With an aim to promote low cost oral & dental treatment, a dental clinic at the Panbazar (near RBI) locality was launched on 18 March 2017. Siddhartha Bhattacharjee, legislator from East Guwahati constituency officially inaugurated the Institute of Dental Science and Research Center in presence of distinguished personalities J. Bora, Ashim Hazarika, Nava Thakuria etc.
Addressing the gathering the local MLA congratulated Dr Deep Sharma for the initiative and expressed hope that it would be beneficial for all kinds of people. He also assured possible supports for the institution in future.
The centre has an emergency helpline number (98642 72102), where anyone in need can call and get necessary advice. Moreover the centre has decided to help the bed-ridden patients in the city with necessary home visits, said Dr Nirma K. Rai of the centre.
MARGHERITA: Despite a stepped up counter insurgency operations a section of Naga rebels has been unleashing terror along in the form of extortion along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. The Assam Rifles jawans on Tuesday held a hardcore NSCN(K) rebel during an operation in Ledo who has been extorting money from a section of people in the area. Acting on a tip off, the army jawans raised the Mullong Village where the rebel was arrested who was identified as Bishnu Bhujel. A pistol along with a few rounds of live bullets was seized from his possession. Later, he was sent to the Ledo police station.
HOJAI: Yet another wild elephant died of electrocution in Hojai on Tuesday sending shock and anger among the nature and wild life activists across the state. The incident took place at Hawaipur where a herd of wild elephants who came down to the human habitates in search of food was electrocuted in the wee hours. The local residents spotted the carcass only in the morning. They further blamed it all on the power department officials alleging that these incidents could have been avoided had they hiked the heights of the posts. They further slammed the forest department failing to control or drive away these wild elephants who have been unleashing terror among the villagers for the last...
GUWAHATI: After a brief silence poaching strikes again in Kaziranga where a full grown rhino was killed on Sunday. The forest guards deployed in Bagori range discovered the carcass hours after the poachers killed it for the horn. But they were believed to have left the spot without chopping off the horn because of the presence of the guards.
Kokrajhar: The local residents of a village in Gossaigaon on Monday recovered the body of a boy who went missing a couple of days ago. The body was spotted at Kursakati Bridge along the Gurufela River who was later identified as Nirmal Sutradhar. Police investigation is going on.
Kokrajhar: Seven wage earners sustained injury when the mini truck on which they were travelling from Bilashipara in Dhuburi met with a mishap in Kokrajhar on Monday. The incident took place in the morning when the Kokrajhar bound vehicle bearing registration no. AS 18A-1526 met with the mishap near Shyamaguri forest on the MK Road. Injured were rushed to hospital. According to police, the driver lost control over his vehicle amid fog before the mishap took place.
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs has agreed to set up one of its field office in Guwahati. According to information, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj has written to the Assam government asking for land allocation for it in the premier north eastern city. Sources told www.assamtimes.org that the ministry initially plans to set up the office acting on pressure to set up the deputy high commissionerates of the south east Asian nations.
KOHIMA: Nagaland chief Minister TR Zeliang said the north eastern state is in the dire need of permanent peace which is possible only after the solution of the decade old issues. Addressing a public meeting in Akulu town on Sunday, the Chief Minister said that solution to the protracted Naga political issue must be finalised at the earliest time possible for the sake of peace and harmony of all the Nagas. He said, "Solution is for all the Nagas and it must arrive for the sake of permanent peace in the land. 'And that is why Solution first and then election,' he stated.Inviting all Naga political groups to come together in unison for a final settlement, Zeliang believed that the...
DIBYA J BARTHAKUR RAHA: People thronged in thousands in Aahotguri in Nagaon on Monday to catch a glimpse of the buffalo fight defying a standing Supreme Court directive. The tiny area of historical importance beside the National Highway No 37 now is teeming with the people including dozens of foreign tourists who are eagerly to enjoy the traditional fight on the occasion of the Magh Bihu which was celebrated with traditional gaiety on Sunday. The local residents told www.assamtimes.org that the apex court directive forced them to avoid it last year. But this time the can’t avoid it just from the court directive. They, therefore, are organizing it not formally. “The fight would be...
KOHIMA: Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang said the north eastern state is progressing on many fronts like any other states in the country. In his address at a function at Akuluto Town organized on the up-gradation program of Akuluto SDO (Civil) office to ADC office on Sunday, he said the region had potentiality of becoming an educational hub in the near future due to the presence of Nagaland University Campus at Lumami and its close proximity with Atoizu Polytechnic and educational institutions in Mokokchung. Setting up of a Block Institute of Education and Training (BIET) Centre is also under progress located at Akuluto Constituency. He termed the upcoming National Highways...
HOJAI: Good news for the sportsmen. Courtesy Sarbananda Sonowal. The Assam Chief Minister is contemplating to award job and cash Rs 1 crore to the sportsman for astounding performance in the national and international level. In his speech in Hojai concluding the 8th National Sub Junior Hockey Championship Sonowal said his government was setting up a panel to finetune a module to appoint the top players in civil service and police service taking cue from the Haryana government.
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