Govt halts construction in Azara

The Kamrup metropolitan district administration has directed the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority, Guwahati Municipal Corporation and the zilla parishad CEO to immediately stop issuing fresh no-objection certificates for any kind of construction in the greater Azara circle area.

Sources told The Telegraph that the order was issued after observing that unscientific filling of low-lying areas, blocking of natural drains and haphazard and unscientific construction in the greater Azara area had resulted in floods, persistent waterlogging and inundation of public and private lands.

“Such waterlogging has adversely affected important public institutions like the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Internatioal Airport, affecting flight operations and causing immense inconvenience to commuters,” the source said.

Alumni join hands for school facelift

Ex-students to approach Dispur to revive century-old institution’s past glory

The alumni of Sonaram HS School have decided to take the onus of revival of the institution’s infrastructure to facilitate a congenial atmosphere for the students.

Disclosing their plans to move Dispur in this regard shortly, the members of Sonaram HS School Alumni Association, formed in September last year, said they would do all they can to revive the century-old school’s past glory.

Indo-Thai event on hairstyles

Beauty experts from Thailand and the city have been showcasing the innovative hairstyles of both Indian and Thai cultures before the people here.

These artistes will showcase different concepts in popular hairstyles in a beauty show titled “Indo-Thai Beauty Concept” that will be held at Pragjyoti ITA Centre for Performing Arts on February 8.

The show has been organised by the local beauty clinic, D’Parloric. The audience will be able to view models walking the ramp, donning eye-catching Indian and Thai hairstyles and make-up. The show will also feature a musical programme.

Probe report shows excise rule flout

A senior state government official, heading an inquiry to find out who had illegally granted licences to open liquor shops in the city, today informed Gauhati High Court that since 2005, as many as 13 bar licences were converted into liquor shops, violating the norms in the Assam Excise Rule, 1945.

The inquiry report was submitted before the court of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan by Shantanu Thakur, commissioner and secretary (agriculture department). He was the commissioner of the excise department when the administrative inquiry was ordered by the court in August last year.

Tarun Gogoi moves CBI on rhinos

 

Dispur today formally moved the CBI to conduct an inquiry into rampant poaching of rhinos in the state.

“The government has sent a file to the CBI with a plea to conduct a probe,” chief minister Tarun Gogoi told reporters on the sidelines of a National Cadet Corps (NCC) event in Guwahati.

On Sunday, Gogoi said there was a political conspiracy behind the recent spate of rhino killings and decided to go for a CBI inquiry.

The Opposition, however, ruled out such a conspiracy and alleged that forest minister Rakibul Hussain was himself involved in the killings. The AGP said the government’s move was nothing but a farce and a ridiculous proposition.