Golaghat: Last Wednesday, an insightful sensitization workshop addressing the detrimental effects of tobacco use was organized at the conference hall of the District & Sessions Judge’s office in Golaghat. The event witnessed the presence of key figures in the fight against tobacco consumption, including Secretary of DLSA Golaghat, Smt. JyotiSmita Sarma, Dr. Sunita Ekka from District Tobacco Control Cell, Golaghat, and Rudhir Prakash Sarma, Divisional Coordinator of Upper Assam Division from The UNION. Officials from the DLSA office and the health department also actively participated.
The workshop commenced with a warm welcome address, followed by an insightful discussion on the provisions of the COTPA Act 2003 by the Secretary of DLSA. Dr. Ekka provided an in-depth analysis of the tobacco burden in Assam and the diverse health implications arising from tobacco use. She took the opportunity to shed light on the achievements of the District Tobacco Control Cell in Golaghat, expressing gratitude to colleagues and stakeholders for their unwavering support.
Rudhir Sarma from The UNION emphasized the importance of a united front to combat the tobacco menace and encouraged collective efforts towards achieving a tobacco-free generation. He urged the attendees to utilize and share information about the toll-free National Tobacco Quitline Services (1800-112-356), established by the Indian government to offer counseling services for individuals keen on quitting tobacco.
The workshop culminated with the Secretary of DLSA, Golaghat, urging all present to refrain from tobacco use, prioritize their health, and disseminate the knowledge acquired during the workshop to their colleagues, friends, and family members. The event showcased a collective determination to work towards a healthier, tobacco-free community.
In a major blow for ULFA chief Paresh Baruah, his chief lieutenant Jeevan Moran has surrendered before Tinsukia police on Tuesday. Moran, who has been shouldering the responsibility of raising fund for ULFA is believed to have surrendered before the police in the wee hours.“He had lost all contacts with Paresh Baruah for the last couple of months and that his ailment has forced to him to leave the strategic terrain of Taga in Myanmar,” said sources. His surrender is a staggering blow for Paresh Baruah who has been giving vital strength for the ULFA boss for the last seven crucial years.
Starvation death is back to haunt the people of Bhuvan Valley Tea Garden. Four people including a baby were believed to have died of starvation in the tea garden during the last 15 days. Nobody has officially called it starvation death. But the top management officials of the shut down tea garden have been remaining incommunicado. they are back to haunt the 600-plus workers and their families. Lack of medical facilities was said to have been another reason where the incidents of starvation death. Now anemia symptom grips a section of the children and women in the tea garden. According to allegations, the management has stopped rations, electricity, water and medical...
The Gauhati High Court has asked the government to clear two animal corridors of the Kaziranga National Park within two months which will affect over 350 families. Hearing a PIL by Mrinal Kumar Saikia, a division bench of the court acting Chief Justice K Shredhar Rao and Justice PK Saikia asked the government to clear Bandordubi and Deusurchang from illegal settlers within two months. According to government document, Bandordubi area alone has at least 168 families in addition to 190 other families are residing in Deusur area. Despite the court order for clearing the areas the government failed to follow it citing technical and natural reasons.
The Mizoram police have arrested a person more than a week after he kidnapped a minor girl in Aizawl. The girl was rescued his captivity on Sunday. The 53 year old man allegedly kidnapped the 7-year-old girl from Harinagar village on October 3 from a hospital where the girl’s mother was undergoing treatment. He took the girl for fetching medicine and took her way. Then the mother moved police on October 6 forcing the police to launch a search operation. Acting on a tip off, a joint team of Assam and Mizoram police launched an operation with the help of the Harinagar villagers. The girl was rescued before the abductor Santosh Kumar Rai was nabbed on Sunday. Both the accused...
Saint Claret College in Ziro is celebrating the second Alumni Meet (SCAN – Saint Claret Alumni Network) on October 17 along with Gastronomia Food ‘NFun Fest and Claretian Universal Mission Day. All graduates of SCCZ and the staff who served at SCCZ for a minimum of one completed academic year are invited to attend. The rank holders at the 2015 RGU examinations will be honored and inducted into the SCCZ Hall of Fame on the day.
Assam sports directorate has condoled the death of former sports and youth welfare minister Prabin Gogoi in Guwahati on Monday. The employees of the directorate in Dispur adopted a resolution condoling the death of Gogoi and conveyed deep sympathy for the bereaved family members. Gogoi died at the Guwahati Medical College Hospital after prolonged ailment on Monday.
Utter anger grips Bhawanipur area in Barpeta district on Monday a day after miscreants kept a cow head inside a local temple on Sunday suggesting an abortive attempt to create an orgy of communal clash. The incident came to light when a few local residents discovered a cow head inside the Madan Mohan Gosain Than Satra at Banglipara. Senior police and civil officials arrived in the spot on receipt of the complaint. With sniffer dogs police tried to trace the miscreants. But nobody has so far been arrested or interrogated in this connection. Local residents vehemently condemned the miscreants and gave the police 24 hours deadline to nab the culprits involved in it. ...
Durgapur, the name of a sleepy hamlet nestled in Kaziranga National park is throbbing with the activities of a full fledged hub of a green revolution. Courtesy Krishka Mukti Sangram Samity. The spotlight falls on a tiny plot of 16 bighas in the area, the nerve centre of all activities to open a new leaf in the state’s economic activities.Named as the Kaziranga National Orchid Park, the entire area is teeming with many workaholic people who are joining the revolution fetching a ray of hope for the people of Assam. Dozens of local youths are preserving over 500 endangered spices of orchids in the north eastern region which are blooming brightly.These are apart from over 200 endangered...
Assam on Monday joined the Mahalaya celebrations along with the rest of the country to mark the countdown to the Durga pujas. Rivers banks in many places were teeming with Durga devotees who started chanting mantra invoking the goddess. Hundreds of devotees in Guwahati poured into the streets early in the morning to attend the Mahalaya celebrations on the Brahmaputra river banks.
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi turns 82 on Sunday. The octogenarian chief minister is celebrating his birth day at his own official residence at Koinadhara in view of his ailment. Senior Congress leaders, cabinet colleagues, MLAs and party workers visited Gogoi to wish him on his birth day.
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