The 22nd edition of the Bodoland Gallants Gold Cup Football Turnament 2017 is going to be held at Dimakuchi Stadium in Udalguri district of Assam from today. The tournament is an All India Level Football Tournament affiliated under and is jointly organized by Dimakuchi Ancholic Committee, ABSU and DimakuchiSports Association in the fond memory of Bodoland Martyrs. A total of eight teams will be participating in the tournament. The teams are: Reserve Bank of India Mumbai, Assam Regimental Centre Shillong, SSB Siliguri, Oil India Duliajan, Apro Guwahati, Jhalaguti Morigaon, Bodoland Army and Orgen Club. The opening ceremony of the tournament is colourful and the first match is Oil India Duliajan Vs Bodoland Army.
7 May 2008 - 3:18pm | editor
A traffic personnel has been seen busy in handling traffic at the Bhangagarh-ASTC Bylane linking traffic point in Guwahati on 06-05-08 evening. Pix by UB photos.
28 Dec 2012 - 7:48pm | editor
Assam Jogging Association (AJA) has organized a Mass Jogging program on December 31, 2012 to usher in the New Year. AJA organizes the program on the last day of the year to welcome the New Year with...
20 Sep 2012 - 7:30pm | editor
The third special train for Bangalore left Guwahati on Thursday carrying altogether 1264 people back to the southern city. Amid tight security, the train left the Guwahati Railway station at 11 in...
17 Dec 2010 - 4:25pm | editor
The preparation for the proposed ULFA-government peace process beefs up on Friday when government appointed interlocutor P C Haldar discussed the modalities of the talks with Arabinda Rajkhowa in the...
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...
DIMAKUCHI: One Mahindra Porja, a resident of No.3 Uttar Dimakuchi (Porja Basti) village under Dimakuchi Police station near Dimakuchi TE had reportedly drowned in the nonai">Nonai river on Tuesday morning. Porja wanted to cross the river with his nephew Aasman Porja (30). But the he was swept away by the high river current. Aasman Porja stated that they were moving towards Paneri Tea Estate to meet their relatives. Both were in an inebriated state. The body of the deceased is yet to be traced. Moreover the bridge over nonai">Nonai river is still under construction.
DIMAKUCHI: BTC Deputy Speaker Nerswn Bodo opened up the new school complex of UN Academy at Dimakuchi at a function on Wednesday. He announced Rs 50,000 to the UN Academy toppers in Dimakuchi in the HSLC. The estimated cost of construction of school building of UN Academy was 10,0000 for infrastrucural development under one time special assistance to BTC. Dayaram Bodo, Principal, UN Academy welcomed the guests.
DIMAKUCHI: Khokhabasti, a tiny hamlet in Tangla is busy with the preparation to host the Adivasi Mahasabha session. The four-days session is beginning from January 18, said the Magasabha officials. Adivasi leaders Juwel Kawa and Prakash Topno installed the cornerstone of the session venue on Thursday in presence of many digniteries.
The Adivasi groups are all set for a fresh agitation demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status. The action is starting with a seven-hour rail blockade on December 19 when Parliament will be holding its winter session. The decision to launch the massive agitation was finalized at a recent Adivasi National Convention where the angry leaders decided to step up protests against the BJP led NDA government at the Centre since before election the party promised it. The convention is an umbrella body of 17 Adivasi organisations, including five militant groups in ceasefire. Adivasi leader Birsing Munda told Assam Times on Saturday that its members would block tracks in Kokrajhar,...
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