Guwahati: Raijor Dal leader and MLA Akhil Gogoi demanded Food Corporation of India to purchase rice from farmers of the state, in a live Internet video on Friday,
Members of the Raijor Dal also demonstrated a dharna in front of FCI offiice at Guwahati.
Decks are cleared for upgradation of three colleges to universities as Assam Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi gave his assent to the bill which aimed at starting the academic functions of Madhabdev University of Lakhimpur, Bhattadev University of Barpeta and Rabindranath University of Hojai. According to an official statement, Principal Secretary of Higher Education Department Ajay Tewari and Principal Secretary to Finance Department Dr. Ravi Kota met Assam Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi at Raj Bhavan and briefed the Governor about the new legislations of the state. Mukhi also approved the setting up of a new university namely Majuli University of Culture at Majuli. It may be noted...
Normal classes remained heavily disrupted in 42,000 primary schools across the state on Monday when the teachers stayed away from duties allging utter discrimination of the government.Called by the Assam State Primary Teachers’ Association (ASPTA), sround 116,000 teachers have not been attending the classes from the morning much to the major inconveniace of 40 lakh students. Talking to Assam Times, the striking teachers said,” we are quite disappointed with the government notification where we wont get the salaries as per the 7th Pay Panel recommnedation which we have been receving frm August last year.” “The Assam government in September this year issued a notiication...
Two practicing physicians from the city based Down Town Hospital namely Dr Siben Dutta and Dr Santos Reddy conducted the weekly evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on 14 October and offered free consultations. Organized under the ‘Evening with a Doctor’ program for the benefit of press club members along with their dependants, the camp witnessed the participation of over 25 media persons, where they also got the opportunity to check their blood sugar and pressure. The last camp was graced by Dr Rupam Choudhury and Dr Tapan Sharma from Sun Valley Hospital. Till date, doctors from Apollo Chennai Hospital, SIMS Hospital Chennai, Manipal Bangalore Hospital, Fortis Hospital...
A seminar on “Krishak- Nursery Samadhaan ( Farmer- Nursery Solutions)” is being held at Farmers Training Centre, Guwahat, on October 13-14. The programme is organised by Institute of Horticulture Technology and and Assam Agricultural University, with support of Department of Horticulture and Food Processing, Assam; Institute of Bioresources & Sustainable Development, Imphal and Coconut Development Board. The seminar is organised to acquaint the farmers, extension officials and entrepreneurs with the benefits of new technologies, how it is going to enhance the productivity and profitability in horticulture. Additional Chief Secretary & Agriculture...
Senior physicians Dr Siben Dutta and Dr Santos Reddy of Down Town Hospital will conduct the next weekly evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club (GPC) on 14 October 2017. The practicing doctors from the State’s pioneer healthcare institution will be available for free consultations to the participants from 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm at GPC premises. Organized under the ‘Evening with a Doctor’ program for the benefit of press club members along with their dependants, the camp will also facilitate the participants to check their blood sugar and pressure. The last Saturday camp was graced by Dr Rupam Choudhury and Dr Tapan Sharma from the city based Sun Valley Hospital, where they offered free...
The seven deceased who died in the chopper crash in Arunachal Pradesh were army personnel when the helicopter carrying them crash landed on Thursday sending a shockwave across the country. The incident took placed at a remote place near Tawang early in the morning when the team was on a routine sortie to Tawang bordering China. Arunachal Pradesh has been witnessing a few such chopper crashes for the last ten years and the victims include, Dorjee Khandu, the chief minister. Two years back, a deputy commissioner died in chopper crash.
A lower court in Guwahati on Thursday jailed Zubeen Garg for slapping a young boy in the city four years back. The Guwahati session court cleared the judgment when after hearing both the two parties and imposed ₹5,000 fine to the victim, the son of a senior lawyer, whom he alleged slapped four years back. The victim then moved the court and conducted a few rounds of hearing and pronounced the landmark judgment on Thursday.
Five people are feared dead when the helicopter carrying them crash landed in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday. The incident is believed to have taken placed at a remote place near Tawang in the morning where there is hardly any hope of survivor but there is no official confirmation yet. Details awaited.
The city based Sun Valley Hospital will conduct the next evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club (GPC) on Saturday, 7 October 2017. Dr Rupam Choudhury (diabetology) and Dr Tapan Sharma (medicine) from the acclaimed hospital will be available for free health related consultations to the participants from 4pm to 6 pm. Organized under the series of ‘Evening with a Doctor’ programs for the benefit of press club members along with their close relatives, the camp will also facilitate the participants to check their weight, blood pressure and sugar. Till date, practicing doctors from Apollo Chennai Hospital, SIMS Hospital Chennai, Manipal Bangalore Hospital, Fortis Hospital Bangalore, Medanta-...
Following the call from the national media fraternity, the city based journalists today demonstrated their resentments against the relentless killing of scribes across India in front of Guwahati Press Club. Organized by the Journalists’ Action Committee Assam, the demonstration was participated by various media body representatives & individual journalists and chanted slogans in support of various demands including a special protection law for media persons on duty. It may be noted that India, recognized as the largest democracy in the globe, remains an unsafe place for working journalists irrespective of the regimes in power at New Delhi or any province capital. The populous country...
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