International Women’s Day was observed at Gram Vikash Parishad’s Head Office, Rangaloo jointly by Jan Sikshan Sansthan, Nagaon, Gram Vikash Parishad and Social Welfare Department of Nagaon on 8th March 2011. To mark this auspicious occasion a day long programme was held. Officers from different departments of the district and well known persons were present in the open session presided over by Md. Siraj Uddin Ahmed General Secretary of Gram Vikas Parishad. Valuable speeches were delivered by the eminent guest speakers including Mrs Jarjina Begum (Retired Subject Teacher), Moni Deepa Saikia (District Social Welfare Officer), Rosie Kalita (Additional S.P. Nagaon), Dr. Roslin Zahan (Professor Nagaon Girls College), Based Ali (Asstt. Teacher Rangoloo High School), Abdul Munnaf (President, Gram Vikas Parishad), Rumi Begum (Senior Supervisor Kathiatali ICDS Project), emphasizing over the main objective of observing Women’s Day, women empowerment and awareness.
On this occasion tree plantation, devotional song, drawing competition and a one act play performed by JSS & GVP staff written and directed by Kajol Choudhury were one of the important parts of the day long programme including open session. Few eminent social workers felicitated on this occasion were Nagaon Zila Mahila Congress Committee president Mrs. Eliza Ahmed, District Social Welfare Officer Ms. Moni Deepa Saikia and senior advocate and former lecturer of Nagaon Law College Mrs. Deepa Saikia.
More than three hundred women participants were gathered in a slide presentation based on International Women’s Day celebration theme of the year 2011, ‘Equal access to Education, training and science and technology, pathway to decent work place for women’ Md. Siraj Uddin Ahmed, Chairman of Jan Sikshan Sansthan, Nagaon & General Secretary. Gram Vikas Parishad.
Mritunjoy 108 workers took part in the open session and spoke about the first aid- precautionary measures to be taken at emergency.
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Noted film actor Nipon Goswami released an audio CD "Mousumir Asha" of singer Mousumi Saharia along with famous singer Pulok Banerjee at Guwahati Press Club on 18-03-08. Pix by UB Photos.
Amid day-to-day busy schedule the indigenous populace of Assam are preparing to celebrate the Bhogali bihu, one of the three national festivals of the state. As per the tradition the people will tonight arrange feast with pomp and gaiety. Tomorrow is the main bihu. Several organizations and the governor and the chief minister of the state have wished the people on occasion of the harvest festival. Wishing the people Asom Sahitya Sabha president Kuladhar Saikia said in a facebook post, “ I am wishing all of you a happy bhogali bihu.”
There are few individuals who work not only for themselves but for the community and nation and one such person is Bodofa Upendra Nath Brahma. A Soldier sacrifices his life nor for his personal gain but because of his profound love for the motherland. He never bothers for name and fame. The Soldier would also be implied to the heroes, who fight for the cause of human beings without gun and violence. Upendra Nath Brahma was also a soldier fighting for human rights, liberty, equality and fraternity of every person of this earth.
‘Soldier of Humanity’ has been named after him to encourage individuals who have rendered services for the community like a true soldier as UN Brahma was a strong...
Kokrajhar: There is a little amount of breakthrough into the missing of Amitraj Daimary 24 hours after the son of BJP leader Biswajeet Daimary's son has gone traceless from his school on Monday. According to information, Amitraj was seen at the Chapaguri Bust Station in the neighbouring Chirang district.
No outfit or individual has yet claimed the responsibility. Amitraj, the son of newly inducted BJP leader Biswajeet Daimary from BTR went since he attended a few class in Reality Public School. Amitraj is learnt to have come out of the school deliberately in the afternoon and has reached neither the hostel nor his home.The missing child of Ex MP Sri Biswajeet Daimary has been...
Another sad news for the greater Assamese society. Prominent Assamese NRI and literateur Dr. Karuna Sagar Das is no more. He passed away Wednessday morning, Dr. Das's family members informed. The editor of celebrated bi-lingual yearly magazine ' Luit to Thames' edited by Dr. Das has been trying to bulid a bridge between NRI Assamese people with their roots. Born in Hajo, Karmrup Dr. Das leaves behind his wife and two daughters, and innumerable well-wishers. The Sagar was the title given to him by Bharatratna Dr. Bhupen Hazarika. A great fan of Dr. Hazarika, Dr. Das lived in the UK for more than 40 years. He was a gynecologist. A biography of him namely “ Ananya Vyatikram” was published a...
Kokrajhar: Security forces are fanning in search if Amit Raj Daimary who has missing from a school in Kokrajhar on Monday. But there is no breakthrough. Police and para military forces have been engaged in rescue operation since Monday morning.
No outfit or individual has yet claimed the responsibility. Amitraj, the son of newly inducted BJP leader Biswajeet Daimary from BTR has been remaining traceless since he attended a few class in Reality Public School on Monday. Search operation is going on.
Amitraj is learnt to have come out of the school deliberately in the afternoon and has reached neither the hostel nor his home.
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Guwahati : The Board of Secondary Education, Assam has announced the date of HSLC examination from May 11. The delay is attributed to COVID19 endemic and assembly polls. The results, however, will be announced on July 7.
On the other hand, the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council is also preparing to hold the HS examination in arts, science and commerce streams from May 12 and the results would be announced on July 30.
These board examinations normally are conducted in February and March.
This was what education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma twitted on Saturday.
Guwahati: Noted social worker, organizer and London-based Assamese NRI Rini Kakati died in Guwahati leaving a spell of gloom in the state.
She was 70 to be survived by her son who happens to be a doctor based in London.
Kakati, who was involved in a number of socio cultural initiatives in London, died a sudden death at the Gauhati Medical College Hospital in Guwahati on December 27.
Kakati regularly contributed news items to Assam Times for more than a decade.
A cash-for-jobs scam accused Dr. Ajanta Hazarika has , on Monday surrendered before a Dibrugarh court. As per reports Dr. Hazarika, who is the HoD of the Plastic Surgery department of the Dibrugarh based Assam Medical College and Hospital had, allegedly, collected money from some youths promising them jobs in the Indian Railways. After her illegal activities came into light she had absonded for a couple of days. The Dibrugarh police had filed a case under various sections of the IPC in connection with the matter. The police detained her husband. Thousands of social media has been venting anger against her. The accused has surrendered before the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate,...
Guwahati: Union home minister Amit Shah virtually threatened to firmly deal with the orgy of agitations in the state.
In his address at a crowded function in the outskirt of Guwahati city on Saturday without specifying any agitation, he said that the agitation will only create more martyrs and nothing else.
He said that Congress has patronized a number of regional parties to divide the BJP votes in 2021 assembly polls. "BJP will get absolute majority in the upcoming assembly polls. There is no doubt about it, " said the Union home minister.
Shah kept mum on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 which ran into a hail of protest across the state and...
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