All about 100 schools in Assam-Arunachal border

When I was campaigning for Tezpur Lok Sabha seat in March this year, I came to know something unusual. There are about 100 schools in Assam-Arunachal border which were not provincialized despite having all requisite documents, except one. They could not submit the land NoC as they were told their schools were...

"Today, you are Bihpuria's pride. Tomorrow, you will be an icon in Assam", Bhupen Borah tells star marks holders

IN THE last two weeks, Bihpuria MLA and AICC secretary Bhupen Kumar Borah has interacted with over two hundred brilliant students from his constituency who excelled in HS and HSLC examinations. Here is Borah's message to the young minds from his locality. "With a sense of pride and immense pleasure, let me congratulate you on your stupendous performance in the HSLC Exam, 2014. Being the MLA representing your Bihpuria Assembly constituency in Assam, I have every reason to celebrate on your success. Today, you are Bihpuria's pride. Tomorrow, you will be an icon in Assam. And if you continue your hard work, perseverance, sincerity and dedication, you will one day be a...

I am taking up 3 issues faced by Dibrugarh University, says Bhupen Borah

Borah with VC

AICC secretary Bhupen Borah will take up this week the issues including up-gradation of buildings, no pension for staff and regularisation of posts of his alma mater, Dibrugarh University, with Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi and education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Borah, who was the general secretary of the University over 20 years ago, visited the campus on February 2 and had a long talk with...

Lok Sabha Poll Nominees: Tripura Times on Congress panel

(Courtesy: Tripura Times, published on January 23, 2014)
Agartala, January 22: In a major exercise ahead of the Lok Sabha election, state Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) today constituted a panel for early selection of party candidates, contesting in two Lok Sabha seats. A highly placed source in the party said that All India Congress Committee secretary Bhupen Bora arrived at the city today to...

New Year, New Bridges, New Roads: PWD minister Ajanta Neog’s announcements in Bihpuria

Assam’s PWD minister Ajanta Neog visited a number of areas across the Bihpuria assembly constituency in the first week of January, bringing cheers to the local people, as she had announced a number of infrastructure projects including new roads and bridges. Local MLA and AICC secretary Bhupen Borah termed those as...

“Our vision: Where poverty has been confined to the dustbin of history”: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi in Mizoram (File photo)

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday addressed industry leaders at the FICCI in New Delhi. Apart from addressing the economic issues, he talked about the Congress party’s inherent strength, its vision and its ability to take on challenges. Excerpts here: