| KLNLF denies Songja Timung's involvement |
From a Correspondent
DIPHU, Oct 26: KLNLF defence secretary, Songja Timung, was arrested on the charges of rhino poaching in the Kaziranga National Park. Serious allegation was levelled against him following the arrest of one dreaded poacher by the name of Lindok Rongpi, who was believed to be closely related to Timung, and he had confessed it before the Magistrate Padam Bahadur Chetri.... |
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| BNC convention to be held in Baksa |
From our Correspondent
KOKRAJHAR, Oct 26: The 3rd convention of the Bodo National Conference (BNC) would be held at Koklabari in Baksa district on November 17 and 18. This decision was taken in a meeting of the conference held at Rupnath Brahma Memorial Bhavan at Kokrajhar on Friday.
The rehabilitation issue and present situation was discussed in the meeting which was chaired by... |
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| Chirang district ABSU organizes talent search programme |
From our Correspondent
KOKRAJHAR, Oct 26: The All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) organized various talent search programmes for the growth and development of the students’ community every year in Chirang district.
Like previous years, this year also the All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU), Chirang district organized a talent search programme in the schools under Tenth... |
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| Asom Petroleum Mazdoor Union calls off strike |
From our Staff Correspondent
DIBRUGARH, Oct 26: The indefinite strike called by Asom Petroleum Mazdoor Union (APMU) was called off today after the principal employer, Indian Oil Corporation, issued orders to transporters to pay minimum wage to their workers.
In a letter (No. LPG/DJN/23/12-13-01 dated 26.10.2012) written to the Deputy Commissioner of Dibrugarh, the Marketing Offi... |
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| 158 foreigners enters into electoral rolls at Jorhat |
From a Correspondent
JORHAT, Oct 26: About 158 numbers of foreigners’ names had been enrolled into the electoral rolls at Jorhat. This allegation raised by an organization ‘Saseton Oikya Manch Jorhat’ in a press release today. The ‘Saseton Oikya Manch Jorhat’ had launched a mass rally against illegal immigration of foreigners into Assam on August 29 last. A... |
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| Hemalata Handiqui Memorial Institute to celebrate golden jubilee |
JORHAT, Oct 26: Hemalata Handiqui Memorial Institute (HHMI), one of the premier educational institute in Northeast is all set to celebrate its golden jubilee from October 28 next at its Lichubari campus in Jorhat.
Chief Minister of Assam, Tarun Gogoi, and his Arunachal Pradesh counterpart, Nabam Tuki, are scheduled to attend the two-day extravaganza on October 28 next.
CBSE chai... |
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| Woman murdered, another mysterious death at Howraghat |
From our Correspondent
HOWRAGHAT, Oct 26: One woman inhabitant of Uttarborbil Block No. 2 under Howraghat police station was murdered at her residence by suspected miscreant last night. Multiple signs of injuries on her head were found. The deceased was identified as Phulmaka Mozumdar (47). According to police report, Phulmaka Mozumdar’s husband and sons stay out of the State. She was a... |
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| Camp inmates return to their villages in Gossaigaon |
From our Correspondent
KOKRAJHAR, Oct 26: The relief camp inmates comprises of 502 families who have been taking lodge at Gambaribil High and ME School since the 3rd week of July, today returned to their villages in the presence of Sub Divisional Officer (C) Binod Shekhant and Circle Officer of Bhaoraguri P Katkhatia and leaders of BTC. This was informed by the SDIPRO Rijendra Nath Brahma. Ac... |
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| Mobile tower catches fire in Sivasagar |
From our Correspondent
SIVASAGAR, Oct 26: Panic gripped BG Road area in Sivasagar town when a mobile tower suddenly caught fire near a nursing home on Friday evening. However, the fire was soon controlled as one fire tender timely rushed to the spot. The fire broke out in the Base Transceiver Station (BTS) of the tower near the East Point Nursing Home, Fire officials said and assumed a short-... |
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| Members of political parties join BJP |
From our Staff Reporter
DIBRUGARH, Oct 26: Twenty five members of different political parties joined the BJP here today. The Dibrugarh MLA, Prasanta Phukan, and former Dibrugarh MP, Sarbananda Sonowal, were present during the meeting in which 23 Youth Congress members and two AGP members formally joined the party. Among those who joined the saffron party are Gopal Das of Chabua, Bipul Gohain,... |
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| Houses, shop looted |
From our Staff Reporter
DIBRUGARH, Oct 26: Two houses and a shop at Amolapatty here were looted during the days of Durga Puja festival. The family of Dr Jitendra Partha Dutta of Amolapatty returned home after spending the vacation at Guwahati yesterday evening to find that it had been broken into. Apart from cash, a laptop was among the objects stolen in their absence. Similarly, thieves clea... |
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| NSPA condemns killing of Tikaram Sarma |
From our Correspondent
UDALGURI, Oct 26: The Nepali Sahitya Parishad Asom (NSPA) vehemently condemned the killing of Tikaram Sarma of Alinagar, Gossaigaon and urged the Government to nab and punish the culprits. The NSPA general secretary Prof Bhabani Prasad Sarma urged all the members and district committees to attend all party meet on October 29 at Alinagar, Gossaigaon.... |
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