Maria’s Public School, Guwahati, Assam sent a delegation of six students and two teacher advisors to UNIS-UN, 2013. They set off on 3rd March to attend the Global Conference at UNIS-UN, New York and returns on 18th March. An initiative, taken by Mrs. Nellie Ahmed Tanweer, the Managing Trustee, to send students to UNIS, UN so that they interact and become global students. It has become an annual feature in the diary of the Marians since its first team visited in the year 2007.
An endeavour close to the heart of Mrs. Nellie Ahmed Tanweer, this year the six students who had gone were Antareep Hazarika, Surya Prakash Medhi, Srijani Roy Chaudhury, Phameinao Shaiza and Filzah Belal, and the teacher advisors are Mrs. Arnavi Chakraborty and Mrs. Nandita Barua. The students had worked on a film entitled “Awakening” which was screened ‘second’ at the conference. They had also written a poem entitled “The Change”, which had also been selected on this global platform. Phameninao Shaiza had recited the poem in front of the international delegates and participants at the United Nations general assembly hall. The students had also prepared on a debate keeping “Youth quake” in mind, as that is the theme for this year’s conference. They had won accolades and honours at the conference, winning at the Poem and Short Film Competitions.
Not only students, Mrs. Tanweer has never deterred from encouraging the faculty to excel.
This year Mrs. Alpana K. Phukan is going to London to attend the Graduation Ceremony to be held at the University London on May 16th. She has received a diploma of Educational Studies for a course in Action Research from the college of Teachers, Bedford, London, and this was sponsored by the British Council as a reward for having received the Global Teacher Accreditation from the Council in collaboration with the Cambridge Education foundation.
Abhishek Mehendi a Commerce teacher at the Maria’s Public School left for Central Institute of Technology (CIT) Australia on 23rd of February to attend the Vocational Training programme organized by the CBSE Board. The aim of this programme is to initiate Skill Development in India.
With such outbound programmes Maria’s soar high with quality faculty and global students.
The Asom Nagarik Samaj has condemned the JNU mob attack happened on Sunday night which sent shock waves across the country.
Demanding independent inquiry into the horrific incident the outfit said in a press release that what happened in JNU last night is unbelievable and shocking! Even during the emergency such things didn't occur. It further said,
“This attack by ABVP goons on the students and teachers inside the JNU campus will remain a black day in the annals of higher education in India. For sometime JNUSU was agitating against the steep fee hike which stalled the normal activities in the university. To end the stalemate the HRD Ministry and the UGC promised additional...
Senior journalist Ajit Kr. Bhuyan has stepped down from Guwahati based sattelite news channel Prag News as it's chief editor.
Bhuyan, who has been playing a major role in mass mobilisation for the on-going anti-CAA protest in the state, on Saturday formally submitted his resignation.
Bhuyan, who has been active in journalism for the last three decade, is the founder editor of Asomiya Pratidin, the largest circulated Assamese newspaper.
He was also the founding editor of Aji.
A massive rally under the aegis of the Assam Artists' Society was organised in Guwahati on Sunday against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Thousands of people besides a huge number of artists gathered at the Sudhakantha Dr. Bhupen Hazarika's memorial at Jalukbari in the city and took part in a protest meet there.
Later, they took out the streets shouting 'Jay Aai Asom' slogan .
Several artists including celebrated singer-film maker Zubeen Garg and singer Manash Rabin took part in the rally and addressed the masses.
Pro-talks ULFA leader Jiten Dutta, who played a role in spearheading anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protest in the state, was released from judicial custody on Sunday.
Dutta was arrested on December 12 by the Tinsukia police on charges of inciting the masses to stage protest against the controversial Act.
Later, he was remanded to judical custody by a court in Tinsukia. Since then he was lodged in the Tinsukia central jail.
On Saturday the pro-talks ULFA leader was granted bail by a court. As per the court's direction he was released.
To show strength and tackle resentment against the ruling alliance the BJP organised a massive organisational meet in Guwahati on Saturday.
Addressing the gathering, where several hundred booth BJP presidents and kayrakartas took part, minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the AASU has every right to protest against the controversial Citizenship Act, which has rocked the entire country.
He added that Assam is a land of Shankardeva, Madhavdeva and Ajan Fakir. “Anyone can oppose or support CAA. But we will give reply politically if anyone tries to form new political outfit”, the minister said, adding that the BJP will form government in the state in 2021 again.
He also...
Newly elected Asom Sahitya Sabha President Kula Saikia has opposed the Citizenship Amendment Act. Saikia, who retired as Assam DGP in November 2019, said that the Act could not be accepted. Speaking to media he pointed out the people of Assam including the apex literary body of the state have been protesting against the Act since 2018. “This very Act is unacceptable,”he said. A Sahitya Academy awardee Saikia also hoped that the BJP-led Central government would pay heed to the protest in the state.
Peaceful protests against much controversial and debatable new citizenship laws have been seen escalated in Assam by the day.
People across the Brahmaputra valley everyday take to streets shouting 'joi aai Asom' and 'no to CAA' slogans defying cold weather since December last.
Waving black flags to ruling party politicians by different pressure groups of the state has become a common parlence.
Today also witnesses protests across the state.
The Cotton University students today stage protest wearing black badges. The students have once again clarified that they will never accept the CAA in any circumstances. Similarly, the AASU and some other organistions stage peaceful protests...
The Assam Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chatra Parishad(AJYCP) will move to Supreme Court of India seeking Inner Line Permit system for Assam.
The organistion will file a petition in the Apex court shortly. It has started discussion on the matter with lawyers, informed AJYCP Secretary Palash Changmai at a press meet on Thursday.
Changmai said that the people of Assam have lost faith in both the Union the state government.
“The Union government with mute support from the state government has betrayed us by bringing the Citizenship Amendment Act which is a direct threat to our language and culture. Since we have have lost faith upon the Centre and the state, we have decided to move the SC...
The city police arrested an ULFA(I) cadre on last night from the Panjabari locality.
Acting on a tip-off the police nabbed him from near the Srimanta Shankardeva Kalakeshtra at around 9pm.
According to police the cadre has been identified as Bitopan Sonowal of Dibrugarh. He came the city for subversive activities on or before the arrival of PM Narendra Modi, sources revealed.
Today, a local court remanded him for two days police custody.
The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) has appealed the people of Assam to pay respect to six anti-CAA martyrs on Wednessday evening by lighting earthen lamp.
The Students' outfit has said, “We appeal all household to light earthen lamp on the evening of January 1, 2020 infront their houses as a mark of respect to the six people who laid their lives for our language, culture and diversity.” On December 12 last six people including an adolscent were shot to death by police in different parts of Guwahati on charges of involving with violent protest.
The AASU, along with several other organisations, has been vehemently protesting against the CAA since 2018.
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