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 minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma blamed it all on the country’s internal disparity for allowing the north eastern region to linger in the back stage of progress. In his speech at a three day long convocation in Goa on Saturday, the health and education minister said the north eastern people have been lagging behind without any fault of their own. “ What crime an Assamese has committed? What goes wrong with a Naga? Who can point out at the Arunachalese which was why they can’t ride on a Metro when people of Karnataka and Delhi can? According to him, the time is not far when every citizen would have the access of development. He observed that a heavy expenditure on the law and order...
After months of will they- won't they, police finally have arrested Dr Rakesh Paul acting on alliagtion of corruption against the APSC Chairman. According to information police arrested Paul on Friday. Paul, who is being interrogated at an undisclosed location in the city, would be produced in a lower court in Guwahati on Saturday seeking police remand.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal’s stoic silence seems to have heightened utter doubt and confusion over BJP’s position on Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma whose comment on Hindu refugees from the neighbouring countries ran into a hail of protest. According to sources, Sonowal personally is not prepared to buy his cabinet colleague’s comment on the controversial issue. “Sonowal only is waiting and watching. But it would put him in dire trouble even in Dispur. Sonowal would react only after tlkin to the top BJP leaders in New Delhi,” said a senior BJP leader. On the other hand, Sonowal who addressed a press conference in Dispur on Friday refused to make any comment on Dr Sarma who is camping in...
Trouble brews for Himanta Biswa Sarma a couple of days after the senior minister’s comment on Hindu refugees from the neighbouring countries ran into a hail of protest. The Chatra Mukti Sangram Samity has lodged a case against Dr Sarma in Tinsukia police station alleging that the senior BJP leader’s comment is communal which could brew riot. Talking to Assam talks, the KMSS student wing leaders said that under no circusmtances they would allow the minister to strike any controversy with communal remark. “We demand action against Dr Sarma. Otherwise, we will not keep calm,” said a CMSS leader in Tinsukia.
Journalists Forum Assam {JFA} expresses its worries over the recent submission of the management of Janasadharan {www.janasadharan.in} about its inability to continue publishing the city based Assamese daily newspaper for a longer period as it was losing its readers rapidly. Unconfirmed report also reveals that the management has decided to cease its publication by 30 November. The JFA argues that many newspaper house-owners in northeast India start closing their outlets fearing of the Supreme Court’s verdict over the implementation of Majithia Wage Board recommendations for the benefit of the print media employees. According to the apex court of the country, each and every newspaper...
Three persons received injuries following road mishap met at Nikashi under Mushalpur PS of Baksa district on Thursday. According to eye witnesses of the incident, a Swift Dzire vehicle fall to near by pond due to brake fail while giving side for a speedy bike at Nikashi and three persons,including driver of the vehicle received injuries. Two of the injuries were professors of Nikashi Gyanpith Degree College.Identified as Bikash Bhatta,Alpana Das and Apurba Patgiri(Driver).Injures were rushed to hospital.
The acclaimed GNRC hospital will conduct the next ‘Evening with a Doctor’ program on Saturday for the benefit of Guwahati Press Club (GPC) members along with their close relatives. The free healthcare camp will be attended by neurosurgeon Dr Naba Jyoti Borah from the north Guwahati campus of the hospital. Scheduled to begin on 4 pm at press club premises and to continue till 6 pm, the camp will also provide the facility of checking the participants’ blood pressure. The last evening camp was conducted by the city based Sun Valley hospital, known for its specialties on diabetic care, on 22 October, where Dr Tapan Sarma (Medicine) provided healthcare consultations to over 30 participants. Dr...
Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has dared the BJP-led Government in Assam to probe the alleged multi crore scam in the social welfare department. Talking to reporters in Guwahati on Thursday, Gogoi said that the allegation of Rs 150 crore scam in the department during his tenure is totally false and fabricated. Gogoi said the Sonowal Government is free to institue an enquiry to probe it to ascertain the veracity of the allegations.
A Russian tourist met watery grave in Arunachal Pradesh leaving no less shock and sensation in the entire north eastern region on Thursday. According to information, the incident took place in the morning when the tourist was on rafting on the river Kamala in the Lower Subansiri district. Suddenly he slipped from the raft to be washed away by the strong undercurrent. Local residents in large number thrnoged the spot and condoled the unexpected death of the foreign guest.
To, Shri Banwarilal PurohitHonourable Governor of AssamRaj Bhawan, KharghuliGuwahati-781004 Dated: Guwahati, 31 October 2016 Your Excellency, Warm greetings from the Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA). We would like to bring to your kind attention some of the recent misleading and manipulative statements by some individuals and organizations on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 issue. We are shocked that these groups of vested interests are trying to communalise the issue instead of helping to find an amicable solution. The extremely volatile utterances targeting the Hindu minority community of Assam is deplorable and condemnable to say the least. We are from this land of...
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