A retail shop for carbide free banana at Krishakor Dukan, Six Mile, Khanapara, Guwahati was inaugurated by Prabin Hazarika, Director of Horticulture and Food Processing on Thursday.
Mowsam Hazarika, Agriculture Officer informed that fruits are loved by everybody; extremely good for your health as they are loaded with vitamins and other nutrients that are essential for our growth and development. However the health benefits of fruits are being threatened by human greed. A potentially harmful compound believed to have carcinogenic properties is being used to ripen fruits by corrupt business men and shady market traders who are looking to make a quick buck.
Calcium carbide is a chemical compound that is industrially used in the production of calcium cyanamide for fertilizer and also in welding. When calcium carbide comes into contact with water it produces acetylene gas that hastens the ripening of several fruits such as mangoes, bananas and apples. This chemical is extremely hazardous because it contains traces of arsenic and phosphorus which both have dangerous effects on the human body.
However, Hazarika expressed that, use of ethylene gas exogenously is considered safe when used in concentration of 10-100 PPM ( 0.001-0.01%) depending upon the crop, variety and maturity, in ripening chambers at 18-24 Degree Centigrade with 90-95% relative humidity for ripening of fruits.
Madhav Prasad Sarma, Deputy Commissiner, Kokrajhar inaugurated the Digital India Training programme for government employees under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship programme of Digital India, being organized at NIELIT centre in Kokrajhar on Friday. Twenty government employees from different offices, included DC office,treasury,SP office,SDO(civil) from Gossaigaon and Parbatjhora attended the training. A sixteen day training programme was organized by the National e-Governance Division and National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NEILIT) to impart training govt employees about implementation of governmental jobs and capacity building in the state as well country...
A slew of recent decisions has widened the difference between AGP and BJP The Asom Gana Parishad is unhappy with decisions to auction 12 oilfields in Assam. Same resentment brews within the regional party after the Sonowal Government hiked VAT against 127 items.Talking to reporters in Guwahati AGP leader and former Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta said that the coalition partner was never asked before the move to auction 12 marginal oilfields. “We oppose it. During the Devegowda Government we oppose it,” said Mahanta. He said, “They (BJP) should have talked to us before arriving at a such conclusion.”Mahanta further had some reservation on the VAT hike decision. “We were not...
Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chhatra Parishad (AJYCP) activists in different parts of Assam blocked rails on Friday opposing the Centre’s move to auction 12 marginal oilfields disrupting normal train services.With banners and festoons hundreds of protesters blocked the rails in Sivasagar, Dibrugarh, Margherita, Digboi, Jorhat and Golaghat raising slogans asking the Centre not to proceed with the deal.The protesters further asked the Centre to roll back the move within 24 hours.
The brief respite from the rain water woes in Guwahati ended when rains resumed in the city on Friday.Many areas in Nabin Nagar, Anil Nagar, Lachit Nagar, Zoo Road have again come under the rainwaters in the afternoon against disrupting the normal life in the premier north eastern city.The fresh rains that lashed the city on Friday afternoon resulted in a heavy traffic snarls on the GS Road and RG Baruah Road much to the major inconvenience for the commuters who heaved a sigh of relief in the morning.Many low laying parts of are in Nabin Nagar, Anil Nagar, Lachit Nagar, Zoo Road are still under the rains waters. “The fresh rains on Friday have compounded the woes. The river Bharalu is no...
The All BTC Minority Students Union(ABMSU) and Islam devotees while celebrating Eid-ul-Fitre at Salakati Idd Gha ground in Kokrajhar, demanded stern action against terrors penetrated by so-called ISIS across the world and restored peace and harmony among all sections of communities.Thousands of Islam devotees from greater Salakati area thronged at Salakati anchalik Idd Gha ground to offer prayer to lord Allah by 8.30 am in the morning under Immam Abul Kashimi on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitre celebrating along with rest of the world in Kokrajhar district.The celebration has been organized after month long Ramajan fasting which has marked as occasion of...
Landslide again wreaks havoc in Assam where two persons lost their lives in the outskirt of Guwahati on Thursday. The incident took place early in the morning in 11th Mile area near Sonapur in the wee hours sending shockwaves in the entire area. The shocking incident struck when a guard wall collapsed on the house where Bishal Sharma and his daughter Nanu succumbed to their injuries. His wife Radha Sharma and another daughter Puja sustained injury in the incident.
Defying an inclement weather the Muslim in Assam celebrated Eid amid much pomp and gaiety along with their counterparts across the globe on Thursday. Incessant rains heavily disrupted the community namaz in many parts of the state in the morning. But never have they allowed the festivity to be damped. Amid festivity they visited their near and dear ones serving sweets and gifts in the state. Assam Governor, Chief Minister, AGP, Congress and BJP along with many other organizations have wished the people on the occasion. Nazira correspondent adds: Eid is being celebrated with traditional fervor in Nazira on Thursday. Idgahs and masjids started teeming with people in the morning for...
A record rainfall in Guwahati wrecked no less havoc in the premier north eastern city heavily disrupting Eid celebration by the Muslim people on Thursday. The two and a half hour long heavy downpour that lashed the city in the wee hour resulted in a massive waterlogging in many places where a portion of the busy Guwahati-Shillong Road in Bhangagarh, Christianbasti, was inundated till noon. Nabin Nagar, Lachitnagar, Anil Nagar, Panjabari, Hatigaon, Ulubari, Horumotoria areas have completely came under the rainwaters at around 6 in the morning. Bylanes, mostly, in these areas have remained waterlogged forcing the residents to remain confined to their homes. The massive...
The hike in VAT seems to have fuelled no less protest across the state on Wednesday where many parties and organizations have pinned the blamed on the Sonowal Government.AJYCP activists in large number thronged the public spots in many places and staged protest opposing the moved to hike VAT in 127 commodities leaving the commoners to bear the brunt. Shouting slogans against the decision, they burnt the effigies of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Assam Pradesh Congress Committee has come down heavily on the government for the anti people move. Addressing a press conference at Rajib Bhawan, party spokesman Apurba Bhattacharya said that the move would hit...
There seems to be no let-up in the overall flood scene in Assam on Wednesday with incessant rains in many parts of the state along with the catchment areas in Arunachal Pradesh. The mighty Brahmaputra and its tributaries have been flowing abode the danger level suggesting a grim scene during the next couple of days. The current flood waters have inundated the Kaziranga National Park forcing many birds and animals to move to the nearby Karbi hills area. The Pobitora sanctuary is still reeling water flood waters. On the other hand, flood waters have entered more and more areas in Sonitpur, Morigaon, Lakhimpur and Dhemaji forcing the authority to expedite relief and rescue operations.
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