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GUWAHATI: Non-Resident Indian from Assam Dr. Karuna Sagar Das passed away in London on Wednesday.
Dr. Das had been contributing to the Assamese literature and culture. Das had always worked for the betterment of the state.
Born at Kulhati near Hajo in Kamrup district, Dr Das started his career in the Red Cross Society as an accomplished physician and went to England.
For over 22 years, Das was the chief editor of the Luit to Thames , a bi-lingual (Assamese and English) magazine containing articles, especially on socio-economic and cultural aspects of Assam and the
In London, Das established Srimanta Sankardeva International Cultural Centre by putting Gurujana s Manikut to it. Expressing grief over his demise, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that despite living outside the country, late Dr Das made several contributions for the State.
Sarbananda Sonowal (File photo)
GUWAHATI: BJP officially took charge of the Tiwa Autonomous Council (TAC) in central Assam with the elected members taking oath of office on Wednesday.
Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal attended the “Kritagyata Samaroh” ceremony at Morigaon where North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convener Himanta Biswa Sarma said 2021 assembly polls will be the battle to safeguard Assam’s civilization from illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators and “Miya culture”. Jiban Chandra Konwar has been picked as the new chief executive member of the newly elected TAC where BJP registered a thumping win.
“The measures taken by the BJP-led government to make Assam free from illegal immigrants by sealing the India-Bangladesh border has silenced illegal foreigners. Since people of Assam have accepted this government as their own, we have been winning one election after another,” Sonowal said.