The 5th Jeevan Kite & River Festival kicks off with the theme "Brahmaputra Campaign" from January 1, 2016. This campaign is an effort to connect the urban generation with the river. The event will continue till January 7 at Rajaduwar Ghat, near Sukreswar Park, Guwahati. Kite flying, adventure sports, cultural shows are some attractions of the event.
The United Liberation Front of Asom(I) reiterates its pledge to get back a sovereign land of historic truth where natural and organic resources will matter. In a joint address to their fellow rebels on Wednesday on the occasion of the Army Day, the outfit's chairman Abhijit Asom and Commander in Chief Paresh Baruah said that they have no place for arrogance. Here is the full text of speech. __________________________________________ 16-03-2016 Joint Speech by Supreme Commander & Chief of Staff On the Occasion of Army Day 2016 [Translated version of the original statement in Assamese] Our dear freedom fighters of Assam, Please accept our hearty congratulations on observance of this...
Dhenkulus is composed and sung by Rupam Bhuyan and Tridip Basumatary, Guitar by Sumit Baruah, Drums by Biraj Baishya, Bass by Chandanjyoti Hazarika, Percussions by Bidyut Bordoloi, keys and overall design by Rakesh Baro. This beautiful song portrays a woman named Jomuna who is betrayed in love by a rich man and her strength to give birth to the child of that man without marrying him.
The Kamrup Election District Administration has started mass EVM awareness campaign throughout the District to give the firsthand knowledge of the process of EVM voting. As a part of this EVM awareness progranme was held at several places of Chaygaon LAC on Tuesday. The programme will continue in coming days to cover all areas of the District.
Sankardev Sishu Niketan of Jamugurihat had organsied a career planning workshop its students on 14th march. The objective of the workshop was to provide information on various career options and opportunities, importance of career planning, importance of different skills. Inaugurating the workshop, Gouri Hazarika , Headmistress of schools told te students the importance of career and how one need to have a vibrant career developing the society . She also mentioned that students must chose and plan right career on right time to become responsible citizen and successful person in life. This workshop was moderated by Ranjan K Baruah of North East Youth Foundation and he focused on...
The United Liberation Front of Asom (I) has warned the people to stay away from Margherita BJP candidate Bhaskar Sarma in the run up to the Assam assembly polls. In a statement issued by Aronodoy Asom on Tuesday, the rebel outfit said that the people of Assam should not work at the instance of BJP who has fielded Sarma, who presided over the gory secret killing cases which came to an end end only in April 2001. The rebel outfit earlier asked BJP not to field Sarma.
The 45th National Safety Week, observed at Nagaon Paper Mill (NPM), Kagajnagar on 4-11 March witnessed a series of activities including administering of safety pledges, wearing of safety badges by the employees, safety essay writing competitions, display of safety banner & posters with discussions over various industrial safety related issues. The celebration kicked off with the hoisting of safety-day flag by Paban Kumar Bhuyan, chief executive/consultant (technical) of the NPM, a unit of Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited on 4 March 2016. It was followed by the pledge taking ceremony administered in Hindi, Assamese and English by Ashok Kr Roy, acting general manager (works) in...
FINER has welcomed the recent Supreme Court judgment providing major relief to the north eastern industries. In a statement issued in Guwahati on Saturday, the business chamber said that the judgment would end an ambiguity. A division bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman dismissed the revenue’s appeal against the judgment of Gauhati High Court allowing tax exemption on operational subsidies. The Gauhati High Court in the case of C.I.T. V/s. Meghalaya Steels Ltd. had held that various subsidies such as transport, power, interest & insurance given to the industries of the NER were operational subsidies and would qualify for...
Dhubri Law College is all set to conduct a National Seminar on "Emerging paradigms of Human Rights: Issues, Challenges and Prospects" on March 16 at its premises. The proposed seminar provides a forum to scholar, academicians, lawyers, jurists, students, activists etc. to share their perceptions, dilemmas and new ideas on the abovementioned issue and thus invites everyone to contribute a paper presentation. Interested participants may contact Taufiqul Islam, Principal cum-Chairman by phone: 9678619415 or email: lawcollegemailme@gmail.com. Dhubri Law College was established in the year 1967 and is Permanently Affiliated to Gauhati University, Assam, Approved by The Bar Council of...
An escalating resentment over poll pact with AGP and the first of candidates threaten to mar BJP's prospect for the upcoming assembly polls scheduled on April 4 and April 11. Local BJP leaders and workers have hit the streets in many places opposing the poll pact with the regional party whom they think the people have dumped a decade back. "We don't understand why the BJP leadership have decided to welcome the regional party which has already lost the base. This is suicidal," said Khagen Bora from Tezpur who is fed up with the party's weakening poll prospect. BJP has left Tezpur to AGP where Brindabon Goswami will contest. Another BJP worker from Amguri who is dead opposed to the poll...
Electronic Media Forum Assam (Emfa) has urged the election authority of India for proving the facility of postal ballots for the city based media persons during the forthcoming Assam Legislative Assembly election, scheduled for April 4 and 11 respectively. The media forum argues that there are thousands of media employees including journalists in Guwahati, who works for the over 20 morning news dailies, about hundred periodicals, the five satellite news channels and the few entertainment electronic media outlets. However, most of these media employees living in Guwahati are non natives to the city and they have their voting rights in their home towns or in villages, from which they hail...
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