Pragati, a leading NGO of Sivasagar District based in Nazira has been working in issues related to socio-economic development of this area in the past several years. They organize several health awareness camps in different remote areas of the district.
Recently they have started a primary health care and nursing training program called “Medicare Training Institute” at Sapekhati, where 50 girls participated.
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A Training of Trainers (TOT) programme on ‘Psychosocial Care in Disaster’ was held on 22nd and 23rd December at the Ayang Okum river bank bamboo cottage, Majuli. The objective of the training was to...
Nazira is a small town. But the problems confronting it for the last couple of years are huge. The common people are bearing the brunt. Nazira Municipal Board, Nazira Town Block of the Bharotiya Janata Party staged dharna in front of Nazira Natiya Mandir recently demanding steps to solve the problems. They submitted a memorandum to the civil SDO demanding steps to ensure development of Nazira Town. They further demanded a Children park at in the town apart from steps to properly protect and preserve the historic monuments. /
At a time when poor people have been making long queue for a drop of kerosene in front of the shops, a section of black marketers has been making money in Nazira. The shops, mostly, refuse to sell kerosene citing scarcity. But the kerosene meant for PDS have been flooding the open market. Local residents in Nazira told Assam Times that aided and abetted by a section of food and civil supply department officials, the black marketers have been making money by selling PDS kerosene in the open market. Despite repeated complaints, police and civil supply department have been failing to deal with the black marketers who have been...
In a bizarre incident that questions the existance of humanity, a woman gave birth to a baby on the street on Sunday. The incident that sends shockwaves across the state took place in Nazira where and mentall disable women gave birth to a baby on the Sunday in the broadday light. Having seen this pathetic plight, a section of eyewitness rushed the mother and the newborn to the Ligiripukhuri Hospital they are undergoing treatment. A few local NGOs are in touch with the authority to take over the care of the baby whose father is not known.
Nazira regional and sub-divisional unit of the Brihattar Asomiya Youva Mancha (BAYM) declared a 100-hours bandha against ONGC on Friday. In a press meet at Nazira, Ranjan Mahanta, President and Rituraj Borgohain General Secretary of the Nazira anchalik unit of the BAYM said that the ONGC continously neglecting the Assamese community and failed to fulfill the demands raised for the all round development of the Sivasagar District; so the organization declared the bandha against the corporate from July 14.
Rangman alies Robin Dey, the writer of popular Bhaskar series was a son of Nazira. Nazira will observe the Rangman memorial day at Nazira Natya Mandir with a day long programme on July 24.
Foundation day of the Sivasagar District was observed on July 1. The Nazira civil administration organized several programmes including tree plantation, town cleaning, cultural procession, drawing competition etc. Mousumi Baruah SDO(C) innugurated the opening programme at Nazira Gandhi. District RTI cell of BJP observed Sivasagar Divas at Gargaon and took a plantation programme in the historic Kareng Ghar campus.
Kalaguru Brishnu Prashad Rabha Memorial Day with a day-long programme was organised at Nazira Community Centre on Friday. On this occasion a seminer on Bishnu Rabha was held. Drawing and poetry recitation competition were also organised on this occasion. The event was organsied by NGO Pragati, Freelance Journalist Association of Nazira, Pragati Mahila Mancha and Nazira Mohkuma Mahila Somittee.
People of Galekey's Bortania village in Nazira Sub division in Upper Assam are still affraid of the gas leakage incident at ONGC's Rig No-E 2005 GK GL Well. This incident happened at 5 PM on June 12 and with a huge sound and polluting the air up to 2 kilometers. Although the crisis management team of ONGC immediately controlled the situation, local people demand for proper compensation. A public meeting were held in this are on Friday in this regard where SDPO of Nazira Ashif Ahmed, AK Kumar GGM of Drilling section of the ONGC, Kashyap Joshipura, Manager Corporate Communication of ONGC etc. were present alongwith other dignatories.
World Environment Day was observed at Nazira on June 5 by Pragati and Freelance Journalist Association. 500 seedlings were distributed on this occasion. Nazira Municipalty took a town cleaning programme at Nazira town.
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