Congress worker dies in police action against party’s protest march in Guwahati
The demonstration that was part of the nationwide “Raj Bhavan Chalo” campaign turned violent when police fired tear gas shells to disperse the crowd.
The demonstration that was part of the nationwide “Raj Bhavan Chalo” campaign turned violent when police fired tear gas shells to disperse the crowd.
The operation follows the recovery of 11 IEDs from various locations across the state on August 15, a day after ULFA-I released a statement detailing the sites where the explosives were planted.
It was a unique literary confluence of author-translators, art connoisseurs, critics, budding writers, commentators on economics and history, and young people, who assembled for the Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival 2024, showcasing a series of panel discussions, special sessions with authors, workshops on creative writing and environmental protection, a multilingual poetry recitation and a few cultural programs at Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati.
The 16th Rasheswar Saikia Barbayan Sattriya Dance Award and the 56th Annual Festival of Dance were held recently in Guwahati by Sangeet Sattra in honour of its founder principal, Adhyapak Rasheswar Saikia himself, and were a rich fare.
The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police arrested three individuals and confiscated heroin worth Rs 1.4 crore during a major anti-narcotics operation on Saturday evening.
After three highly successful events, the programme now moves to Guwahati with the Eastern Open Talent Hunt scheduled to be held from March 2 to March 18, 2024 in Deshbhakta Tarun Ram Phookan Indoor Stadium.
The logo and mascot that depict the Northeastern States will be launched, along with the theme song and the jerseys, at a ceremony in Guwahati on Thursday by state Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma and Nisith Pramanik, Minister of State for Sports.
This comes hours after Sarma directed Assam police DGP to register a case against Rahul Gandhi for "provoking crowd" during his yatra.
Angry Congress workers took down the police barricading and shouted slogans against the Assam chief minister.
Amid talks between the INDIA partners to arrive at a seat-sharing agreement for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, (BJP) national president JP Nadda on Tuesday arrived in Guwahati and attended various programmes in the state.
