Namrup: Festivity refuses to die down in Namrup where sounds of dumbs, buffalo horn pipe along with other traditional musical instruments mingles in the air that makes the mood more vibrant.
The industrial area in Dibrugarh district converged into a mini Assam on Friday when ethic and tribal groups showcased their Rongali Bihu tradition at the open festival organized by the local AASU unit.
The focus was the concluding function of the 18 days workshop on dhul and bihu danceworkshop with a grand show that pulled huge crowd of around 10,000 people.
The celebration is started with flag hosting by Kalpajit Gogoi president of Namrup AASU and Swahid Tarpan by Manash Jyoti Changmai secretary of Namrup AASU .
They include Rimakhi Dihingia, Bhupen Gogoi, Girin Mahanta , Kamalakanta Gogoi , Kamaleshwar Gogoi , Bibi Mahanta , Nogen Bora , Puheswar Gayan , Makhan Lal Bokolial , Tarabor Gogoi , Debeswar Sonowal.
People from far flung areas thronged the festival venue to catch a glimpse of the spectacular performance of a number of bihu troupes on the occasion.
Guests present in the celebration include AASU Central Committee Cultural Secretary Anil Gogoi , District adviser Chitra Kamal Handique , Vice president Jayanta Dowerah , Education secretary Abani Kumar Gogoi.
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Namrup: Police arrested three drug peddlers with 6 grams of heroin on Sunday night.
The arrested trio were identified as Rituparna Gogoi (28) of Gauriabam, Bibek Singh (33) of BVFCL guest house and Ajit Handique (28) of Tengakhat.
A case was registered at Namrup Police Station under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
The trio were sent to District Jail.
Three reporters, namely Bitu Boruah, Hiren Gogoi, and Samiron Boruah, who reports for different print and electronic publications have been arrested by police for extorting money from trucks. The trio was arrested based on an email complaint received by Dibrugarh Deputy Commissioner. According to the complaint, the trio has been demanding money from trucks in the name of Deputy Commissioner, for some time. An FIR was registered at Namrup against the trio with case No 63/20 u/s 120B/342/353/387/419/468/34 IPC.
The same trio was also booked in another case of reporting a rape case revealing the identity of the minor victim.
NAMRUP: A major blast rocked two ammonia plants of Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited (BVFCL) at the Namrup Fertilizer Complex located in Namrup on Monday. As per initial reports, the blast occurred inside a synthesis gas compressor main outlet line which is connecting to reactor of the preheater furnance located at two ammonia plants at 3.00 am . Machines which were placed near the gas pipe were completely destroyed.
The sound of the blast heard at a radius of more than 30 kilometres. No casualties have been reported so far.
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More than 40 people donated blood.
It is noted that the blood donation camp was in series of the various community events being conducted by the Army as part of Operation Sadbhavana.
Till now a total of 70 units of blood had been provided to the government hospitals.The blood donation camp was aimed at providing medical aid to civilians suffering from...
The golden jubilee of BVFC Model School, Namrup has started with a three-day-long celebration from September 26.
Participating in the programme, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that “Students should work hard. Without hardwork and dedication no one can achieve their goal."
The celebration souvenir ‘Odyssey‘ was inaugurated by BVFCL CMD Sanjai Maheshwari.
Namrup: BVFCL Model HS School has stolen the march in the HS examination which was declared on Saturdayt with cent per cent success drawing huge applause from all fronts. In the second batch of the school appeared in the science and arts streams conducted by the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council where the pass percentage is 100%.
In arts 15 candidates appeared in between that 12 students secured 1st division and 3 students in 2nd division as well as in science stream total 9 candidates appeared from here 3 students secured 1st division and 6 students secured 2nd division .
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