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.
Wipro Limited presents IIT Guwahati’s Alcheringa 2016 - Gamescape, the largest cultural extravaganza of the North East, happening from 28th January to 31st January 2016. With brilliant performers from around the world and national-level competitions, its a one-of-a-kind treat. This year’s roster has some very big names in the Music Industry. The theme for this edition of Alcheringa is 'Gamescape'. Reading books, watching movies and playing games to step away from the monotony of everyday life is in a way a means to escape reality. Gamescape focuses on Life as a Game, where the real and the virtual worlds are intertwined. On the first night of Saaz, the Classical Music Night, brothers Amaan...
Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE) is organising a series of Stipendiary Training Programmes for unemployed youth belong to other backward class (OBC) community in Assam, Manipur and Tripura. The programmes are being supported by National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC) and to be held in February and March this year. The objective of this programme is to promote economic and developmental activities for the benefit of backward classes and also to support the poorer section of this class in skill development and self employment ventures, IIE stated in a press release. Under this programme, IIE is going to cover 800 youth in different trades such as...
The launch of Chief Minister's Cup football tournament 2015-16 will be held January 28 by the Hon'ble Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, at the Rudra Singha Sports Complex, Dispur, Guwahati. The competition will be happening in 56 sub-divisions simultaneously all over the state, where 1024 High/Higher Secondary and Junior College football talents U-19 eyars, numbering 16,384 budding footballers will be taking part. The teams will be provided with Sports Kits like Jerseys, Track Suits, T-Shirts, Sports Shoes, Football Boots, Socks, Kit Bags, Towels etc. apart from Bus Fares, Food and Hotel Accommodation. Cash prizes and trophies will also be awarded to the players from Cluster level matches to the...
Rewati Chetri Miss India Miss Popular and Miss Multimedia, Femina Miss India Finalist is representing India at the World Miss University 2016 pageant in China. She has reached the voting round and needs our support. Through her facebook post she has requested for support, ‘Its you who made me Miss Popular at Miss India and so I am once again counting on each of you for this as well. Please click this link http://www.wmu.world/board_DRfW87/4335 ’ Rewati Chetri has displayed Axomiya Phoolam Jhapi and Gamoocha at the ‘Charity Market’ organized by World University Peace Corps Foundation the organizers of 27th World Miss University 2016. Rewati was at number six till Saturday and...
A group of Guwahatians have joined a nationwide initiative named Shramdaan on 24 January 2016 at the premises of Kasturba Gandhi national memorial trust in the city. The group cleaned up the frontal part of the trust, named after Mahatma Gandhi’s better-half and also donated few dustbins for the benefit of esteemed Gandhian residents. Shramdaan, an honest citizen initiative to promote community participation in cleanliness drive across India without any political or corporate backings was initiated from Varanasi with cleaning of the Ghats of River Ganges. The mission is expected to make India a complete clean nation by 2019. “Shramdaan is not something new in India, as we have been doing...
A day long health camp conducted by Metro Gym in association with Guwahati Press Club analyzed the body fitness of nearly 70 Guwahati based scribes. The media persons have availed the opportunity to check their percent body fat & body composition analysis with blood pressure, blood sugar at the camp held on 23 January 2016. It was found in the test that over 90 percent journalists had been suffering from lifestyle related problems tempted by bad eating habits, consumption of junk-food items, tremendous work stress with inadequate rest & leisure. Praful Pawar, nutritionist & head trainer of Metro Gym Rajgarh observed, “Most of the participants are suffering from decreased...
Two day consultative workshop to understand perspectives on youth development in North East India has been concluded at Don Bosco Institute. This workshop has been organised by Quest Alliance and Indo-Global Social Service Society (IGSSS) for young people and organisation working for the youth development on 21st and 22nd January. Youths from different states of North East had participated and discussed on various youth issues including problems being faced by youth. Amitav Nath from Quest Alliance discussed about their intervention and school programme. Augustine Ng from Quest Alliance explained the activities of Quest Alliance Employability program in different parts of the...
Three months before the Assam assembly polls Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi exuded his confidence that no anti incumbency factor would be working this time like the two other terms. Addressing a press conference at the Press Club of India in New Delhi on Friday, Gogoi said anti incumbency factors would have worked had we failed to live up to the expectations of the people. "We have been trying our level best to keep the poll promises during the last several years. We have achieved success. That's why, I won't agree that any anti incumbency factor would work unlike the earlier two terms," said Gogoi. Coming down heavily on Narendra Modi, the Assam Chief Minister called the current prime...
Sabda Satadal, a collection of modern Assamese poems, penned by Durga Charan Choudhury and published by Bhabani Prakasan, was released on Thursday at Guwahati Press Club. Inaugurating the book, Dr Lilawati Saikia Bora appreciated the poet for his enthusiasm to the creative world. Dr Bora also informed that Choudhury initially used to write short stories and later tried his hands with poetry. Anchored by cultural writer Prasanta Mena, the program was also addressed by author Rajendra Nath Bordoloi, poet Binandi Ram Das and journalist Nava Thakuria.
Despite heavy concentration on Assam assembly polls central BJP leaders in New Delhi are believed to have eschewed the hope of a good performance in the upcoming assembly polls. Senior BJP leaders told Assam Times that the top poll managers are learnt to have agreed that the current political scenario does not suggest a huge poll success for BJP forcing the ruling party at the Centre to forge the poll alliance with BPF. "Poll deal with BPF does not make any sense as the Boro regional party won't allow any BJP candidate to contest inside the BTAD. What they would do to help BJP outside BTAD?," said a senior BJP leader in New Delhi. Another top leaders said,"BJP would be able to take...
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