Guwahati: State minister for social justice and empowerment Pijush Hazarika paid a sudden visit to a private rehabilitation centre titled Peace Wellness Foundation in the city on Thursday. During his visit, Hazarika witnessed the pathetic condition of the centre, where necessary facilities for the residents were not provided. He warned the concerned authorities of immediate…
Guwahati: Assam government, which has promised to create one lakh jobs at the earliest, will recruit about 12,000 individuals within September. It will be in addition to 30,000 already recruited in various government departments during the month of May taking the total recruitments to 42,000. State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, after a high-level meeting…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday paid a visit to the State chief secretary Jishnu Barua, who is retiring from the Indian Administrative Service on reaching the superannuation age, at the latter’s office in the State secretariat. Sarma, accompanied by State minister Ranoj Pegu, CS-designate Paban Kumar Borthakur and principal secretary Samir…
Guwahati: Assam minister Pijush Hazarika attended a special awareness program on the occasion of International Overdose Awareness Day in the city and commented that drug overdose and addiction can ruin the life of not only one individual, but the entire family. Hazarika, while speaking at the event, organized by the State Anti-Drug and Prevention Council…
Guwahati. In a shocking incident, a minor Hindu girl was abducted and gangraped by four Muslim boys in Neelambazar area of Karimganj district in Assam. The incident took place on Sunday evening. The mastermind of the gangraped incident Rahim Uddin, the alleged lover of the victim, called her to meet him in a place called…
Guwahati: Fulfilling a long-standing demand of the people, an RCC bridge over Dhansiri river on Udalguri-Bhairabkunda road under NERSDS project for the year 2021-22 has been formally initiated. The bridge, once completed, is expected to enhance the connectivity between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. To be constructed with financial outlay of Rs 34.42 crore, the bridge…
Morigaon. The madrasa in Assam’s Morigaon district, from where its head mufti was arrested for his alleged links with Bangladesh terror outfit Ansarul Islam, was demolished on Thursday, police said. The Jamatul madrasa in Moirabari, which was sealed after the recent arrest of mufti Mustafa was bulldozed. “Out of the five terror modules busted in…
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), while expressing displeasure on circulating a wrong photograph of Kanaklata Barua, the teenage martyr of India’s freedom struggle from Gohpur in Assam, urges the government to take the pain to paint a proper portrait of Birbala Kanaklata with the help of her close relatives. The forum of nationalist citizens…
Dispur. Police have tightened security in the face of increasing number of terrorists in the state. Assam Police have arrested 34 people associated with the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda. There are reports that different groups are evolving with the help of various terrorist organizations and banned organizations. Youths are taking part in different terrorist activities through…
Guwahati: All Assam Engineer’s Association (AAEA), while expressing concern over the recent controversies relating to Assam Power Distribution Company Limited’s notice to e-rickshaw owners for arranging separate (commercial) charging arrangements, urges the authority to establish charging stations for the benefit of battery run rickshaw pullers. The forum of graduate engineers also insisted on powering the…
