A novel on conservation movement, penned by Pankaj Govinda Medhi, was released at Guwahati Press Club on Sunday afternoon. Titled ‘Charai Chuburi’, the novel in Assamese elaborates a distinctive part of the movement to preserve the forest & wildlife across Assam.
Published Banalata, Dibrugarh, the book was officially released by Phanindra Kumar Devchoudhury, editor of Niyamiya Barta, award winning author Bipul Deuri, conservation personality Soumyadeep Dutta and journalist Nava Thakuria. The program was moderated by Manjit Rajkhowa, who designed the cover of the novel.
Criminal activities have become the order of the day in some pockets along the Assam-Meghalaya inter state border much to the major worries of the people dwelling in the border areas for decades. Not only the rebel outfits, a section of criminals start unleashing no less terror in the form of kidnapping and extortion.Assam and Meghalaya police jointly rescued a girl and her mother in South Garo hills during an operation on Thursday giving a sigh of relief to a family.The duo were rescued on Thursday during an intensified joint operation along the Assam-Meghalaya inter state border.The local resident of Nokatgre in South Garo Hills district were kidnapped by miscreants as they were on...
Normal life remains heavily disrupted in Dibrugarh on Friday following the 12 hour long bandh in protest against the Silapothar incident where NBBUSS workers attacked a local AASU office on Monday.Roads in the entire district wore a desert look where all vehicles were off. All shops and markers, schools and colleges, banks and offices remained closed under the impact of the bandh.A section of bandh supporters enforced the bandh by burning tyre on the streets and burnt the effigy of Soobodh Biswas who is on the run.The government,however, announced Rs 1 lakh reward if his where about is informed to police.
Northeast’s well-known healthcare institution Dispur Hospitals, along with numerous health conscious organizations across the globe, today (9 March 2017) observed the World Kidney Day with various programs including a free health camp at the hospital premises. With an aim to increase public awareness about a healthy lifestyle paving the way to keep the kidneys fit, a walkathon was organized at the Ganeshguri locality of the pre-historic city in the morning hours. Journalist Nava Thakuria in presence of Dr Jayanta Bardoloi, managing director of Dispur Hospitals flagged off the program. It may be noted that the kidney day is observed globally on 2nd Thursday of March every year. It started...
The United Liberation Front of Asom (I) demands examplery punishment of those who were involved in the recent attack on local AASU office in Silapothar. Talking to a section of television channels over telephone from an undisclosed location, C-in-C Paresh Baruah said the government bring the perpetrators to Assam to face the court of the people.He said,” this is now longer an issue with AASU. It is an attack on the Assamese. Nobody should be spared. Enough us enough.”Baruah further urged all parties, organizations and indivi
A huge protest rally in Dhemaji has asked the government to immediately nab Soobodh Biswas, the main culprit behind the clash in Silapithar where some persons of doubtful integrity attached a local AASU office triggering statewide anger and protest.Spearheaded by AASU and joined by many organizations the huge rally started from the Dhemaji Court Field before it covered the entire town where the protesters threatened to go to any extent if the government fails to arrest the NIBUSS leader whose fiery speech allegedly incited the orgy of violence where nine AASU activists sustained injury.The participating students and leaders further asked the Centre nit to proceed with the step to amend the...
Amid statewide anger on the Silapothar incident, former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi alleged the BJP-led government’s role in the clash that left at least 10 AASU activists injured.Talking to reporters at the Assam assembly premises, Gogoi said that without any help from the government side the NIBUSS leader could not have escaped.“I doubt some police officials helped him escape. How he could escape without any help from a place like Silapothar where surface communication is not so convenient.”Gogoi further dared AGP leadership to pull out of the cabinet if they are not really a part of it. Criticizing Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Gogoi said the AGP founder president and two time chief...
The All Assam Students Union on Wednesday served 12 hour ultimatum to Sarbananda Sonowal nab Soobodh Biswas, the main culprit behind the Silapothar clash where at least 10 AASU activists sustained injury at an attack NIBBUS protestors on Monday. From a huge rally in Dhemaji, the AASU in rank and file warned that they could go to any extent if the chief minister fails to ensure arrest of the NIBBUS leader whose speech incited the violence where the protestors vandalized the local AASU office. Before serving the ultimatum the AASU-organized rally was joined by several thousands of school and college students apart from many local organizations and individuals. Speakers after speakers made...
Leading wildlife NGOs working in and around Kaziranga National Park today refuted allegations made by International Organisations of using excessive force at Kaziranga National Park by the park authorities to protect the Greater One-horned Rhinoceros. Aaranyak, Assam Elephant Foundation, BHUMI, Wildlife Trust of India and The Corbett Foundation are of the opinion that the pressure on rhino poaching in and around Kaziranga by well organised groups is ever increasing and as such the State Government has to enhance protection measures to ensure the long term survival of the pride of Assam, The Rhino. India is a democratic country and its elected leadership knows very well how much and...
Hundreds of students union activists from AASU,Goria Maria Desi Jatiya Parishad and common publics join hands in the protest torch rally carried out in Kokrajhar town in protest against the attack on the AASU office at Shilapothar in Dhemaji district on Monday which the speakers called “an attack on the Assamese”.The protest rally was started from Rashmela ground via RNB Road,DC office,Vivekananda Road,fly over and concluded at the same point,which organised by Kokrajhar district unit of AASU and was participated from Goria Maria Desi Jatiya Parishad demanding immediate arrests of the miscreants involved in the clash.Nabajyoti Roy, assistant general secretary,AASU who organized the rally...
For Dhemaji police, the most wanted man of the hour is none but Subudh Biswas in connection with the Silapothar clash that rattled Assam. In a public notification, the police on Tuesday made an open appeal to the people to inform the whereabouts of the NIBBUS president who in his speech in the huge rally incited violence in Silapothar on Monday. Policemen probing the clash have confirmed that Biswas, who has close association with RSS and BJP is absconding. The moment the clash erupted, Biswas vanished from the spot and so far he is traceless. Initially, BJP leaders claimed that Biswas is not in any way associated with the party. But a few photographs have, beyond doubt, have proved the...
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