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Protests against CAB in Namrup

All Assam Students Union, Namrup regional committee organised a torch light rally on Tuesday evening opposing the Citizens Ammendment Bill 2016. 

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NAMRUP: More than two dozen contractual workers engaged in the Namrup Thermal Power Station are on fast unto death from Monday raising a slew of their demands partially affecting the functionings of the power generation operation.  With festoons and play cards the contractual employees started staging the hunger strike from Monday morning in front of the General Manager’s office demanding immediate settlement of their appointment issue.   “ With this hunger strike we demand steps to ensure appointment on permanent basis. Otherwise, we would keep striking,” said Babul Chandra Das, president of  Fixed Pay Contractual Labour Union said. He said,” on June 9, 2017 in a ...
NAMRUP: A team of BVFCL workers from Namrup is staging dharna in New Delhi on Tuesday alleging raw deal for the state owned fertilizer company in the recent Union Budget. Talking to www.assamtimes.org, the workers organization leaders said the initiatives to uplift the industry in the budget itself suggests utter lack of government. “We have no option but to stage dharna at the Jantar Mantar no Tuesday. We think this would be the best possible way to mount pressure on the Centre,” said Tileswar Bora, who left for the capital three days back.      
The body of a 60 year old at a stone’s throw distance from Namrup police station struck no less shock in the entire area on Sunday. Identified as Badal Konwar the body was spotted at a drain at 11.00 in the morning. According to his son Ujjal, his father was unwell for the last couple of days. The body was sent for post mortem. The police have started investigation to ascertain the circumstance.     
NAMRUP: A tiny hamlet in Dibrugarh district dresses afresh to celebrate the Magh Bihu. Around 1500 people in this historic Rangshuwa Bordubi village in  Tingkhong area, have stood united to celebrate the much vaunted annual festival with a simple message: We Are the Same Boat Brothers, a Pol Robson song which still sticks to the lips of millions of people in Assam after it emerged from the bariton voice of Dr Bhupen Hazarika in native version.       For the last fortnight, around 100 people—old and young are busy with erecting a huge boat of bamboo and stuble structure in the name of a Bhelaghar (make shift house meant for Uruka feasting) to spread the message of...
The bodybuilding fitness competition organised by Prince Fitness Centre  Rajgarh in collaboration with all citizen of Rajgarh in coordination with Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Sibsagar District has conferred Mr Rajgarh to Debojit Phukan on Tuesday. Bhaskar jyoti  Gogoi won the Excellence award in thr same competition is organised in Rajgarh HS. School  Auditorium.
Namrup: A skill development workshop drew huge response in Namrup after the Institution of Engineers  India -Upper Assam Local Centre organized it on Monday. Organized jointly with Namrup Town Committee, the workshop was presided over Chandrama Baruah, a noted Northeastern  fashion designer. In her speech she  said, "through this skill developing workshop on Tailoring where every women can do work for their self respect earning. "Around 22 candidates participated and the number of participators are expected to increase in a day or two since many encouraging women are in touch with the organizers.
Namrup, 07 Jan : The National Integration Tour organised by Dao Division was  flagged at Naharkatia on Sunday.   Altogether 22 students and two teachers from districts of Dibrugarh, Cheraideo and Longding (Arunachal Pradesh) participated in the tour. The tour was organised with a bigger aim of offering exposure to the students about the varied cultures of India.     These meritorious students were selected through a series of general test and interviews from 14 schools in Dibrugarh, Charaideo and Longding district of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.   During the tour, the children visited various historical places around Delhi, Agra and Jaipur...
NAMRUP: Good news for army aspirants in Dibrugarh and Chiraideo districts. Courtesy Army’s Dao Division based in Joypur. The authorities are organizing a pre recruitment rally at Naharkatia Sports Stadium on January 6. The pre recruitment rally begins from 7 in the morning with physical test. Documentation and online registration are taking place all trades like GD, SKT clerk, NA, tradesman and technical trades. Candidates from the neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh are also free to join the rally.     The selected candidates will be given special training by Joypur Army camp .  The event will will be attended by senior military officials and MLA of...
NAMRUP:Good news for the unemployed lots in Joyepur, an undiscovered tourist spot in Dibrugarh district. Courtesy Assam Tourism Development Corporation. The government undertaking will pick up 50 youths to promote tourism in the area by showcasing the uniqueness of Assamese culture and tradition. Disclosing this in the sidelines of the Joyepur Rain Forest Festival here on Saturday tourism minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said 50 youths would get ₹3lakh each to build house to keep the outside tourists who would be able to feel the pulse of Assam, it's and their colourful culture and tradition. Apart from it, the government has planned to build a resort for the tourists in Joyepur area which is...
NAMRUP: Properties worth crores of rupees were reduced to ashes when the Daily Market in the BVFCL premises in Namrup caught fire on Friday. The incident took place in the wee hours because of electric short circuit where at least 35 big and small shops were gutted in the huge fire. Fire fighters from BVFCL, OIL, APL were deployed to bring the situation under control. But by then the inferno ravaged these 35 shops and stalls. Smokes are still bellowing from a number if shops. The owner of the Rupkanya Stores,alone, claimed to have lost properties worth ₹45 lakh not yo speak of what the owners of Tarana Tailors claimed. The real extent of damage, however, has yet to be ascertained. The...