Shankardev Shishu Vidya Niketan School at Dadara near Hajo is ready to get another facelift with the financial support from Guwahati Round Table 235, the Guwahati chapter of Round Table India (www.roundtableindia.org). The completed phase two section, comprising three classrooms, verandah & staircases with a total area of 2,750 square feet, will be inaugurated on 8 January next. Kamrup (rural) district magistrate Vinod Seshan has consented to inaugurate phase two part on Sunday in presence of district police chief PS Mahanta. “The foundation stone for development was laid on the 7 February 2016, where the project was planned to be completed in a phased manner with the first phase has already been completed. It was inaugurated by Assam education minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma,” informed Parveen Goyal, chief of Guwahati Round Table 235.
Addressing the media persons on Wednesday, Goyal also added that they would soonstart the construction of phase three and expected to get it completed by the end of 2017. He described his mother organization as a non-religious and non-political entity. The Round Table India has over 4,500 chapters across the country comprising young businessmen, entrepreneurs, technocrats and other professionals. Mukesh Chokhani, secretary to the Guwahati chapter of Round Table India disclosed that they adopted the Dadara Shishu Niketan school under its flagship freedom through education project. He also added that they planned to develop around 10,500 sqft in the school premises with a total outlay of rupees 80 Lakhs.
Project conveners Avishek Kejriwal, Shwet Agarwal, Rahul Sethi with few others were also present on the occasion. Soon after the press meet the Guwahati Round Table 235 office bearers donated two galvanized steel chairs for Guwahati Press Club, which were accepted by the GPC secretary Nava Thakuria in presence of other member-journalists.
Amid an aroused controversy over the cut off year to detect and deport the immigrants from Assam, cabinet minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the lives of 900 people could have been spared had the Assam agitators signed the Accord in 1979. Talking to reporters in Guwahati Sarma said,”after 900 people were martyred the Accord should have like would be examined-like words. “With 1971 as base year why the Accord was not signed in 1979. During the entire period of six years they refused to relent which was why, 900 people lost their lives.” Sarma spoke out a day after PK Mahanta, the then AASU leader admitted that they were running the agitation for 1952 as base year and Centre mounted...
Senior Congress leader and former minister Bijit Saikia is dead at the age of 78leaving a pall of gloom in the state’s political scene. Saikia, who was a minister in the Hiteswar Saikia cabinet died at the Down Town Hospital in Guwahati on Tuesday where he was undergoing treatment for a couple of weeks. Many parties, organizations and individuals have condoled Saikia’s death and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family members. Senior Congress leaders thronged Rajiv Bhawan where the lifeless leader was brought to pay their last respect. Then the body was taken to his hometown Tezpur to be cremated in presence of his fans.
The Dispur police have arrested a youth in Guwahati a couple of days after he in social media threatened to shoot dead Akhil Gogoi. Identified as Nilotpal Baruah, he was arrested by a team of Dispur police acting on a complaint lodged by KMSS. Police interrogation is in progress and the youth is believed to have confessed it. In his Facebook status, he said that he would riddle the peasant leader with his licensed arms forcing KMSS to move Dispur police.
Assam joined May Day celebration on Monday where the working class pledged to fight against injustice to the workers engaged in the both organized and unorganized sectors. Led by the trade unions, workers in the factories, business establishments and bank employees held huge rallies in capital city of Guwahati along with the district and sub divisional headquarters. Working people in the various fields took out a procession in Guwahati reiterating their demands and asked the government to look into these demands. The speakers in the rallies, mostly, the Left leaders strongly criticised the government both in state and Centre alleging that over the years they have done precious little for...
The Dispur police have freed Anjan Bora after questioning in connection with his recent Facebook status claiming that a BJP lady legislator makes money by indulging in flash trade triggering anger and acrimony across the state. Bora, whom CID arrested on Saturday and released on bail by a local court in Guwahati a couple of hours later, was picked up by a team of Dispur police on Sunday. After questioning him acting on the complaint lodged by the state BJP leadership, the suspended assistant commandant of the Manja-based APBn was allowed to go.
Police on Sunday arrested Anjan Bora again hours after a local court in Guwahati released him on bail. A team of Dispur police on Sunday arrested the suspended deputy commandant of Assam Police Battalion in Karbi Anglong district acting on a complaint lodged against him after he in his Facebook status made derogatory remarks on a lady BJP legislator four days back. A CID team arrested him on Saturday alleging that his Facebook status violated the rules of conduct. But a court of magistrate released him on bail. In his Facebook status, Bora accused the lady BJP legislator of making money indulging in flash trade inside her chamber spreading statewide acrimony and anger.
Nearly 9000 candidates seated in the written test for 61 vacant posts of Agriculture Extension Assistant(i.e.VLEW) in the Agriculture department in BTC on Sunday held at different 21 centres in Kokrajhar. The written test was organised by BTC Central Selection Board(CSB) to select candidates against vacancies in Agricultural department in the council. Nearly nine thousand candidates from different districts of the BTAD seated in the test which was started from 11 am for two-hour in 21 centres. Candidates expresses their hopeful that they would be getting written test opportunity for the job in the Agricultural department.They said that there are around 61posts are lying vacant in the...
The M. Com Department of Guwahati Commerce College organized a Talk on 'Environmental Challenges of Our Times' yesterday to mark the ongoing Silver Jubilee Year of the institution. The welcome address was delivered by the Principal Dr. Homeswar Kalita, followed by brief talks by ex Principal Prof Umesh Ch. Sharma, the Coordinator, M.Com dept. and the Vice-Principal of the college. The Forest Man of India Padmashri Jadav Payeng inaugurated the talk with with an exhortation to embrace environment friendly lifestyles. The audio-visual presentation by Climate Reality Leader Rituraj Phukan on the 'Climate Crisis & It's Solutions' enlightened the audiences on the various impacts of climate...
The Saturday (29 April) evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club was conducted by the city based Dispur Hospitals. Dr Udayan Saikia from the healthcare institution offered free consultations to over 30 participants, where they also got the opportunity to check their weight, sugar and blood pressure. Health workers Sonmani Dutta (nurse) and Biswajit Das (technician) assisted the physician to conduct the camp. The next camp under the ‘Evening with a Doctor’ series on 6 May will be graced by Apollo Chennai Hospital’s senior gynecologist Dr A Vinutha. Open for lady members of the press club along with the spouses (also daughters) of media persons, the camp will begin at 4 pm and continue till...
The ULFA(I) rebels camping at an undisclosed dense jungle celebrated Rongali Bihu recently amid the three decade old armed struggle for a sovereign Assam. The video the outfits sent to Assam Times has a glimpse of the much-vaunted Rongali Bihu celebration inside their camp in full view of their military head Paresh Baruah. With drum on their shoulders, cymbals and other traditional Assamese instruments in their hands, the rebels performed Bihu huchori with the songs of liberation in their lips. Dressed in traditional attire, the lady cadres and leaders could not resist the temptation and started dancing in the huchori where their children kept watching the festival. “After all they are...
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