were on the Mariani road to enter the FCI godown at Cinamora yesterday. Most of these trucks carrying rotten ... |
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| SBA joins protest against HER Bill |
From our Correspondent
SIVASAGAR, July 11: Lawyers of Sibsagar Bar Association (SBA) on Wednesday in a rally from the court premises to the DC’s office, protested against the introduction of Higher Education and Research (HER) Bill-2011 of the union ministry of human resource development.
Gunaram Konwar, general secretary of the SBA, addressing the protestors said th... |
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| Burmese python rescued |
From our Staff Correspondent
DIBRUGARH, July 11: A Burmese python was rescued by some youths in Sessa Tea Estate here on Tuesday. The 9.10 feet long female python was recovered from the house of Mina Sarma, an employee of the said tea estate. It was released in Jokai Reserve Forest later. Another snake, a male 5.5 foot long Monocled Cobra Naja Kaouthia protected under Schedule II ... |
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