Politics / Assam

NEW DELHI, March 8 ? Is Assam Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi and his deputy the Minister of State for Home, Pradyut Bordoloi looking for ?Z? category security cover in the face of threats from outlawed ULFA? If a recent report received from Assam Government is anything to go by, then the Black Cat cover is what they are eyeing. According to sources, Assam Government has recently informed the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) that the ULFA militants have categorised the Chief Minister and Sri Bordoloi as ?enemy? because of the State government?s hard-line approach against militancy. The Home ministry...

GUWAHATI, March 7 ? The Speaker of the State Assembly, Sri Prithvi Majhi on Wednesday expunged the world ?khilonjiya? which refers to indigenous people of the State, from the proceedings of the House in the face of the din created by Congress members. A section of Congress members raised strong objections to the use of word ?khilojiya? by Independent member, Prabindra Deka while participating in a discussion related to Guwahati Development. Referring to rampant encroachment upon Government land on the bank of Bharalu river in the city, Sri Deka suggested that only ?khilonjiya? (indigenous)...

GUWAHATI, March 7 ? Bodoland Demand Legislature Party (BDLP) legislator, Biswajit Doimari today stated in the floor of the Assembly that a sense of alienation has gripped Bodo people in the State in view of loud opposition voiced by non-Bodo organisations against formation of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC). Participating in the discussion on motion of thanks on Governor?s address, Sri Doimari said the strong opposition to BTC formation had compelled Bodo people to ponder whether they were accepted as part of the greater Assamese nation which is an amalgamation of different ethnic groups...

GUWAHATI, March 7 ? The All Assam Students? Union (AASU) has prepared a white paper on the State as well as the Central Governments for their failure in implementing the historic Assam Accord. A copy of the white paper has already been submitted to the State Government. Addressing a press conference here today, AASU?s adviser and president, Sri Samujjal Bhattacharyya and Sri Prabin Boro respectively, informed that they would organise a seminar at New Delhi in April to launch a nation-wide campaign against the Government?s lackadaisical attitude towards implementing the Accord. ?Apart from the...

GUWAHATI, March 6 ? The State Government will initiate steps to regularise the land encroached by the tea gardens by imposing penalty, if necessary, said the Revenue Minister, Sri Devananda Konwar. In reply to a question by Sri Girindra Kumar Baruah (AGP) in the State Assembly today, the Minister said that it would be difficult for the Government to take over the encroached land, where plantations exist and the best way out is to regularise the same to boost the land revenue collection.

Sri Konwar revealed that Assam has 1081 tea gardens covering an area of more than 26,98,275 bigha and the...

NEW DELHI, March 5? Even as teachers in Assam continue to wait for their salaries, the Ministry of Human Resources Development (HRD) is crying foul over the appointments and has asked Assam Government to confirm whether they wished to continue the services of the teachers appointed under Operation Black Board (OBB). For the agitating teachers appointed under OBB uncertainty is likely to continue, as HRD Ministry has taken serious note of the manner of their appointments.

In a official communication sent by Education Officer, V D Gaur in the department of Elementary Education and Literacy to P...

GUWAHATI, March 2? The All Assam Students? Union (AASU) on Saturday demanded creation of a Border Management Group with representatives from the Central Government, State Government, Assam Police and the Border Security Force (BSF), to keep a constant eye on the anti-infiltration measures along the Indo-Bangladesh border of the State. Besides, it also sought a permanent arrangement for joint patrolling along the entire stretch of the international border in this part of the country, by the Assam Police and the BSF.

Addressing a press conference at the Swahid Nyas Bhawan here this noon, AASU...

GUWAHATI, March 1?The State Government has no objection to creation of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) with constitutional protection under a modified Sixth schedule of the Constitution of India with specific and adequate safeguards for the protection of rights of the non-Bodos in respect of political, economic and settlement, employment and official languages, said the Governor Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha. In his address before the State Assembly today, Lt Gen Sinha said that the State Government would seek to allay the apprehensions of all sections of people living in the proposed BTC...

GUWAHATI, Feb 27 – Disappointed with the doctors reluctance to serve in the rural areas, the State Government has initiated disciplinary action against 67 doctors. The doctors were selected by the State Government a couple of months back, but they are yet to join their duties. Addressing a press conference here today the State Health Minister, Dr Bhumidhar Barman informed that the Health Department had already imposed fine of Rs 5.35 lakh on each doctor for their refusal to work in the rural areas. It may be mentioned there that altogether 460 doctors were selected by the State Government of...

GUWAHATI, Jan 23 — The process to abolish the unnecessary posts in various departments to downsize the administration is now on but so far the State Government has not taken any decision to sack any existing employees. Official sources said that one of the major clauses of the financial Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that the State Government had signed with the Centre during the tenure of the previous Government was downsizing of the administration while the fiscal reforms committee, formed by the Government also stressed the urgent need for downsizing the administration. Sources revealed...