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.
State BJP is divided over the move to welcome Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma a few months ahead of the assembly polls. But the central leadership will take the final call.State president Siddharth Bhattacharya and his close associates want the former Congress minister saying that he would help the party ensuring the victory of at least 5 seats.“We want Dr Sarma like workaholic political leader. He was one who made no less contribution for three consecutive victories,” said one of the close associates of Bhattacharya.A circle of MPs have been dead opposed to the idea of importing Dr Sarma. They include an union minister from the north east along with four other MPs.“The man who is unwanted in his...
Normal life comes to a grinding halt in Tinsukia district on Thursday following the 12 hour bandh in protest against the incident at Bijuliban where ULFA men shot dead a businessman and his daughter on Tuesday night.Vehicles are off from the roads. Shops and markets, schools and colleges, banks and offices are remaining closed under the impact of the bandh called by the Bhujpuri students union. Security forces are patrolling on the streets to avert any untoward incident in the district during the bandh hours.
Forest minister Etwa Munda termed the Bijuliban incident an unfortunate one. But in the same breath he said that the incident does not suggest law and order break down in the state. Munda who has been camping in the district is visiting the Bijuliban village on Thursday where ULFA men gunned down local trader Nandalal Shah along with his daughter.
Tinsukia SP Arnab Deka has been transferred on Wednesday hardly 24 hours after ULFA men shot dead a local trader along with his daughter in Bijuliban area.Karbi Anglong SP Mugdhajyoti Mahanta will take over as new SP of the troubled torn district on Thursday.
The Asom Gana Parishad is fully prepared to roll out red carpet to Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma who is contemplating to quit the ruling party.Encouraged by the recent but secret meeting with the former minister, the AGP held its executive meeting at its headquarters on Wednesday where all leaders agreed to welcome Dr Sarma.Later talking to reporters, president Atul Bora said they would welcome anybody who can repose faith on regionalism.
A protestor died hours after policemen thrashed him when he along with hundreds of people hit the streets in Tinsukia alleging government failure to ensure life and property.Identified as Dinabandhu Sarma, he died at the Doomdooma Hospital where he was battling for life after being severely beaten up by security forces to disperse the protestors on the road.
Stunned by the Tinsukia incident, security forces are put on alert apprehending more ULFA attack on businessmen.Sources told Assam Times that army, police and central para-military forces are fanning in the upper Assam districts in search of the culprits who killed trader and his daughter in Bijuliban area on Tuesday evening.On the other hand, a section of local residents blamed Union home minister Rajnath Singh for his provocative statement which was why ULFA launched the attack to make its presence felt.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi reviewed the law and order situation at a meeting in Dispur a day after ULFA shot dead a trader and his daughter in Tinsukia district.The authorities have already deployed four companies of additional forces in Pengeri area.Police along with army, CRPF and SSB are on an intensive operation to apprehend the culprits. Additional director general of police RM Singh has been monitoring the operation against ULFA. Earlier Gogoi blamed ULFA for the Tinsukia incident where a trader and his daughter were shot dead.Talking to reporters in the sidelines of a function in Guwahati, Gogoi said that ULFA has done it to make its presence felt.“We will firmly deal with these...
At least ten people sustained injury when security forces sprang upon a group of people who hit the streets in Tinsukia district in protest against ULFA’s attack on a businessman on Wednesday.Local residents in large number blocked the road in Bijuliban area demanding safety and security of the people alleging that the government has been failing to protect the lives and property of the common people.They further demanded strict action against the culprits involved in the Wednesday’s incident where gunmen shot dead businessman Nandalal Shah and his daughter.Despite repeated requests, the people refused to clear the road forcing the policemen to resort to lathi charge to disperse the...
A massive waterlogging caused no less inconvenience for many people in Jorabat area disrupting surface communication on Wednesday.Rainwaters wreaked havoc in the area after the heavy downpour in the morning submerging a portion of the National Highway.This has forced many vehicles to avoid the national highway on Wednesday. Even a few upper Assam bound buses were caught in the water logging much to major inconvenience for the passengers.
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