Assam Police submits final chargesheet against suspended DIG \
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Assam Police submits final chargesheet against suspended DIG

24-Jan-2022
Guwahati Jan 24 PTI The Assam Police on Monday submitted the final supplementary chargesheet in a disproportionate assets case against suspended Deputy Inspector General Rounak Ali Hazarika who is currently in judicial custodyThe Special Investigation Team SIT of the CMs Special Vigilance Cell completed the inquiry within 109 days and submitted the final chargesheet containing 156 pages against three persons including Hazarika it said in a statementUpon completion of investigation it was found that Hazarika amassed immovable and movable assets that are 18219 per cent disproportionate to his known sources of income the statement saidIt added that prosecution sanction has been accorded and received from the Union Home MinistryHazarikia was arrested on October 5 last year on charges of acquiring assets disproportionate to his legal sources of incomeIn July the IPS officer was suspended for allegedly going abroad on several occasions since 2011 without taking necessary permission of the home departmentHazarika was serving as DIG Border at the time of his suspension from service PTI SSG RBT RBT
24-Jan-2022 National
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Assam woman asked to prove citizenship twice by Foreigners Tribunal \
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Assam woman asked to prove citizenship twice by Foreigners Tribunal

01-Nov-2021
Guwahati Oct 31 PTI A resident of Assams Bongaigaon district has been asked to prove her Indian citizenship twice over by the Foreigners Tribunal within a span of two years Bharati Sarkar was declared a bonafide Indian citizen by the Foreigners Tribunal No 1 of Bongaigaon in March 2019 but she has now been asked to prove her legal status once again by the FT A police officer said two cases were lodged against the woman and both referred to the FT adding that she should be able to get the ruling in her favour without any hassle by producing the order copy of the other case Sarkar a resident of Jamdoha village under Manikpur police station of Bongaigaon was served a notice by the tribunal on September 30 to appear before it on November 16 and provide evidence that she is not an illegal migrantHowever she had proved her citizenship before the FT in a similar case with the tribunal ruling in favour of her and disposing of the case on March 8 2019While the case in which Sarkar received relief was originally lodged by the SP Border Bongaigaon in 2002 the second one dates back to 2004 and both were referred to the FT in 2010 As per the tribunals 2019 order the woman now in her sixties was able to submit documents with evidentiary value and that she does not appear to be a foreigner under the law Another police officer said there could have been some lapse due to which the two cases were registered and forwarded to the tribunal separately The local police have been in contact with Sarkar and they are helping her submit the papers On Monday the process will be initiated he said PTI SSG RBT RBT
01-Nov-2021 National
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flybig IRCTC enter pact for ticket booking \
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flybig IRCTC enter pact for ticket booking

23-Oct-2021
Guwahati Oct 22 PTI Newly launched airline flybig has entered into an agreement with IRCTC to facilitate travellers to book tickets for any of its northeast destinations through the latters Air platform an official said on FridayThe pact will allow the passengers to book their travel tickets to any NE flybig destination through the IRCTC portal which will help in boosting tourism in the region he saidThe partnership is launched in line with Dekho Apna Desh to promote NE sectors flora fauna and culture It also boosts Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav promoting connectivity and economic growth of the region flybig will always remain in endeavour to add more routes for facilitation of the travellers and promotion of tourism a release issued by the airline saidflybigs operations to Guwahati kicked off in May this year connecting the city to Tezu Pasighat Rupsi Agartala Dibrugarh and KolkataLilabari in Assams Lakimpur district is our new sector to be launched on October 31 the official said PTI SSG RBT RBT
23-Oct-2021 National
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By-polls to 5 Assam assembly seats to be held on October 30 \
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By-polls to 5 Assam assembly seats to be held on October 30

28-Sep-2021
Guwahati Sep 28 PTI By-election to five assembly constituencies of Assam will be conducted on October 30 the Election Commission of India said on TuesdayCounting of votes will be undertaken on November 2 and the entire polling process will be completed by November 5 it saidWith the announcement of the election dates the model code of conduct in the districts where polling will be held would come into immediate effectBy-polls to Gossaigaon and Tamulpur have been necessitated due to the death of the sitting MLAs while the incumbents of Bhapanipur Mariani and Thowra resigned to join the ruling BJPThe last date for filing of nomination is October 8 with scrutiny of the papers to be done on October 11 and October 16 is the deadine for withdrawal of nomination the EC saidIn the House of 126 seats the ruling BJP has 60 MLAs which includes the seat held by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal who was on Monday elected to the Rajya SabhaIts allies Asom Gana Parishad and United Peoples Party Liberal have nine and five MLAs each respectivelyThe Congress has 27 legislators AIUDF 15 Bodoland Peoples Front 3 and CPIM has one There is one Independent MLA as well PTI SSG RBT RBT
28-Sep-2021 National
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