Kokrajhar: Amid much fanfare and extravaganza the Sikh people in BTAD areas joined the Baisakhi festival at Patharghat Amala Bhawan with on Saturday with day long programme marking the advent of spring. The utsov was organized by 12th Battalion of Sikh Light Infantry regiment of Indian army based at Patharghat in Kokrajhar.The Sikh Light Infantry battalion has been recent moved to Patharghat Kokrajhar and consists of courageous Sikh soldiers hailing from Punjab. "Baisakhi" is the harvest festival of the Sikhs and also marks the birth of the Khalsa panth as established by the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs - Guru Gobind Singh. Huge Sikh religion follower and devotees,apart from army officers offered their worship and prayer to the Guru Gobind Singh on the occasion.
Among others, Kokrajhar Deputy Commissioner Niranjan Barua,BTC executive members Doneswar Goyary,Rajib Brahma, additional SP Taburam Pegu, DSP Prakash Medhi were prominent attendees on the day.
The army pledged to strive to live upto the message of Baisakhi, that is, peace and harmony and prosperity of all. Commanding Officer of the Shik Li battalion GG Gudur told that it is an utsov to explore peace and affection among the citizens in the day in which people are thronging. 'We are organizing this utsov to offer worship and prayer to the Shik religion tradition,' said Gudur.
The website www.fridaysforfure.in was blocked citing UAPA which launched a campaign to protest against the Ministry of Environment’s Draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2020.
The notification was issued on March 23, 2020.
Activists alleged that the draft EIA 2020 will dilute the existing green laws favouring business.
After Delhi High Court's order, the initial deadline of June 11, 2020 for the consultation process of this draft was extended to 11 August, 2020.
What is the online campaign on the Draft EIA 2020?
Subject: Request to Withdraw Draft EIA 2020 in the interest of Environmental and Public Welfare
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In March...
Tinsukia: Yet another devastating explosion has rocked the Baghjan based gas and oil well which caught fire 60 days back that ravaged over 2000 families.
Wednesday's explosion took place at 2 in the afternoon when a team of foreign experts was trying to cap the inferno.
Around five foreign experts engaged in the operation sustained serious injury who were rushed to the Assam Medical College in Dibrugarh where they have been battling to survive.Baghjan burns again.#Savebaghjan pic.twitter.com/Mxg42vlYCN— Amlan Jyoti Gogoi (@AmlanJy34498868) July 22, 2020
Guwahati: The Guwahati police claimed to have arrested Deepjyoti Gogoi from Sivasagar charging him maligning the image of the government by sharing a fake page of display where CM Sarbananda Sonowal was shown to have appealed to the people to donate for the Flood Victims.
City police commissioner MP Gupta said that he was arrested under cyber law sections before being produced before the which remanded him to judicial custody for 14 days.
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Guwahati: A local court in Guwahati on Tuesday jailed a student a day after the Sivasagar police arrested him for making "objectionable" remarks against the government in social media which has gone viral.
Identified as Deepjyoti Gogoi, a police team led by SP Amitabh Sinha picked up the Gauhati University student and rushed him to Guwahati where CID criminal branch arrested him under a few Sections.
Then he was produced before a local court in the afternoon which sent him to the Guwahati Central Jail.
Gogoi was under the scanner after he took lead in a number of anti CAA protests in the city last year.
Very recently he recited a poem in YouTube against the government...
Guwahati: COVID19 might have killed 50 people in Assam apart from infecting 20,000 others.
But the killer virus gives field day for a group of contractors, suppliers, and government officers.
This was what Assam Public Works has said.
In a letter to chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, APW president Aabhijit Sarma has elaborated a number of allegations to probe that it's an occasion to make money for a section of people.
But is it possible without any political patronage?
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Guwahati: After 20 days of Lockdown to keep COVID19 at bay, the authorities in the city of Guwahati are beginning to unlock phase I from Monday.
According to chief secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna, the shops will open only on one side of the road from Monday to Friday.
Hotels and restaurants have been restricted from opening in this phase. However, the restaurants would be able to do home delivery.
All government and private offices, banks and NBFCs would be operating with 30 per cent staff.
Cab services will be operating from morning to evening. But the private vehicles have been restricted for the next 15 days.
According to the health minister, the...
A Bengaluru based healthcare company ITIE Knowledge Solutions has launched a portable digital X ray machine, in a joint venture with a South Korean company called HDT. This machine, equipped with Artificial Intelligence (AI), can help doctors monitor the health of covid-19 infected patients and also diagnose early infections in patients.
Speaking to the media today, Dr. Sanjeev Kubakaddi, Founder, ITIE Knowledge Solutions said, “The covid-19 infection first attacks the respiratory system in humans and hence our solution will be very helpful to do large scale scanning. This digital X-Ray device, which works with AI technology, detects the Pneumonia percentage level of the patients...
Tinsukia: A relief camp inmate in Baghjan area allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison on Saturday sending shock and anger across the state.
The incident took place after the inmate has been remaining upset over nonreceipt of compensation from the authorities since the gas well inferno reduced his houses and properties to ashes.
According to allegations, only 35 families have received Rs 30,000 each as ex Gratia from Oil India Ltd, and the remaining families have yet to receive any ex Gratia except the relief materials even as the inferno has yet to die out.
Dhubri: A high voltage drama has rattled the entire police force where Dhubri SP was transferred at the instance Chief Minister on Friday.
The entire scheme of things took place on Wednesday night when Dhubri police arrested a television journalist Rajiv Sarma on the basis of District Forest Officer Biswajit Ray.
Police arrested Sarma as he was attending his ailing father who died after Rajiv was taken away to the police station sending shock and anger across the state.
A local court, however, sent him on bail to complete his father's cremation.
For the last couple of months, Rajiv has been focussing a notorious cattle smuggling racket in the district bordering...
An International Webinar Series -2 on the Theme: "Bamboo: a potential resource for the uplifting rural economy in post-COVID pandemic situation in Northeast Inda” was held on 10th July 2020 organised by “2020 INDIA TAIWAN GLOBAL BAMBOO TECH FORUM” in association with Gauhati University, Assam and Japan Bamboo Society as Knowledge partners. This was an initiative of SABF and National Cheng Chung University, Taiwan to expand bamboo cooperation and develop the bamboo industry towards achieving the SDG of United nations globally. The Webinar was started with the welcome speech by Dr. Long-Chuan Lu, Professor, Marketing and Director, Marketing Strategy and Innovation Research Centre, National...
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