Guwahati/Agartala: On the eve of 72nd Republic Day, the government on Monday conferred the Padma Bhushan award posthumously to former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and Padma Shri awards to 14 personalities from six of the eight northeastern states excluding Sikkim and Nagaland. Gogoi, who died at the age of 86 on November 23 last year […]
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Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi passes away
Guwahati: Veteran Congress leader and three-time Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi (86) passed away on Monday evening after a protracted illness, Assam Health and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The former Union Minister and sitting member of Assam assembly is survived by his wife Dolly Gogoi, son Gaurav Gogoi, a Lok Sabha member, and daughter […]
Ex-Assam CM Tarun Gogoi dons lawyer’s robe to contest CAA in SC
New Delhi: Everyone was surprised when former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi donned lawyer’s robe after three decades to challenge the constitutional validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Gogoi attended the Supreme Court as a lawyer when it heard petitions challenging the CAA. The Congress leader assisted P […]
Gogoi slams Modi for silence over rape case against Minister
Guwahati : Former Assam Chief Minister and Congress leader Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his silence over the rape case against Union Minister Rajen Gohain. “The Prime Minister talks about ‘Beti bachao’. However, we need to save our daughters from BJP leaders. How can the railway passengers feel safe when […]
BJP’s moves on NRC will result in bloodbath in Assam: Tarun Gogoi
New Delhi : Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday said the BJP was trying to use the citizenship issue as a “political weapon” for the upcoming elections. Gogoi’s comments come a week after 40 lakh of the 3.29 crore applicants in Assam were left out of the complete draft of National Register of […]