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.
She is none other than Rita Das Mozumdar who moved the court seeking its intervention to stop the sale of small four wheelers without crash-test clearance.According to the advocate at the Gauhati High Court claims to have found that cars weighing up to 1,500 kg do not meet the specifications laid down by the Motor Vehicles Act. According to her, it amounts to a violation of the statute itself.The 50 year old Mozumdar owns a Hyundai Eon, Maruti Suzuki Ritz and Mahindra Xylo, filed a PIL contending that small passenger cars manufactured do not conform to safety standards.
Army, police and para military forces arrested two miscreants during a combing operation in Udalguri on Thursday.Identified as Ramesh Chauhan and Luhit Chauhan, the duo were picked up from Bagarbari area in the evening.A factory made revolver was seized from their possession. A senior team of police officers has been interrogating the miscreants in Udalguri police station.
Assam accounts for 11 per cent of cases of offences against the state, the second highest in the country.The National Crime Record Bureau data suggests that Assam stands next to Kerala with 72 cases of offences against the State in 2014.According to NCRB data, these cases, mostly, pertained either to waging or attempting to wage war or abetting waging of war against the government (Section 121), conspiracy to commit offences punishable under Section 121 (Section 121 A), collecting arms with intention of waging war against the government (Section 122), concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war (Section 123) or sedition. Meghalaya has recorded 32 such cases. Arunachal Pradesh,...
Altogether 8 persons are feared dead when the vehicle carrying them in Dhubri washed away by flood waters on Thursday.The incident took place in Elengmari where strong water currents washed away the vehicle in the afternoon. Three persons managed to save their lives while eight others are still missing. The NDRF team deployed in the rescue operation has been finding it difficult in the face of strong currents. Rescue operations are going on.
A mild tremor created no less panic among the flood affected people in lower Assam districts on Thursday midnight.Originated along the Assam-Meghalaya interstate border the tremor struck at 12.51 midnight created panic among the flood affected people in Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Chirang and its adjacent areas.
Massive landslide in Meghalaya continues to disrupt surface communication in the entire north eastern region on Friday.Hundreds of vehicles bound for Guwahati anf Silchar, Mizoram and Tripura have been remaining stranded for the last couple of days at Ratachora on the East Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya where a huge hillock collapsed on the National Highway 6. More landslide has complicated the surface communication in Ratachora, Tansen and Kuliang keeping a major portion of the National Highway blocked.
Senior lawyers in Gauhati High Court will send a delegation to the Supreme Court seeking the apex court’s intervention to break the PIL logjam. Talking to reporters at the court premises on Thursday senior lawyer Arup Borbra said that the need of the hour is the Supreme Court’s intervention to break the deadlock. For the fourth consecutive days the lawyers have been boycotting the bench of acting chief justice alleging his recent move on PILs.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi continues to target Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma over the Louis Berger scam where a Canada-based firm had to bribe a section of ministers and GMDA officers for a huge water supply project in 2001.Talking to reporters in the sidelines of a function in Guwahati on Thursday, Gogoi said, “If he is not involved then why is he sacred of the enquiry.”In yet another development, Union minister said that Gogoi has not been able to probe his innocence. Sonowal’s comment came a day after the chief minister dared him to move prime minister and home minister seeking a probe into the multi crore scam.
Amid a bitter blame-game between Tarun Gogoi and Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma over the Louis Berger scam, the demand for CBI probe into the multi crore scam gathers momentum. Former chief minister Prafullla Kumar Mahanta broke the ice on Thursday demanding CBI probe into the scam. He said that an administrative enquiry would not be able to unearth the truth behind the scam where a Canada-based firm had to bribe a section of ministers and GMDA officers for a huge water supply project.
There seems to be no let-up in the state’s overall food fury which has turned from bad to worse. The situation would be more alarming if rains refuse to halt during the next 24 hours.The water level of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries started rising following the incessant rains that lashed the north eastern region for the last 50 hours. The worst-hit areas include Kokrajhar, Chirang, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Sonitpur and Dibrugarh forcing leaving more than 30 lakh people trapped in these districts.Relief and rescue operations are going on in the affected areas apart from the setting up 70 relief camps to accommodate the flood-hit people.Flood hits large area
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