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.
Much to utter fear and panic a herd of wild elephants was moving without any hindrance in Tezpur town on Friday evening.The herd comprising 11 wild elephants including 3 calves who left the flooded Kaziranga arrived in the town in the wee hours triggering panic among the local residence of Kumargaon area.Suddenly, the elephants stormed into a house premises and silently halted for nearly an hour and left without causing any damage of life and property.After the brief halt, they started moving towards an open field in the outskirt of the town much to the relief of the local residents who got panicky. Again in the evening the local residents refused to come out of their houses fearing the...
KMSS leaders and workers are on 36 hour hunger strike across the state in protest against the Centre’s recent move for Indian citizenship to all non Muslim Bangladeshi and Pakistani nationals.Talking to Assam Times, KMSS leaders at Dghalipukhuri said that they won’t allow it to happen in Assam. “We are here. We won’t allow BJP and RSS to make Assam a dumping ground of immigrants only for the voting benefit of Congress and BJP,” said one of the protestor who is participating in the hunger strike at Dighalipukhuri.Another participants said,”If the decision is not withdrawn immediately we would intensify the agitation across the state.”
In a bid to divide the dissident MLLAs, chief minister Tarun Gogoi along with state Congress president Anjan Dutta are believed to have devise an appeasement mechanism. Gogoi has shortlisted a list of dissident Congress MLAs who are still remaining confused. Gogoi and Dutta have agreed to recruit at least ten MLAs as ministers and parliamentary secretaries. They include Bokakhat MLA Arun Phukan, Moriani MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi, Kamalakhya PPurkayastha, Habul Chakrabarty. If recruited, they would be able to enjoy the rank of a minister of state. In yet another development, Dutta has asked the chief minister to drop two of his cabinet colleagues including handloom-textile and cultural...
The Gauhati High Court on Monday will decide on the fate of Gopinath Das who is an absconding rape accused. But policemen probing the sensational case have been carrying out operation in many place in the city and its adjoining areas in search of the Boko AIUDF MLA who allegedly raped his minor domestic help inside his car a couple of weeks back.Immediately after his anticipatory bail plea was rejected by CJM court, he moved the high court for an interim bail where his case would come up for hearing on Monday. Local residents in Boko continue to hit the streets demanding immediate arrest of the MLA.
Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar is on a visit to Jorhat on Friday. Sarkar arrived in Jorhat on the Intercity Express in the morning to be received by hundreds of SFI leaders and activists. Sarkar is visiting Jorhat to attend the SFI session on Friday.
In an unprecedented move for sustainable peace in Manipur, women in large number started lying on a bare road in Churachandpur, Manipur donning sack on Thursday. They lost 8 people in the recent orgy of violence which erupted after the assembly passed three controversial bills. Notably, women in this restive north eastern state have been raising voices against injustice, rights violations and all adds for the last many years.
The Opposition Asom Gana Parishad is contemplating to move Supreme Court challenging the Centre’s Indian citizenship for the non Muslim Bangladeshi and Pakistani immigrants. Talking to Assam Times AGP president Atul Bora confirmed the move saying that they have been preparing to move the court.“We are considering the options and we hope that we would be able to do so,” said Bora. The party has been dead opposed to the idea of the Centre for Indian citizenship to the Bangladeshi and Pakistani non Muslims.
In yet another case of crime against women three miscreants gangraped a local girl in a remote place in Sivasagar district in full view of her brother in law on Thursday night.The shocking incident took place at Hanuman Tea Garden in Nazira when the girl was walking along with her brother in law. Local residents said three motor cycle born youths appeared on the scene and forcibly took away the girl to be gangraped.As the local residents in large number thronged the miscreants fled from the spot. The girl was rushed to the Hiteswar Saikia Sub divisional Hospital.
Guwahati police have yet to trace out Gopinath Das in connection with a rape case pending against the AUDF MLA in Boko. The city police team probing the sensational case have been looking for the MLA for the last three days who has been on the run. Sources told Assam Times that a police team looked raided the house of a college teacher on Thursday in search of the absconding MLA. But he was not present there. Police registered the case against the AIUDF MLA on the basis of the allegation of his minor domestic help whom he allegedly raped inside his car last week. Initially, police refused to step in. But bowing down to mounting pressure Boko police registered the case and...
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