Fake currency
Dhubri, Dec. 30: Nur Alom, 22, of Fakirganj area of Dhubri district, was caught by officials of Dhubri SBI Bazaar branch today while depositing fake currency of Rs 2.86 lakh, all in Rs 500 notes. Alom was handed over to police and is being interrogated in Dhubri police station, said officer-in-charge P.K. Das.
Presidents
Guwahati: Assam BJP president Ranjeet Kumar Dass on Friday announced the names of the party's 10 district presidents. The districts, which got new presidents are Tinsukia, Hojai, Morigaon, Cachar, Lakhimpur, Sivasagar, South Dhubri, Udalguri, Kokrajhar and Baksa.
New branch
Guwahati: Axis Bank on Friday inaugurated its first "all-women" branch at FC Road, Latasil, here.
Export
Guwahati: Altogether 60 tonnes of paraffin wax have been sent to Nicaragua in central America from Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL). The consignment was flagged off on Thursday from NRL's marketing terminal by NRL director (technical) S.R. Medhi.
New unit
Guwahati: Narayana Superspeciality Hospital at Amingaon has opened a five-bed paediatric intensive care unit.
IT raids
Tinsukia: The income tax department officials on Friday raided three grocery wholesalers at Siding Bazar locality here.
Demand
Guwahati: The Oikya Sena Asom, a socio-cultural organisation, on Friday condemned the RSS for shouting communal slogans at the Kareng Ghar in Gargaon in Upper Assam's Sivasagar district on Monday.
Regatta
Guwahati: Guwahati emerged champions in the sixth All Assam Challenger and seventh Inter-District Rowing Championship that concluded at Dighalipu-khuri here on Friday.
Sec. 144 in city
Guwahati, Dec. 30: The deputy commissioner of police, central police district (Guwahati), Ranjan Bhuyan, today issued prohibitory orders, with immediate effect, under Section 144 CrPC in several areas of the city for the maintenance of law and order, smooth flow of traffic and proper functioning of government offices.
BJP posts
Guwahati: Assam BJP president Ranjeet Kumar Dass on Friday announced the names of the party's 10 district presidents. The districts, which got new presidents are Tinsukia, Hojai, Morigaon, Cachar, Lakhimpur, Sivasagar, South Dhubri, Udalguri, Kokrajhar and Baksa.
New branch
Guwahati: Axis Bank on Friday inaugurated its first "all-women" branch at FC Road, Latasil, here.
Export
Guwahati: Altogether 60 tonnes of paraffin wax have been sent to Nicaragua in central America from Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL).
5-bed ICU
Guwahati: Narayana Superspeciality Hospital at Amingaon has opened a five-bed paediatric intensive care unit.
Trader shot at
Barpeta: Mantu Das, a wholesale rice trader, was shot at by unidentified gunmen after a failed attempt to take away a bag containing cash from him. He was later taken to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital.
Demand
Guwahati: The Oikya Sena Asom, a socio-cultural organisation, on Friday condemned the RSS for shouting communal slogans at the Kareng Ghar in Gargaon in Upper Assam's Sivasagar district on Monday.
Regatta
Guwahati: Guwahati emerged champions in the sixth All Assam Challenger and seventh Inter-District Rowing Championship that concluded at Dighalipukhuri here on Friday.





