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.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is stable and he is fit to attend two public meetings in Tinsukia on Wednesday. CMO officials told Assam Times that the doctors attending on Gogoi said that his complaint was not so serious. He complained uneasiness ten minutes after he addressed a meeting of the party workers in Tinsukia on Tuesday.Then he was rushed to the Tinsukia Circuit House to be attended by a team of doctors from the Assam Medical College Hospital.
KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi on Tuesday tore apart Tapan Gogoi and Shankar Prasad Roy alleging that the duo joined BJP only to get rid of CBI who has been probing Saradha scam.Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, Gogoi dared the student leaders to reveal the secrets of their deal with the Saradha chit fund where they received Rs 25 lakh in 10 cheques. Gogoi targeted the student leaders a day after they formally joined BJP.
The annual award of stipends of the Kamala Bazboruah Memorial Trust (KBMT) was held at the Office of the Directorate of Employment & craftsman training in Guwahati on Tuesday. All together 66 trainees were selected this year to receive the KBMT awards from different ITI’s of Assam. The selection of trainees who receive the award every year was made by the Directorate of Employment & Craftsmen Training, Assam after conducting a test. The objective of the financial incentives to selected trainees was outlined by S.N. Phukan, Managing Trustee. The award was instituted in 2008 as per will of late Amala Bezboruah, who bequeathed her entire...
Yet another tragic accident leaves Raha in utter shock where a school goer was crushed to death by a moving vehicle on Tuesday. The incident took place at 9-30 in the morning at Dighaliati near when a Maruti Alto car bearing No AS-04-C 5077 hit the student from behind on the NH 37.Identified as Bitupan Bordoloi, he was riding on his bicycle to the school when the vehicle hit him from behind. The deceased was a H.S 1st year student of Raha Higher Secendary School.
Assam DGP Khagen Sarma on Tuesday gave hint of an increasing interest of ISIS in the state. Talking to reporters in Guwahati, Sarma said people having internet access have been anxious to know ISIS activities. Sarma said, “Assam is on higher side like Jammu and Kashmir and Andhra Pradesh if the internet search is to be believed. According to him, CID and National Technical Research Organisation have been is monitoring the internet.
NDRF and SDRF personnel have fished out the ill-fated machine boat a day after it capsized in the river Kolohi with overcrowded passengers on Monday.But the SDRF personnel deployed in the search operation have not found even a single body so far. The search operation is expected to end on Tuesday in the absence of any specific missing complaint lodged before the authority. Talking to reporters in Guwahati, DGP Khagen Sama said that the passengers, mostly, might have swam across the river.According to Sarma, “no death of any passenger of the capsized boat has been reported. So, we have presumed that there is no death in the accident.”
Gauhati High Court on October 5 will hear Akhil Gogoi’s PIL alleging anomalies in the civil services examination by the Assam Public Service Commission.A division bench of the court on Monday took serious note on the allegations of disproportionate assets belonging to APSC chairman Rakesh Paul and asked a senior police officer to probe it and file an affidavit accordingly.
Not even a single body has so far been fished out from the river Kolohi after an overcrowded machine boat met with a mishap in the outskirt of Guwahati on Monday.SDFR personnel deployed in the rescue operation will be back in action from Tuesday morning. “Nobody so far formally lodged the complaint of loss before the authority. Without a specific complaint how will be proceed,” a senior SDRF personnel told Assam Times.The incident took place at 1-30 in the afternoon when an overcrowded boat carrying more than 300 people capsized in the river.Local residents told Assam Times that the engine of the boat, carrying the passengers from Chaygaon to Champupara stopped functioning properly as it...
Assam Governor PB Acharya on Monday joined the war of wards against chief minister Tarun Gogoi a week after his alleged political consultation with a BJP delegation triggered no less controversy.Talking to reporters in the sidelines of a function at the Raj Bhawan, Acharya said that he had no political discussion with the BJP delegation that triggers so much controversy. Without naming Gogoi, the governor said somebody is confused with the imminent lose of power.Gogoi along with Congress, AGP have been taking on Acharya for his alleged political consultation with BJP leaders and MPs at the Raj Bhawan.
BJP leader Mrinal Saikia came down heavily on Akhil Gogoi saying that the KMSS leader was addicted. Addressing the reporters in Golaghat on Monday, Saikia called Gogoi a Congress agent. “Akhil is a leader who is addicted to movement and protest. He cannot live a single day without engaging in movement or protest,” said Saikia. The BJP leader filed a PIL alleging presence of Bangladeshi immigrants in Bandardubi, Deochor, Palkhowa areas of Kaziranga.
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