| BJP demands arrest of Ajmal |
From our Staff Reporter
DIBRUGARH, Aug 24: Arrest of Badruddin Ajmal for his involvement in the violence in BTAD was demanded by BJP state spokesman, Sarbananda Sonowal.
The statement was made during a press meet held at the party’s Dibrugarh district office here today.
Referring to the arrest of BPF MLA, Pradip Kumar Brahma, for his alleged role in the clas... |
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| Sahitya Academy Award to Dr Santanu Tamuli |
From a Correspondent
JORHAT, Aug 24: The prestigious Sahitya Academy Award for children literature has been awarded to Dr Santanu Tamuli, the Editor of the children magazine Mou Chak. The award has been announced by the Sahitya Academy from Hyderabad today. After announcement of the award, Dr Santanu Tamuli expressed his rejoice and satisfaction while he has been contacted for his react... |
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| Situation tense in Gossaigaon, unconditional release of MLA demanded |
From our Correspondent
GOSSAIGAON, Aug 24: The situation continues to be tense in Gossaigaon subdivision of Kokrajhar in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) after indefinite curfew was imposed on Thursday morning. The curfew was imposed after police arrested Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) MLA Pradeep Brahma in the wee hours on Thursday for his alleged role in the co... |
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| Bronze statue of Miles Bronson inaugurated |
From our Correspondent
SIVASAGAR, Aug 24: Assam Assembly Speaker Pranab Gogoi today inaugurated a 8.6 feet tall bronze-statue of British missionary Miles Bronson at the bank of the historic Borpukhuri in Sivasagar. The statue was installed by the state government to acknowledge Bronson’s contributions towards making Assamese the official language in pre-Independence Assam.
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| Businessman kidnapped at gunpoint in Sivasagar |
From our Correspondent
SIVASAGAR, Aug 24: Armed men kidnapped a tea garden owner at gunpoint on Thursday evening at Kasamari area near Demow in Sivasagar district, police said today. Tinku Bajaj, owner of Kasamari tea garden was abducted by three armed miscreants who came in a Tata Sumo when he was on his evening round to the estate, and took him to an unknown destination, they said. Police a... |
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| Protest against communal riots with paintings |
From a Correspondent
JORHAT, Aug 24: A group of artists protested against communal riots in BTAD and its reaction in South India by drawing a 60 feet long painting here in Jorhat today. Ten artists from Jorhat namely Bhrigupati Hazarika, Tridip Dutta, Monika Gogoi, Saleha Ahmed, Tapan Changkakaty, Ashim Bora, Chandra Shekhar Gogoi, Biswajit Barua, Jabalika Khound made a painting of 60x5 feet ... |
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| Miscreants tried to damage SBI ATM |
From a Correspondent
JORHAT, Aug 24: A few miscreants tried to damage one SBI ATM at Kushal Konwar Road, Jorhat last night. Some broken parts of a mobile were found scattered around the ATM. The local people informed the concerned authority. Later, the ATM authority inspected the ATM and found that the miscreants could not take out cash amount from the ATM.... |
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| Body recovered at Jorhat |
From a Correspondent
JORHAT, Aug 24: A body of a woman has been recovered at Charingia gaon, Jorhat today. As per report received, Sabita Bora (35) had been absconding since Thursday evening. Her husband Dilip Bora searched her last night but could not find her. But the body of Sabita Bora has been recovered today morning floating at their pond .The police suspects suicide by Sabita Bora.... |
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| Awareness camp for unemployeds held |
From our Staff Correspondent
DIBRUGARH, Aug 24: An awareness camp on Industry and Commerce was held at the Deputy Commissioner’s conference room on Thursday in order to apprise the unemployed youths about the ongoing various schemes of District Industry and Commerce Centre. The meeting was presided over by DC (in-charge) Pradip Kumar Rajkhowa. The meeting attended by leading... |
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| Three KPLT rebels held |
From our Correspondent
HOWRAGHAT, Aug 24: Combing operation is on against Karbi People’s Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militant outfit in Karbi Anglong by the State police and security forces. Yesterday too three KPLT militants including one area commander fell in police’s net. During an operation launched by Bakaliaghat Police, they arrested three KPLT militants including one ar... |
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| Kokrajhar becomes a ghost town |
From our Correspondent
KOKRAJHAR, Aug 24: Kokrajhar town became like a ghost town following the violence that rattled the district since July 20 last which claimed lives of over 76 people and forcing lakhs of people to stay in relief camps. The town has become calm with no movement of vehicles during imposition of curfew other than vehicles of security forces and officials who are in th... |
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