All Assam Kungfu clash in Golaghat
GOLAGHAT: Altogether 140 players are fighting in the ongoing All Assam Kung Fu Championship in Golaghat which is ending on Sunday.
The clash for championship is going tough with many promising fighters in the fray in the two days event organized by the Golaghat District Kung Fu Association at the Golaghat Govt HS School Playground.
Grand master from Manipur Sifu Naren Singh opened the state's first ever Kung Fu Championship at a brief function on Saturday much to the major encouragement of thr sports fraternity.
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A discussion on the role of documentaries and motion pictures in conservation was held in Golaghat on Sunday. Raj Phukan of Green Guard, Eminent filmmaker Charu Kamal Hazarika and Mubina Akhtar were part of the discussion panel. The event was moderated by Dr PC Bhattacharjee.
Golaghat: Upper Assam Commissioner Julie Sonowal visited Golaghat on Thursday to investigate the the liquor tragedy which claimed more than 200 people in Golaghat and Jorhat districts.
The public hearing was held at Golaghat’s Circuit House since 10 in the morning and continued till 3 in the afternoon.
Different organizations, victim’s families visited the commissioner to register their statement.
A second public hearing will be held at Golaghat again soon to record more complaints on the liquor tragedy.
The toll in the Salmira Tea Estate tragedy in Golaghat district has gone up to 25 with the reports of more deaths after consuming illicit tragedy on Thursday even as the opposition Congress has sharpened attack on the excise minister Parimal Sukhlavaidya alleging lack of attention.
The deceased include 16 women who consumed spurious liquor at a household to be sold in the afternoon. An worried Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has asked excise minister and local MLA Mrinal Saikia to go to the spot where local residents blamed the administration for failing to act upon these trade.
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Golaghat: At least 20 people died and 50 others have been struggling for life in the Kushal Konwar Civil Hospital hours after they consumed illicit liquor at a remote tea garden in Golaghat district on Friday.
The incident took place at Halmira Tea Estate on Thursday evening after a group of people, mostly, workers consumed illicit liquor prepared at a local household. Then many others who took the liquor from the same household complained of stomach ache and started vomiting.
They were shifted to the local hospital and then referred to the civil hospital where at least 16 people died and more than 50 others have been fighting for survival.
Nine of the 16 deceased...
GOLAGHAT: Golaghat district administration on Tuesday launched the Swacch Sarvekshan Grameen 2018, a rural cleanliness programme under the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation which will rank all districts of the country on the basis of sanitation (Swacchata) parameters.The ranking will be based on parameters such as data from Swacch Bharat Mission-Gramin IMIS, district-level surveys of public places like schools, Anganwadis, PHCs, haat bazaars, Panchayat and citizen’s perception of Swacchata. Top ranking states and districts will be awarded on October 2, 2018. The survey will be carried out from August 1-30.The meeting on the occasion was chaired by Addl Deputy Commissioner Dhiraj Das...
GOLAGHAT: As the new amendment of the Excise Act, 2018 came into effect, the district administration of Golaghat along with Excise department has conducted a series of raids and has taken stringent measures to plug loopholes to prevent leakage of excise revenue.Since April 2018, a total of 48 cases have been detected and 34 people have been sent to judicial custody for violating provisions of the Act. The number of cases detected between January 2018 and May 2018 is 565.Total revenue collected in the months of April and May, 2018 is Rs 2,88,92,852 which is an increase of over Rs.42.63 lakh of the amount collected during the same period in...
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Minister for Agriculture, Veterinary, etc., Shri Atul Bora distributed financial assistance among small tea growers of 19 Self Help Groups (SHGs ) of the district under the Assam Tea Cess Utilization Policy (Amendment) 2015 in a meeting held at the Conference Hall of Circuit House in Golaghat. Khumtai MLA, Mrinal Saikia also distributed cheques among the beneficiaries at the meeting. The meeting was chaired by Deputy Commissioner Gaurav Bothra where the incentives were distributed for the procurement of agricultural inputs and for procurement of tea leaf carrying vehicles up to a maximum of Rs 3.50 lakh per group. Speaking on the occasion, Bora said there was the need to increase...
The 3rd International Day of Yoga was observed in Golaghat on Wednesday with a slew of programmes organized by the district administration in association with Patanjali Yoga Samiti. MLA, Khumtai, Mrinal Saikia ceremonially inaugurated the programme at the Golaghat District Sports Association (GDSA) Cricket Indoor Stadium here by lighting the ceremonial lamp. A mass demonstration of Common Yoga Protocol was also held at the venue. Deputy Commissioner Gaurav Bothra, Additional Deputy Commissioner Amarjyoti Barman and senior officials and staff of the district administration took part in the mass yoga demonstration. A discussion forum on the benefits of yoga was also...
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