Dr Arati Barua from Assam who is an Associate Professor, Philosophy, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi & the Founder Director of Indian division of the Schopenhauer Society (IDSS) under the main International society in Germany, was conferred with the prestigious national award “ Bharat Excellence 2016” by FFI at New Delhi on April 25.
Dr. Barua has been conferred with the National award of Bharat Excellence 2016 in recognition to show that she is a great achiever who has done something extra – ordinary for her country and countrymen and has attained greater excellence in his/her field of activity and enhanced the image of India. Earlier Dr Barua was awarded with “Bharat Jyoti Award 2015” and “Best Citizens of India 2015” by different institutions .
This award includes an award and a GOLD MEDAL with (Certificate of Excellence) (Certificate of Felicitation) for the year 2016 and was presented by Honorable Choudhary Randhir Singh, former Governor of Sikkim organized by Friendship Forum (FFI) in a NationalConference on “ECONOMIC GROWTH & NATIONAL UNITY” in NEW DELHI on 25thAPRIL 2016 which was attended by Educationists, Intellectuals and Industrialists and so on.
The awards which carried a Citation, Gold Medal and a Certificate of Excellence, was presented by Shri Chaudhury Randhir Singh, Former Governor of Sikkim, at a NationalSeminar entitled ‘Economic Growth & National Unity’.
The ‘Bharat Excellence Award’ recognizes the various achievements, excellence in business and outstanding contribution made by individuals and institutions towards Society and National Welfare. The awards are a testimony towards the proactive attitude, innovation, contribution and global perspective reflected by the recipient towards business and economy.
The ‘Bharat Excellence Awards’ is instituted by the Friendship Forum of India, a New Delhi based social & cultural organization focused on forging greater unity, integrity and collaboration among Indians across the globe. About 40 individuals from around the country were presented the Bharat Excellence Award for their contribution in education, social work, medicine, arts, science and entrepreneurship.
Previous eminent awardees include Governor Khurasheed Alam Khan, Sunil Dutt, Justice P.N. Bhagwati, Dev Anand, Shammi Kapoor, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Sunil Gavaskar, Manik Dastoor, and Shri BKS Iyengar.
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Red Horns Division Ex-serviceman meet held at Dudhnoi, Goalpara on May 18. People from various districts are taking part in the festival.
Over 20 people have been injured when a passenger bus slipped into deep gorge in near Guwahati on Saturday.The accident took place at around 2-30 in the afternoon when the passenger bus was on its way to Kamakhya and suddenly it lost control and fell on a gorge where several people were rescued by police and local residents.
Governor J B Patnaik said that the government's counter insurgency operations have fetched dividends where the republic day boycott call was defied. In his address after unfurling the national flag in Khanapara in Guwahati, he said that steps are being taken to bring about overall socio-economic development in the state.
He said that the government is leaving no stone unturned to put Assam on a track of rapid development process. Patnaik also said that government was committed to fighting corruption.
The N-E insurgent outfits had called for boycott of Republic Day Celebrations from 1am to 5 30 in the morning.
Normal situation prevailed on Republic Day on Saturday. Trains and air services operated as usual though long distance and city private buses kept off the roads as the transport operators gave holiday to their staff on account of R-Day. National flags were seen fluttering in banks, educational institutions, etc., remained closed. Buses, private taxis and autorickshaws of state-run Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) plied as usual. Private vehicles and large number of people on foot were also seen making their way to the various R-Day celebration venues across the state.The N-E insurgent outfits had called for boycott of Republic Day Celebrations from 1am to 5 30 in the morning.
Defying militant diktat, Republic Day was celebrated across the stat with much fanfare and cultural extravaganza. Tight security was put in place to ensure peace during the Republic Day and accordingly there was no report of any untoward incident so far. Assam governor JB Patnaik unfurled the national flag and took salute of the armed forces and school children at Khanapara in presence of Chief minister Tarun Gogoi. Besides march pasts by the state police and central security forces, there were also dance performances by different ethnic groups of the state upholding the spirit of the republic. Similar functions were organised by the government at district headquarters addressed by cabinet...
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The media fraternity of the city will hoist the national
tricolor tomorrow (Jan 26) at Guwahati Press Club. The program will
begin at 11 am sharp. Every one is requested to participate in the
program with an aim to pay tributes to the martyrs of India’s Freedom
Movement.
Asom Mohila Samata Society in association with Directorate of Field publicity, Dibrugarh organized an awareness programme on ‘National girl child day’ at Naduwa Panchayet, Dibrugarh on January 24.
Yet another IED was found at Goreswar Gasbari area on Thursday morning. The IED was planted by suspected anti-talk faction group of National Democratic Front of Bodoland near a culvert of Baihata-Goreswar road. Investigation is gong on. ULFA and NDFB are among ten outfits who have called a general strike on Jan 26 and urged people to boycott the Republic Day celebrations.
A powerful Improvised Explosive Devices was recovered ahead of the Republic Day celebrations in Darrang district on Thursday.The bomb was found near the Mangaldoi police station and Republic Day parade ground in the morning. Police suspected it a handiwork of ULFA for triggering explosion targeting security forces. Later army bomb squad team defused the bomb.
Guwahati Police have arrested 8 persons including a Mizoram forest department official and recovered some rare species of snake in Guwahati. These persons were arrested on Monday night from a building in Mathuranagar area in the city.A tortoise has also been seized from their possession on Wednesday midnight. Later they has been taken to the Dispur police station.
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