Assam,NE joins Christmas celebration
Today is Christmas. Assam also joins the celebration with a message of love and peace. Festivity is what grips the state from last evening when the people celebrated the Christmas eve with sings and carols for the birth of Jesus Christ. People greet each other with Santa Claus. According to the Bible Jesus Christ was born this very day to give salvation for the sinners. Candles were lit up with fancy decorations to mark the birth of Jesus Christ the saviour.The Christmas eve celebrations at the city's Panbazar based Baptist Church stole the show. Guwahati archbishop Thomas Menamparampil hoped that the Christmas celebration will pave the way for a peace, love and harmony in the state.
The beautiful north eastern city of Shilling is in rock and roll as the Christmas celebration is on in full swing. The entire pine city is transforming into a nest of singing birds.
The People of Agartala have swayed over in festivity on the Christmas eve. Not merely a feast, the Christmas day celebration has translated into a festivity with the participation of cross section of people irrespective of cast, class or language.
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As in the past, this year too Kaziranga Wildlife Society (KWLS)confer its Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2012 on a worthy achiever from the state Dr. Padmeswar Gogoi, whose contributions to the cause of environment and wildlife are considered to be of outstanding value. Dr. Gogoi born on 1948, has done his masters in Botanical Science joined D.R. College and remained there till his retirement. Dr. Gogoi apart from his other brilliant achievements, has singlehandedly setup a herbarium in the Mahi Miri Research Centre, at kohora, where samples of all herbs species found in Kaziranga and its vicinity are preserved for posterity. The presentation ceremony was held today at the...
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