Women participation in community namaz in Assam
Nearly 400 village women on 11.9.2010 took part in the community prayers within the campus of the Bandiya LP School , Bandiya village, a few kilometres from Mangaldai town of Assam, have set a rare example of community prayers on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. This rare tradition of the little known village has reportedly been going on for a decade. Their male counterparts prayed at the Bandiya Eidgah Maidan in the east.
Special significance is attached to community prayers on the occasion of Eid in the Islam religion but the participation of women in such community prayers is restricted. Traditionally, women belonging to the religion offer namaz on Eid in their households. Significantly, at the time of the community prayers, the entire campus was covered with curtains and the entry of adult males was prohibited.
Random Stories
17 Mar 2016 - 5:59pm |
Hantigiri Narzary
Bodoland Peoples Front(BPF) candidates from Kokrajhar west and Gossaigaon LAC Rabiram Narzary and Majendra Narzary fielded their nominations in the presence party leader and supporters to the...
27 Feb 2016 - 11:18pm |
Hantigiri Narzary
The Assam Higher Secondary Education Council(AHSEC) has started its inquiry into ‘Physics’ Question Paper leakage at Grahampur HS school involving two senior officers of the council in Kokrajhar....
5 Sep 2015 - 9:34pm |
AT News
Much to their utter disappoint, BJP central leadership has asked nine sitting Congress MLAs to contact state president Siddharth Bhattacharya who was not aware of the political development.According...
23 Mar 2011 - 12:36am |
editor
The denigration of the parliamentary democracy by almost all the political parties is a matter of grave concern for all of us. The criminals and corrupt people have thronged the political parties;...
Other Contents by Author
The first Assamese dolby digital cinemascope colour film ‘Jibon Bator Lagori’, presented by Hills Motion Picture Association (HIMPA) of Karbi Anglong and directed by Timothy Das Hanse is proposed to be released in 25 nos. of Cinema Hall through out Assam on 2nd October, 2009 ( Gandhi Jayanti) , to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Assamese Cinema.
The story of the ‘Jibon Bator Lagori’ (Live Alone) is set to backdrop of rural Assam, which is rich in traditional culture and human values.
Several artists including Nipon Goswami, Bishnu Kharghoria, Arun Nath, Malaya Goswami, Beauty Baruah, Hiranya Deka, Atul Pasani, Kopil Bora, Parineeta, Suchandra Chandra etc. casted...
The first biennial general conference of Assam Agricultural Officers Association (AAOA) will be held from 13th to 14th September, 2009 at the Krishi Niwas, Directorate of Agriculture, Assam, Khanapara, Guwahati. Pramila Rani Brahma, Agriculture Minister and Akon Bora, Social Welfare and Jail Minister will grace the occasion in the open session on 14th September at 1.30pm as chief guest and guest of honour respectively. A workshop on ‘Management of drought like situation in Assam with reference to horticulture crops’ will be held on 13th September , 09 at 10am, which will be inaugurated by Mrigendra Kalita, Secretary to the Government of Assam, Agriculture Department. Dr....
‘Bhut Jalakiya’ (Capsicum chinense Jacq.), which is famous as hottest chilli of the world, is gaining popularity in Assam . Assam Agriculture Minister Pramila Rani Brahma instructed the Directorate of Horticulture...
The Assam could record the highest rice production in 2008-09 fiscal, for a period of 57 years since 1951. This has also helped it attain a surplus of 1.78 lakh MT in matters of rice, against a requirement of 38.92 lakh MT, in that fiscal. The field data of this record rice production have been compiled only recently by the official circles.
Official circles here said that the State produced a total of 40, 69, 986 MT of rice during the said fiscal. This included 3, 74,010 MT of autumn rice, 29, 24, 223 MT of winter rice and 7, 71,753 MT of summer rice.
Significantly, this amount of rice produced by the State last fiscal, was grown on an area of 24.84 lakh hectares of paddy field,...
The State Agriculture Department has demanded an assistance of Rs. 630.61 crore from the Central Government to overcome the impact of the drought-like situation it has faced this monsoon. The demand of the State Government was placed before the Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on 22nd August, 2009 by a high-level delegation of the State Agriculture Department led by Agriculture Minister of the State Pramila Rani Brahma, through a memorandum. The Union Agriculture Minister though did not make any commitment before the State delegation, however, suggested that the State could use the Central allocations made under different heads to overcome the situation. It needs mention here that...
Swine flu in India is spreading like wildfire, taking the toll to ten. Officials say there are currently more than 1000 cases of the H1N1 flu strain in India . Governments from all around the world are finding ways to combat this deadly disease. So what can you do to protect yourself? Stay calm and practice these 10 effective prevention tips.
1. Wash your hands frequently
Use the antibacterial soaps to cleanse your hands. Wash them often, at least 15 seconds and rinse with running water.
2. Get enough sleep
Try to get 8 hours of good sleep every night to keep your immune system in top flu-fighting shape.
3. Keep hydrated
Drink 8 to10 glasses of water each day to flush toxins...
Barnadhya Hazarika, a 7th standard student of Maharishi Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Guwahati has been selected for the Tinkle Online Editor’s Choice Awards’. He is placed in 1st position for his write up, namely, ‘The Beauty of Nature’, which is declared in the July (2009) edition of ‘Tinkle’, an international monthly for children, published by the ‘Amar Chitra Katha Pvt. Ltd.’, Mumbai.
An workshop on ‘Knowledge Sharing for Rural Development in Assam through ICT – India Development Gateway as a Platform’ was jointly organized on June 29by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), the Scientific Society of Ministry of Communications and IT, Government of India, and Centre for Rural Development (CRD), a reputed NGO working at the grassroot level in Assam and rest of India with its Head Office in Guwahati, in active support of National Institute of Rural Development. The Workshop was formally inaugurated at the Seminar Hall of National Institute of Rural Development at Khanapara by the by Dr Niranjan Upadhyay, Director of National Institute of...
Pramila Rani Brahma, Agriculture Minister, Assam has given stress upon farm mechanization in the state to ensure double cropping and to attract new generation towards agricultural sector. In this context, Rs.40 crore is allotted to distribute different types of farm machineries including tractor, power tiller etc. at subsidize rate to the farmers group under Assam Vikash Yojana. Agriculture Minister Brahma said that, government has decided to allot 5 nos. of tractors for each goan panchayat to distribute among farmers group at subsidize rate.Brahma was distributed 12 nos. of tractors ceremonially among the farmers groups of Kokrajhar and Chirang district at subsidize rate under Assam Vikash...
Noted Scientist, Science Writer, Former V C , Dibrugarh University Dr. Kulendu Pathak formally released the 1st issue of 44th Volume of 'Bijnan Jeuti' in function held at Axam Jatiya Vidyalaya, Noonmati, Guwahati on 5th June, 2009 on the occasion of World Environment Day. Ranjit Narayan Deka, Rector of Axam Jatiya Vidyalaya and Mowsam Hazarika, Editor of 'Bijnan Jeuti' also present on the occasion.It may be mention that ,Assam Science Society is one of the nationally recognized organizations that has played a pioneering role in increasing the interaction of people with science and in creating scientific temper amongst the different sections of the society specially the school and college...
Comments
Pages
Add new comment