Guwahati, July 27 (IANS) Assam BJP legislator, Manab Deka, on Monday said the devastating floods that affected several parts of Assam recently were triggered by high rainfall rather than the usual riverine flooding, while extending support to the Centre’s initiatives aimed at reforming the country’s examination system and strengthening laws against unfair practices. Speaking to reporters here, Deka said the recent floods were unlike previous monsoon disasters as they struck areas that have histo…
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Guwahati, July 15 (IANS) Football frenzy continues to sweep Assam with the Chief Minister’s FIFA Fan Park initiative reaching Lakhimpur after successful editions in Guwahati, Dibrugarh and Jorhat, reflecting the Northeast’s enduring passion for the sport during the FIFA World Cup, officials said on Wednesday. The Lakhimpur Fan Park, set up by the district administration under the patronage of local MLA Manab Deka, will allow football enthusiasts to watch late-night World Cup matches on giant scr…
Guwahati, July 9 (IANS) AIUDF Chief and Binnakandi MLA Badruddin Ajmal on Thursday described the circulation of counterfeit currency as a bigger threat than the drug menace, alleging that the racket reflected a complete failure of the government and demanding the strictest action against those involved in fake currency and narcotics trafficking.Reacting to the recent seizure of a large quantity of counterfeit Indian currency notes in Guwahati, Ajmal questioned the source of the fake notes and th…
Dispur, April 9 (IANS) As the Assam Assembly elections went underway, leaders and candidates from the BJP and the Congress on Thursday cast their votes and expressed confidence of securing victory, while urging citizens to participate actively in the democratic process. Former MP and BJP candidate from Dispur, Pradyut Bordoloi, cast his vote at the north section of the Marikalong High School polling station. Speaking to reporters, he said, “I have just cast my vote. I could not transfer my vot…
Guwahati, Feb 20 (IANS) In a development that has intensified political churn in Assam ahead of the upcoming elections, former Assam Congress president Bhupen Borah on Friday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah, a meeting seen as a clear precursor to his formal entry into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), scheduled for February 22. Sources said Shah called Borah for a meeting soon after arriving in Guwahati, where the Union Home Minister is scheduled to attend a series of programmes on Saturday.Th…