Dr Madan Mohan Reddy, senior consultant on orthopedic surgery from Apollo Hospitals, Chennai attended the 'Evening with a Doctor' program on Saturday (26 November 2016) at Guwahati Press Club (GPC). Over 25 GPC member-journalists along with their relatives participated in the evening OPD and got free consultations on various ailments like back-neck- knee pain, major fractures, arthritis etc. Apollo’s marketing officer Roopjyoti Baruah assisted in conducting the camp.
The next evening clinic on 3 December at GPC premises will be attended by eye specialists Dr Subhra Kinkor Goswami & Dr Bijuli Goswami of Sight First. The camp will begin at 4 pm and continue till 6 pm for the benefit of GPC member-journalists.
Despite round the clock vigil, rhino poaching refuses to die down in Kaziranga. Poachers have struck the abode of one horn rhino on Wednesday sending shock and anger across the state.Forest authorities told Assam Times that the poachers killed a full grown rhino at Burhapahar range in the wee hours. The horn is missing from the carcass that bears bullet injuries.This is the sixth rhino poaching incident that riddles the world heritage site this year alone.
City based journalists have shown an un-impressive picture when they were exposed to an eye check up camp organized by Sankaradeva Nethralaya in Guwahati Press Club on Wednesday (4 March 2015). Over hundred participants joined in the camp, where most of them were advised for further medical care or use of spectacles. The participants also got consultations from the attending physicians under the leadership of Dr Harsha Bhattacharjee, medical director & trustee of Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya. The assisting team from Sankaradeva Nethralaya included Dadhiswar Phangcho, Dipjyoti Medhi, Dhanjit Bhattacharjee, Brindaban Doloi, Silpisikha Chetia, Bubul Hazarika, Dilip Baishya and Nipon Kalita,...
Guwahati is gearing for the Brahmaputra Valley Festival slated for April 24. Courtesy Tattva Creations.The two days event is set to be held at the Pragjyoti ITA Machkhowa auditorium.Organizers told Assam Times that a short film contest is lined up to hone the talents of the north eastern region. They said that it would be a good opportunity for the aspiring directors to showcase their networking opportunities.The organizers want interested filmmakers submit short films, animations and documentaries with duration of 10 minutes or less. Last date of submission of entries is March 25.The top 10 submissions will be screened at the Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival. The top three winners will not...
Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) has morally supported the concern of Assam Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya for the conservation of wildlife, particularly the one-horned rhinoceros and demanded the State forest department to come clear on the rhino horns in its custody.Unlike many Constitutional Heads of States in India, newly sworn-in Assam Governor (in addition to Nagaland and Tripura) has been raising voices for the conservation of rhinos in various forest reserves of Assam.Governor Acharya has termed the rhino poachers as the enemy of the nation, who ‘dared to challenge the authority’. The Governor even opined that the State forest minister must take the moral responsibility to...
Thousands of people travelling on two trains had a narrow escape when security forces recovered an IED on the railway tracks in Goalpara district on Friday.The powerful IED was recovered just fifteen minutes before a passenger train was scheduled to cross the spot.Security forces had a routine check on the railway track just a few km away from Dudhnoi where they spotted a suspicious packet where the IED was planted.N outfit has so far claimed the responsibility. Both ULFA and NDFB-S have been remaining active in the area.
Girl students from the BPL families have reasons to heave a sigh of relief. They need not go to their schools n foot. Courtesy Dispur.The Assam government has distributed 2,93,413 bicycles to the girl students from the BPL families to help the regularly attend the classes.Talking to Assam Times, official sources said that the scheme has been percolate benefit for lakhs of BPL school girls.In yet another dose of good news, the government has also distributed free school uniform to 1,63,68,581 students.
The Assam government will address the grievances of farmers to help them get a fair price of their produce.Talking to Assam Times in Guwahati, department officials said the government is working on a slew of measures to ensure a profit for the farmers who often complain of being deprived of the due price.Minister Rockybul Hussain on Thursday told mediapersons that within the next 15 days the government will purchase the produce at the source and will sell the same in the capital city.
The Ministry of Information &Broadcasting (MoIB) is organising a regional consultation on Community Radio (CR) in Guwahati, Assam, in collaboration with OneWorld Foundation India. Despite being one of the culturally rich region,North-Eastern region has just twoCommunity Radio Stations.The three-day workshop being organized on 27th, 28th February 1st March 2015, with local partner Radio Luit – a Community Radio station being run by Gauhati University. The consultation also coincides with fourth anniversary of Radio Luit.The consultation is part of a series of awareness workshops that the Ministry is holding to popularise community radio movement and to encourage potential organisations...
Sankaradeva Nethralaya in association with Guwahati Press Club has organized an eye check-up camp for scribes and their families on 4th March (Wednesday) 2015. Th e day long camp will start at 10 am and may continue till 3 pm. The participants can get the consultations from the doctors regarding the eye care and precautions to preserve the eye sight. Dr Harsha Bhattacharjee, medical director & trustee of Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya is also expected to grace the general screening of eyes in the press club premises.
Huge amount of explosives were recovered from the busy Inter State Bus Terminus (ISBT) in Guwahati today.Three bags containing the explosives that included gelatin sticks, bar coils etc were found in a waiting room of the terminus during a regular check by the police. Police has taken into custody two persons for interrogation.
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