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.
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The increase in the number of killing of rhinos by the poachers is a matter of great concern for the people of Assam. The failure of the forest department to preserve the wildlife and to protect the world famous one horned rhinos from the poachers has compelled the Assam government to seek the assistance of Indian Army. Therefore a memorandum of understanding was signed between the state government and the army in this regard in the month of June. Accordingly the eight brigades of army scattered all over the Assam will conduct operation in various wildlife reserves and national parks of Assam such as Nameri, Orang, Pabitora, Manah, Sonai, Rupai, Kaziranga etc. to protect the wildlife from...
Athkhelia Namghar has always occupied a very important place in the hearts of Assamese religious people. Athkhelia Namghar is situated at a distance of about 20 kms from Golaghat town. According to the legends the history of Athkhelia Namghar dates back to the period of 1670 to 1681 which was a crucial time for Ahom kingdom. At that time Ahom kingdom was ruled by Lora Roja. He in order to secure his position as a king of Ahom kingdom ordered to maim all Ahom prince of that time by making them physically disabled so that they cannot ascend the thrown. Gadapani one of the Ahom prince of that time in order to save himself from the clutch of Lora Roja, took shelter in Nagapahar. At that time he...
Anurag Rajkumar, a H.S. Second year student of D.R. College, Golaghat, was found dead under suspicious condition at a hotel room at Dimapur in Nagaland. According to the sources, Anurag who studied in D.R. College by staying in his relative’s house at Golaghat was missing from 22nd July. On the next day Anurag’s family filed a missing person report in Golaghat Police Station. On the night of 23rd July, Anurag’s family came to know from an unknown source that Anurag has been found dead in a hotel at Dimapur. The matter is still under investigation.
A poacher was killed by the police at Kanchanjuri near Kaziranga National Park in the night of 23rd July. According to sources during the course of regular checking of vehicles by Bagori Police Station, a Tata Sumo bearing registration No. AS-06/E-5082 did not pay any heed to police signal to stop and speeded away. The poachers deserted the vehicle at Kanchanjuri and tried to escape towards Kaziranga National Park and started firing at the police team who were following them. In retaliation police also fired at them killing one of the poachers named Piku Ali and injuring one Bashar Ali. The police arrested five persons from the spot. Police also recovered a pipe gun from the poachers.
Flood situation in Kaziranga National Park, the only World heritage Site in Assam, is again taking a disastrous form. With the rise of water level in the river Brahmaputra, new areas have come under the threat of flood. Nearly 70% area under Burapahar range of KNP is being water logged. On the other hand areas like Kohora and Agaratali is also being flooded. If the water level continues to rise at such a rapid speed the situation is most likely to deteriorate very soon. The situation may become more aggravated if the rainfall increases in the days to come. In another incident a rhino died due to natural cause in Kohora range of KNP. In this year nearly 65 rhinos have died due to natural...
Borpathar police in association with Merapani police on 18th July arrested a person named Intazul Hussain who is believed to be engaged in illegal arms trading. Its important to mention here that On 16th July police arrested one Safir Ahmed, another illegal arms dealer, from whom police recovered a 9 mm Pistol and three live cartridges. On the basis of information given by Safir Ahmed, Borpathar police arrested Intazul from Merpani area of Golaghat Dist. According to the sources these people procured illegal arms from an NSCN (IM) leader named Monthang Lutha and supplied the arms to various anti social elements operating in the region.
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