“History is the back-bone of a nation and no nation can thrive without its history,” said Mayur Bora, a well-known writer in a seminar organized by Nazira Press Club on its 26th Foundation Day on Saturday at Nazira. The seminar on “Study of History and the identity crisis of the ethnic people of Assam” was organized in the memory of journalist Pabonath Sarmah and Nilo Guhain with a day-long programme that saw distinguished gathering. Mayur Borah and Rajdip Bailung Baruahwere the chief guests. Both the speakers dwelt at length on the negative effects of globalization and free market economy that has been depriving the ethnic people of their rights on their own land. Hiranya Kumar Bhattachaya, Hemakanta Sarmah, Keshab Borgohain and Prasanta Dutta were felicitated by the Nazira Press Club on the occasion.
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Thousands devotees are visiting Nazira Amolapatty Bor-Namghar to take part at the 7-days non-stop Bhagawat recitation. This was start from January 20. This is the ancestrial place of music legand Dr. Bhupen Hazarika and his forefathers were the founders of this ancient Namghar.
Congress leader and Nazira MLA Debobrat Saikia gets extortion call from ULFA for Rs 30 lakh in cash. According to information, he received the call on Thursday from a person who identified himself as Rupentor Axom who further threatened to kill him if he fails to pay the amount. Earlier in August 2012, Saikia got the first extortion call from ULFA forcing him to lodge FIR in Simaluguri police station. The son of late chief minister Hiteshwar Saikia repeatedly has been getting extortion call from ULFA even before the panchayat election.
The civil administration of Nazira is ready for the panchayat election. Total 896 nos. og pooling personnel will be engaged in the election.A total og 1,01,037 nos. voters of Nazira Anchalik Panchayat will cust their vote on January 30.Out of total 224 nos. pooling stations, 60 nos. are sensitive and 12 nos. are most sensitive - all these are in Assam-Nagaland border. For free and fair pooling, the administration has tightened the security and deployed 3 companies of APBN. The administration has also set up a control room for election purpose: 03772-217432. SDO(C) of Nazira has disclosed it in a press meet on January 24.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi took part at a panchayat election campaign meeting of congress paty at visit Lakuwa on Monday. In his speech Gogoi said that the his party will win in all panchayat seats and rural people will vote for Congress for the peace and progress of the state. Local MLA Sarat Saikia and Sivasagar district Congress president Tulsi Gogoi ete were present in the meeting.
The 3-day-Mech Kachari Cultural festivel which was began on January 18 at Harmoney Ground of Haripora Koch Gaon, near Nazira ends on Sunday. The festival featured folk dance, musib, culture and rituals.
Demanding appointment of local educated unemployed youths in ONGC & other industries of Sivasagar District, ex. ITI Student Union is organising a public meeting at Nazira M.C.Club on January 20. They are also demanding socio-economic development of the industrial areas and declaration of nazira as "oil town".
Vetern social worker of Nazira and the president of Nazira Municipal Block Congress (I) committee Nawab Fize Ali passed away in the Aditya Nursing Home of Dibrugarh on January 13. He was 85. He was survived by his wife, 2 sons and one daughter. Former minister Dr. Hemoprova Saikia, MLA of Nazira Debobrat Saikia and different organisations of Nazira condoled on his death.
On the occation of Magh Bihu, the Sivasagar district Unit of Tai Ahom Youva Parishad organised the Rangpur Mela at the hstoric Rangh ghar pavillion on January 15. Traditional buffallow fight and ethnic cultural songs and dance etc. will performed in the Mela.
At the time of Govt.'s propoganda about free distribution of quilts, cloths, mosquito-net etc. to the poor, the whole family of Madho Lyke (60) including his wife Parboti Lyke (50) and older sister Sarasowati Lyke (62) of No-3 Bosti Line of Hatipoti Tea Estate under Mackypure Gaon Panchayat area were died due to cold this week.
Two unskilled contractual workers of the ONGC were dead in a devasting fire at GGS No-3 of Gelakey on January 11, 2013. Thousands of people gathered at the GGS and demanded compensation from the ONGCL to the keen of the decead. To control the mob Police and CRPF were deployed and six persons were injured in the lathi charge. Although situation is in control tense is everywhere in the area.
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