Nazira paid tribute to the late Aboni Borthakur, a distinguished educationist and former Principal of Nazira College, with a memorial meeting held on Sunday. The event, organized at the Nazira M.C. Club, was presided over by Atul Gogoi, a former Principal of another college.
The gathering saw the presence of several notable figures, including retired professor Dr. Provat Borah, renowned writer Juri Borah Borgohain, Nazira MLA Debabrata Saikia, and CPI leader Kanak Gogoi, among others. The speakers reflected on Borthakur’s contributions to education and society, celebrating his legacy as a thinker and academician.
A highlight of the meeting was the unveiling of a memorial book that explores various facets of Aboni Borthakur’s life and work, offering a fitting tribute to his enduring impact. The event underscored the deep respect and admiration the community holds for the late educationist.
Senior BJP leaders are believed to have decided to initiate action against Dimbeswar Das for allowing a junior engineer to tender apology by touching hi feet in Raha on Thursday.The BJP leaders who discussed the controversy at a meeting n Guwahati agreed that the party is not part of it and blamed it all on the Raha MLA saying that the legislators are on the service of the people. State unit president Ranjit Das also gave hint of an action against Das charging him with belittling the party image. Das drew huge flak from inside and outside the party and the government on Friday a day after the social media showed a junior engineer touching his feet tendering an apology for a verbal...
In a major embarrassment for Congress in Assam, police have grilled former Assam welfare minister Akon Bora on Friday in connection with a multi crore scam.A team of anti corruption cell questioned Bora for a couple of hours at the Rupnagar based office in Guwahati from 11 in the morning. He was interrogated in connection with the huge Rs 200 crore scam in the department when he was holding the social welfare portfolio. Top police officials are tightlipped on the revelations and refused to divulge anything before the media people who were waiting outside the office for several hours. Sources told Assam Times that Bora would have to be grilled again soon to extract more crucial revelations....
Medical profession and yeomen service are synonymous to each other. It remains only a lips service among the medical fraternity. Reality speaks otherwise. Yeomen service, practically, is beyond the reach of the poor people who can’t afford to avail of the service. Now what is in store for these disadvantaged lots? Painful indeed. Need of the hour is a change in the way we look at the things to bring all people under the purview of the medical service in real sense of the term where the tyranny of money won’t matter. A strong undercurrent of anger and hatred against many people in the profession seems to have gripped the nook and corner of the north eastern region. Isn’t is a high time to...
The city based Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya will conduct the next Saturday evening OPD at at Guwahati Press Club (GPC) on 21 January. Experienced ophthalmologists namely Dr SS Tomar and Dr Krati Gupta will be available for free eye check & consultations to the members of the press club along with their kids. The camp will begin at 3 pm at press club premises and continue till 5 pm. Earlier, physicians from Hayat Hospital conducted the 7 January evening clinic, where Dr Anjan Saikia (Gastroenterology), Dr Daboo Patowari (Internal Medicine) and Dr Abhisek Lohia (Dermatology) were present for consultations to GPC members along with their dependents. The hospital authority also announced...
A collection of Assamese short stories titled Dhusar Diganta and penned by Gajen Deka was released at Guwahati Press Club on Wednesday. Eminent educationist and commentator Dr Amarjyoti Choudhury officially released the book in presence of distinguished publisher Giripad Deba Choudhury, author Eli Ahmed & Mohini Goswami, journalist Nava Thakuria, with others. Published by Bani Prakash Mandir, the book contains 20 stories and priced at rupees 150.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is caught in a deep dilemma over his move for cabinet expansion. Coalition partners BPF and AGP have been demanding more berths in the soon to be expanded cabinet while his state party chief Ranjit Das is believed to have asked the chief minister not to proceed right now.Talking to Assam Times in New Delhi, a senior BPF leader vented no less ire on the delay citing inauspicious time. He questioned the delay saying that further delay would hamper their performance. “Why Sonowal should keep waiting for auspicious time. He should reshuffle his cabinet at an earlier date,” said the BPF leader.“BPF is not happy with only ministers in the cabinet. Even the...
The much-hyped ambitious schemes meant to uplift the farming community fails to deliver the goods forcing a section of the poor people to take up extreme step. In yet another incident that sends shockwaves across the state, a poor farmer in Kamrup district committed suicide for his alleged failure to repay the debt he availed of from a local saving organization. The incident took place at Nij Depheli village near Rangiy where a poor farmer, who borrowed Rs 10,000 from a local village organization was found hanging on a tree on Tuesday just a day before he was to face the organizations for failing to repay the debt.This is for the first time a farmer committed suicide during the six month...
The repertory company of National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi will stage five plays in the city starting from Thursday (19 January). The plays, to be performed at Shrimanta Shankardev Kalakhetra, will start every evening at 6 pm. Well known plays including Ghasiram Katowal, Gajab Teri Ada, Lagi Lagan, Adha Chand and Tajmahal Ka Tender will be staged accordingly. The NSD repertory chef Suresh Sarma, while talking to the media persons at Guwahati Press Club on Tuesday, informed that there is no entry frees. Sarma expected good number of theatre audience in all the shows, however requested to avoid below five year babies with them. The repertory team, comprising 20 performers, has...
Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expressed utter shock at the murder of another journalist in the country within a fortnight. The Assam based media rights body demands proper investigation into the murder of Karthigai Selvan, a Tamil Nadu based scribe, was hacked to death by the goons at Sattur locality on 9 January. Selvan (40), who worked for Tamil magazine titled Naveena Netrikkan, left behind his wife and two sons. He becomes the second victims till date this year as India lost Brajesh Kumar Singh (28) to assailants in Samastipur locality of Bihar on 3 January last. The largest democracy in the globe lost six journalists last year, whereas the populous country witnessed the murder of...
Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit greeted the people on the occasion of the Magh Bihu. In his message on Friday, he said Bihu symbolises the spirit of integrity, brotherhood and camaraderie among all irrespective of caste, creed, religion or language which epitomises the highest example of unity amid diversity. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, his ministerial colleagues and various parties and organizations have wished the people on the occasion. Bamboo Mejis are shining with dried leaves and hay by the people irrespective of caste, creed and language where they together cook for the feast. The Mejis are burning amid chanting of prayers marking the end of all evil for a new positive...
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