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Cash or Country……… what comes first?

By localnews • Jul 23rd, 2008 • Category: Politics

As the Lok Sabha met yesterday for the final debate that went to the wire and ultimately ended in a high voltage drama of emotions, political bartering, deals within a deal and allegations and counter allegations. Indian Democracy is at its lowest. This day will be that black lettered day in the history of the […]



BJP Threatens to block Goods Train

By localnews • Jul 1st, 2008 • Category: General

The Silchar-Lumding Railway has been a contentious issue for quite some time now and the political parties are busy utilising the issue to cash in votes. The BJP threatens to stop the movement of Goods train in this route if passenger train fails to ply.
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BJP Gears up fro upcoming LS elections

By localnews • Jun 22nd, 2008 • Category: Politics

The Bharatiya Janata Party, local wing had confirmed their decision of projecting former union cabinet minister Kabindra Purakayastha for the Silchar LS seat and sitting MP Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya for the Karimganj seat in the upcoming general elections. Mean while their state ally AGP is still in a fix about candidature.



Furore over arrest demand of Dr Rumi Nath

By localnews • May 7th, 2008 • Category: Local News

For the last two days , employees of the 15 blocks ,
ZP , DRDA Diploma Engineers’Association and ACS officers’ Association
have been persistent in their demand for the arrest of Dr Rumi Nath ,
BJP MLA from Borkhola, and two party workers – Kaushik Roy and Rupam
Saha – for allegedly roughing up BDO in charge of Salchapra
Development […]



Human chain markes BJP strike

By localnews • May 5th, 2008 • Category: General, Local News, Politics

It was unique and also a noble way to protest against
escalating price rise of all commodities and the abject failure of the
UPA Government to rein in the hike . BJP leaders and workers from the
grassroot level as planned earlier formed human chains at different
places of the town and blocks of the valley , many of […]



Santosh Mohan flags off election campaign for UPA in Dholai

By sovik • Apr 2nd, 2008 • Category: Politics

Central heavy industries’ minister, Santosh Mohan Deb, expressed his concerns for further development of the villages at three different election meetings in Dholai region.
The minister remarked, “The UPA government is planning to improve the economic condition of rural residents. The realization of the project will change the socio-economic condition of the villages.” He criticized BJP […]



Santosh Mohan accepts broad-gauge delays

By sovik • Mar 22nd, 2008 • Category: Politics

Central Minister Santosh Mohan Deb accepts the delay in the Lamding-Silchar broad-gauge railway-line project. “Time delays can occur for any project. Terrorist activities are causing major problems in the project.