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!!!
Endosulfan –‘the secret killer’ is still active in India whereas the United States has decided to ban the use of it recently after a lengthy scientific review. It is an inexpensive organochlorine pesticide that builds up the environment. Endosulfan affects kidneys, foetus increases risk of testicular, and prostate cancer in men, breast cancer in women and mutagenic.
Not only the grains and vegetables, even that most of fruits and vegetables are largely unfit for human consumption due to their high chemical content, pesticides continue to be used recklessly in the fields of India including tea gardens of Assam. Punjub a province of India, which is called the ‘...
The Asian Heart Institute has discharged Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi nearly a month after two critical open heart surgeries.Doctors at this Mumbai based hospital called his health fit and fine after a special chech up. According to sources, the chief minister was discharged at 7 in the evening on Friday. Immediately after it, he shifted to Hotel Trident where he would spend 2 days before leaving for Delhi.Gogoi is scheduled to arrive in Guwahati on Wednesday.
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi is all set to be discharged from Asian Heart Institute on Friday where he has undergone two critical heart surgeries a couple of weeks back. Doctors at the Asian Heart Institute find his condition fit and fine. According to family sources, the chief minister is scheduled to leave for Delhi immediately after his discharge.On September 8, Gogoi will be arriving in Guwahati.
Eminent singers Khagen Mahanta and Archana Mahanta will attend the ‘Guest of the Month’ programme of Guwahati Press Club on Sunday (September 5). It will begin at 1 pm. During the interactive session the illustrious couple will speak about some memorable incidents in their cultural journey to the member-journalists of the press club. Khagen Mahanta, winner of Sangeet Natak Academy award for folk and traditional music in 1992 also directed music for Assamese films like Meghamukhi, Moinajan, Junj and Nishi Ujagar. As a playback singer, Mahanta with his wife renderedvoice in more than 20 Assamese movies.
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi is recovering rapidly. Doctors attending on him at the Asian Heart Institute are quite satisfied with the progress and he would be released from the hospital in a day or two.But according to family sources, Gogoi who has undergone two complicated open heart surgeries would be shifted to the Hotel Trident for more bed rest.The chief minister is monitoring the day to day affairs of the state by talking to acting chief minister Dr Bhumidhar Barman and other minister over telephone.
At least 150 passengers were rescued after the ferry carrying them developed a technical snag in the strong current in Lakhimpur district on Monday. According to report, as the Inland Water Transport department-owned S V Bebejia, carrying more than 150 passengers, developed a technical snag about 32 kms from Lakhimpur its engine stopped functioning in the river Subansiri. Another ferry was pressed into service and the passengers were rescued.
The National Democratic Front of Bodoland has owned up the responsibility of the Sunday’s incident at Balipara in Tezpur a day after they kidnapped two good train drivers at gunpoint. Talking to Northeast Frontier Railway officials over telephone on Monday, the Bodo outfit said they would release the drivers only if the operation in forest areas of the district is stopped. It may be recalled that NDFB rebels kidnapped two drivers of goods train at Balipara on Sunday on its way to Bhalukpung. The drivers are Nirmal Chandra Barpatra Gohain and Atul Chiring Phukan. On the other hand, family members of the kidnapped drivers gheraoed the NF Railway’s senior technical manager to...
The flood fury in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary remains critical with almost 95 per cent of the sanctuary under flood waters. The water of the Brahmaputra, Kopili and Kolong had inundated vast tracts of the sanctuary leaving the animals in peril. The overall situation in Pobitora turned grim with more than ten thousand people affected in 45 villages. The main PWD road connecting Pobitora with NH 37 was submerged at Kamarpur and a section of the road had been washed away disrupting road communication.
A workshop on Life & livelihood and importance of skill and it’s industry demand at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra was held on August 28. The event was organsied by NE Career Guidance. The workshop was primarily held to launch “LEARNING-EMPOWERING-EARNING”, initiative across North Eastern States, aimed at enabling youth with Industry skills and access to new technology learning for students across varied age groups. The mission is to create a pool of "well trained, job -oriented individuals to address the major human resources needs of the highest...
The impasse inside the Dibrugarh University remains even after the authorities agreed to roll back the recent feehike.Talking to Assamtimes,the leaders of the varsity's post graduate students union said they are not ready to lift the agitation untill and unless the vice chancellor resigns, ban on DUPGSU is lifted and the cases against DUPGSU leaders are withdrawn.The students have boycotted their classes, hoisted black flags inside the varsity campus and are on hunger strike. The decision to scale down fee was taken on Saturday.
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