Eid-ul-Zuha celebrated with religious fervour
UDALGURI: Along with the rest of the nation the Muslim people of various parts of Udalguri celebrated Eid-ul-Zuha -the festival of sacrifice with religious fervour and enthusiasm on Saturday , with people praying for peace, prosperity and amity.Hundreds of Muslim men thronged Idgah maidans in traditional attire and white caps and offered prayers on the occasion.In Tangla the people thronged Bara Masjid Idgah maidan and Banseria Idgah maidan for special Eid prayers.Eid-ul-Zuha, also called Id-al-Adha or the "Sacrifice Feast," is the second of two Muslim holidays celebrated worldwide each year and is considered the holier of the two. It honors the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son, as an act of obedience to God's command. On the occasion, members of the Muslim community also distributed gifts among economically less privileged sections. A festive atmosphere prevailed at various localities as men and children drapped in traditional attires came out in streets.Religious sermons were also delivered on the occasion for peace and harmony.While Maulana Mohammed Samaun Ahmed Noori led the prayers at Bara Masjid Idgah Maidan while Maulana Rezakul Islam, led the prayers held in Banseria Eidgah Maidan .Sweets were also exchanged as both Muslims and Hindus greeted each other and feasted after the Eid prayers. Eid prayers were held with at various neighbouring places including Bamunjuli,Garuajhar,Panery,Dimakuchi and Kalaigaon.
Random Stories
1 Jul 2014 - 8:05am |
AT News
A full scale drive to evict the illegal settlers in Guwahati saw the demolition of over one hundred huts and buildings evoking mixed response across the food-hit city on Monday. Comprising executive...
6 Jun 2020 - 10:08pm |
Dibya J Borthakur
RAHA: The whole life support of humans depends solely on environmental factors. Without environment we cannot imagine life on this planet.
But today, when there has been a lot of...
8 Feb 2010 - 10:35pm |
bishwajeetsinha
The Nagaon music lovers are going to witness fusion of Bollywood-Assamese talent on Valentine day eve at Nagaon Sports Association (Nurul Amin Stadium). The ‘Musical Extravaganza’ titled...
2 Oct 2007 - 2:15am |
Rituparna Goswami Pande
The Assam Lekhika Santha, a forum of women writers from the state organized a two day North East women writer’s meet on September 30 and October 1 in Shilpa Gram Panjabari Guwahati. The aim of...
Other Contents by Author
People from all walks of life - irrespective of caste, colour,community and religion joined in unison to celebrate Holi- the festival of colours with gusto in different parts of Udalguri on Friday.Community celebrations also marked the occasion were the faithfuls took out a procession throughout Tangla town on Friday.Holi revellers specially youths comprising boys and girls were also seen descending on the roads and streets in their hordes and lending a carefree ambience to the celebrations. Young children with their dresses smeared and drenched in Holi colours splashing water baloons at each other presented a lovely picture."Holi is a shared colourful heritage and spirited carnival of the...
In a bid to enlighten the journalists,media researchers,journalism studenrs on fact-checking to ultimately identify fake photos, videos and other contents spreading misinformation and fake news in social media and news specifically ahead of the Lok Sabha Election 2019 round the corner the Google News Initiative, in partnership with DataLeads and Internews, held a day long training titled 'PollCheck: Covering India’s Election' at Grand Bhabendra Alay Hotel hall in Guwahati on Saturday.In the workshop, Google-certified trainers imparted the participants through different tools and strategies to identify fake news and debunk it.The main topics covered were tools of online verification and fact...
Tangla of Udalguri district Tangla was also adjudged with the the Swachh City Award for being the Fastest moving city in Northeast zone (under population category below 1 lakh) in Swachh Survekshan 2019 under Swachh Bharat Mission(Urban) by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs,Government of India. The award was handed over to BTC Executive Member cum Chairman of Tangla Municipal Board, Bonjar Daimari at Vigyan Bhawan,New Delhi on Wednesday. The award carried a cerfticate of recognization and a statue of Mahatma Gandhi.
The news has made the citizens of Tangla and Udalguri district go jubilant.Chairman of Tangla Municipal Board,Bonjar Daimari has expressed his gratitude and...
