Ali-ai-Ligang is celebrated in Sivasagar district
Ali Ai Ligang the vibrant agricultural festival of Mishing tribes of Assam is celebrated in many places of Sivasagar district on Wednesday. The Sivasagar Bangke-Mishing-Dirbi-Kebang and Ali-ai-Ligang celebration committee observed the festival at Taxi Ali, near Sivasagar town. Along with the rituals, Anunitom and Oinitom competition were held. The open session was presided by Lalit Kumar Kuli, in which Nahendra Padun attended as asserted speaker. In this meeting newly elected president and executive member of All India SC/ST employees welfare association of ONGC was felicitated. In Nazira Sub-division the festival was celebrated in Santak Bor-Mishing gaon and Hatipoti Mishing gaon with day long programs.
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This is a good news for our state. The gas based Lakwa thermal power station under Assam power generation corporation Ltd, located at Maibella of Sivasagar district has now improved its generation capacity. With improvement of gas supply position the production of the this power station is improved. This station will produce 37.5 MW more with installation of waste heat turbine, which also minimise the production cost .
The supply of gas to the station is stream lined . Station purchase the its gas from GAIL. Hope, with this improvement in power generation, the people of Assam will get some relief from the power crisis.
Veteran actor, director Bipin Dutta of Kalugaon, Sivasagar, died at a nursing home in Dibrugarh on Wednesday. he was 72. Starting his carrier as an actor late Dutta earned a good reputation in the cultural field of our state. He was associated with many cultural and social organisations. Many organisations condolence at his sudden demise and took out a procession from Joysagar to Kalugon with his dead body.
Kalyan Arandhara, Assistant General Secretary, of Sivasagar district and Manash Bharali, Adviser, Janji regional unit died in a tragic road accident on National Highway 37 at Janji-Phulpanisiga.
Arandhara's was acompanied by Manash Bharali in the bike (AS04-H-5341) which was hit by mini bus (AS03-H-6827) from behind on his way from Sivasagar to Sepon. When they fell down, another vehicle coming from opposite direction, lost its controll and hit them. Later the mini bus was detained by Jorhat police and arrested the driver.
AASU boys blocked the highway for about for about 3 hours after the incident. Late Kalyan Arandhara, was popular and active social worker. He was a general...
Kandarpa Neog, Class XI student of Nazira Boys Higher Secondary & Multi Purpose School has achieved best Childern Scientist Award in the National Children Science Conference held from December 27-31, 2011 at Jaipur National University, Rajasthan. Kandarpa along with three other from Assam selected for this event. They are, Ranuj Pegu from Dhemaji, Manakh Pratim Talukdar from Borpeta and Dewam Kakoti of Tinsukia.
Besides India children from other Asian countries, Indonesia, Combodia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam and Indonesia took part in this conference. The theme of the project for this conference was. “ Conservation of land property and its use...
The remnants of make-shift place of first rebel leader from Assam against British rule in 1826, is found at Toratoli Village near Rajabari of Jorhat.
On record, Gomdhar Konwer was the first rebel from Assam in the history of freedom struggle of our country. He declared himself as a conqueror of Assam representing the nine ethnic group, subsequent to the Yandaboo Treaty signed on 24 February 1826. He declared independence from British rule and erected make-shift camp at Toratoli village from where he would rule. He also successfully garnered the ammunition camp of the British Empire at Rongpur, Sivasagar.
Gomdhor was the member of the Ahom dynasty, who ruled Assam nearly about 600 years...
The Doner ministry of govt of India has sanctioned 11.45 crore for excavation and beautification of historic Jamuna lake of Sivasagar town. This is disclosed by Pranab Gogoi, speaker of Assam Assembly and local MLA at Sivasagar. The lake was excavated during the Ahom rule along with the historical Sivasagar tank scientifically,for going out excess water to Jamuna and help in protection. Besides the artificial flood water from the Sivasagar town was going out to Dorika river through this lake.
But later the Jamuna becomes shallow and some portion of it encroached by some anti-social elements, as result the artificial flood becomes a major problem for the town. But due to the active...
The 27th mid-term conference of Sivasagar district academic council will be held on 18-19 January, 2012, at Ghilaguri High School, Khaloighugura. On first day the flag will be hoisted by Prabin Sarma, Inspector of school and remembrance will be attended by Atul Phukon, executive president of the celebration committee. On that day a discussion, “ The rule of present education system in quality education” will be inaugurated by retired Principal of Ting-Khang College, Mr. Jiweswar Mohon.
On the second day the open meeting will be innugurated by mr. Lakhminath Gogoi, Sub-Divisional Officer, Charaidew and will be attended by retired Professor of Dibrugarh University, Mr. Girin...
The Pang-Sau-Pass Winter festival is a three days extravaganza of folk songs and dances, ethenic food feasts, traditional sports, expeditions, sightseeing, eco-trekking, angling, boating on the Rima river and general Burmese culture, to visit the war cemetery of World War II and the Border Trade Centre will be held from January 21 to January 23.
Nampong, the venue of the Pang-Sau-Pass Winter festival EAC Headquarter of Changlang District situated in the South-Eastern part of Arunachal Pradesh is a small hilly town in the Indo-Myanmar border and Namchik basin, it sis covered with evergreen rain forest. The Venue has been designed as a global village as it conjoins the diverse tribes of...
The 24 hours ONGC and Oil blocked, called by All Tai Ahom Student Union from January 9, 5 am completed. few minor incident reported during the blockage. The Organisation called the blocked demanding Scheduled Tribe status of Tai-Ahom community along with the five tribes Moran, Matok, Chutia, Koch-Rajbonshi and Tea Garden Community of Assam.
Members of the organisation staged a sit-in demonstration in front of the ONGC’s Assam Asset Offices at Nazira and Sivasagar. The demonstrators shouted slogans and did not allow the employees to enter their offices. In some places burning of tyres and pelting stones to ONGC vehicles occurred. In Sivasagar, one Assam State Transportation...
The Charaidew Sonmilito Kobi Samaj in association with Pragotishil Samaj Unnoyan Parishad, Khaloighugura, organised a memorial programme of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika and Mamoni Roysom Goswami on January 8 at Bhalow-Guri of Lai-Seng on the sand bank of Disang River. Peoples interested in Art, Literature and music took part in that function. Ripu Phukon, Naren Phukon, Mukul Chetia and Jaganath Phukon were present as board of directors. After the function the persons present took part in the community fest organised by the organisers.
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