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Vol. 1
Issue 320
Dibrugarh, Friday, April 29, 2016
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1. The spot at Devi Pukhuri where the blast took place, 2, 3 and 4 pictures of some of injured who were injured in the blast. Pic - Siddharth Singh
ULFA strikes back with vengeance 13 injured in twin blast carried out by Ulfa (I) cadres after Tinsukia business fraternity security forces eliminated a top field commander Mekuri panicked after crude bomb blast outside business house A day after one of its top field commanders was killed in an encounter with security forces in upper Assam’s Tinsukia district, cadres of the Ulfa (Ind) today struck and struck with vengeance by triggering twin blast in the district
which injured atleast 13 people and shook the entire security establishment of the insurgency prone district. The first incident took place at around 1.30 am this morning when suspected Ulfa (I) cadres triggered a blast in front of the residence of a tea planter at Guijan, which is in the outskirts of Tinsukia town and the
second incident which caused more injury was triggered at around 7.40 this evening in the Devi Pukhuri area in the heart of Tinsukia town. The second blast triggered such panic that there was also a rumour of the recovery of another bomb in the same Devi Pukhuri due to which bomb disposal squad of the army and police were
brought in. Infact, Tinsukia Superintendent of Police Mugdha Jyoti Mahanta accepted the fact that the twin attacks had been carried out by the outfit as an act of vengeance. Mahanta who visited the Devi Pukhuri area along with the deputy commissioner Puru Gupta, however, was quick to add that there is no
question of panic among the forces and the security forces stationed in the district will too go all out against the militants. “Take my words, we will not allow them any breathing space if they continue with such acts of terror, all the time targeting innocents and civilians”, Mahanta said before ‘The Eastern Today’ while in-
Massive peaceful rally taken out by Sarva Shiksha teachers in Itanagar A Staff Reporter Itanagar, Apr 28
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Spl Correspondent Tinsukia, Apr 28 : All Assam Hindu Students Union on Thursday burned effigies of Prime Minisiter Narendra Modi and chief minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi at Gandhi Chow in Doomdooma. The organisation has blamed both the party for ignoring the hue and cry of people of Assam.
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Lalan Sahani, organizing secretary of the union said that before elections top leaders from both parties including central ministers visited Assam on daily basis and now when the people of Assam in under the wreak of flood no one cares to come and take stock of the situation. Not just that, prices of essential materials has surged like anything but the government has turned deaf just like the food and supply department. (Spl Correspondent)
Rishu Kalantri Tinsukia, Apr 28
Close on the heels of the gunning down of a listed Ulfa cadre in Tinsukia district, suspected militants hit back on the security establishment of the district taking advantage of a security lapse by detonating a
A Staff Reporter Guwahati, Apr 28
ET Correspondent Jorhat, Apr 28
United State's Consul General in Kolkata, Mr Craig L Hall calls on Chief Minister Kalikho Pul A Staff Reporter Itanagar, Apr 28
United State's Consul General in Kolkata, Mr Craig L Hall who called on Chief Minister Kalikho Pul today said that the US companies are keen in developing NE economy. He said that private companies of the United States are looking for ways, though difficult it seems, for more connectivity in the region so that pace of developmental activities in the region can be accelerated and added that they are very much interested to expand their business in NE India too. "In fact, the US govt is working with the Indian Govt to promote business relations with NE India" he said. Pointing to the big market of hydro-power and tourism potential of the state, he said reports of business opportunities of the state can be sent to the
United State's Consul General in Kolkata, Mr Craig L Hall calls on Chief Minister Kalikho Pul
Ambassador in Washington to encourage business in this direction. He put forward his opinion to the Chief Minister for global tendering of the hydro-power and infrastructure developments projects of the state, so that the advertisement
can also be sent to the business companies in US. Mr Craig also informed the CM that there are educational exchange programmes for teachers and professors between India and the United States, and the teachers & pro-
fessors from the state can take advantage of the programme. He informedthere is also a Youth Exchange Study (YES) programme for the high school students, Contd. on Page 3
crude bomb outside the residence of a businessman at Guijan. What is more surprising is the fact that incident took place just near a CRPF camp, which is on the outskirts of Tinsukia town in the wee hours on Thursday. Contd. on Page 4
Supposed internal Congress survey predicts 67 seats for party While the list of winners included three time Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, daughter of APCC chief Anjan Dutta but many senior leaders of the party like Barak valley strongman Gautam Roy were forecast to lose election. The survey results also predicted that BJP chief campaigner Himanta Biswa Sarma and chief ministerial candidate Sarbananda Sonowal will bite the dust from their respective
Fake appointees asked to return money: Director Health, Assam
Carrying placards and shouting slogans of their charter of demands and on the injustice meted out to them, more than 3000 SSA teachers from federal units of all districts of the state arrived at the capital and marched from Akashdeep in Ganga Market to arrive at Indira Gandi Park.
