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.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi asked the tea companies operating in the state to ensure 20 per cent puja bonus to the tea workers. In a statement, Gogoi maintained that 20 per cent bonus is due amount for all companies. He further said the tea companies, which have not decided as yet to pay 20 per cent bonus, should make their stand clear to avoid any unrest or resentment.He also said that the State-owned Assam Tea Corporation Limited has already committed to pay 20 per cent bonus to its workers.
AJYCP members have ended the two days hunger strike on Saturday demanding Inner Line Permit system in the state to safeguard the interest of the indigenous people. Hundreds of AJYCP workers started the hunger strike in the morning on Friday which ended on Saturday saying that ILP is the only and best possible way to protect the indigenous people.Talking to Assam Times, the AJYCP workers said that they won’t allow the Centre to implement the refugee notification and that they want the ILP system to be implemented. “We have been demanding the system since 1978. But the governments at the Centre and state have not been considering it. We will intensify the agitation if the government...
A soon to be organized round table conference in Guwahati is expected to help both Assam and Nagaland resume the age old bonhomie between the two north eastern states. At least 12 civil society organizations from both the states have confirmed their participation in the event organized by a non governmental organization at the Indian Institute of Bank Management in Khanapara on October 9. Veteran Naga social activist Niketa Iralu will head the six Naga civil society organizations while author, educationist and retired Dibrugarh University teacher Dr Udayan Mishra will head their Assam counterparts. Asom Sahitya Sabha president Dr Dhrubajyoti Bora, AASU adviser Dr Samujjjal...
After a brief lull, poachers have struck again in Kaziranga leaving a full grown rhino killed in the world heritage site. The incident took place in Burhapahar range where the poachers have killed the animal.But they failed to take away the rhino as the forest guards reached the spot as soon as they came to hear the sound of gun firing. This was followed but a fierce gun fight where the poachers managed to vanish from the spot.
Indrani Mukerjea is battling for life after she was believed to have attempted suicide inside the jail in Mumbai on Friday.The main accused in the sensational Sheena Bora murder was said to have consumed pills before she fell unconscious forcing the jail authority to rush her to the hospital.Doctors attending her at the JJ Hospital said that she was unconscious and that she consumed some pills.After month long police custody she was remanded to the Arthur Road jail last month in connection with the murder of her daughter in Mumbai 3 years back.
The Shillong Press Club in association with Assam’s Dispur Hospitals has organized a Hepatitis-B vaccination camp for their member-journalists on October 17. The vaccination program is expected to start by 11 am and finish by 1 pm, where around hundred media persons of Meghalaya will be administered the first dose of the vaccine. The second dose of Hepatitis B will be offered on 3 November to complete the vaccination process.The Hepatitis-B is an infectious and deadly disease that primarily affects the human liver. Caused by the Hepatitis-B virus, the disease may show no symptom during the initial infection. The virus is transmitted by exposure to infectious blood or body fluids. Statistics...
Assam joins the nation in the Gandhi Jayanti celebration on Friday to mark birth anniversary of the mahatma with a day long programme.Seminar on Gandhian ideology, drawing competition and Bhajan recital are lined up across the state on the occasion. Prominent citizens in Guwahati thronged the Gandhi Mandap in Ulubari area in the morning to pay tribute to the father of the nation on his birth anniversary.Freedom fighters along with many other parties and various organizations are holding community prayers across the state on the occasion.
Scheduled tribe status for six ethnic communities in Assam is unlikely before the Assembly elections polls. One after another hurdles seem to have compounded the process to accord the much-awaited status.According to the ministry of tribal affairs, they have not received anything from Dispur to change the modalities for the new status for Ahom, Koch, Muttock, tea tribes, Chutia, Morans. The ministry has been expecting its opinion from chief minister Tarun Gogoi which has not been received. The possibility of the delay came to light when a delegation of a student organizations met union tribal affairs minister Jual Ornam in New Delhi recently.
The Assam government will inaugurate twenty-five numbers of Nutrition Shops across the State as a Special Project under AssamState Rural Livelihoods Mission Society (ASRLMS) in its first phase on Friday. Bagan Bazars are Nutrition Shops and its establishment is part of the approach to improve the health condition of the people residing in the tea gardens. The Nutrition Shops are branded as Bagan Bazar; and are of uniform size and design.Minister for panchayat & rural development, Rakibul Hussain, will ceremonially inaugurate the nutrition shop on Friday at Amlucki Tea Estate Bajiagaon Development Block in Nagaon. The main objectives of the concept are to reduce the level of Maternal...
The Assam State AIDS Control Society (ASACS) and Assam State Blood Transfusion Council (ASBTC) observed National Voluntary Blood Donation Day on Thursday with a flurry of activities.The state level function was organized at International Convention Centre in Guwahati. Welcoming the participants in the meeting, ASACS Project Director Dhiraj Choudhury said, “All healthy persons should come forward to donate blood. Till August 2015 we have been able to achieve 67 pc voluntary blood donation and our goal is to achieve 100 pc.” Ten Voluntary Blood Donor Organizations were felicitated with cash and certificates. Akhil Bharatiya Terapanth Yuvak Parishad won the first prize of Rs 1 lakh for...
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