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 simmering differences between Raj Bhawan and Rajiv Bhawan, Governor PB Acharya on Wednesday asked Anjan Dutta to meet him on Friday.APCC sources told Assam Times that the APCC president received the letter from the governor on Wednesday inviting him for a discussion at the Raj Bhawan at 11 in the morning on Wednesday.Governor’s invitation assumes significance a week after the Congress leaders and activists staged dharna in front of the Raj Bhawan asking him to refrain from working as BJP agent.
The explosion at an oil rig in Aunachal Pradesh strikes no less panic in the state forcing the local residents to flee on Wednesday.The incident took place at Kharsang area in the morning where the explosion took place with a huge sound. This was followed by the massive emission of gas from a few pipes.Several fire tenders have been trying to bring the inferno under control. Top ranked officials are monitoring the situation and asked the people not to be panicky.
Amid his unrelenting crusade against Assam Public Service Commission, Akhil Gogoi demanded forensic test of the answer sheets of five candidates which would reveal the real picture of the rampant corruption in the ACS examination.Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Wednesday, the RTI activist claimed that the five candidates who are shown to have obtain good marks resorted to a murkier deal with the top officials of the commission to ensure their selection.“Those who bribed were given the question papers in the preliminary round beforehand for Rs 10 lakh and some others were given their answer sheets back after the examination for correction,” said Gogoi.Producing the photocopies...
Congress keeps its doors open for those who are interested to comeback. Talking to reporters in Guwahati on Wednesday, APCC president Anjan Dutta said that the party will welcome if any former leader is willing for a comeback. Dutta’s statement assumes significance three days after Hiranya Bora and Diganta Kalita quit the party refusing to work under Dutta as party president.
Dispur has cleared the appointment of a senior IAS officer as the RTI commissioner. He is none other than Painul Basumatary who is set to join in a day or two. Earlier Basumatary was working as CAG in Assam.
Former bureaucrat Chandra Kanta Das will take over as the member of the North East Council. The Prime Minister’s Office has confirmed the appointment on Wednesday as the non governmental member of the region’s top policy implementation body. After his retirement, Das joined BJP where he was appointed as Barpeta district vice president of the party least year.
Security forces had apprehended four hardcore militants of NDFB(S) including a self styled commander and a arms dealer in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district on Sunday, police said on Monday.Following a tip-off, Meghalaya police had launched operation at Byndihati village in the hill district and nabbed the militants and arms dealer.“We have apprehended the militants who were trying to smuggle explosives from Meghalaya to Assam,” a top police official said.The nabbed militants were identified as B Boro, a self – styled commander of the NDFB, his aide Santosh Kharkekary, G Gayari and D Basumatry.“We have also arrested the arms dealer B Deb Varma,” the police official said.Police...
The journalist fraternity of Assam today demonstrate their angers against the relentless brutal assaults and killing of scribes across the country in front of Guwahati Press Club. The protest demonstration that started at 12 noon and continued till 1 pm. Representatives of various journalist organizations, while meeting at the local press club yesterday, observed that the media persons based in different parts of India should get united demanding justice for all the slain journalists and also raise voices for a national action plan for the safety & security of newsmen across the country.It may be mentioned that the present month has witnessed a number of cases relating to the physical...
Dissident Congress leaders are holding a convention in Guwahati on July 26 to float a new party. Bora told reporters that they would try to float a party to help the people. He further appealed to other senior leaders to support him.He said,”under Dutta’s leadership the party will never fare well in the next assembly polls.”
AICC is set to expel five Congress leaders for doing dissidence against state party president Anjan Dutta.Immediately on receipt of the resignation letter from Hiranya Bora, the senior AICC leaders are contemplating to expel these leaders. Sources told Assam Times that APCC has already received green signal for necessary action against Bora and five others for failing to turn up.
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