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.
Yet another Assamese film fetches no less pride for the state when the entre sector is embroiled in perennial crisis.A popular Assamese film is all set to be screened in Bushan when it would be hosting the international film festival. The film is none other than Kothanodi which is being shortlisted for screening in the regional category.Directed by Bhaskar Hazarika, the film has already drawn no less applause for the roles of Adil Hussain, Kapil Bora, Zerifa Hussain et al.The invitation of the film is said to be a ray of hope at a time when the state’s film sector is languishing in an uncertain future.
Amid an escalating controversy over the fund misappropriation in Assam Cricket Association, a senior official of the state’s cricket body has lodged a complaint against its president Bikash Baruah and Pradip Burahgohain.The organization’s vice president Tapan Sarma has moved Phatashil police station against the duo accusing them of hiding a few crucial files.Notably, the allegations of a huge financial scam has forced a local court in Guwahati to stall the recent ACA annual session and election of a new body.
The Asom Sahitya Sabha demands inclusion of all indigenous people in NRC without any legacy data. The state’s largest literary body will move the Supreme Court seeking exemption of OBC, MOBC, SC along with the Brahmins and Kalita community people from legacy data for inclusion of their names in the updated NRC.The Sabha will be one of the parties in the issue when the apex court will review the progress of the entire ongoing process on July 14.
Amid an aroused controversy over the death of a Meghalaya woman under the detention of Dispur police, the authorities on Wednesday suspended two police officers besides refuting the charges of rape. Police commissioner Mukesh Agarwal told reporters that sub inspectors Pritilota Talukdar and Sanjeev Chetri have been suspended for dereliction of their duties. Citing the preliminary enquiry report, he brushed aside the allegations of rape inside the police station. According to him, she died of breathing difficulties.Notably, the woman who was detained in Dispur police station on Sunday night was found hanging inside the toilet when the duo were on their duties. ...
Dissidence refused to get any prominence in the high voltage talks of Rahul Gandhi with Chief minister Tarun Gogoi and his political bête nore Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma in New Delhi on Wednesday.Talking to Assam Times, the chief minister said he has not received any instruction from the party vice president for any conciliation or path-up with the dissident party leaders.He, however, denied any dissidence within the party barely a few months before the assembly polls.Notably, Gogoi on Tuesday said that the crucial meeting had hardly any importance saying that these sittings are held at regular intervals.
Security forces claimed to have killed a hardcore KPLT leader in Karbi Anglong district on Wednesday.\According to sources, the militant was killed at an encounter inside the dense forest of Nambar in the wee hours.One AK-56 rifle and a huge cache of ammunition was recovered during the encounter.
Despite tight security NDFB-S militants have been moving without any hindrance in Sonitpur district.Security forces on Wednesday arrested three linkmen of the Bodo militant outfit during an operation in by Tezpur.Senior police officials have been interrogating the linkmen to extract information on the movement of NDFB-S militants who have been unleashing terror at regular intervals in the district.
Contrary to speculations, the high voltage talks of Rahul Gandhi with Tarun Gogoi, Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma and Anjan Duttta ended without any conclusion.The AICC vice president was apprised of the state’s pre poll political landscape and the party’s poll preparedness.Chief Minister Gogoi briefed Gandhi the slew of latest steps to ensure poll victory for the fourth consecutive term. Dutta said that the party is gearing up for the assembly polls early next year. Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma who was the focus of the talks had to remain satisfied without venting any ire against Gogoi and Dutta.Gandhi told them that he would be coming to Guwahati soon to get pulse of the party leaders...
Three days after he accused Dispur police of raping and murdering a Meghalaya women, Akhil Gogoi is believed to have been absconding.The KMSS leader was available till Tuesday morning in Guwahati. But he has been remaining incommunicado for the last several hours.According to sources, armed with a non bailable warrant, Basistha and Dispur police have been seeking the KMSS leader. According to sources, Gogoi is hiding minutes after Dispur police registered a case against him for alleging that a section of policemen raped and killed a Meghalaya woman.Police detained her following a complaint from a private nursing home to be found hanging inside the toilet.
Amid simmering sensation over the death of a Meghalaya woman in Dispur police station, Meghalaya state human rights commission has written to its counterpart in Guwahati seeking an immediate probe.The Shillong rights panel wrote to Dispur on Monday 24 hours after the incident where the allegedly mentally challenged woman was found hanging inside the toilet.
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