A Training of Trainers (TOT) programme on ‘Psychosocial Care in Disaster’ was held on 22nd and 23rd December at the Ayang Okum river bank bamboo cottage, Majuli. The objective of the training was to build self-awareness and compassionate social care through community based psychosocial support to reduce mental health distress in disaster situations, as affected communities experience various psychological reactions.
The programme was organized by the North-East Affected Area Development Society (NEADS), a local humanitarian and development organisation in collaboration with the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore.
The training was imparted among the core members of NEADS' promoted Community Level Village Disaster Management Committees (VDMC), community frontline workers and youths.
The training was facilitated by Dr. Jaykumar C. Associate Professor of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore. The inaugural occasion was graced by Dr. Nilakanta Pegu, the Joint Director for Health Services of Majuli district, and Mr. Tirtha Prasad Saikia, Programme Director of NEADS.
A total of 35 trainees from various flood and river erosion-hit communities in the Jorhat and Majuli districts participated in the two-day long training. The training was organized under the project "Humanitarian assistance and building people’s resilience & adaptive capacity to floods in Assam through a techno-humanitarian approach implemented by NEADS in partnership with Humanitarian Aid International (HAI) and financial support from HCL Foundation.
Sensation prevails in Bijni after security forces recovered two bombs on Sunday.The powerful bombs were seized in front of the ABSU office in the heart of Bijni township in the wee hours. But it took several hours for the bomb squad to defuse the explosion. Police investigation is in progress to nab the miscreants.
Yet another chit fund company has gone missing from Guwahati. The officials of Euro Group of officials have been remaining incommunicado for the last five days leaving the depositors in the lurch. The Kolkata based company has deposite of crores of rupees for industrial development. The Guwahati-based officials went untraced as soon as West Best-Bengal police sealed the Euro Group offices in the state.
One person died and ten others have been injured when a herd of wild elephant unleashed terror in Golaghat district on Sunday. The incident took place at Telgorom area in Numoligarh where a herd of wild elephant which came down from Kaziranga in search of food attacked the families. One person was trampled to death while ten others have been injured. Over 20 huts have been destroyed during the 3 hour long reign of terror. Later forest officials dispersed the elephants.
Three villagers died and twenty others have been injured when security forces sprang upon a group of people who prevented the PowerGrid authority from erecting a wall in Biswanath chariali on Tuesday. The incident took place at Baghmari at 5.30 in the morning when local people came out to the street opposing the wall erected secretly on Monday. Security forces opened fire at the protesters where one died on the spot and two others died on the way to the hospital. Angry mob later burnt down 4 police vehicles. Top ranked police and civil officials have arrived in the spot to contain the situation.
An unclaimed explosion has again proved the futility of the heavy presence of security forces. That too just near the Chandmari police station. The explosion took place on Monday evening with a huge sound. There was no report of any casualty. Police claimed to have found some local explosive in the bomb. No one has so far been arrested. Police havenot denied ULFA's hand in it to make presence felt. Investigation is on.
A CBI team is set to land in Guwahati on Tuesday to take up the allegations against a few chit fund companies. The team would properly screen the cases in consultation with the CID officials and only a few critical cases would be taken up for investigation. CBI agreed to probe a few cases against Saradha group, Rose Valley, Jeevan Surakshya who have looted crores of rupees by chit fund.
Curfew has been imposed in Malaipathar in Goalpara district amid tension after two persons were killed this morning when the police opened fire to control a 3000-strong mob on the rampage.Seven protesters have been injured in the firing. Eight cops are also hurt. Police had to open fire to control a crowd that went berserk after the body of a 50-year-old cowherd, who was missing since Sunday, was found this morning in the Mailapathar area.
Assam Police have published a list of 11 similar companies that have been collecting money by illegal means and warned people against investing money with them. The list however did not name Saradha Group, against which the police have already registered four cases. One of the two separate notices issued by the Bureau of Investigation of Economic Offences.
A hardcore ULFA militant surrendered before the superintendent of police in Jorhat district on Monday.Identified as Jagat Bhuyan alias Madan, he surrendered before Sanjukta Parashar with a M-20 rifle, seven rounds of ammunition and two Chinese made bottle grenades. He had joined the outfit in 2009.
An Assam police team has gripped Sudipta Sen in Kolkata on Sunday after the Saradha Group boss was remanded to the West Bengal police custody.He was grilled in the cases of fraud and forgery lodged against him in the state. Two of the cases were registered in Dispur and one each in Geetanagar and Paltan Bazar.
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