Held for taking bribe

Bhubaneswar: Vigilance sleuths arrested an assistant block education officer in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district for allegedly taking Rs 4,000 to approve the pending bill of a self-help group. Jamda assistant block education officer Jaymuni Behera had demanded the money to approve the bills, the group had incurred for supplying midday meal, a vigilance source said. PTI

Oil depot shut

Ranchi: Mayor Asha Lakra on Sunday directed officials in Chutia to close an oil depot near Power House because oil from it was leaking into a nearby pond. Lakra inspected a few ponds in the city to take stock of their cleanliness.

Man dies in mishap

Doomdooma: An unidentified man, aged about 50-years-old, died in a road accident at Ramnagar on National Highway 38 around 11pm on Saturday.

Chhath Puja

Doomdooma: The Tinsukia district committee of the Assam Bhojpuri Sahitya Sabha and the Assam Bhojpuri Yuva Chhatra Parishad will jointly hold contests among Tinsukia, Margherita and Saikhowa Chhath Pujas and will award them for their service to devotees.

Accused beaten up

Doomdooma: Residents of Ambikapur Ahomgaon village in Sadia subdivision assaulted Jiten Gogoi, 45, accused of murdering Tutub Gogoi, and handed him over to the police on Saturday. Jiten had killed Tutub over a land row.

Purse snatcher held

Guwahati: A 15-year-old boy was apprehended from the railway station here on Saturday for allegedly snatching a woman's purse. The accused hails from Jalpaiguri in Bengal. The purse contained a gold chain, a cellphone, two ATM cards and Rs 2,130 cash.

Congress meeting

Guwahati: Borkhetri block Congress in Nalbari district held a party meeting on Sunday.

Road improvement

• Guwahati: The all Moran Students' Union organised a meeting on how to improve roads at the 74th Burhidihing-Bordumsa session of Asam Sahitya Sabha held at Burhidihing Adarsha Bidyalaya in Tinsukia on sunday. The session will be held in February.
Online services

Guwahati: The Assam Real Estate and Infrastructure Developers' Association welcomed the state government's announcement that 361 business services across government departments would go online under a single-window clearance system from Sunday.

Film on Kalam

GUWAHATI: Hey Kalam, aapko hindustan ka salaam, a documentary on former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, was released here on Saturday by M.R. motion pictures.

7 shops gutted

Guwahati: Seven shops were gutted in a fire at Lahorijan in Bokajan subdivision of Karbi Anglong district on Sunday.

Protest meet in Barpeta

GUWAHATI: A protest was staged at Pathsala in Barpeta on Sunday against derogatory comments made by some people on social media. Artistes and members of organisations like the All Assam Students' Union and Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad attended the meeting.

National seminar

HAILAKANDI:The department of political science of SS College here is organising a national seminar on 100 years of First World War - The Politics Behind and Aft-er, from November 7 to 8, in collaboration with the UGC and the Teachers' Council.

Trek for children

SHILLONG: The North Eastern Council, in collaboration with the North East Tourism Development Council, Meghalaya Tourism Development Corporation and Campfire Trails, Shillong, is organising Trek with a Purpose - Living Root Bridge Heritage Walk, at Mawkyrnot, Pynursla, in East Khasi Hills on October 19 for schoolchildren.

Mock exercise

• SHILLONG: The Assam Regimental Centre under Headquarters 101 area recently conducted a joint mock disaster management exercise in Meghalaya's Ri Bhoi district.

White Cane day

SHILLONG: Amway India celebrated International White Cane Day with 12 NGO partners for the 17th consecutive year.

Meeting held

• GUWAHATI: The All Moran Students' Union discussed how to improve roads for the 74th Burhidihing-Bordumsa session of Asam Sahitya Sabha at Burhidihing Adarsha Bidyalaya in Tinsukia district on Sunday. The session will be held in February.

Man arrested

• GUWAHATI: Dudhnoi police in Goalpara arrested Gautam Baspa on charges of murdering his friend, Bhanu Upad-hay, on Saturday. He attacked Bhanu after a quarrel.

AGP meet

• GUWAHATI: AGP activists of Tingkhong constituency held a meeting in Dibrugarh on Sunday. Former Assam chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta was present.

Warning for rail job seekers

• GUWAHATI: The Northeast Frontier Railway has appealed to job seekers not to fall prey to unscrupulous elements who are allegedly spreading false information on notifications issued by the Railway Recruitment Cell, Guwahati, for recruitment of Group D staff.

Varsity cycle aid

• GUWAHATI: Tezpur University will distribute 35 bicycles among its underprivileged girl students. The university has asked eligible students to submit their applications by October 31.

UN Day celebration

• GUWAHATI: United Nations Day will be celebrated in Assam on October 24. The UN flag, along with the Tricolour, will be flown in the state capital and district headquarters.

Cash awards

• GUWAHATI: The All Assam Tennis Association on Sunday announced a cash award of Rs 50,000 to the Abu Dhabi-based Tanisha Kashyap of Assam for winning the girls U-16 Event of the Feneasta AITA Nationals in Delhi on Saturday beating Prinkle Singh 6-1,6-4.

Director elected

• GUWAHATI: The All Assam Tennis Association (AATA) at its 54th annual general meeting on Sunday elected Rupsikha Saikia Bora, director, finance, Oil India Limited as its vice-president.

Football academy

• GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal said he would take up the issue of setting up a full-fledged football academy as well as a sports university with Union sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.

World record aim

• JORABAT: Sirumani Doloi of Jorabat on October 23 will attempt to get his name registered in the Guinness Book of World Records by riding his Scooty on National Highway 37 from Sonapur in Kamrup (metro) district to Nellie in Morigaon district, a 50km distance, by using his hands and nose to draw a painting.

Tribute

• DOOMDOOMA: Several programmes were held here and across the state to mark the 40th death anniversary of popular singer and composer Jayanta Hazarika.

AGP meet

• GUWAHATI: AGP activists of Tingkhong constituency held a meeting in Dibrugarh on Sunday. Former Assam chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta was present.