Party recruit

Kokrajhar, Feb. 8: Chapaguri MLA Hitesh Basumatary and former MLA from Tamulpur, Chandi Basumatary, joined the United People's Party at a programme at Mushalpur in Baksa district today.

3G services

Guwahati: Telecom major Vodafone India announced the launch of Superfast 3G services on its own network in Agartala on Monday.

Road mishap

Jorhat: Abhijit Dey, 16, was killed when his motorcycle hit a dumper at Namdang in Tinsukia district on Monday.

Car fire

Jorhat: A Nissan car, belonging to Ankush Jain, accidentally caught fire at Garali when local people were burning garbage nearby. The car was partially damaged.

Tonsured

Jorhat: Youths of different students' organisations tonsured their heads at Titabar town in the district on Monday while protesting against chief minister Tarun Gogoi for "not providing basic amenities" in many villages under the Titabar constituency.

CPM meet

Guwahati: The Assam unit of the CPM has convened a state convention on February 21 as part of its preparations for the Assembly elections likely to be held in April-May.

Workshop

Guwahati: Indian Skills Academy conducted a workshop in the city on Monday to sensitise media persons regarding how to effectively deal with different situations they face in their profession.

Pensioners

Guwahati: The 10th biennial general meeting Northeast Frontier Railway Pensioners of Greater Guwahati areas was held at Railway Institute Central at Pandu on Thursday. Over 300 pensioners attended the meeting.