Hojai:- The Five days long Ganesh Chaturthi Celebration has kicked started in Hojai with religious fervour. The celebration began on Wednesday evening at the heart of Hojai Town i.e Netaji Point. Since Eighteen years Hojai Baybasayee Ganpati Puja Udjapan Samittee is celebrating the Puja with much pomp and gaiety.A large pandal has been erected at Netaji point and sparkle light decoration have added much attraction to the festival. At Hojai Baybasayee Ganpati Puja Udjapan Sammiitte the festivity will conclude on 16th September with town 'parikarma with idol of Lord Ganesha' along with devotees in the evening, thereafter immersion at Kali Bari.On the other hand, Sri Sri Sarbajanik Ganesh Utsav Samiittee is also celebrating the festival at ward No 2 at New-market in Hojai with much fanfare and lots of enthusiasm.Laxminarayan Temple and Biswanath Temple in Hojai witnessed long queues of the devotees on Thursday, who came to offer puja and seek blessings of Lord Ganesha for better health and prosperity and also for removing obstacles of life on the occasion of Ganesh Chatruthi. Devotees lit earthen lamps and incense sticks to please the deity and offered flowers and sweets. In Lanka, Marwari Panchayat Lanka celebrated Ganesh Chatruthi on Thursday with religious fervour. Devotees from all the sections of the society thronged the Ram Temple, where they celebrated the festival by offering sweets, flowers and chanting of mantras as per Vedic rituals and at last prasadam was distributed among them
5 Apr 2012 - 3:49am | editor
Altogether 8 people died in a spell of thunder and lightning that rocked the state on Wednesday morning.
The first lightning death took place in Dudhnoi where a school girl lost her life....
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In a joint operation by Police and 25 Assam Riffle huge caches of arms and ammunition was recovered 150 mt from railway track near Nutan Basti, Haflong at about 7 pm on Saturday. The recoveries...
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Yet another dowry-related death sends no less shock and anger in Nagaon district where police have drawn flak for failure.The incident took place in Bhoraguri village in Puranigudam where a woman was...
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Gome a typical Gorkha name and Thapa a popular Gorkhali surname the combo Gome Thapa is no known face of Assam till toady. A resident of Durgasarbar Hill side of Guwahati, Gome has been playing this...
"SOS Childrens' Village is an heaven in the Earth, everything is special here. The love and affection, care and guidance Children get here is special, it's a blessings from almighty to us.", told Enamul Hoque, a Inmate at Village in Hojai.
Enuthusatic Enamul Hoque, who secured 63% from Arts stream in HS Final Exam and highest in the village shared his story. He said Mother's at Village told me how at the very tender age of three days, I was brought here in the Village. I got very loving care here, it is refreshing staying here and enjoying each moment of life.
Talking about his studies, Hoque said his trarget is to pursue B.A(Hons) in Foreign lanuages...
Former Minister and Present President of Hojai District Congress Commiittee Dr. Ardhendu Kumar Dey on Wednesday in Press Conference held at his residence in Hojai, lambasted BJP Government for it's complete failure in running the government. Dey raised suspicion on lockdown, he said it's just a weapon being used for political gains.
He said in the place of Lockdown, Prevention was necessary, We have work force to tackle with any adversity. He said Lockdown cannot be a solution in a Country like India where maximum population are dependent on daily earnings. Due to lockdown more then 12 crore people are now jobless. Their families are now...
Sensation Prevailed in Nilbagan under Hojai District, as one youth died of electrocution, while working at his home on Wednesday evening.
The youth is Muna Ahmed(22), s/o Nazrul Isam. The family immediately rushed him to Nilbagan Adarsha Hospital but Doctors declared him brought dead.
Meanwhile, Murajhar Police got the information. They reached at deceased home and took the body in their custody and sent to Nagaon Civil Hospital for Postmertem.
Nilbagan Yuva Samaj's Covenor Basit Alam Choudhary condoled the sudden demise of Munna Ahmed. A pall of gloom descended in the area.
