| D Raja visits relief camps at Bilasipara |
From our Correspondent
BILASIPARA, Aug 3: D Raja, MP, Secretary of the Communist Party of India, New Delhi who is on his two-day visit to Kokrajhar, Chirang and Dhubri Districts arrived at Bilasipara on Thursday.
Accompanied by Drupad Bargohain, ex-MP and Giasuddin Ahmed, ex-Deputy Speaker of Assam Assembly visited the relief camps set up at Bilasipara Public HS School, Bi... |
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| Justice after 19 years of legal battle |
From our Correspondent
TANGLA, Aug 3: Tears rolled down his cheeks and smiles adorned his face when Sudarshan Deka, an accused booked under the Arms Act in 1993, spoke to this correspondent after having been acquitted on August 1 by Udalguri Chief Judicial Magistrate DJ Mahanta.
Narrating his sad story, Sudarshan Deka (45) said on 28/12/1993 he was arrested by police allegedly ... |
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| Flood-hit people directed to vacate relief camp |
From our Correspondent
Goalpara, Aug 3 : The flood affected people of Kokilapara, Dubapara and Luptochar taking shelter in the Suryagiri ME School were directed to vacate the school following the re-opening of the school after the summer break. The school is under the Matia revenue circle where the surging waters of river Brahmaputra caused immense destruction rendering many people homeless.... |
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| DYFI demands development of State railway services |
From our Correspondent
Nalbari, August 3: Democratic Yuva Federation of India (DYFI), Nalbari district committee demanded development of railway services in Assam and urged the authority concerned to fill up the vacant posts in Railway Department. The convention organized by DYFI, Nalbari which was held at Nalbari Girls High School also urged the Railway department to make necessary arrangeme... |
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| People demand suspension of OC, Bijni PS |
From our Correspondent
Bongaigaon, Aug 3: The situation became worse today at Bijni PS in Chirang district when several organizations of Bodo Community gathered there and demanded transfer or suspension of Abdus Sattar Choudhury, OC of Bijni police station. It started with the arrest of Bilifang Goyari (27) , a resident of Makhanaguri under Bijni PS in Chirang district on charges of his... |
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| Quraisi arrives in Goalpara |
From our Correspondent
Goalpara, Aug 3: The All India MIM party MP, Asaduddin Quraisi has arrived Goalpara today along with a medical team to provide humanitarian aid to the violence hit BTAD areas. In a press meet organized jointly here in the Bhalukdubi circuit house, the MP remarked that the report of ethnic violence has moved his party very much and for this reason he visited the violence... |
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| 'Scar of mistrust and hatred will haunt us' say riot victims |
From our Correspondent
Bongaigaon, Aug 3: The refugees taking shelter in the Basugaon HS School relief camp in Chirang district on Friday quarrelled over used clothes and packets of food sent by some kind hearted people for the refugees.
Rafikul Hussain was sitting aside and observing everything. Tears rolled down from his eyes by seeing this. His wife Sakina Bibi ca... |
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