All India Patriotic Forum, Assam branch on Saturday remembered Umesh Chandra Devchoudhury, who joined the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) under the leadership of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in 1943 and fought many battles for the motherland. Probably the last INA soldier from Assam, Devchoudhury passed away on December 11, 2013 at his residence in Patacharkuchi of lower Assam. A Lieutenant of INA, Devchoudhury maintained an active life till his demise at the age of 97.
In a formal memorial meeting held in Guwahati Press Club various speakers highlighted the spirit of patriotism shown by Devchoudhury and his colleagues who led an eventful struggle in various south and southeast Asian places like Singapore, Rangoon, Arakan front etc. With his sincerity and commitment, Devchoudhury elevated himself up to the level of Lieutenant in INA and led his troop against the British imperial forces mostly on the India-Myanmar border in 1944 to make India an independent nation.
Speakers including freedom fighters Jatin Goswami & Ganesh Chandra Das, Prof Rabin Devchoudhury, Ajay Dutta, Jaharlal Saha, Umakanta Bhattacharya, Jagadindra Raichoudhury, Rupma Barua, Hiten Mahanta, Nava Thakuria, KN Devchoudhury, Pramod Kalita etc paid their heartiest tributes to the departed soul.
Before the meeting, floral tributes were also paid to Devchoudhury and two patriotic songs ‘Bande Mataram----’and ‘O Mor Aponar Desh ----’were also sung by the participants in the memorial meeting.
Kaziranga National Park opens up for the tourists on Saturday. Forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma formally opened the abode of one horn rhino at a brief function at Kohora range in presence of dozens of foreign tourists who arrived in the area three days back. Brahma said the government has opened up the world heritage site beforehand tis year to allow the tourists to enjoy the real taste of the park.
Prominent Assamese writer of Arunachal Pradesh, Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi will grace the next ‘Guest of the Month’ program of Guwahati Press Club (GPC) on 4 October (Tuesday). The interactive session with the Sahitya Academi award winning author will begin at 12 noon at GPC hall no 2. It may be mentioned Thongchi started his literary pursuit since his school days. Although his mother tongue is a dialect called Sherdukpen spoken by few families in Arunachal, Thongchi started practicing his writings in Assamese language as it was the medium of instruction in NEFA schools those days. Born on 13 June 1952 in West Kameng of Arunachal Pradesh, Thongchi was appointed as Arunachal Pradesh Civil...
Dissidence seems to have started resurfacing in Asom Gana Parishad posing a serious threat to the Sarbananda Sonowal Government. Former Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta and his lobby has been dead opposed to the Centre’s idea to amend the Citizenship Act alleging that the Act, if amended would allow lakhs of Hindu Bangladeshis to come to Assam. “It would be an insult to the Assam Accord if the state is allowed to bear more burden of the aliens,” said a close associate of Mahanta. The Mahanta camp has virtually conveyed to the BJP leadership they won’t allow the historic Accord to be disregarded. But Atul Bora, the AGP president, who is holding huge portfolios in the Sonowal cabinet...
The Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati dresses afresh a day before the country’s biggest football extravaganza. The North East United FC are taking on the Kerala Brother in the opening match of the Hero Indian Super league on Saturday. Preparations are afoot to host the spectacular ceremony of the third season which is set to begin at 3.00 in the afternoon. The opening ceremony include the show of the Bollywood stars Alia Bhatt, Jacqueline Fernandes and Varun Dhawan. Around 500 performers and artists are expected to perform in presence of ISL chairperson Nita Ambani. Nelo Vingada, the home team NorthEast United FC's coach is confident on winning the very first match against...
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will again appear before a lower court in Guwahati on November 5. The court has again asked Gandhi to personally appear before it on that day and the Nehru-Gandhi family scion agreed accordingly. Before that he personally appeared before the Kamrup CJM court in Guwahati in response to a summon issued to him in connection with a defamation case.
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took on RSS alleging that the organization has been trying to divide the country. Talking to reporters after appearing the Kmarup CJM court in connection with a defamation case, Gandhi said that he would continue to fight the organizations like RSS. “I am not scared and my fight against poverty, unemployment and underdevelopment will continue," said Gandhi. Taking a dig at BJP, the Congress vice president said, "BJP wants to disrupt my 30 day trip to UP for the farmers. They have been filing cases against me. But my fight would continue.” Before that accompanied by top AICC leaders, former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and APCC president...
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday personally appeared before a lower court in Guwahati in response to a summon issued to him in connection with a defamation case. Accompanied by top AICC leaders, former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and APCC president Ripun Bora, Gandhi arrived at the Kamrup Chief Judicial Magistrate Court premises where he appeared to defend the defamation case filed against him by a RSS activist. A RSS worker field the defamation case against against Gandhi last year where the CJM summoned Gandhi to appear before the court on Thursday. The RSS volunteer alleged that Gandhi’s statement on RSS in New Delhi tarnished the organization’s image which needed to be...
Assam's well known medical institution Dispur Hospitals celebrated World Heart Day on Thursday with a march in the morning for creating awareness about heart ailments. Nearly 100 participants wearing heart day T shirts & raising slogans with placards joined in the walkathan on city streets and tried to aware people about the growing menace of cardio vascular diseases. After the walkathon a general check up camp for all cardiac patients was organised in the hospital premises. The morning march was flagged of by journalist Nava thakuria and it was participated by Dr Jayanta Bardoloi, Dr Banajit Chaudhury, Dr Chandan Modak, Dr S N Goswami, Ujjal Saikia etc.
East Bengal defeat Shillong Lajong by 1-0 on the 2nd Semi-Final match of the 64th Bharat Ratna Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Trophy Football Tournament played at Nehru Stadium Guwahati on Wednesday. On the other hand, 3 Star Nepal defeat Sikkim United by 4-1 on the 1st semi-fial match played today. The final match of the 64th Bharat Ratna Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Trophy Football Tournament will be played on October 1.
Bollywood stars Alia Bhatt, Jacqueline Fernandes and Varun Dhawan to perform at the opening ceremony of the Hero Indian Super League 2016. Close to 500 performers and artists will take part in the fanfare of the opening ceremony.All roads will lead to the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Guwahati on the evening of October 1. And there is a good reason for it. The stadium will host the spectacular opening ceremony of the much anticipated third season of the Hero Indian Super League. The opening ceremony promises glitz and glamour with Bollywood stars Alia Bhatt, Jacqueline Fernandes and Varun Dhawan gearing up to set the stage alight with their performances on some of their most popular tracks....
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