Enajoree.com is organizing an essay competition ‘Reflexion 2010, to commemorate the death anniversary of the renowned Assamese littérateur and film director Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia. The competition has been organized at the International level under two age groups, the junior group is from 13 to 18 and the senior age group is from 19 to 28 years.
The theme for the junior section “Assam of my Dream”. For the senior section the theme is “In my view, three fundamental problems of Assam and their practical solutions”. The participants can address any three fundamental problems faced by Assam along with their solutions which are constructive and effective. The participants can participate from all over the world and the prize for the first, second and third ranks in the Junior section has been fixed as Rs. 5000/-, 3500/- and 2000/- along with a certificate. For the senior section the prize for the first three ranks are &7500/-. 5000/- and 3000/- along with a certificate. The competition will take place in both Assamese and English language and the last date of submission of the essays is July 25. The essays can be sent either by post or email. The participants from the junior section have to send a proof from the Head of their Institution as their age proof. For the senior section, the participants will have to submit a photocopy of any government to legal document as age proof. For the entries sent by email, a scanned copy of the age proof has to be sent.
The essays have to be sent in the following address: Enajori.com, c/o Srishti, First Floor, G R Kalita Commercial Complex,Skylab Building, Opposite to SBI, South Guwahati Branch, Ulubari, Guwahati-7. Email entries: info@enajori.com.
Asom IGP attached to the BIEO, Pradip Kumar, has been selected for President’s Police Medal for his outstanding service. SDPO Kamal Kumar Gupta, SI Ruhindra Nath Changmai, SI Naba Kumar Borah, constable Dhiraj Choudhury, constable Soda Tisso, ASP Ashim Swargiary, DSP Biraj Mohan Borooah and SI Jayanta Kalita have been named for police medals for gallantry, Prosecution Director/DIGP Promothesh Ranjan Das, SB ASI Abdul Quddos Khan, 10th APBn havildar Mahendra Saikia, SB head constable Jogen Chandra Sarma, 3rd APBn havildar Khiteswar Borah and APRO constable Lohit Basumatary have been selected for police medal for meritorious service.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has asked Chief Secretary PC Sarma to probe into the matter as to why Assam tableaux is not being put in this year’s Republic Day function in New Delhi and submit the report forthwith. According to sources, Mr Gogoi has taken the matter seriously and asked the Chief Secretary to probe into the matter to find out the lapses, if any, and to fix responsibility on the officials concerned.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has asked the Chief Secretary to set up a one-man inquiry committee headed by Principal Secretary PK Choudhury to probe into the reasons for the rise in incidents of poaching at the KNP and to make recommendations for prevention of such incidents in future as well as measures for effective protection of the park. At the directive of the Chief Minister, a 12-member assessment committee headed by Forest Commissioner and Secretary BB Hagjer was constituted on January 22 to probe into the killing of a female rhino and its calf at the KNP recently.
Defying ULFA diktat, amid an water tight security arrangement Assam is celebrating the Republic Day on Saturday along with the nation. The situation till now is by and large peaceful. There is no report of any incident from any place. Assam Governor Lt general (retd) Ajoy Kumar Singh has unfurled the national flag at the Judges' Field and inspected the guard off honour. In his address, the governor said Assam is marching in the path of progress and hope that peace will pave the way for development.
IAF’s Western Air Command’s AOC-in-C Air Marshal Pranab Kumar Barbora is among the Param Vishist Seva Medal (PVSM) winners — PVSM is the highest peacetime military Presidential award. Barbora is the first from the North-east to receive this award. The award is being conferred to him by President Pratibha Patil on Friday.
The illegal felling of trees and illegal operation of Sawmills in Meghalaya has assumed such wide and significant proportion that the said illegal operation of saw mills and also illegal felling of trees has resulted in severe public outcry in the State. The common conscious citizens of the country have reasons to be anxious in the face of gross mismanagement of the entire forest cover and resources of the State. The entire episode has now attained higher proportions in view of some recent developments which prima facie reveal the intention of the authorities manning the affairs of the State to help in achievement of undue gains to a few individuals at the cost of the Environment, depleting...
Noted Karbi litterateur Rong Bong Terang and Vaishnavite scholar Sonaram Chutiya have been declared the recipients of the prestigious Madhabdev Award. According to information, minister for cultural affairs Gautom Bora will give away the awards to them at a function in Jorhat on Saturday.
Asom Sahitya Sabha is mired in yet another controversy with former secretary of the Sabha and the sitting president are lashing out at each other.Addressing a press conference in the city on Friday, Patgiri along with Satyendra Narayan Goswami, Krishna Rai Medhi, Dharani Goswami said the Asom Sahitya Sabha president Kanaksen Deka must quit the post for his involvement in some cases of extortion which is degrading the value of the state's largest literary body. Also they say there are some other cases which is why the Sabha officials have to hang their heads in shame. Therefore, they demanded Deka's resignation saying he had lost his moral rights.
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