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.
A division bench of the Assam Human Rights Commission issued notice to the Chief Secretary, Assam on , February 24 calling upon him to cause an inclusive enquiry to be conducted into the incident of leakage of some toxic gas through the concerning technological as well as administrative authorities and submit the report thereof before this Commission within 30(thirty) days of receipt of the Notice. The Commission took suo-moto cognizance of a news item which appeared in a number of local news dailies regarding a Mysterious Gas Leakage of some toxic gas affecting a large number of the residents of Navagraha, Silpukhuri, Chandmari and Kharghuli of the metropolis of Guwahati...
Protesting against the rising of anti-nationals and subsequent nurturing of the separatist elements in various parts of the country, Patriotic People’s Front Assam has appealed to the citizens to participate in a Protest March on Saturday (27 March 2016), which is scheduled to start at 11 am from the front of Guwahati Press Club. The participants are requested to carry the national tri-colour for the hour-long demonstration.
Keeping in view the various odds; revenue growth in 2015-16 below the target and set up of the 7th Pay Committee burden looming large, Railway Budget 2016-17, is an attempt to put the Railways back on track, with focus on long term measures. Though there is no clarity with regards to projected generation of additional non tariff revenue, fortunately there are no negatives and populist measure in the Budget. As the long term and mid term which was put in place in his last budget, are kept intact, its quite challenging for the Railway Minister to come out with a reasonably good budget.Focus on Rail connectivity in the North East Region is reiterated, which would be welcomed by the people of...
Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) has expressed shock at the recent killing of a journalist in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and reiterated for its old demand for a special protection law for the working journalists across the country. It also urged the media persons to rise to the occasion and ensure justice to all slain journalists punishing each & every single perpetrator under the rule of law. The UP journalist named Karun Mishra, who used to work for a Hindi daily, was shot dead on 13 February 2016 at Gosaiganj area for allegedly highlighting the illegal soil mining activities in Sultanpur locality. Mishra (34) was targeted in the broad daylight by the motorcycle-borne shooters, allegedly...
The Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research at Jamia Millia Islamia organises a two day international conference on February 22-23 "When the Mountains move and the waters rise" with a focus on disaster management especially health, trauma and housing. It will address the need to include community concerns and priorities as well as robust research in informing and redesigning policies. This assumes priority given the devastation caused by recent earthquakes in Nepal and Manipur and the vulnerability of the entire NER as well as the Himalayan region to seismic activity. In addition, the need for vernacular architecture (traditional housing) will also be emphasised...
Dhubri Law College is going to organise an alumni meet on February 27 (11:00 am) for the first time in its 49 years old history. Alumnus & alumnas of this prestigious legal institution are invited and are requested to be in touch with the co-ordinator for registrations, donations and further details. Dhubri Law College was established on 1967 by the public at large of erstwhile Goalpara District (presently Dhubri, Goalpara, Kokrajhar, Bongaigoan and Chirang Dists.) for the greater interest of the people of the Western as well as entire lower Assam with the object for imparting Legal Education.
On the eve of International Women’s Day (8th March), the city based Dispur Hospital has organized a health camp exclusively for lady journalists and better halves of scribes on 8th March 2016 (Monday) at Guwahati Press Club. The camp, to be conducted by only female doctors, lady assistants and nurses, will begin at 11 am and conclude by 2 pm. Acknowledging the contributions of women to the society and also pledging for a global gender parity, the International Women’s Day is observed globally. The auspicious day encourages women to get together, support each other and learn from each other. To commemorate the day with a meaningful exercise, Assam’s well known Dispur Hospitals Private...
Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) has hailed the initiative to raise the national flag in Jawaharlal Nehru University premises prominently as it would help erasing the unwanted impression about the prestigious institute in New Delhi that it had virtually turned into a hotbed for anti-India activities. The Assam based patriotic forum also expressed hope that all other Indian Central Universities would fly the national tri-colour with due dignities. It may be mentioned that the vice-chancellors of all 46 Central Universities had a meeting with the HRD minister Smriti Irani in the national capital on 18 February 2016 and resolved that ‘the national flag would be flown prominently and...
Expressing serious concern over the incidents of attacks on media persons across the country, an Assam based scribes’ forum once again urged the Union government in New Delhi led by Narendra Modi to urgently implement a national action plan ensuring protection for the journalists on duty. The Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA), while pointing out to a recent incident in the city where senior photo journalist Rajib Bhattacharjee was targeted by some miscreants on Tuesday night, demanded stringent actions against the culprits. Bhattacharjee, who works for The Sentinel, was physically attacked by three goons at Kathmill locality of Rupnagar as he was returning home from his office. Stopping his...
Central Minister Radha Mohan Singh gave a speech at Assam Krishi Unnayan Mela held at Atari, Guwahati on Sunday. Here's the speech by Radha Mohan Singh: "The north-eastern region, occupies eight percent of India's land area and is home to four percent of its population. Agriculture provides livelihood to 70% of the region’s population. In Mizoram, around 51% of population lives in rural areas and is dependent on agriculture. The figure in Sikkim is as high as 89%. However, the pattern of agricultural growth has remained uneven across the region. The states continue to be net importers of food grains for their own consumption. However, over the last decade, the demand-supply...
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