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GUWAHATI: An increase in the flow of liquor into poll-bound Assam from neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya has raised alarm bells in Dispur. Excise department sources said if this goes unchecked, this might play a role in influencing the electorate in the upcoming assembly polls.
“Following a series of meetings between senior administrative and police officials of Assam, with their Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya counterparts, it has been agreed that intelligence inputs and other vital information will be shared by officials on both sides of the borders,” said Sailendra Pandey, PRO to the state excise minister Parimal Suklabaidya.
“There is an apprehension that clandestine in-flow of liquor into the state may play a role in influencing the electorate ahead of the assembly election,” he added.
67 Persons Penalised for Drink Driving on New Year s Eve in Guwahati
A drive against drink drive was carried out under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner Police (Traffic) Pranjit Borah.
| 2 Jan 2021 11:08 AM GMT
GUWAHATI: Guwahati Police have penalised as many as 67 persons for drink driving on December 31 night in the city.
According to reports, the police have realised fines to the tune of Rs 63,000.
The police set up check posts and checked vehicles at places like Ambari, ABC, Ganeshguri, Dispur, Jalukbari, Chandmari, and Ulubari, among others.
The drive was carried out under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner Police (Traffic) Pranjit Borah along with the officials from Transport, Excise and Health Departments.
RSS national executive and national coordinator of Jansankhya Samadhaan Foundation (JSF)-NE chapter
| 18 Dec 2020 2:04 AM GMT
GUWAHATI: RSS national executive and national coordinator of Jansankhya Samadhaan Foundation (JSF)-NE chapter Indresh Kumar expressed concern over the three-fold rise of population in the country after independence.
At the inaugural function of the official website of JSF-NE chapter here on Wednesday evening, Indresh Kumar said, During independence India had 30 plus crore population, after division again in 1971 the landmark is reduced but population has gone up three times more which is 130 crore presently. The root cause of all the problems lies with population explosion against the available natural resources. In order to have population control he urged all to support for the enactment of the population control law.