Sivasagar Bandh Almost Peaceful
Normal life was affected in Sivasagar district bandh on Monday with the Assam Tea Tribes Students Association (ATTSA) calling an 12-hour Sivasagar Bandh from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. to protest killing of an innocent youth in Tingalibam Tea Estate by the army.The army has ordered a court of inquiry into the matter. During the bandh the roads wore deserted look with public and private vehicles off the roads. Traders kept their shutters down, while all business establishments, educational institutions, financial institutions remained closed and attendances in government offices were thin. The bandh passed off peacefully and there was no report any major untoward incident from anywhere in the district only 6 picketeers were arrested by police in Gelaki during the
bandh.
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Mr. Pranab Gogoi, Minister of Handloom, Textiles and Sericulture and Law, Govt. of Assam inaugurated the 30-bed Sivasagar town health centre on Sunday.
Mr. Pranab Gogoi, Minister of Handloom, Textiles and Sericulture and Law, Govt. of Assam inagurated the 30 beded Sivasagar town health centre on Sunday. The centre is also known as Sivasagar Civil Hospital (Wood Dispensry) earlier and this hospital is shifted to Joysagar a few years back. But today this is inagurated for the greater interest of the people of Sivasagar town as town health centre. The inaguration ceremony is attended by Deputy Commissioner, officials of health department and a large number of people of Sivasagar town.
12 hours Sivasagar District bandh from 5 am to 5 pm by ATTSA on 2nd February in protost of killing a youth named Bishnu Tanti of Tingalibam Tea Estate, of Sivasagar district by the army.
The Sivasagar District Mahila Congress workers met here today in Naitya Mandir, Sivasagar to formulate its strategy keeping in view the coming Lok Shabha elections. At this meeting, which was addressed by its president N.Gohain, Mr.B.K.Handique Minister of State for Chemicals, Fertilizers and Mines,Govt. of India as the chief guest, Sri Pranab Gogoi, Minister of Handloom, Textile...
ONGC Assam Asset today give Partnership Benefits under Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives of Assam Asset to 20 Educational Institutions and Organisations of different oil field areas of the Sivasagar District. Mr Ashok Varma, ED-Asset Manager, Assam Asset gave away the benefits in presence of other senior officials and Mr Abdul Jalil, Inspector of Schools, Sivasagar in ONGC Officers' Club, ONGC Colony, Sivasagar.
Acting on a tip-off, SDPO of Sonari along with Army and CRPF personal recovered an IED of weight 1 kg above from Longpotia near Sonari in Sivasagar district around 7.30 pm today. The IED was placed under a railway bridge in Longpotia; no one has been arrested so far in this connection.
For the first time in Assam, Baator Naat (Drama on Road) Competition is begin from today in Sivasagar.The competition is for 4 (four)days, for the first 2(two)days the 4 (four) teams played in different parts of Sivasagar town and tne next 2 (two)days 5 (five) teams played in Lakhimpur. The cmpetition is jointly organised by Acting Acadamy, Demow and Sivasagar Naitya Vidyalaya, Sivasagar in association with Rainbow North East, an NGO. Altotal 9 (nine) teams from different parts of Assam participated in the competition. 28-01-09 Sivasagar
Zikir artist and social activist Karimuddin Ahmed of Sivasagar received the Bokul Bon Award today by the Bokul Bon Nyakh and Jorhat Sahitya Sabha. The Satradhikar of Auniatiya Satra Dr.Shree Shree Pitambor Dev Goswami, honoured Karimuddin Ahmed with the award to him at a function held in Chandrakanta Handique Bhawan, Jorhat the Zikir artist received a certificate and Rs 10,000. The function was presided over by the President of Jorhat Sahitya Sabha Dr.Kutubuddin Ahmed and researcher Dr. Krishna Mishra as the chief guest. 27-01-2009 sivasagar
The 3rd Desang festival starts from February 6 for 3(three) days with many colorful events. The festival is organised by the people of Desangmukh along with the district administration. The festival is held on the beautiful white riverine beach of the river Desang. During the festival various contests like boat race, kite flying, bike rally,traditional games etc. are held at the beach.An exhibition by local Self Help Group is organised where the artists demostrate various traditional products. The Assamese and traditional dishes of Desangmukh are also made available and a food festival is also organised. All along with these traditional cultural programmes were also organised. ÂÂ
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