The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana scheme under the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India which envisages to provide good all-weather road connectivity to unconnected villages has reported gross negligence and alleged sub-standard works at Orang in Udalguri district.
According to reports,the construction work of Champabari to Phulaguri road including cross drainage under PMGY 2017-18,Batch 2 the foundation stone of which was laid by Mangaldai Parliamentarian,Ramen Deka on October 13,2018 at an estimate amount of 211.57 lakhs for a stretch of 4.3 kms have started deteriorating due to the alleged use of sub-standard materials.
The complain of aggrieved locals had...
The high-pitched slogans of model BTC is a distant dream when the plight of people of Singrimari village near Bhergaon in Udalguri district of Bhergaon BTC constituency is taken into consideration. Life is a balancing act for the people of the village as the makeshift bamboo bridge over Kalanadi river is the only means of communication for the villagers travelling to neighbouring places like Tangla town.
The villagers have expressed great resentment over the affairs of the public representatives in resolving the issues plaguing the village. According to reports,the Singrimari-Tangla connecting bamboo bridge have been only mode for commuters who include school and college students,...
With the Parliametary election round the corner, there has been palpable enthusiasm among the voters of Mangaldai Lok Sabha constituency which encompasses Assembly segments viz. Kamalpur, Rangiya, Nalbari, Paneri, Kalaigaon, Sipajhar, Mangaldoi, Dalgaon, Udalguri and Mazbat for whom the major political parties would give their tickets where veteran BJP leader and sitting MP Ramen Deka is on his second term.
The people of the constituency are looking for new faces to lead the region. The name of a young and dynamic face who is the talk of the town and has been highly anticipated as the candidate for the Indian National Congress is Dr. Dipankar Sahariah- the person who resigned...
UDALGURI: The Indo-Bhutan border villages in Udalguri district fraught with human-animal conflict and bloodshed, continues to witness brutality of wild jumbos. The wild elephant continues to create terror and trample humans creating fear and panic among the border populace. A herd of wild jumbos trampled one Uttam Rabha to death at No. 2 Saglijhar(Notunbasti) area under Panery PS in Udalguri on Thursday night . The unruly herd comprising 3-4 Jumbos were creating terror in the neighbouring village following which the victim along with his friends went to chase back the herds and he fell victim in the hands of the jumbo while his friends managed to save their lives. A herd of wild...
UDALGURI: In a major drive against illegal Foreign liquor making entry into Indian markets.The troops of 37 Bn SSB stationed at Border Outpost( BOP), Tankibasti seized a consignment of 75 Cases containing 900 Bottles of Bhutan made Liquor along with Bolero Pickup and apprehended one Bhutan national namely Kinzang Wangchuk (26) near Dimakuchi of Udalguri district along the Indo-Bhutan Border on Saturday evening.According to reports the Bhutanese national is a resident of Momring village under Jomotsangkha Post Office of Samdrup Jongnkhar province of Bhutan. The consignment was being brought from Bhutan and was to be delivered in Indian side...
UDALGURI: Based on specific input the security forces in a joint operation apprehended a NDFB (S) cadre from No. 2 Merabil area under Mazbat PS in Udalguri on Monday evening. The person has been identified as Geremsa Basumatary. The security forces also recovered one Indian grenade and one Chinese grenade from the farm land behind his house campus. Based on his confesions the security forces also apprehended two of his accomplices from Mazbat railway station. They are suspected to be linkman and have been identified as Boronda Narzary and Geolang Basumatary. An cash amount of Rs.59,775 was also recovered from the posession of the latter.Meanwhile a case has been registered against the...
UDALGURI: Journalist should fight for their due rights.Media as a fourth pillar if democracy has a great role to play in a democratic nation like India. The journalists highlight the problems of common people but the plight of journalists remains unaddressed.This was observed by Paneri MLA,Kamali Basumatari while addressing the working journalists at a special felicitation programme here at Presidency Junior College in Tangla of Udalguri district on Sunday. The four times legislator further stated that the common people have a wrong notion that journalists are privileged class but in ground reality they face lots of hurdles from getting due wages to criticism by section of...
Add new comment