Shreemoyee Asomiya Mahila Samiti (SAMS) organized ‘Zubeen nite’ at Bunt’s Centre, Navi Mumbai on Novembver 28. The event was inaugurated by the chief guests, The Chief Adviser of SAMS & Deputy Resident Commissioner of Assam Bhawan Sri Debasish Sharma, Sri Abani Das, Dr. Tapan Saikia & Sri Shyama Prasad Borthakur , the vice president of Assam Association Mumbai, by lighting the lamp.
Mrs Nibedita hazarika (gen secretary,SAMS) started the evening with the welcome speech and informed the people the cause of the event. The money raised from this event will be spent for the welfare of the society specially for underprivileged women and children. Zubeen Garg, the famous bollywood playback singer and music director of Assam has always taken part in these kind of charity programmes.
Zubeen Garg recently won the 55th National award for best music director for the film ‘Echoes of silence’. He was felicitated by Mrs.Bina Saikia( President, SAMS) with a ‘gamucha’ and a bauquet.
The anchoring for the event was done by famous Assamese actress and dancer Mrs. Barsha rani bishoya.She was felicitated by SAMS joint secretary Mrs. Indrani Borpujari with a bauquet.About 25 cancer patients staying at Assam Bhawan were invited by SAMS to the programme. Zubeen’s performance was rocking and touched the heart of all the audience.
Along with Zubeen’s performance , there was a dance performance ‘Mangalacharan’ by Kumari Bhavya , Comedy programme by famous Mr. Narendra Bhansali and songs by Miss Prarthana Chowdhry. Both of them were felicitated by Mrs Krishna khaund and Mrs Anjana Saikia. The members of SAMS worked really hard for making this event successful. It was a great team work and SAMS is planning to organize more charity shows in the future.
Come Thursday. Assam is set to get its private helicopter service. The first private chopper service is expected to ferry tourists. Moreover, it would help the patients get airlifted in the remote areas for treatment.
Talking to reporters, Rudra GTL Aviation Pvt Ltd officials said that they would launch the service with two choppers from Thursday. The director of the company, Monosij Roy said that the two choppers are operating between Guwahati and the Bodoland Territorial Council area, Dhemaji, Karbi Anglong, Halflong, Lilabari, Tezpur, Manas and the famous river island of Majuli.
Meghalaya police on Tuesday rescued a businessman a few days after suspected militants of Garo National Liberation Army kidnapped him at gunpoint.
He was rescued hours after Meghalaya police launched an operation to launch Dinesh Sharma, an owner of a stone crusher plant at Umtyrnga in Ri-bhoi district. He was abducted last week and the militant group had demanded a ransom of Rs 1.3 crore from his family.
A police team also arrested six militants from their base in a jungle in Pilangkata area of the district. GNLA area commander' Hiderson Sangma, who was behind the abduction, managed to flee the area ahead of the operation. The arrested militants were produced in a local court at the...
The heavy security presence in Guwahati seems to have failed to halt the repeated incidents of murder and kidnapping in Guwahati.
Suspected ULFA militants have kidnapped at doctor from the city at gun point on Tuesday. The incident took place at 9 in the evening when three unidentified armed miscreants took away doctor MC Agarwalla from his chamber at Fancybazar based Dhanuka Complex.
Top ranked police and civil officials have rushed to the spot and search operation is going on. Police officials tracing the development are clueless so far.
Two persons dead and two others sustained serious injury when they were hit by shells used during firing practice by army personnel in Baksa district on Tuesday.
The accidental shoot out took pace when four local residents were collecting firewood near the Sukanjali firing range. The shells used by the army personnel during practice session hit them killing two persons on the spot and injuring the others.
The deceased were identified as Thomas Murmu and Kamal Basumatary. The injured have been shifted to the Guwahati Medical College Hospital in Guwahati.
Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti general secretary Akhil Gogoi was released hours after police detained him on Tuesday along with 500 others for staging a dharna at Jorhat Medical College here.
Gogoi, who was released after a few hours, had staged the dharna outside the college and blocked its main gate in protest against alleged anomalies in some ongoing construction work on the campus.
The Assam Government won’t allow Meghalaya to proceed with the claim over Koinadhara. Talking to reporters at the Assam Assembly House premises on Tuesday, the forest minister said that Dispur has constitutional measures to counter Meghalaya. He said that Assam does not want even an inch of land from Meghalaya and that it won’t allow anybody to claim any plot.
Once again Assam-Meghalaya border dispute seems to have hit media headlines. The flashpoint this point is Koinadhara where Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has been residing at a Guest House.
Meghalaya Revenue Minister R C Laloo on Monday said that had said that Koinadhara belonged to Meghalaya and that Assam would have to vacate the hillock. In a statement, he said he had lots of documents to claim Koinadhara. Before that a senior UDP MLA demanded that Tarun Gogoi should be asked to vacate the hills or be asked to pay rent.
The Opposition in the Assam Assembly on Tuesday walked out of the House alleging government’s failure to counter the Meghalaya government’s formal claim over Koinadhara. They alleged that despite repeated questions, the government has not come up with convincing reply.
Asom Gana Parishad MLA Padma Hazarika raised the issue of Meghalaya government's claim on 12 disputed places, including the Chief Minister's residence in Koinadhara Hill which was earlier the Assam State Guest House and urged the government to make its stand clear on the matter. BJP MLA Prashanta Phukan also raised the issue saying the matter was serious as Meghalaya's Revenue Minister had made the statement...
Nagaland police on Tuesday said that they would take action against the miscreants who recently unleashed terror in Jorhat district.
This was decided at a peace meeting between officials of both states and students organisations held at the estate, which is located in the Assam-Nagaland border of Jorhat district. The relief surfaced a day after ATTSA formally withdrew the blockade against Nagaland.
Assam and Nagaland on Tuesday decided to maintain status quo in the area and restrain any encroachment by people from one state into another's territory.
This was decided at a peace meeting in Jorhat on Tuesday. The meeting proposed a five members panel from both states to function as a peace committee. It will monitor the situation and take necessary steps for confidence build up among the public. The district administration of Mokokchung in Nagaland will take immediate steps for removal of armed personnel from Saringyim village of Nagaland.
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