Scribe felicitated at Golaghat
Sri Dutta Dev Goswami, the Satradhikar of Bhogpur Satra, Majuli and also the working President of Assam Satra Mahasabha, today felicitated Ms. Bobita Bora, Dist. Correspondent of Dainik Janambhumi, at a function held at Kakoty Gaon Namghar, Betioni Golaghat. Bora was felicitated for her news article published on 25th May about an octogenarian couple who donated their lifelong savings toward the construction of a Namghar Gate in memory of their deceased parents. Speaking on the occasion, the Satradhikar said that motivate people to be religiously concerned and inspiring enough to make people give due importance to religion in their life.
Random Stories
13 Jun 2012 - 3:23am |
editor
The Assam government on Tuesday launched an ambitious scheme which targets to achieve 16 goals for women and child welfare by 2016, including reducing the infant and maternal mortality rates,...
29 Sep 2020 - 11:06am |
CM Paul
A Radio journalist working with the first community radio in the Darjeeling Hills has staked his claim and snatched a place in the India Book of Records, 28 September 2020.
Program Coordinator and...
28 May 2010 - 11:51am |
sankal
Keeping in view the the agitational programmes launched by the Amri-Karbi's for the last few days, the Assam Government, on Thursday, has declared it's decision to postponed elections in greater...
14 Oct 2009 - 3:54pm |
Nanda Kirati Dewan
The All Assam Gorkha Students’ Union (AAGSU) the apex students’ body of Gorkhas of Assam last evening took out a mass candle light torch rally today in memory of the Bhimajuli killings...
Other Contents by Author
At the time when the people of are Assam are mourning the death musical maestro Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, prominent columnist, author and President of Golaghat Zilla Sahitya Sabha, Keshob Saikia today expressed his views that an era in modern assamese literature should be named after Dr. Hazarika. Saikia said that, Dr. Hazrika was not only a singer and composer but also an eminent literary genius and it would be a befitting tribute to the maestro if we can name the post Ramdhenu Era in modern assamese literature as Bhupen Hazrika Era. Through his songs he was able to bind together the countless indigenous folk literature and contributed towards the growth of an exclusive class of literature....
As a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, the Andrew Yule Group’s Murphulani Tea Estate has undertaken a project for the empowerment of women living in the vicinity of the Bogijan division of the tea estate. The project named “ALOR DISHA” is a vocational training on tailoring being carried out with the help of Garia Sarda Home for Women...
Triggering panic among passengers of the Ledo-Guwahati Inter-city Express, Furkating GRP during a routine checking recovered a bag containing explosive that arrived at the Furkating Railway Station in Golaghat at 9.30 p.m. on Thursday. The cache of explosives included 3 nos of Gelatin Stick, 3 nos of Gelatin Gel, 2 electronic detonators, 2 non-electric detonators,9 nos of safety fuse and 500 gram of Amonium Nitrate. The explosives were kept in a reksin bag. While talking to Eastern Chronicle, NR Das, OC of Mariani GRP told that they have some inputs about the explosives being carried in the train. The matter was under investigation and none had been arrested so far.
The four month old baby found abandoned on 22 October on a railway track near Tiruwal village in Golaghat and had a miraculous escape even after four train crossing over the way has become the eye of the apple of the local villagers who discovered him. They have even christened him as Ajooba Ahmed befitting his survival. But a dispute regarding his custody arose when Saifuddin Ahmed and Asfa Ahmed, the couple who rescued Ajooba, today refused to hand over the baby to District authority and Indian Council of Child Welfare. The couple said that they would not hand over the baby at any cost then a team of police official turned up at their place to take forceful custody of the baby. The...
An unidentified dead body of a young man of about 30 years of age was recovered from a railway track near Donbosco School in Golaghat today at around 6.30 am. The body was found wearing a white shirt and a brown trouser. On the other hand another dead body of an unidentified person, aged about 35 years, was found run over by a train on the railway track near Kamarbandha Railway Station at around 10.30 a.m. today. It is suspected that the person was fall from the down Kamakhya Express. Both the dead bodies were sent for post mortem. Anyone who has information about the dead persons may contact the GRP at Furkating Junction. It is pertinent to note that from September to till date nine person...
An eight member delegation of Assam Tea Planters’ Association (ATPA), an apex body of indigenous tea planters of Assam, led by its Chairman A.R. Kasera, donated a sum of Rs. 5,00,000.00 (Rupees Five Lakhs only) towards Chief Minister’s Relief Fund at CM’s official residence on 17 Oct 2011. The delegation was also accompanied by Bidyananda Barkakoty, Chairman North Eastern Tea Association(NETA). ATPA was formed by indigenous tea planters in pre-independence period on 23rd June 1935. These indigenous tea planters started tea plantation in a hostile environment and on lands discarded or considered unsuitable by the British Planters. Starting from a humble beginning of 17...
The Golaghat Dist. Unit of All Assam Students Union(AASU) today held a mass agitation infront of DC office, Golaghat criticizing the failure of the state govt. in protecting the life and property of the people leaving in the border. AASU also demand appointment of permanent Border Magistrates in all the sectors of Assam-Nagaland border. Tapan Gogoi General Secretary AASU, Jatin Bora Vice-President AASU led the mass agitation rally.
The tension prevailing in the border town of Merapnai along Assam-Nagaland border at Golaghat has come to an end today when the Nagaland Government has finally withdrawn the Naga Armed Police camp set up in the Upper Merapani at around 11 am today. The Superintendent of Police, Wokha District sent a letter to the Sector Commander of CRPF stationed in Merapani informing the decision of the Nagaland Government to withdraw their police force. This move of Nagaland govt has brought a sigh of relief to the people of Merapani area. It is pertinent to mention here that both Assam and Nagaland government has set up their respective police camp in Merapani on the request of CRPF to deal with the...
Ulfa Chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa, today visited the sensitive Assam-Nagaland boundary, and interacted with local people and to get a first-hand knowledge of the situation prevailing in the border.
The Ulfa leader said that he had been to this area before several times earlier when he was underground in the armed struggle. Rajkhowa said that just after the 1985 June attack here by Naga forces when over 100 policemen and civilians were killed and police personnel were fleeing he and his cadres had come to extend protection to the people. Again in early and mid nineties he was here.
He was addressing a public gathering on the road side here near the local taxi and truck stand, for which...
Golaghat town came to a standstill on Friday when nearly five thousand people of all ages marched to the town bearing the scorching heat to attend a mass rally organized by KMSS (Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti) against the construction of Big Dam at Lower Subansiri and the transfer of land to Bangladesh. Addressing the rally Akhil Gogoi, General Secretary of KMSS severely criticized the role of the state govt. in providing land rights to Bangladesh. Addressing the gathering, Gogoi said that while the illegal migration from Bangladesh has continued to be a key issue which has long term impact in both demographic and political stability of Assam, the land transfer to Bangladesh through a...
Comments
Pages
Add new comment