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.
Central Minister Radha Mohan Singh gave a speech at Assam Krishi Unnayan Mela held at Atari, Guwahati on Sunday. Here's the speech by Radha Mohan Singh: "The north-eastern region, occupies eight percent of India's land area and is home to four percent of its population. Agriculture provides livelihood to 70% of the region’s population. In Mizoram, around 51% of population lives in rural areas and is dependent on agriculture. The figure in Sikkim is as high as 89%. However, the pattern of agricultural growth has remained uneven across the region. The states continue to be net importers of food grains for their own consumption. However, over the last decade, the demand-supply...
Kaziranga Wildlife Society has expressed deep anguish over the serial poaching of Rhinos in the Kaziranga National Park. The Society condemned in strong words the inability of the forest department to check the poaching of Rhinos in their natural adobe as well as the government’s indifference to any effective policy making to protect the state’s wildlife and their habitat. In a Press Meet held on Saturday at the Guwahati Press Club, the members of KWS held the Chief Wildlife warden of the state responsible for the, plight of rare species. Since 2012 more than 150 Rhinos fell prey to the bullet of poachers. Most of the poaching being taken place in Kaziranga once known as the most well...
In yet another major setback for BJP in the pre poll political scene, ULFA-I has slammed the saffron party for shortlisting Bhaskar Sarma as the candidate for the upcoming Assam assembly polls in Margherita. In a statement to Assam Times, publicity leader of the outfit Aronodoi Asom said that the memories of the gory shocking and sensational secret killings are still fresh in the minds of Assam and its people. Sarma, the owner of the Usha Court in Guwahati city was one of the culprits in the nefarious chapter of the Assam history. ULFA-I said that it would never tolerate if any party allows Sarma to contest the polls. Notably, BJP has already finalised Sarma's name for...
The yearlong silver jubilee celebration of North Lakhimpur Press Club concluded on Wednesday with a function held at Tyagkshetra field of North Lakhimpur town in eastern Assam. Addressing the last day function, Lakhimpur district magistrate Debeswar Malakar appreciated the role of local media persons in the mission to make the locality a developed destination in the State. Miching Autonomous Council chief executive member Dr Ranoj Pegu, while addressing the gathering, commented that the society should accept the criticism from the media with a positive note. Chaired by academician Dr Manoranjan Pandit, the function was also addressed by Dr Jagadindra Raichoudhury, Dr Arabinda Rajkhowa,...
LDP Condemns BJP President Amit’s Shah Statement where he had said BJP will stop infiltration from Bangladesh to Assam, If BJP will come to power in Assam. LDP reminds the people of Assam that before 2014 General Election Narendra Modi said that Bangladeshis should pack their bag as they cannot live in India after 16th May 2014. But when Narendra Modi became Prime Minister, BJP Government does nothing in this regard. Again just before Assam Election, now Narendra Modi has sent Amit Shah to make people fool. LDP asked BJP supremo it is the duty of Central Government to stop the infiltration. If the BJP will led the Assam Government how the state machinery will stop the infiltration....
As Assam prepares for the next Legislative Assembly election in the next few weeks, a media forum urged all political parties to show their sincerity towards the implementation of various welfare schemes for media persons, engaged in both print & electronic media. Journalists' Forum Assam (JFA) also insisted on enrolling a special protection law for scribes on duty in the election manifestos by both the regional and national political parties. Expressing grave concern over helpless working condition of media persons, particularly the private television employees including working journalists in northeast India, the forum appealed to the Union government to look into the matter seriously...
Nehru Yuva Kendra Nalbari is organising an Adventure Camp at Hajo Rock Field from February 8-12, 2016. Around 25 participants from different youth clubs and other organisation like NCC from Nalbari, Dhubri and Barpeta districts are participating and undergoing a training program under Assam Rock & Sport Climbing Association(ARSCA). Tarun Saikia, the first mountaineer from Assam to scale Mount Everest successfully is training the participants on Rock climbing, Bouldering, Rappelling, Chimney climbing and Trekking. Among the other instructors Mr. Badan Das, Alpana Bordoloi, Arupjyoti Choudhury and Biswajyoti Hojai from ARSCA are taking sessions on trekking manners , introduction to...
Nearly eighty percent city based scribes have shown satisfactory outcome when they were exposed to a general health check-up on Monday (8 February 2016) at Guwahati Press Club. Over eighty journalists participated in the daylong health check-up camp, organized by the city based ‘down town hospital Limited’ at the press club premises. Except few participants, who were diagnosed high sugar and high blood pressure with heart related disorders, most of them passed all the tests successfully. A number of practicing physicians namely Dr Sumitav Baruah (medicine), Dr Abhijit Deb (orthopaedics), Dr Dhrubajyoti Datta (ENT), Dr Esther D Liani (gynaecology), Dr Dipanwita Mahanta (cardiology), Dr Rupam...
Voluntary Health Association of Assam (VHAA) has welcomed the Dhaka Declaration on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) action in South Asia which has endorsed initiative to make South Asia tobacco free by 2030. “We welcome India’s decision to endorse the Dhaka Declaration to make South Asia tobacco-free by 2030. It is also indeed very commendable and significant that Indian Legislators are also leading from the front in the context of tobacco control. The Hon. Speaker of Lok Sabha,Sumitra Mahajan has reiterated India’s commitment in the war against the tobacco epidemic, including India's new warning labels," said Ruchira Neog, Executive Secretary Voluntary Health Association of Assam. The...
The much colorful Queer Pride Guwahati was held on Sunday with people participating the walk from all walks of the society. A street fashion show by Enlighten was also held to support the LGBTQ community. The walked started in the city from Handique Girls College, Food Villa, Nehru Park, BSNL Office, RKB Hostel and ended back in Dighalipukhuri Park entrance. People sang and danced to the beats of dhols and songs, and raised slogans demanding end to all forms of discrimination, violence and oppression against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer people. The participants protested against the laws, like Section 377 which criminalises consensual sex between...
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