Sensation Prevailed in the district. As at Lanka five persons of Heath Department viz asha-workers, nurse and fourth grade employee working at Lanka Preliminary Health Centre came out to be COVID-19 positive. As per information, the swab samples of these five were taken few days back, the report of which came on Sunday. The five person has no travel history. At present, the main gate of the Heath Centre is closed and whole centre is being sansitized. On the other hand, three positive cases were reported from Daboka. As per information, the swab samples of the three persons working at a Petrol Pump at Modertuli in Daboka, were collected few days back, the report of which came on Sunday....
International Day Against Drugs Abuse And Illicit Trafficking was observed by North East Rural Welfare Society in collaboration with District Legal Service Authority and Daboka Police at Daboka on Friday.
The main motto of the meeting was to spread awareness among the people about the harmful effects of Drugs. On this occasion, AK Illayas Ahmed,ADC and Circle Officer, Daboka, Ruhina Waris Choudhary, Advocate, Dr. Mamun Ajam Barbhuyan, Principal, Haji Anfar Ali College, Jyoti Kamal Baniya,
Officer In Charge Daboka Police among others were present on the dais.All the diginitaries in their respective speech asserted that We need to work together and find out...
Ankita Dey of Lanka town under Hojai district has brought laurels for her home town as well as district by securing 10th position in High School Leaving Certificate Examination, 2020. The result of which were announced on Saturday.
Ankita is the student of Samaritan High School in Lanka. And daughter Nirmal Dey and Sudipta Dey, both are teacher's by Profession. Ankita secured total 584 marks out of 600, with letters in all subjects. In Hindi 92, English 98, General Mathematics 100, General Science 99, Social Science 95 and Advance Mathematics 100. Her percentage is 97.33%.
Speaking to the reporters, Ankita said "Passing matriculation is just the first step ...
Railway Protection Force and Government Railway Police Force detained the 56 returnee's of Hojai District on Wednesday wee hours, who pulled the chain of Special Shramik train at Shivbari level crossing just after Hojai Station at around 1.55 am, which was bound to Dibrugarh from Mumbai.
Actually, the train was to halt at Lumding Railway Station and these passenger were to de-board at the same.
"In minutes of pulling the chain, RPF and GRPF got the information through walkie-talkie. We reached at spot and found some passenger de-boarding from the train, We took them in Custody and brought them at Hojai railway station.", a official of GRPF quoted...
Hojai: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday took stock of various flood affected areas in Hojai district. CM visited viz, Hatimura,Dakshin Kenduguri, Nabhanga,Jugijaan Villages here.
Notably, due to incessant rain last week, the Kopili and Jamuna river were over-flooded as a consequence of which many villages of the district were submerged in first wave of flood.
The present wave of flood has hit 93 villages affecting 94,445 people and 7650.50 hectare agricultural land of Hojai district. 54 relief camps were established and so far given shelter to more than 10 thousand inmates.
CM also visited the river Kopili induced erosion hit areas and breached embankment and...
Hojai: Around 37 members of Hojai Saloon and Parlour Association (HSPA) assembled, maintaining social distancing, at Bharat field at Central Assam's Hojai on Wednesday, in order to sought financial help from Government.
" Till date we have not received any sort of help, We need financial assistance from Government, our establishment are closed, since lockdown was imposed, to contain the spread of novel Coronavirus,
during these months we have not earned a single penny, however now government has allowed us to render door to door service but our barber community is in fear pschyosis of Covid 19, everyone of us are afraiding to go to client's house, as how we...
Children at SOS Children's Village celebrated Mother's Day in a small manner at their respective homes, maintaining social distancing on Sunday.
There are 19 families in the village comprising of 19 mother's, 5 aunties and 257 Children's.
The kids wished their mothers, gifted them hand made greeting cards, bouquets, prepared cake's and other delicacies for their beloved mother and took their blessings.
Apart from this Youths homes of the village too celebrated the day in small manner.
Village Director Paresh Badyekar said," Every Year this day is celebrated in an befitting way, many dignitaries are invited, mother's are honoured, presented gifts, childern's...
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