Guwahati: The Assam government on Saturday announced that its planned TV channel would go on air in January 2013 and it would focus on sectors like agriculture, education, health and tourism. This was decided at a meeting of Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi along with senior members of his Cabinet and other senior state government officials in Guwahati. "The main aim of the channel would be to bring a progressive turn...
06:46 PM, May 19, 2012
Guwahati: Team Anna member Akhil Gogoi on Tuesday blamed Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi for creating space for Maoist groups to operate in the state. "Gogoi's government through its repressive policies has taken away the space from democratic opposition. In such a circumstance armed rebels and Maoists will emerge as the opposition", Akhil Gogoi, also leader of farmer body Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti(KMSS) told reporters on Tuesday. KMSS, along with...
08:32 PM, May 15, 2012
Guwahati: A week after the ferry tragedy in Dhubri, the Assam government has approached New Delhi seeking a Rs 365-crore package to develop the inland water transport network in the state, a minister said in Guwahati on Sunday. Assam government spokesman and state Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain said the state government has submitted a memorandum to the central government seeking a Rs 365 crore package to upgrade the inland water...
08:22 PM, May 06, 2012
Guwahati: It has been over 36 hours since the tragic accident in Dhubri in Assam. By Tuesday morning, 103 were confirmed dead. From then on, there has been no recovery of any more bodies, as bad weather continues to hamper rescue operations at the site. Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi is expected to visit the accident site on Wednesday at 2 pm. Rahul will be accompanied by Chief Minister Tarun...
09:34 AM, May 02, 2012
Guwahati: It has been almost 24 hours since a ferry capsized on the Brahmaputra River in Assam. Rescue operations are on in difficult weather conditions. Reports say 103 are dead, but many were still missing as the ferry was carrying 350 people. The police, Army, BSF and National Disaster Relief Force personnel have been working to find the survivors, but bad weather and a strong river current made operations difficult....
05:01 PM, May 01, 2012
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has said that an inquiry will be conducted in the boat capsize accident in Brahmaputra. ...
09:32 AM, May 01, 2012
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday admitted that Maoist outfits "have made some headway" in the state and sought the Centre's economic and technical assistance to wean away youths. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, Gogoi said he had apprised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about the issue during the latter's trip to Guwahati on April 20. "They (Maoist) have made some headway and got in touch with some...
04:54 PM, Apr 23, 2012
Silchar: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday said the Centre has taken the state government in confidence during the ongoing negotiations with the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). "There is no reason for concern. Although the state government is not a party to the negotiations between the Centre and the ULFA, the talks have the full support of the Assam government and the Union government has taken...
02:37 AM, Apr 12, 2012
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11:58 PM, Dec 12, 2011
New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday announced that music maestro Bhupen Hazarika will be cremated on Wednesday. The legendary singer's last rites will be conducted in Guwahati as his son Tez is flying in from New York for the cremation. The Assam and Arunahcal governments have declared a state holiday in the honour of the Dadasaheb Phalke awardee. The acclaimed singer and music director died in Mumbai's...
11:28 AM, Nov 08, 2011
Guwahati: The BJP on Saturday demonstrated across Assam to 'expose' the Tarun Gogoi-led Congress government for 'failing' to safeguard people's interests even after completion of 100 days in office for the third term". The demonstrations here was led by BJP state unit president Ranjit Dutta, MLA, and by other leaders in the districts. Talking to reporters, Dutta accused Tarun Gogoi of not being bothered about Assam and its people's interest....
05:44 PM, Sep 03, 2011
Guwahati: The second round of talks between ULFA and the Centre will be held on Saturday in Delhi where ceasefire ground rules would be discussed, while government would decide on the lines the parley would progress. "The ULFA-government meeting will decide on what lines the talks will be held and how the discussions will progress," Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi told reporters. ULFA sources said the team would discuss the ceasefire...
07:12 AM, Sep 03, 2011
Guwahati: Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday said that the chief minister would be brought under the ambit of the Lokayukta Bill in Assam and appealed to Gandhian Anna Hazare to end his fast. "We will amend the Lokayukta Bill and also include the chief minister there", Gogoi said talking to reporters. "We are waiting for the Lokpal Bill to be passed in Parliament. We will take the guidelines from...
05:09 PM, Aug 26, 2011
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday said that the Congress was in favour of removal of corruption from all levels of society but mere passing of a Bill cannot ensure it. "Having a law is not enough but it is necessary to ensure that it is implemented in a scientific manner," the Chief Minister told on the sidelines of the Sadbhavna Diwas function organised on the occasion of...
10:17 PM, Aug 20, 2011
New Delhi: The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) on Friday sought amendment in the Constitution for finding "meaningful" ways to protect the rights and identity of indigenous people of Assam. To find an honourable solution to Assam's three-decade-old insurgency problem, top ULFA leaders on Friday met Home Minister P Chidambaram and presented the group's 'charter of demands', setting the ball rolling for peace talks with the government. "We demand...
12:53 PM, Aug 05, 2011
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