At a time when poor people have been making long queue for a drop of kerosene in front of the shops, a section of black marketers has been making money in Nazira.
The shops, mostly, refuse to sell kerosene citing scarcity. But the kerosene meant for PDS have been flooding the open market.
Local residents in Nazira told Assam Times that aided and abetted by a section of food and civil supply department officials, the black marketers have been making money by selling PDS kerosene in the open market.
Despite repeated complaints, police and civil supply department have been failing to deal with the black marketers who have been remaining for quite a couple of years.
Open selling of PDS kerosene are a regular feature in NaziraCollege Tini Ali, ,Bortal, Mackeypore and Kopohuwa Gaon.
A section of dishonest businessmen often sell kerosene blending cheap diesel and chemicals.
The admiration recently seized a huge quantity of un authorised kerosene from a black marketer at Bortal. But the others have been running this illegal trade without any hindrance.
Kumud Sahu of Lakshmi Nagar Tea Estate was arrested in connection of a journalist assult case at Gelakey on May 10. The case was registered at Gelakey Police station. Freelance Journalist Association of Nazira has already sent a memoremdum to Chief Minister through the SDO(C) in charge of Nazira Rechand Ahmed.
Tea labour organisation of Nazira colourfully observed May Day at Mackeypor. In this connection Zumur competition is organised .Former Durpad Borgohain, Kanak Gogoi took part in the event. The labour organisation also demanded increse of minimum wages of all tea and agricultural labours to Rs.200 per day, supply of pure drinking water, medical facility and infrastracture development of tea estates. They also demanded Rs.2000 monthly penson for tea and agricultural labours.
Construction of the much awaited Fire Station of Nazira opposite Nazira Police Station at a cost more than 1 crore. But already poor construction is noticed. A bim of the said building is already craked. Different organisatins of Nazira have raised concern on the poor construction and demanded proper monitoring by concerned authorities.
Demanding reservison of all 3rd and 4th grade posts in ONGC for local unemployed youths AASU, AJYCP, ATASU, ATTSA etc. of Sivasagar district staged a dharna in front of the main gate of ONGC Nazira on Sunday. ONGC organised a written test for 328 departmental candidates to regularised their 3rd grade posts among these 187 candidates were from the outside the state. According to AASU leaders, ONGC already promised to fill up its all 3rd and 4th grade posts locally, but instead of it in the name of departmentel interview the they are going to fill up these posts nationally. AJYCP said that the ONGC should immediately stop such anti-Assamese policy.Over 50 nos activist of different...
The normal life is paralize by 36-hour Assam bandh called by Moran Student Union to protest the Kordoiguri incidents. All govt. offices, banks and educational institutions are closed.
The 17th death anniversary of late chief minister Karmashree Hiteshwar Saikia was observed at Nazira on Monday. On this occation, people paid floral tribute to their belovated leader in his Somadhi at Honghoti Stall, Nazira. A concrete statue of Hiteshwar Saikia is unvailled on this occasion at Simaluguri. Parliamentary secretary Sarat Saikia, MLA Anjan Dutta, Sarat Borkotoki and Debobrat Saikia were present in the in the event.
Socio-cultural organization of Nazira Dikhow has organised a colourful event for the third time with a day-long programme at Nazira Natiya Mandir on April 15. On this occation senior singer Apurba Bezbaruah and several other senior citizens were felicitated by the organizers.
On the occation of Assamese New Year, the Freelance Journalist Association of Nazira felicitated senior journalist Biren Sharmah, Social Worker Syed Md. Monsur and eminent literature Durlov Buraguhain on last April 15. All three persons were felicitated by gamusa and chadar.
One adult leopard is captured by forest officials at Kuamora near Maduri Tea Estate last night. On the otherhand Mousumi Mirdha (27), Rupa Bhumij (33) and Kaleshwari Kurmi (42) of Deopani tea eastate under Amguri police station were seriously injured by another leopard attack at 12 PM today .
A two-days UGC sponsored national seminar on "Teaching Mathematics issues and Challenge" was held at Nazira College on last April 3-4 which was inaugurated by Dr. Raju Gogoi, Principal of Nazira College. Professor Swadhin Pattanayak, ex.director of IMA, Bhubaneswar, Dr. Sukanta Pati of IIT, Guwahati, Prof. Gopal Hazarika of Dibrugarh University were present in the seminar.
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