A statue from Thailand dedicated to Lord Buddha unveiled Buddha temple in Mitta Bhava Buddha Monastery Campus at Lokhora, Guwahati on Wednes day. On occasion of Buddha Purnima, one of the most revered festival of Buddhism the statue was unveiled at presence of devotees. After hoisting the Buddhist International flag in the Buddha temple inside the campus the idol was unveiled by Buddhist priest Bhangte Nyane Tishai. He planted a peepal sappling under which species Lord Buddha had his enlightenment in Buddha Gaya. Social worker Rajib Panikhuan, D. Ganesh Pegu, Promod Shyam, Bhugeshwar Shyam, Nag Aang Kham, Teng aung Shyam, Prafulla Hafiza, Hifijul Ahmed, Mangalsing Bay and environmental worker Chandan Kumar Duarah were present in the pray to Lord Buddha. Devotees planted saplings in the campus. An organisation from Thailand offered the Lord Buddha golden brass statue of complying with a request from Assam Therawada Buddhist Welfare Society.
Daily newsletters, published by the organizers of 30th Guwahati Book Fair at Chandmari AEI field, started greeting the visitors since the second day of its inauguration on 30 December 2016. Organized by Publication Board Assam the annual book festival attracts thousands of visitors from different parts of the country. Book lovers throng at various stalls, erected by the established publishers from various south Asian nations, turning the venue into one of the happening places in far eastern part of the glorious country. For the first time, the organizers have facilitated wifi connection at the venue for the benefit of the visitors. Moreover an ATM has also been stalled for...
Manipur is all set to go to the Assembly polls in two phases on March 4 and March 8 while the counting would take place on March 11 simultaneously with UP, Punjab Goa and Uttarakhand. Announcing the poll schedule in New Delhi on Wednesday, Chief Election Commissioner said the north eastern state will hold the first phase of polls for 60 seats from 7 in the morning to conclude at 4 in the afternoon on March 4. The second phase will take place on March 8 with same time table. The first phase will cover 38 seats while the polling for the second phase will take place in 22 seats. Governor will issue the poll notification on February 8 where the candidates for this phase will have to file...
A moderate magnitude tremor struck no less panic in Assam and its neighbouring north eastern state on Tuesday afternoon. Measuring 5.6 in Richter scale, the tremor was felt at 2-40 in the afternoon when the panic stricken people in the high rise building came down to the open field. The earthquake was originated along the Indo-Bangladesh border 8 Km beneath the surface where the high rise buildings and towers started rattling for several seconds. Vehicles in the city of Guwahati halted as the denizens started thronging the roads seeking safety of their lives. But there is so far no report of any casualty.
he members of West Bengal Radio Club (Amateur Club) have launched a website to help the pilgrims, primarily the missing persons in the forthcoming Ganga Sagar Mela starting on 9 January next. The weeklong festival attracts thousands of devotees from different parts of the country and many of them fall victim of the situation. The radio club has also installed its HAM Radio setup at Kanchuberia, Namkhana, Chamaguri etc to help the families of missing persons with correct information. Concerned Bengal administration and police forces have agreed to help the radio club to support in its endeavor.
RSS seems to have invited more and more wrath for its highly questionable presence at the Kareng Ghar premises. The Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) has raised doubts over the intention of the organization where activists recently thronged the historic premises raising Bharat Mata Ki Joi slogan. In a statement issued to media in Guwahati on Friday, AJYCP president Biraj Kumar Talukdar slammed RSS alleging that the hue and cry at the Kareng Ghar premises has generated no less undercurrent of hatred and disturbance among the people in the area. Taking a dig at RSS for the Bharat Mata Ki Joi sloganeering Talukdar said, “Since the people of Assam are firstly proud of their...
In a high voltage political drama Pema Khandu is set to quit as Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister hours after he was suspended along with four others by the Peoples’ Party Of Arunachal alleging anti party activities. Khandu and his camps are in touch with BJP leaders in New Delhi seeking support while another camps is projecting Takam Tagore as the next chief minister.
Caught in a paralyzing controversy Dr Dhrubajoti Borah is understood to have resigned as the Asom Sahitya Sabha president. The resignation was on expected line in view of the stinging controversy over the functionings of a circle of officials who are allegedly defaming the country’s greatest literary organization. Dr Bora tendered his resignation hardly a week after his secretary general Dr Parama Rajbanshi put in his papers.
Yet another crisis seems to have paralyzed the functionings of the Dima Hasao Autonomous Council where Debolal Garlosa might lose the chair of Chief Executive Member.A group of 15 council members on Wednesday met Assam Governor BL Purohit to convey the loss of confidence over Garlosa. They formally proposed the name of Prakant Warisa as the Chief Executive Member of the autonomous body.The Governor is learnt to have listened to them to take necessary step to end the deepening crises.
Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit sought the Centre’s assistance in improving and revamping the inland waterways to propel State’s development. Calling on Union road transport & highways and shipping minister Nitin Gadkari yesterday in New Delhi, the Governor also cited that the mighty Brahmaputra and Barak rivers along with their tributaries constitute the life-line of the people of the State. Giving highest priority to develop National Highways in Assam and to use it to act as a force multiplier to the State’s development, Governor Purohit drew the Union minister’s attention to the existing road conditions in the State especially in Barak valley and demanded Centre’s immediate...
One of the active environment NGOs of Assam, Aranya Suraksha Samity today released a list of birds seen in Majuli river island today at Guwahati Press Club. An honest forest official of the State, Bhupen Talukder officially released the book in presence of Janardan Goswami of Dakshinpat Satra, Krishna Goswami of Sakopara Satra, Aranya Suraksha Samiti-Assam president Krishna Bora & secretary general Haricharan Das, journalist Nava Thakuria etc. It may be mentioned that Aranya Suraksha Samiti-Assam was formed in 1996 at Orang in central Assam by a group of journalists and social activists. They started this organization to fight against rhino poaching in Orang forest reserve. It...
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