GUWAHATI: In its continued drive against graft cases, the Directorate of Vigilance & Anti-Corruptionon Wednesday arrested one Junu Kalita, junior assistant of office of the executive engineer, Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), Nalbari Division for accepting a bribe of Rs 3 thousand from an individual for processing issue of Contractor Licence to him. The office assistant had demanded Rs 10 thousand from the contractor but later reduced the amount to Rs 5 thousand. Unwilling to pay the bribe, the contractor approached this DVAC to take legal action against the public servant. “A trap was laid today by a team from…
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GUWAHATI: As the opposition Congress is trying to woo tea tribe voters for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, the BJP’s tea tribe body- BJP Chah Jonogosthi Morcha warned the Congress not to indulge in politics with tea workers just to garner votes. With more than 80 lakh population, the tea tribes constitute approximately 25 per cent of the total population, underscoring their significant electoral influence in five Lok Sabha seats in Upper Assam. 40 of the 126 seats in the state assembly were potentially influenced by the tea community’s preferences. To woo tea garden voters and as a confidence-building exercise,…
GUWAHATI: In a massive crackdown against child marriage, Assam Police arrested over 916 accused persons from different parts of the state on Tuesday. However, according to Chief Minister Himanta Biswaa Sarma, the figure goes up to 1039. “The number now stands at 1,039. In a massive crackdown against child marriage, Assam Police has arrested over 800 accused persons in a special operation which began in the early hours of dawn,” Sarma wrote on X (formerly Twitter). According to the information provided by the Assam Police, a total of 706 cases have been registered against 1,041 accused persons of whom 916…
GUWAHATI: Sleuths of the Directorate of Vigilance & Anti-Corruption on Tuesday arrested an assistant sub-inspector of police (UB) Hitush Nath, of Abdullapur Police Patrol Post under Lala police station in Hailakandi district for accepting a bribe of Rs 10 thousand from an individual for amicably settling a dispute between two parties. Initially, he demanded Rs 30 thousand but later reduced to Rs 20 thousand. Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant approached this DVAC to take necessary legal action. “A trap was laid today by a team from the DVAC in Abdullapur Police Patrol Post in Hailakandi district. ASI Hitush…
GUWAHATI: Brahmon Sabha, an organization of Bengali Brahmins of the state has urged Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for a carpet ban on liquor during the upcoming Durga Puja Festival. In a memorandum to the Chief Minister through Kamrup metro district commissioner Pallab Gopal Jha on Tuesday, Brahmon Sabha president Shyamalendu Bhattacharjee and general secretary Sudip Sarma Choudhury said: “Consumption of liquor is not in our Sanatani culture and civilization. If we think about our past we have seen we are never fond of such drinks. The effect of globalisation or any other matter we need to re-think our health…
GUWAHATI: In a bid to curb question paper leak incidents in various state-level examinations, the Assam government is going to introduce a new ordinance – Assam Public Examination (Measure for Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Ordinance, 2023 making the maximum punishment of 10 years imprisonment and a fine from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 10 crore. The offence has been made cognizable and non-bailable. Assam is the second state of the country to introduce such a stricter law to control public exams. Earlier, Rajasthan Rajasthan Public Examination (Measures for Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Act, 2022 on July…
GUWAHATI: Finally, Assam Cabinet gave its nod for the hike in minimum wages of tea garden labourers in the state The move is expected to benefit over 10 lakh workers across 800 gardens of the state, which produce about 55 per cent of the country’s tea. The supply of food grains to the workers by the management would continue as usual. “The cabinet has decided to hike in the wage of tea labourers from existing Rs 232 to Rs 250 (in Brahmaputra Valley) and Rs 210 to Rs 228 (in Barak Valley),” Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told reporters after…
Guwahati, October 2, 2023 – Cricket fans around the world were left disappointed today as the highly-anticipated warm-up match between England and Bangladesh for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 was called off due to relentless rain in Guwahati. The downpour showed no signs of relenting, forcing officials to make the tough decision to cancel the match. The cricketing world had eagerly been looking forward to this fixture, as it was one of the most anticipated warm-up games in the lead-up to the World Cup. England and Bangladesh were set to clash at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, as part…
GUWAHATI: The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), a civil body organisation based in the Kuki-dominated Kangpokpi district of Manipur, has called for an emergency shutdown on national Highway -39 (covering Kangpokpi district) from 6 am on Tuesday. The 15-hour bandh will begin at 6 am and end at 9 am. “This shutdown has been called in commemorating the fifth month of ethnic cleansing drive sponsored by the Manipur state government,” CoTU media cell head Thanglenmang Kipgen told reporters on Monday night. Simultaneously, the CoTU also served the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) a 48-hour-long ultimatum urging it to direct the…
GUWAHATI: Assam Police on Sunday announced that the Disturb Areas status under the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958 was withdrawn from four districts of Assam while extending it in four districts for six months with effect from October 1. The districts from where the AFSPA was lifted are Jorhat, Golaghat, Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao. The AFSPSA was extended for six months in four districts – Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Sivasagar and Charaideo. “According to the new notification, only four districts will have AFSPA. These are Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Sivasagar and Charaideo,” Assam Director General of Police (DGP) Gyanendra Pratap…