Effigies burnt
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A supposedly internal survey by the Assam Congress on the recently concluded Assam election party, which has been leaked to the media seems to have given several contestants some tense moment. The survey predicts that in Assam the Congress will win 67 seats, which is 4 seats more of a simple majority.
The Central Executive Committee, All Arunachal Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Teachers’ Association (CEC, AASSATA) today held a massive peaceful protest rally against the failure of the state government to fulfill its demands.
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specting the blast site. Meanwhile, it has been learnt that 7 among the 13 has been shifted to the Assam Medical College and Hospitals (AMCH) in Dibrugarh for further treatment while the rest has been treated in Tinsukia.
A total of 87 appointees from two districts at the Department of Health Services of Jorhat and Lakhimpur who were found fake were asked to return their salary which they have drawn from department from the year 2014 to March 2016, states Dr Rathindra Nath Bhuyan, Director Health Services, Hengarabari, Dispur Assam vide by an official letter dated April 22 that was received by Dr Udayan Barua, I/C joint director health and family welfare, Jorhat and Lakhimpur respectively, informed Dr. Udayan Barua here today. The letter further stated and asked both the Joint directors from both the districts to recover the salary which they have received and further instructed to inform respective police station from where the fake candidates belongs to, as how come they have drawn salary from a government department without facing interview or following government advertisement or had received any appointment letter to dram a salary for over two years. It may be mentioned that out of 87, 84 hails from prestigious Assam Chief Minister district Jorhat, while three other hails
from Lakhimpur and it is to be noted that all the fake appointees having their family back ground from the Congress leaders, relatives of Health Department employees and relatives from journalistic fraternity, informs Dr, Udayan Barua,the joint director in charge. Dr. Barua further said that earlier in March 2016 a total of 5 employees from the Joint director health office, Jorhat was suspended after they were found guilty, they were Jyoti Dutta, Mala Phukan, Gono Govinda Kalita, Prabhat Saikia and a section of employees from Malaria office, Jorhat too had come to light. It came to light in the year February 2014 after which VV Solanki, the deputy commissioner of Jorhat under whose initiative the entire fake appointment racket came to light after AJYCP, Jorhat unit made fue and cry since then. Soon after DC’s interference a two member team from CM’s vigilance cell arrived Jorhat for enquiry which is still continuing as three month time was fixed from March 2016 to May 2016 for submission of the detail report which was instructed by the Chief Minister’s office, Dispur, informed Joint Director I/C Dr. Udayan Barua here.
constituency. With long gap of more than a month between the polls and results in Assam, parties in the fray are making tall claims of winning the election about which many analysts said is too close to call. This has been however outrightly rejected by candidates from all the political parties, and most have said that, this is just a prediction and anyone can make any prediction.
Raid at Amar Astha corporate office ET Correspondent Jorhat, Apr 28
Jorhat police raided the Amar Astha corporate office located at the busy MG road within the heart of Jorhat city following missing of its managing director Malabya Borpujari since first week of April. Police seized four computer sets, documents, cash and the laptop, said police. It may be mentioned that Malabya Borpujari the managing director of the Amar Astha went missing while coming from his Baligaon residence, later police recovered his Maruti car from Neematighat area which had storming the police for last 25 days as recovery and evidence still remain clueless, and had placed the police in an uphill task, informed senior police officials here.
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Spl Correspondent Tinsukia, Apr 28