Shankardev Shishu Vidya Niketan School at Dadara near Hajo is ready to get another facelift with the financial support from Guwahati Round Table 235, the Guwahati chapter of Round Table India (www.roundtableindia.org). The completed phase two section, comprising three classrooms, verandah & staircases with a total area of 2,750 square feet, will be inaugurated on 8 January next. Kamrup (rural) district magistrate Vinod Seshan has consented to inaugurate phase two part on Sunday in presence of district police chief PS Mahanta. “The foundation stone for development was laid on the 7 February 2016, where the project was planned to be completed in a phased manner with the first phase has already been completed. It was inaugurated by Assam education minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma,” informed Parveen Goyal, chief of Guwahati Round Table 235.
Addressing the media persons on Wednesday, Goyal also added that they would soonstart the construction of phase three and expected to get it completed by the end of 2017. He described his mother organization as a non-religious and non-political entity. The Round Table India has over 4,500 chapters across the country comprising young businessmen, entrepreneurs, technocrats and other professionals. Mukesh Chokhani, secretary to the Guwahati chapter of Round Table India disclosed that they adopted the Dadara Shishu Niketan school under its flagship freedom through education project. He also added that they planned to develop around 10,500 sqft in the school premises with a total outlay of rupees 80 Lakhs.
Project conveners Avishek Kejriwal, Shwet Agarwal, Rahul Sethi with few others were also present on the occasion. Soon after the press meet the Guwahati Round Table 235 office bearers donated two galvanized steel chairs for Guwahati Press Club, which were accepted by the GPC secretary Nava Thakuria in presence of other member-journalists.
At least forty people, mostly Adivasi, were killed when suspected NDFB-S militants fired upon the people at two remote villages in Sonitpur district on Tuesday.The dreaded attack took place at Simangapara near the Paboi reserved forest area bordering Arunachal Pradesh in the evening. Armed militants sneaked into an Adivasi village at around 6 in the evening and started indiscriminate firing where at least 15 people were killed. Then they left the hamlet.Security forces arrived in the village. But it was too late for them to deal with the militants. Police officials told Assam Times that the attack is being launched to retaliate the intensified offensive by the security...
The Assam government starts distributing the Anundoram Barooah Award to the first and high second division holder HSLC examinees from Tuesday. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi gave away the award to the recipients at a function in Khanapara in the morning.In his address, Gogoi advised the students to take a vital lead to dress the society afresh with innovative mind and idea which, he hoped, would pay dividend in near future.Education minister Pradyut Bordoloi, parliamentary secretary for education Rekibudin Ahmed were prominent among those who attended the function.Comprising a certificate and a laptop, the award would be given away to altogether 40,800 first and high second division holder HSLC...
The Central Bureau of Investigation has indicted a notorious policeman in the gory BTAD group clash that left over 70 people killed two years back.The country’s premier investigation agency field the chargesheet before a lower court in Bongaigaon on Monday. CBI further recommends strict action against three police officers including a superintendent for allowing the incident to take place.Identified as Mohibur Islam, a policeman in Morigaon is named as the prime accused who has been absconding after the incident in BTAD areas. According to CBI, the incident ignited when Mohibur called a bandh on July 20, 2012 during which four people of...
28th Guwahati Book Fair and Literary Festival 2014 at the Assam Engineering Institute ground from Dec 25 - Jan 5.The Literary Fest will be held on December 27-29. Few session will be available live on the Internet.PUBLICATION BOARD, ASSAMGuwahati Literary Festival 2014 (GLF2014), DEC 27-29VENUE: NEDFi HOUSE, DISPUR, GUWAHATIEvent Photos DAY ONE: 27/12/2014 (see report here: English/Assamese)TIMESESSIONSPARALLEL SESSIONS09-9:30amRegistration by participants------------------09:30-10:00amLiterary Festival Launch ------------------10:00-11:30amCONVERSATION: Shifting Sands of history: Remembering and forgettingNAMITA GOKHALE in conversation with Pushpesh Pant, C P...
Now Dispur writes to Delhi to restore ration to the tea gardens. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi urged the Centre to reconsider the move.Gogoi told the Prime Minister that the move would brew law and order trouble in the teagarden areas a couple of days after Assembly Speaker Pranab Kumar Gogoi said it on the floor in the winter session.According to the chief minister, the scheme has been benefitting over 20 lakh tea workers where the Governments provides APL rice and atta to the tea industry at subsidized rate. The management of the gardens, in turn, provide the same to the workers at the rate of 50 to 55 paisa per kilogram.
Kokrajhar district administration conducted a cleanliness drive on Sunday to keep the environment clean and clear. Deputy Commissioner Thaneswar Malakar participated in the drive in front of the DC office. The drive covered the Civil Line Road, Transport Office Complex, Railway station via Rupnath Brahma Road in Kokrajhar town. Talking to Assam Times, Malakar said that the cleanliness drive will make the people aware of healthy living and sound breathing in the society.
Come January 4. A resurgent Assam Congress is set to go all out against BJP one and a half years ahead of the assembly polls. Rahul Gandhi will formally kick-off the campaign at a huge rally in Khanapara.With “Betrayal Day”, the ruling party in the state will launch Mission 79 Plus in 2016 polls to counter BJP’s Mission 84 Plus.Senior party leaders told Assam Times that APCC president Anjan Dutta has a target 60,000 party workers in the rally to be addressed by Gandhi which would be a poll bugle for the party. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi has already gave hint of capitalizing on BJP’s U turns in land deal and big dams, NEIIPP suspension, slash in the MNREGA budget, suspension of...
A huge group of 850 Delhi University students is arriving in Guwahati on Saturday to discover the north east afresh. The students will be divided into nine groups to leave for different destinations across the north eastern region on Saturday to leave back for New Delhi on December 27.Sources told Assam Times in Guwahati that under IRCTC, the students will Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju flagged off the Gyanodoy Express carrying the students and teachers of Delhi University at Safdarjung railway station on Thursday.
The Sahitya Akademy has announced its award to prolific writers Arupa Patangia Kalita and UG Brahma for 2014. Dr Kalita, who teaches English at Tangla College is known for her epoch making novels and short stories has been announced the award for her fiction in Assamese. The author of 10 novels has already received literary awards which include Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Award, Katha Prize and Prabina Saikia Award. The name of former Rajya Sabha MP and BPF leader has been announced for his contributions to the Bodo literature with five collections, including poetry, short stories, biography and essay. His poetry book Údamgwphral Gidinghphnnanal is known for socioeconomic and cultural...
Assam is on alert two days after the Peshawar incident where militants massacred over 150 students at a school. Dispur on Friday put all the districts authorities on alert to thwart such militant attempt. The security forces are also on maximum alert. Minister Rockybul Hussain disclosed it on the floor on behalf of the home department on Friday. He said the government has issued instruction to the district administrations for taking necessary measures.The quick reaction team and bomb disposal squad are also ready to prevent any possible incidents of terror. Hussain informed the House in the zero hour in reply to a question moved by BJP MLA Ranjit Kumar Das.
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