Clean drinking water is supplied to the people by the government's Public Health & Engineering Department (PHE). Lately, the executive engineer’s office of Nazira PHE become a recreational area for some corrupt officials and contractors; misusing funds meant for common people through different schemes. Many different schemes are implemented here on papers only.
Last week people of Mothiachiga area found earthworms, crabs etc. in the water supplied for drinking purpose through Mechagarh water supply scheme. It reflects the poor functioning of the PHE department in Nazira.
7 Sep 2014 - 10:30am | Hantigiri Narzary
Gopal Chandra Basumatary is no more. The president of All BTAD Gaonburah Association breathed his last at his resident Kashibari in Kokrajhar on Saturday. He was 68. He is survived by his wife,...
31 Dec 2017 - 10:24pm | AT News
GUWAHATI: Defying a pinching cold wave millions of people in the north eastern state of Assam bade good bye to 2017 and welcomed 2018 amid much fanfare and night long extravaganza. Sounds of...
14 Sep 2017 - 10:17pm | AT Kokrajhar Bureau
Many people from greater Chitila area in Fakiragram in Kojrajhar staged protest in front of the police outpost alleging rape attempt by a local resident on a school girl. According to...
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A group of university faculty spent two-days at the start of its academic year 2015-2016 learning to come up with new business ideas for start up companies and process the same to a successful...
Kuch Rajbanshi Sonmiloni Nazira observed Cherarai Divas at Sundarpukhuri, Nazira with a day-long programme on February 25. In this connection a colourfull cultural processin and a public meeting were organised. Tapan Gogoi, Central general secretary of AASU, Social worker Mukul Chetia etc. were participated in the event as guest of honour.
Due to the forthcoming general election of Nagaland on Feburary 23, Sivagagar district administration declared dry day on Feburary 22 and 23 in the Assam-Nagaland border areas. All wine shopes and bars for these 2 days ordered to be closed.On the other hand, tension is going on in the Galekey border area where the Nagaland govt. is trying to establish pooling stations inside Assam and which include names of Assamese voters. Local administration tightened the security in the border areas.
A mini truck is destroyed in Kujibali Rail crossing when Guwahati-Dibrugarh bound Kamakhaya Express hit the truck at 9 AM today. Driver and other 3 persons of the truck were seriously injured in the accident. Sevelal accident is already occared in this open Railway crossing since last fews years. Local people demanded for a rail gate in this place. They also declared blockkade of train movement on Monday 5 am onwards demanding to set up a rail crossing gate.
The birth of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is considered the most significant event in the history of the world. Though his birthday was never observed by his companions and the second and third generations of Muslims after him who are considered exemplary, some Muslim sects towards the end of the 11th century took to celebrate it as Milād-un-Nabi. The Prophet never celebrated his birthday nor commanded it nor observed those of his family members' or that of his grand childrens'.At Nazira in Assam, Milād-un-Nabi was observed at the Nazira M.C. Club from February 16th to 17th with great enthusiasm and fervor. Naziran's chose to assemble for the ocassion this month due to paucity of time. The two-...
In association with the Khadi and Gramudug Department, The North East Khadi Gramudug Mohasangha organised a district level PMEGP Exhibition at Nazira Natiya Mandir Campus from Feburary 17-21. Pradip kr. Das SDO(C) Nazira innugurated the exhibition today. Local entriprenures exhibited their product in 10 stalls of the exhibition.
Despite raising complaints of corruption and allegations against the rulling Congress Party, they captured almost all the panchayats seats under Nazira subdivision. Oppositions have failled to create an anti-incumbency wave and even they failled to stand candidates in all the seats of Nazira and Sivasagar.In Nazira this time a total of 624 candidates were contesting under Nazira Anchalik Panchayat, of which 14 were contesting for 4 nos. ZP seats, 68 were contesting for 20 nos. GP President seats, 68 nos. were contesting for 20 nos. AP Member seats and 480 nos. were contesting for 200 nos. Ward Member seats. Among these, Congress won 167 ward member seats, 19 AP Member seats, 18 GP President...
Swaraswati Puja is observed in different places of Nazira with flavour and gaity. In this connection a book fair is organised in Sankardev Shisu Niketion, Nazira. Vice president of Nazira District Journalist Association Bhaskorjyoti Borgohain inagurated the fair.
Joint Action Committee of Service Association of Jawahar Navoday Vidalaya on Friday started their indefinite strike in support of 20-points long-standing demands. Along with the rest of the country all JAC members of JNV, Chakimukh of Sivasagar district started agitation for fulfilling their long pending demands.
Stone quarries are illegally operating at Bihubor under Nazira sub-division. Bihubor is famous for its stone reserves and most of Upper Assam is dependent on it. The State Forest Department earn crores of rupees from Bihubor stone quarries annually. With the help of a few forest officials two influential businessmen illegally set up 2 stone quarries at Bihubor. The quarries run without legal permits and required settlement permissions at the behest of the forrest officials. More so the businessmen duo extract stones by digging as deep as 60 ft by the River Dikhow.
After heavy campagin and war of words among different political parties, the first phase of panchayat poll held peacefully in Nazira with over 60% turn out to decide the fate of 14 Zila Parishad candidates, 68 Gaon Panchayat presidents, 68 Anchalik Parishad members and 480 Ward Members of Nazira Anchalik Panchayat. A total of 624 candidates are contesting in Nazira. 19 ward members of Congress(I) and one ward member of CPI have already elected as uncontested. There was no any report of untoward incidents in Nazira.
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