Animal sacrifice in Durga puja strikes no less shock and anger among many organizations and individuals across the state.
Dozens of buffalos and goats are being sacrificed in many temples in the name of Durga puja from Tuesday. A glimpse of the buffalos, goats, ducks and pigeons being kept for sacrifice at the historic Kamakhya temple premises really shocks the animal lovers. Same it is in many places where the same shocking tradition is allowed in Durga Puja.
“We are helpless. We have been dead opposed to the tradition of animal sacrifice. But the organizers have been refusing to read our campaign. This is a matter of grave concern,” said Shailen Saikia from Sivasagar district who has been campaigning againstanimal sacrifice.
Juli Chutia from Kakojan area in Jorhat told Assam Times that the people must understand the reality. “The things have undergone a sea change now. Everywhere change reigns supreme. But we don’t understand why we are still stick to this tradition. Our minds need to be changed.”
“It would take time to end the tradition of animal sacrifice. If 1000 buffalos and 5000 goats were sacrificed ten years ago, now 50 buffalos and 100 goats are being sacrificed,” said Pranjal Bora from Nagaon.
Bora who is running a non governmental organization told Assam Times over telephone that a massive campaign is the need of the hour againstanimal sacrifice which has yet to take place. “The campaign should have taken place at least 3 months before the commencement of the Durga puja. People from the nook and corner of the state should be aware of it. But I do hope that after 20 years the tradition of animal sacrifice would die down,” he said.
PermalinkSubmitted by amlesh on Wed, 21/10/2015 - 14:34
I think it is time to do away with animal sacrifice. It is a barbaric practise.It should stop both for hindu festivals as well as for other religions like for bakrid.
PermalinkSubmitted by Jaishankar Babu on Mon, 25/09/2017 - 13:38
About 150 years back it was a 'religious custom' in India to force widows to get burnt on their husband's funeral pyre (Sati) today we consider it a barbaric tradition. Similarly, years from now, our future generations will look back at us and call us barbaric.
A god who wants the blood of an innocent animal to satisfy him/her cannot be called a god. It can only be a devil/demon. Rather the people who sacrifice animals (be it Bakr Id or Durga Pooja) are devils who sully the name of their god with their crime of killing innocent animals.
Three back to back tremors struck no less panic in Assam along with other eastern states on Sunday. The first tremor was felt at 12.30 noon forcing the people to come out from the high rise buildings. The 6.7 magnitude tremor was followed by two after aftershocks within 30 minutes. A number of buildings is believed to have developed crack.
A day long health check-up camp for scribes and their close families was organized by KGMT Institute of Child and Women Health care, Zoo Narengi Road, Guwahati at Guwahati Press Club on 26 April 2015. Dr Nibedita Goswami, Dr LS Ahmaed, Dr Jutika Tahbilder, Dr Ranjan Shah conducted the camp, where Pratibha Rabha, Rekha Kalita assisted them in the process.Meanwhile, Dr Goswami, the managing trustee of Dr Kuntal Goswami Memorial Public Charitable Trust, informed that media persons with their family members would get special concessions for their treatments in the hospital.- Dayal K Nath
Hundreds of people from Assam are leaving for Nepal in search of their near and dear ones who have been remaing traceless after the massive strike that rocked the Himalayan kingdom. Over 3000 people are leaving for Kathmandu by bus and train to seek their relatives, mostly of whom went for eye treatment. They told Assam Times over telephone from Nepal that they are hoping against hope as the traceless people, mostly have not surface. An inclement weather and collapsed communication network made it difficult to expediate relief and rescue operation.
Over 250 people hailing from the state are believed to have been missing after the 7.4 magnitude earthquake originated in Nepal on Saturday. They, mostly, were on visit to Kathmandu for eye treatment. A 6 member family from Morigaon district has been missing in the capital city of Nepal after the massive tremor on Saturday. Hailing from Sapbari area, they were on visit to Kathmandu for eye treatment. "Despite efforts we have been failing to get them over telephone," family members told Assam Times.
Three people died and several others sustained injury when a 7.4 magnitude tremor jolted the state along with other eastern states on Saturday. Originated in Kathmandu, the tremor was felt at 11.48 in the morning where 3 people died. They include a person in Mongoldoi who sustained injury as he was running out of his rattling house. Two others succumbed to injuries in Bongaigaon. A number of buildings developed crack after the quake. These include the Guwahati DC Office and IIT Building.
Moderate tremor strikes NE: A 7.4 moderate tremor struck the north east and other northen states on Saturday noon triggering no less panic among the people. The tremor rattled the north eastern region at 11.48 noon for 50 seconds forcing many panic stricken people in Guwahati to come down to the streets from the high rise buildings. The epicentre of the earthquake occurred some 29 km ESE of Lamjung, Nepal according to According to United States Geological Survey (USGS).
An uneasy calm prevails in Mariani a day after the Naga miscreants' abortive attempt on Rupjyoti Kurmi and his escorts on Friday. Policemen are patrolling in the entire Ramthan area bordering Nagaland where the miscreants unleashed terror targetting Kurmi with blankfiring.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi has arrived in New Delhi en route to Australia on Friday. Gogoi who landed in Delhi in the afternoon is flying to Australia on Saturday. On Friday night he will try to meet Rahul Gandhi to discuss further expansion of his cabinet.
Seven people died and five others have been battling for life when the vehicle carrying them collided head on a dumper in Tinsukia district on Friday. The accident took place in front of the Lion's Club in Digboi in the wee hour when the vehicle carrying the bihu troup collided head on a dumper on the way back from Kakopothar. Five people died on the spot while two others died on the way to the hospital. Local residents extricated the injured from the mangled vehicle along with the bodies. Talking to Assam times local residents blamed rash driving for the tragic accident.
Games Village Residents' Welfare Society is organising a colourful cultural programme on April 25-26 at Games Village campus, Lalmati, Guwahati. The event will be participated by invited artists, cultural troups from Shashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). Indian Cuncil for Cultural Research (ICCR) will also take part in the event with a programe titled "Rongalir Rong". Asam Sahitya Sabha president Dr Dhruba Jyoti Borah will be fecilitated at the event, says the press release by the organsiers.
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