Party members of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) Saturday visited flood affected areas in Margherita where more than 2000 people are sheltering in relief camps. AGP General Secretary (Central Committee) Diganta Saikia said, “We distributed baby food products and Phenoyl to flood affected people at Ledo Maulang L.P School.” The areas affected by flooding waters under Margherita Panchayat are Bhitor Powai, Alubari, Makum qila, Ledo, Ketetong, Margherita Town, Hamukjan, Jagun and several other villages.
Margherita Constituency M.L.A Pradyut Bordoloi along with members of Margherita Block Congress Committtee also visited the flood affected areas and distributed essential commodities like rice, mustard oil, flat rice, baby food products, pulses, salt, biscuit and vegetables.
Members of the Margherita Journalists’ Association too came in to distribute food items to those affected by flood in Maulang Gaon sheltering at the Ledo Maulang L.P School.
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On Tuesday, the Assam Tea Tribes Student Association (ATTSA) and Assam Tea tribes Women Association (ATTWA) Margherita Branch Committee jointly staged a dharna for two hours in front of the General Manager's office about various burning issues with Margherita Tea Estate Workers.
Mukundor Gowala, President in Charge, and Nuwel Patra, General Secretary of ATTSA Margherita Branch Committee, led a Dharna protest for two hours. More than 2000 Tea Garden workers from Margherita Tea Estate were present and gave slogans such as ATTSA long live, Tea workers long live, BJP government Murdabad, Narendra Modi Murdabad and Himanta Biswa Sarma Murdabad.
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The Child and Adolescent labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act,1986 which was enacted by the Parliament of India and the Ministry of Labour and Employment states no child under the age of 14 can work at any business establishment or workshop. Despite this, the illegal coal trade is rampantly going on in Margherita Sub division and coal thieves hire school dropouts between 11 and 13 years old to work at Tirap, Tikak, Ledo 6 Number line, Paharpur, Baragolai coal mines area where they are paid a small amount of money.
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After 75 years of our country's independence, where the BJP government at the union and state level are celebrating "Azaadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav," petty vendors in Margherita Town are putting their lives at risk by sitting near railway tracks to sell their products. Daily trains such as the Intercity, Demo, and other express move from Ledo to Tinsukia between Margherita town.
Arun Rastogi, president of Bajrang Dal, Margherita Unit, said that after 75 years of our country's independence no government has been able to build a permanent market shed at Margherita town, which is very unfortunate where regularly 1,000 petty traders and hawkers by taking risk sell their products near railway...
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Hundreds of people gathered in Nuri Jame Masjid, Margherita on tuesday morning for Namaz as due to heavy rainfall Namaz couldn't be held at Central Margherita Eidgah Maidan.
After a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 outbreak, Islam people gathered at Nuri Jame Masjid, Margherita to pray together.
People greet one...
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A joint extensive search, patrol and raid was conducted by Margherita and Digboi Excise Circle.
The raid happened in areas such as Lakla (Jagun), 6th Mile under Lekhapani Police Station and Margherita Bazaar, under Margherita Police station of Tinsukia district.
51.84 Litres of IMFL, 62.4 BL of Beer (for sale in Arunachal Pradesh), 7.8 BL of Beer (for sale in Assam), and 10 Litres of Illicit Distilled Liquor were seized and destroyed.
On Thursday at Ledo Tea Estate under Tinsukia district an awareness program on NALSA scheme has been organized by District legal Service Authority, Tinsukia. Papu Sah President of Children friends club moderated the whole program and prominent persons including Nayan Jyoti Dutta Secretary of District legal service Authority, Tinsukia, Debojit Bose Advocate from Tinsukia, Jyotish Phukan incharge of Ledo police outpost, Jiten Deka factory manager of Ledo Tea Estate, Ram Prasad Ambedkar veteran journalists and Advisor of Margherita Journalists Association, Mitali Roy principal of Roots 2 Fruits pre school Ledo, CP Gautam Noted Social worker of Ledo, Mithun Baruah treasurer of Margherita...
On Tuesday, the Samanmay Social Welfare Youth Organisation, Margherita Committee organised a One Day Rongali Bihu celebration and felicitation programme at Margherita India Club.
Lakhikanta Borah President of Samanmaya Social welfare youth organisation Margherita central committee unfurled the organisation flag, followed by members planting saplings.
Dr Ranjit Dutta noted social worker, celebrated writer and poet of Ledo, Margherita, presided over the Rongali Bihu celebration where Bihu dance and songs from various parts of Margherita were performed and enthralled the whole audience.
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On Thursday, Poi Sangken holy new year festival of Buddhist devotees celebrated at Margherita Buddha vihar.
Bhikkhu Gyanowada Mahathera, chief monk at Margherita Buddha Vihar, inaugurated the festival where Buddhist devotees pour water at a statue of Lord Buddha.
Bhikkhu Gyanowada Mahathera said Poi Sangken is a new year festival of Buddhist devotees that begins April 14 to April 16 all over the world. Statues of Lord Buddha are kept outside for 52 hours at Buddha Vihar compound so Buddhist devotees can come and pour water on the statues of Lord Buddha.
The Margherita Regional Student Union staged a protest at NH315 Block Tiniali Margherita on Wednesday, against the sky-rocketing price of essential commodities.
Chintu Gogoi and Rupam Baruah said the BJP's prime issue was price rises before the elections.
They added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured everyone that happier days would come before the 2014 Lok Sabha election.
However, the happiest days have come for only Capitalist and Corporate houses such as Adani, Ambani, and Tata where middle-class people are suffering due to sky rocketing prices of everyday essential commodities.
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