A day long district level awareness campaign, a state convergent plan of action on child welfare in Assam was held at Millenium Academy, Suklai, Udalguri on Friday. The programme was organised by Child Protection Unit (DCPU), Udalguri in partnership with State Child Protection Society to make awareness about protection of children from trafficking, child labour, early marriage, substance abuse and sexual harrashment , violence against children and role of community among society. The programme was inaugurated by BhergaonSDPO Gagi Sonowal and participated by children from various institutions, teachers, supervisors, ASHA workers, including Pheranga Dao NGO, Tangla.
Gargi Sonowal said that the programme has been organized to create awareness about common public and children on child trafficking, child marriage among society in the state which was launched by state government. It will be helping hand among society while getting information on children protection”.
Another speaker Gautam Saharia said, “It is one of the positive ways that state government is responding to the cases of child trafficking in the state. There are many cases of children touching trafficking from Lower Assam districts especially from tea gardens that Assam is the second position in the case of child trafficking issue. Lower Assam has been devastated with various kinds of conflict and floods that are from most venerable children, most of the children need to be repatriated, who belonged to be from Lower Assam region.
‘There are 1000 children repatriated in last 12 years in Assam, who have been trafficked from this region, after being exploited at various cities in India. We have accommodated a few children in Udalguri and some in care centres. According to sources Saharia said that there are agents from the grass root level who have been doing such activities.
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Seasonal Flower blooming in large numbers in a Krishnachura Tree at Dharapur area in Guwahati on 25-05-08. Pix by UB Photos.
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A Series of program conducted at C coy, 24 Bn SSB Rangia to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Kargil Victory Day which held from 20 to 26th July. In this occasion drawing and essay writing competition was held at the adopted school of Rajagarh in the presence of school teachers and prominent persons of the village.
Prizes were distributed among the winners and students were made aware about the supreme sacrifices, dedication and devotion of our soldiers demonstrated during the Kargil War.
A volley ball tournment was organised between the SSB jawans and No. 4 Rajagarh boys. The later...
Men-elephant conflict refuses to die down in Indo-Bhutan border of Udalguri. After a brief lull, two women lost their lives in two different incidents of attack on men on Friday.
The first incident took place in Dharamjuli T.E. under Khagrabari outpost where a wild elephant trampled to death Kalpana Koyan, a 45 year old woman.
The shocking incident took place at garden in wee hours when the elephants suddenly barged into estate colony.
In yet another incident on the same day, Shitai Proja 60, W/o- Birshu Proja of Khairani and worker of Tenzing Bodosa's Elephant friendly garden was walked over.
The workers in the garden are terrified by the incident.
The Dimakuchi...
A patient named by one Helena Nag (25) died at a government-run laparoscopy sterilization programme held at Nonaipara tea estate hospital on Saturday. Hundreds of oter women did not participate in the sterilization camp fearing death.
According to locals, the sterilization camp was organsied with inadequate provision of surgical equipments and carried out by unskilled of medical staff in the tea estate hospital.
An FIR was lodged at Paneri police station on this incident.
Noted socialist Mahesh Chandra Sharma of Dimakuchi has resigned from Axom Xahitya Xabha (AXX) Dimakuchi branch.
Talking to media, Sharma informed that he is resigning from all posts of Dimakuchi AXX Committee.
He was a ex-president and advisor of Axom Xahitya Xabha (AXX) Dimakuchi branch.
He stated that Xahitya Xabha should be secular and non-political. It has been observed that a very many men of the organization have involved in politics and seeks refuge from political leaders.
Picnic trip turned fatal for a group of friends in Attarekhat as three of its members were severely injured in a road accident last evening. According to reports, a group of friends had come for a picnic from Chandmari, Guwahati to Bogamati picnic spot. On their return journey the Tata Indigo collide from the road and turned upside down. The injured are identified as Rohit Kumar Roy, John Paul Tirkey and Ananda Mishra by the Khagrabari Outpost Incharge Anil Sonowal who said that the accident was due to over drunk. Three have been seriously injured and sent to hospital for treatment. The Udalguri –Tamulpur road which is under construction has seen quite many accidents before its...
Tea garden workers of Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha (ACMS), Mangaldai ACMS Branch, in Udalguri district and activists staged a dharna on Wednesday in the front of the tea garden managers office premise with a demand to fix the wage of the tea garden workers up to Rs 350. The protesting leaders said that tea garden workers’ unions had persisted with their demand of hike in daily wages to Rs. 350 and appealed to the authority concerned several times but their demands had turned into deaf ears. They added that both the Centre and State governments do not think about the welfare of the tea workers’ community, except when they need them as vote bank. Only during the period of election, political...
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