Assam

Jorhat emerging as Assam’s education capital

Guwahati, AssamJorhat (Assam), Nov. 7 : Assam’s Jorhat district is steadily emerging as the education capital of the State.

With a literacy rate of 77.91 percent, which is way above the State average of 64.28 per cent and the national rate of 65.38 per cent, Jorhat is an inspiration for other parts of the State.

Many people are of the opinion that Jorhat also has the highest number of doctrates. It has shown the path to success to the other 26 districts of Assam.

Seven more detained in Assam Blast case

The Assam police has detained seven more persons from lower Assam's Nalbari district in connection with the serial blast.

They were being brought to Guwahati for interrogation.

Tata Tele Launches Service In Assam, Invests Rs 100 Crore

Tata Tele Launches Service In Assam, Invests Rs 100 CroreTata Teleservices Ltd (TTSL) announced that it has rolled out CDMA operations in the Assam circle with an initial investment of Rs 100 croreit.

In the early stage of launch, TTSL will offer seamless coverage in 31 towns of Assam and will shortly be introducing services in the North East region.

According to the sources, the company has launched a range of products, which include prepaid and postpaid mobile services, photon-high speed internet access, fixed wireless telephony under the brand name Walky Talky and a host of value-added services.

Assamese take out candle light march for bomb blast victims

AssamGuwahati, Nov. 4 : Monday saw a large number of residents here participating in a candlelight march to pray for people who had lost their lives in last week’s 12 serials blasts.

There is shock and anguish among residents.

People emerged out to express their solidarity with the victims.

Terror resurfaces in Assam

AssamGuwahati, Nov 4: Terror has resurfaced in Assam with the October 30 serial bomb blasts claiming the lives of more than sixty people and leaving over 200 injured. That figure has since gone up to 80 dead and over 300 injured.

First of its kind in Assam, the eleven serial blasts in the four districts of Assam - Guwahati, Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon and Barpeta – has left the whole nation shocked. Who is behind this bloody attack on humanity is not known but the usual suspect seems to be the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), which has been hobnobbing with Bangladesh based jehadi elements for quite sometime.

Police releases sketch of Assam blasts suspect

Guwahati, AssamGuwahati , Nov 4 : The Assam Police today released the sketch of a suspect involved in Thursday''s serial blasts that killed over 80 people and left over 300 injured.

According to police, the sketch tallied 77 per cent with the person suspected to be responsible for the explosion at the Deputy Commissioner''s office compound in Kamrup where the Chief Judicial Magistrate''s court is also located.

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