Two Assamese books were released in a glittering function held at a city hall on 15 May 2016, where audience from different walks of life graced the occasion.
The chief editor of Niyamia Barta, an Assamese daily, and also a celebratedwriter Phanindra Kumar Debchoudhury, a motivation worker Dr Minati Barthakur and journalist Nava Thakuria officially released both the books.
Published by Maram Kumar on behalf of Maramland, the first book tiled Kalam is a collection of various articles. The author of the book is Dr Birendra Nath Patgiri, who is a dentist by profession and social worker turned writer by passion.
The second book is a translated piece titled Maadhukari Geetanjali, where nonagenarian Sunanda Patgiri took the pain to go for translation. He was also present on the occasion to bless everyone there.
The city based Rahman Hospital conducted the Saturday (25 February) evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club (GPC), where Dr Hemen Ch Goswami & Dr P Rojer Singh (Medicine) checked the health status of over 30 participants and offered free consultations. The member-journalists of GPC along with their dependants also got their weight, blood pressure & sugar checked by nurses namely Momi Begum and Asha Devi. Most of the participants were also provided necessary medicines. Senior physicians Dr Muhammad Liaquat Ali Rahman and Dr MMM Kazi from the acclaimed hospital also graced the camp, where health workers Manab Deka and Nazrul Islam supported the participants in the process of...
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Rahman Hospitals will conduct the next evening OPD clinic at Guwahati Press Club on Saturday (25 February). Dr Hemen Ch Goswami & Dr P Rojer Singh (Medicine) from the acclaimed hospital will be available for free consultations to the member-journalists of the press club. Both the doctors will be assisted by nurses Momi Begum & Asha Devi along with Manab Deka and Chandan Barman. The camp will begin at press club premises by 3.3o pm and continue till 6 pm, where the participants will also get the facility to check their weight, sugar (by glucometer) and blood pressure, informed Dr MLA Rahman, the chief of the Six-mile, Guwahati based hospital. The last evening clinic on 11 February...
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Veteran Naga politician Shurhozelie Leiztietsu took oath as new Nagaland chief minister on Wednesday ending a month long deadlock in the north eastern state. Nagaland governor PB Acharya administered the 81 year old NPF leader the oath of office and secrecy at a function in the Raj Bhawan in the morning. Leiztietsu has retained all former ministers in his member cabinet who also took oath. New NPF president, BJP leaders and other legislators were also present in the oath taking ceremony. The wheels of Leiztietsu started running when TR Zeliang had to resign bowing down to the pressure mounted on him by the civil society organizations who are dead opposed to the 33 pet cent reservation for...
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