Luitpar Club in Narengi Campus of Oil India Limited recently organized a unique initiative for encouraging reading habit among the residents, primarily the young people in the colony. The club supplied various books in Assamese, English, Hindi and Bengali language to the households under Rasaraj Lakshminath Bezbaruah mobile library.
The program was launched by journalist Nava Thakuria on 21 July in presence of Luitpar Club president, its secretary Narayan Majumder, senior members including Padmeswar Kalita, Haren Sarma, Jadav Kalita, Tapas Bhattacharya, Hira Rajbongshi etc.
The death of a girl passenger inside a moving train sends no less sensation in Hojai on Friday. Identified as Anima Tanti, she was found dead inside the Guwahati-Ledo Intercity Express at Hojai station on Thursday midnight. Tani, who was an employee with a non governmental organization in Guwahati was on her way to Doomdooma on Thursday evening. The real cause of the incident has yet to be ascertained. Investigation is going on.
At least 15 people sustained injury when the passenger bus carrying them from Dhubri met with a mishap in Guwahati on Friday.The mishap took place at Jalukbari in the wee hours where the Guwahati-bound slipped into a gorge after the driver was believed to have lost control over it. Police and local residents rushed the injured passengers to the Guwahati Medical College Hospital. The driver managed to escape from the spot.
Kokrajhar Rhinos are taking on Parbatjhora Panthers at the BTC-Army Goodwill Football Premier League 2015 at Sports Authority of India (SAI) ground in Kokrajhar on Sunday. The winning team will get Rs. 2 lakh cash prize and a trophy.Army in association with the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) conceptualized the football league aims to provide a platform to the local youth of BTAD to showcase their football talent and support from the administration and the Indian army with full branded football kits and opportunity to get selected in the state team or I-league clubs. BTC Chief Hagrama Mohilary will attend the match as chief guest which will also host I-league selectors from ...
The Gauhati High Court has asked the Assam government to appoint a retired judge to probe into the allegations of corruption in the civil service examinations conducted by the state public service commission. Taking up three PILs alleging corruption in the examination, a division bench of the court comprising acting Chief Justice K Sreedhar Rao and Justice P K Saikia asked ordered the state government to appoint a retired judge of the Gauhati High Court to inquire into the alleged anomalies.Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti leader Akhil Gogoi, Dimpu Jyoti Gogoi and six others and another by Prasanta Sinha filed the PILs alleging that some gross corruption, nepotism worked in the selection...
Yet another poor family is believed to have committed suicide sending no less shock and sensation across the state of Assam on Thursday. The fresh incident took place in Bongaiogaon district where local resident of Salbagan area in Bongaigaon town Sanjoy Bose, his wife Rumpa and 5 year old daughter Pujur commited suicide on Thursday wee hours. Sanjoy was found hanging from a fan. Local residents found Rumpa and and Pujur lying face down on a bed nearby. Neighbours and relatives blamed acute financial crisis for the tragic incident.The incident took place hardly a month after the Sarthebari incident where caught in a grim poverty a Congress worker along with his wife and two children...
FInally, Goa FC beat the North East United FC 3-1 in the Indian Superleague clash at the packed Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Sarusajai on Thursday. The home team continue to stay at the bottom of the table after their third loss. Goa FC have gone up.The home team comprises Debabrata Roy, defender, Luciano Sobrosa. Defender. Brazil, Bikramjit Singh. Midfielder, Leonardo da Silva Moura. Midfielder Brazil, Reinaldo Da Cruz Oliveira. Forward Brazil, Gregory Arnolin. . Defender. France, Joffre Mateo Gonzalez. Midfielder Spain, Kinan Almeida. Defend, Laxmikant Kattimani. Goalkeeper, CS Sabeeth. Forward, Jonatan Lucca. Midfielder Brazil.Substitute: Luis Barreto....
Trouble brews for Rakesh Paul after the Gauhati High Court has ordered CBI probe into the allegations of amassing huge property using his position as the APSC chairman. Hearing two PILs on Thursday a division bench of the court comprising acting Chief Justice K. Sreedhar Rao and Justice Prasanta Kumar Saikia asked CBI to probe the allegations against Paul after the court went through the report by vigilance SP Mukul Saikia who three days submitted an affidavit detailing the list of the properties procured by Paul, his wife and the driver.Talking to reporters amicus curiae Bhaskar Dev Konwar said that the CBI would be able to question Paul, his and the driver. But the APSC chairman...
Police have rescued two girls from Guwahati before being trafficked to New Delhi on Thursday and arrested one person in this connection. According to reports, the two Adivasi girls hailing from Sonitpur district were rescued by police with the help of the workers of All India Peoples’ Forum at the Guwahati Railway station platform in the morning. Police managed to catch one of the traffickers while another fled from the spot.
Amid report of the huge megadam over the Brahmaputra by China, chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday took on Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging his silence. In is twit Gooi said,"PM's much vaunted Act East policy should act when it matters the most to NE lilke desisting China from operationalising dam on d Brahmaputra— Tarun Gogoi (@tarun_gogoi) October 14, 2015."
NorthEast United FC is prepared for a brave fight against FC Goa in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) clash in Guwahati on Thursday. NorthEast United played two matches away and lost both of them, although they were unlucky to lose their last game against FC Pune City through an own goal. NorthEast have the more passionate supporters of the game in India and they could spur their side against FC Goa, who have problems of their own.“I liked my team’s play. Unfortunately we did not get the result but playing like this, we will get the result. Of course, losing hurts but everyone who saw the game, knows who the team out there set the tone of the game,” said NorthEast coach Cesar Farias....
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