The much awaited boxing carnival 4th Asian Women Boxing Championship got off to a colourful start at the Karmabir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Indoor Stadium in the Sarusajai Sports Complex here yesterday evening in Guwahati. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi inaugurated the boxing extravaganza. Beijing08' Olympic bronze medal winning famed boxer Vijender Kumar along with his teamates Jitender Kumar and Akhil Kumar were the star attractions of the inaugural function.Though 12 counntries had confirmed participation but altogether 11 countries are taking part in the meet leaving Indonesia who did not turnup. The participating country teams - China, DPR Korea, Kazakstan, Korea, Macao, Mongolia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei, Vietnam and host India - took part in the march past programme in the function while thrice world champion MC Mary Kom took oath on behalf of all the participants. India made a bad start as local girl Pranamika Borah lost to her Chinese opponent Dong Cheng 1-4 at the KNCB Indoor Stadium in the Sarusajai Sports Complex .. The bronze medallist in the Turkey world invitational meet in 2005, Pranamika even went pointless in the first and third round.Earlier in the opening bout of the championship Mala Rai of Nepal was beaten by Pin Meng Chien of Chinese Taipei 1-5 in the 46kg category. The boxing meet ends on 28th Sept. 2008. World class infrastructure of the sporting venues after the 33rd National Games has helped Assam to host international events in the city.
PermalinkSubmitted by Anish on Thu, 25/09/2008 - 09:38
Come on India, you can win it!!! Hopefully the national media takes interest in this event so that non-cricket sports are promoted in our country.
Best of luck girls!!!
The proposed ULFA-Government peace talks seems to have crossed a major hurdle when ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa has been released after he procured bail from a local TADA court in Guwaahti. The bail formalities have been cleared by Rajkhowa's family members on Friday. Rajiv Rajkonwar popularly known as Arabinda Rajkhowa left the Guwahati Central Jail on Saturday at around 8-30 in the morning and left straightly for Tezpur where me visited his senior colleagues including publicity secretary Mithinga Daimary who accompanied him to Tezpur. Before leaving for Tezpur, Rajkhowa denied the reports of vertical split in ULFA on the question of talks with the govenrment. He said he would be...
Three veteran film personalities have joined the ruling Congress in Assam four months ahead of the Assembly polls. Three film actors are Nripon Goswami, Indra Bonia and Dinesh Das. They formally joined the party at a function in Rajiv Bhawan on Wednesday along with film producer Chitra Patowary, and three retired IAS officers.
Talking to reporters all they said that want Congress to retain Dispur this time also. Goswami, is a strong contender for Tezpur Assembly seat where the Opposition AGP is set to field its former president Brindabon Goswami. Party sources told Assam Times that that Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and APCC president Bhubneswar Kalita is trying to rope in more and more...
The proposed ULFA-government talks gets a major boost when a TADA court in Guwahati has granted bail to the outfit's chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa on Wednesday. Same procedure awaits finance secretary Chitrabon Hazarika and foreign secretary Sashadhar Chaudhury. The duo are also expected to be granted bail in a day or two.
The bail for Rajkhowa was expected as the government refused to oppose the bail plea in the light of its decision to facilitate the release of the ULFA top guns on bail. The TADA court pronounced its final judgment on Wednesday two days after the hoe department submitted a fresh affidavit before the court raising no objection to the bail plea moved by the ULFA chairman...
It's an end of the wait. A local TADA court in Guwahati has granted bail to ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa on Wednesday. Rajkhowa is likley to be released from Guwahati Central Jail on Thursday where he has been languishing for the last one year. The court, however, has passed a slew of strictures for the ULFA chief to be followed. The court has asked Rajkhowa not to leave the country without prior permission. He was further asked not to misuse the bail granted to him.
The bail was imminent as the Assam government refused to raise any objection in view of its earlier decision to facilitate their release on bail.
The government decided not to oppose thier bail pleas to help them...
The 63rd foundation day of Assam Tea Tribes Student Association (ATTASU) will be held in Nazira on December 28.The organisation was formed in December 28, 1948. The event will centrally be observed at Nazira play ground. A reception committee was already formed under the chairmanship of Dr. Probin Konwar.
A Guwahati TADA court on Wednesday reserved the final judgment on ULFA chief Arabinda Rajkhowa's bail petitions to Friday. The decision was taken in view of some legal procedures as the petition surfaced on Monday at the TADA court. The bail was almost sure when the government refused to raise any objection.
Talking to reporters at the Kamrup CJM court premsies Rajkhowa said that the talks with the government soon. His remark assumes significance hours before Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi announced that the preprations for holding talks with ULFA was on right direction.
Altogether 3 hardcore NDFB militants were arrested by the police in East Kameng district bordering Assam on Wednesday. The trio are suspected to be involved in the murder of eight Arunachal Pradesh government employees on November 9. Thesy have been identified as Birbal Islari, Manshing Basumatary and Tasam Tasa, the arrested have been handed over to Sonitpur district police. According to reports, an AK-56 rifle, two pistols and 100 rounds of live ammunition were recovered from their possession.
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