GUWAHATI: Only a day is left for Magh Bihu, the much vaunted annual harvest festival in Assam. People of all walks of life are gearingn to celebrate the occasion with traditional pomp and zeal frm Saturday.
Folks are busy with the erecting Bhelaghar, a make shift house of bamboo and straw for community feasting and merry making on Saturday night.
Shops and markets in urban and semi urban areas are teeming with the people for last minute shopping.
In the rural areas, the women folks are busy with preparing traditional Assamese sweets and pastries to be served their near and dear ones on the occasion.
People in many areas are locked in an undeclared competition with the Bhela Ghars. “If the people of a tiny place in Nagaon are erecting the Parlaiment House with bamboo and straw a group of villagers in Dhemaji are busy in building the historic Kareng Ghar. That’s the comptition,” Subal Das, a retired school teacher said in Jorhat.
A Supreme Court instruction has forced the people of Aahotguri in Nagaon to shy away from organizing the traditional buffalo fight much to the disappointment of lakhs of people across the state.
Same it is in the caseof the native villagers in Hajo, a pilgrimes site in Kamrup district, nearly 20 KM away from the city of Guwahati.
They have to skip the bird fighting following the apex court order prohibitng the taditional game.
On Sunday morning the people would lit up the wooden and bamboo structure (Meji) to offer puja to the firegod.
Bokakhat: A 60 year old daily wage earner died when he was hit by a car attached to a convoy of Ramnath Kovind as the President was on his way to Kaziranga National Park on Saturday.
The incident took place in the morning as the man was trying to cross the National Highway defying the movement of the presidential cavalcade loaded with heavyweights.
A pall of gloom descended into the entire area following the death of a worker who was identified as Ravidas.
Guwahati: The Assam government is building contact with the ministry of external affairs to evacuate as many as 100 people who are trapped in the Ukraine warzone.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the family members of these people, who are mostly medical students, are also in close coordination with the government.
Indian authorities are facing it difficult to jump into the rescue operation following the closure of airspace since heavy bombings by Russian forces are escalating at every passing minute.
Majuli: A straight fight between ruling and opposition awaits Majuli in the assembly by polls slated for March 7. The fight is believed to be a tough one if one goes through the electioneering heat and dust that gathers momentum with rallies and road shows on every passing day on the largest river island on the planet.
With Bhuban Gam, the ruling BJP is all out to retain the seat, hardly a year after Sarbananda Sonowal won the seat as Chief Minister. As many as 7 ministers and MLAs are campaigning for Gam, who is known for his close association with Sonowal, the Union minister. “It’s a matter of prestige for BJP. Sonowal was elected twice and took oath as Chief Minister in 2016. In 2021...
Guwahati: All Assam Engineers Association (AAEA) appreciates the latest initiative taken by both the Union government in New Delhi and the State Government in Dispur to encourage the use of green fuel in all kinds of automobiles and urges the concerned authorities to launch a public awareness campaign about alternative fuel for the benefit of automobile users across India.
It may be mentioned that Union road transport & highways minister Nitin Gadkari has been advocating for ethanol mixed fuel (mostly with patrol/gasoline) for the vehicles. The minister recently asked carmakers across the country to introduce flex-fuel engines on a large scale. He argued that the ethanol mixed patrol...
A webinar on “Career Options After Engineering Degree” was organised by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Don Bosco College of Engineering and Technology, Assam Don Bosco University on 31st January,2022. The webinar was conducted by renowned career counsellors of the state and Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. Buljit Buragohain. Apart from clearing the doubts of the students while choosing the right career path, Dr. Buragohain also responded to all the questions. He gave detailed explanation on how with hard work and dedication, all the engineering branches students can mould a successful career for themselves and also informed them that he is available for career...
Raijor Dal leader and MLA Akhil Gogoi have condemned the police shoot-out incident in Nagaon on Saturday, where one Kirtikamal Bora was injured.
Gogoi demanded suspension of Nagaon SP Gogoi and also urged the government to initiate a judicial probe..
We condemn the police attack on Kirti Kamal Bora. The attack is a grotesque validation that Assam is under “Police Raj” n the situation is worse than “Secret Killings”of late 90’s.We demand the suspension of the Nagaon SP n arrest of the police officials involved in the incident. pic.twitter.com/XksY7jQCFV— Akhil Gogoi (@AkhilGogoiAG) January 23, 2022
The Climate Group, collaborating with the Swaniti Initiative, plans to train a cohort of climate fellows in selected Indian states as part of the “State Climate Fellows” initiative.
Fellows will champion climate strategies in their respective states and push the levers necessary to align state climate goals with those of the national government.
Each fellow will have experience working on climate issues and will work at relevant state departments for a year.
The key contact for the State Climate Fellows will be the Senior Project Officer – Government Engagement, India.
This is a full-time position, with an expected start date of mid-February 2022, based on nodal...
As part of the international webinar series on Different facets of Sankaradeva Studies, organized by Society for Srimanta Sankaradeva, Geetha Sivangala Thandi, a Kuchipudi dance practitioner, California, USA delivered lecture on “Comparison between Sattriya dance and Kuchipudi dance” on 9th January, 2022. It was moderated by Dr. Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti, author and scholar of Sankari culture, who is also President of the Society for Srimanta Sankaradeva.
Geetha Sivangala Thandi in her lecture compared two classical dance forms of India, Kuchipudi and Sattrīyā, belonging to Andhra and Assam regions, respectively. The context selected was the enactment of the play Pārijāta Haraṇa. It is...
Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi inaugurated the Platinum Jubilee celebration of Gauhati University in a programme held at the university premises here today. It may be noted that the year-long celebration of the programme will end on 26 January 2023.
Speaking on the occasion, Governor Prof. Mukhi said that as the university embarked on the Platinum Jubilee Year, it was a matter of satisfaction that the University continued to provide excellent education along with policy inputs in geostrategic areas. The university’s academic exchange programmes and partnerships with the universities of several neighbouring countries continue to be the way for the nation’s Act East Policy. He also said that...
Natural disasters like floods are devastating. Women are the worst sufferers during disasters. The impact of flooding on health varies among populations and depends primarily on vulnerability and the kind of events experienced. It severely disrupts livelihoods and has a significant impact on the health of pregnant women, lactating mothers and children. It is important that pregnant and lactating mothers have adequate access to an appropriate dietary intake as both mothers and children are disproportionately affected in crisis.
Under the humanitarian response programme of the North-East Affected Area Development Society (NEADS), a local grassroots organisation has been extending essential...
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