As a maiden event for the Cotton College State University, the Cotton university Students’ Union (CUSU) in association with Roots Institute and Guidelines Institute, Panbazar organised the first ever Cotton College State University All Assam Inter Institutional Debate Competition2016 on 30th April, 2016 at the Sudmerson Hall of Cotton College. The chief Guest for the debate competition was Mayur Bora along with the Vice Chancellor of CCSU who delivered the Inaugural speech. The topic for the debate competition is as follows:
In the opinion of the House, “Religion, today, is only a ploy to further the economic and political self interest of the society's elite".
The event saw the participation of students from many prominent educational institutions of Assam and they spoke both in Assamese and in English. The Speaker of the Debate was Professor Jagadish Goswami, Head of Dept. of Economics of B.Barooah College while the Judges were Umi Deka (lawyer and a senior debater) and Nabajit Borthakur (News Editor, DY365).
Best Team - team from Tezpur University comprising of Bhanu Poudel and Uddipana Goswami 2nd Best Team - team of Cotton College State University comprising of Upasana Deka and Mriganka Shekhar Konwar. Best Speaker – Bhanu Poudel from Tezpur University 2nd Best Speaker – Monami Bhuyan from Assam Engineering College. 3rd Best Speaker – Himakshi Thakuriya from Cotton College and Filzah Belal from National Law University and Judicial Academy.
A minor boy met watery grave at a steam in Guwahati on Saturday. The tragic incident took place near Khanapara when the eight year old boy was swimming along with his friends near the Trinayan Path. Suddenly, strong water current washed away the boy and the body was found later.
A local court in Barpeta remanded two youths to three days police custody after they were produced in connection with the Howly gangrape case early this week. The youths were identified as Moklesur Rahman and Nijamuddin who along with two others gangraped a 12 year old girl at a room near the Barpeta Medical College Hospital. Howly police registered a case against the duo (No 534/15 U/S 366(A)/376/420/34) and R/W Sec 4 of POCSO (Protection of Child & Sexual Offence) after being caught on Saturday wee hours. The main accused Jahangir Ali and one of his associates are still absconding.
At least ten dissident Congress legislators are fully prepared to join BJP after Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma formally started the process. The sitting MLAs finalized the blueprint at a secret meeting organized at the official residence of Dr Sarma in Dispur on Friday night.Piyush Hazariak, Jayanta Malla Baruah, Pallab Luchan Das, Pradan Baruah, Balin Chetia, Abu Taher Bepari who attended the meeting are preparing to join the party.They finalised the decision hours after APCC president Anjan Dutta announced show cause notices to these MLAs for receiving Dr Sarma at the Borjhar airport on Friday before formally joining the BJP. The dissident Congress MLAs also attended the BJP function were Dr...
The mystery over the Guwahati model murder is nearing an end when police arrested two persons on Friday.Police have extracted startling revelations from the main Neel Nibaron Lahkar who confessed to have strangulated Sweety Baruah on Tuesday wee hours.Neel was understood to have been aided by his brother Nayanjyoti Lahkar who was also arrested in this connection.
Assam Rifles claimed to have killed 7 NSCN(K) militants at an encounter in Nagaland on Friday. According to army, the encounter took place at 2 in the afternoon at Pangsha in Tuensang district where three civilians sustained injury. Details are awaited.
Guwahati police claimed to have got a vital breakthrough into the Sweeti Baruah murder case after they caught a person in the outskirt of Guwahati city on Friday.He was identified Neel Nibaron Lahkar who was caught by the crime branch near Hajo. It was Lahkar, who meet the model till the late night at the Live In Apartment where she was staying. The RPF jawan was sought for probe in to the shocking case.
NorthEast United FC (NEUFC) Club will conduct its 2015 pre-season tour of the Hero Indian Super League in South Africa from the September 1 to 22. In a statement. the organization the organization disclosed that the team will be hosted by the South African Indoor Football Association (SAIFA), an affiliate of the South African Football Association (SAFA). The entire team will congregate in Durban and shall be availing world-class training facilities next to the Moses Mabhida stadium, one of the host venues for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. NEUFC Head-Coach, César Farías expressed his delight when asked about his thoughts on the pre-season tour, “I am very excited to have the pre-season...
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Down To Earth magazine invites photographers and photo-journalists to apply for a fellowship and a contest on the subject of 'climate change and vulnerable communities'. The fellowship is aimed at recording stories of people and places buffeted by changing climate and its accompanying extremes of weather; and of communities and individuals who are facing these phenomena with resilience and patience, adapting with intelligence and devising innovative responses. This initiative is divided into two parts:Fellowship: 7 grants of Rs 50,000 each Contest: 5 prizes of high-end Tamron lensesLast date for applying for the fellowship: September 15...
In a view to stepping up the probe into the Sheena Bora murder case, the Mumbai police have flown Mikhile Bora to be quizzed in connection with the sensational case.The Mumbai police team which arrived in Guwahati on Thursday left Guwahati on Friday morning along with Sheena’s younger brother where he would be quizzed by the Mumbai police commissioner who is leading the investigation. On Thursday police quizzed Mikhile for several hours to extract information on the sensational murder case where is mother has been arrested three days back along with her estranged husband.
Who gave Himanta Biswa Sarma the clean-chit in the Sharada scam? He must tell us when CBI gave him the clean-chit, said Akhil Gogoi when the KMSS leader was taking on the former Congress minister on Thursday.Addressing a press conference in Guwahati Gogoi said that they will not allow anybody to spare the “most corrupt” political leader.“He was none other than Himanta Biswa Sarma who made money from a number of scams,” said Akhil Gogoi adding that Sarma joined BJP only for power apart from being spared in the scams.Now all eyes are fixed on Dr Sarma who is expected to take on the influential leader.
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