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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A group of ASSU and AJYCP activists today waved black flags to minister Dr. Himanata Biswa Sarma.
They were protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment)Act in front of the Nurul Amin Stadium when the minister was on his way to the district headquarters to hoist the National flag.
The protesters showed blacks to his convoy shouting “Jay aai Asom” slogan.
The police detained some protesters and took away them to nearest police station.
Three bomb blasts today rocked Sonari (Charaideo district) and Dibrugarh town. As per information received here around 8 am two motor cycle-borne miscreants hurled grenade at a shop in Teokghat locality of Sonari sending shock- waves across the locality. No casuality in the attack is reported so far. Later, senior police officials reached the spot. Investigation is going on, police infomed media. On the other hand, two bomblasts occured at the Greham Bazzar area and infront of the Gurudwara of Dibrugarh town.
Five persons from Assam have been selected for this year's Padmashri Award, the fourth highest civilian award of the country.
Distinguished artist Indira PP Bora, Jogendra Nath Phukan, Dr. Ravi Kannan, Lil Bahadur Chetri and Dr. Kushal Konwer Sarma have been honoured with the prestigious award. Phukan has been selected for the award for his distinguished contributions in the field of literature and education, while Dr. Sarma received the selection for his contribution in the field of veternary (medicine). Chetri and Dr. Kannan have received the award for their contribution in the field of literature and research on medicine respectively.
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Ranjan Daimary, the prime convict of the Oct'30 serial bomb blast and the chief of NDFB was released from jail today.
The dreaded leader of the NDFB was sentenced for life by a CBI special court a few years ago.
The Guwahati granted him a four-week bail for taking part in peace-talks with the Centre.
The Union Home ministry and the state government had submitted no objection certificates in the High Court.
Based on these the High Court granted Daimary bail. Meanwhile, the Centre has started peace-talks with all the fractions of the NDFB.
The BJP-led Assam government will file a case against Sharjeel Imam who allegedly made a number of highly objectionable comments publicly which was aired by many television channels off late.
The ex-JNU student in a videw aired by Republic TV was heard saying “They will curve out Assam from India”.
He allegedly delivered this objectionable speech while addressing a huge group of anti-CAA protesters in Saheen Bagh, Delhi.
Taking the matter seriously, minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma today at a press conference said that the state government is all set to register a case against Imam.
Distinguished scholar, litterateur and linguist Golak Chandra Goswami is no more. After a bruef illness the former professor passed away in the wee hours of today. He was 96. As soon as the news spread his admires, students and others mourned his death. The scholar left behind his wife and host of relatives. Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal also mourns his death.
Manas Konwar, executive president of the Chatramukti Sangram Samity, the students' wing of the KMSS, has been arrested on Thursday by the NIA.
According to some information a sleuth of the National Investigation Agency picked up the Chatramukti Sangram Samity leader.
He has been arrested for his alleged involvement with Maoist, sources revealed.
Earlier, the NIA arrested Akhil Gogoi, leader of the KMSS on similar charges.
Currently, he has been kept behind bars.
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We come to know abut this from a tweet posted the Prime Minister about the incident along with a group photo in landscape format in his twitter account.
The Prime Minister was wearing a cream colored full-sleeve kurta-pajama with a black Nehru-jacket with a pair of black loafer, which we can be seen in the group photograph.
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