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.
Normal life in many parts of Guwahati has come to a grinding halt following massive water logging from Saturday night after heavy downpour lashed the city for several hours. Parts of the busy RG Baruah Road and GS Road have come under the artificial flood causing much inconvenience for the people following the incessant rains. The massive waterlogging further results in traffic snarl in several parts of the city. The worst-hit areas include Chandmari, Silpukhuri, Anil nagar, Lachit Nagar, Nabin Nagar forcing the local residents to remain confined to their homes.
Despite incessant rains Nilachal hilltop breaks into a sea of humanity as the ambubachi festival gets underway on Sunday. Over 1 lakh devotees have already arrived from different parts of the country to attend the annual festival near the Kamakhya temple. More people are expected to land in the historic place when the trains carrying the pilgrims are set to arrive in Guwahati on Sunday. Top ranked civil and police officials have been monitoring the security scenario at the entire hill where the tourism department sponsored festival is underway. The doors of the ancient temple will remain closed till Thursday.
Railway ministry’s move to hike pssenger and freight rates have evoked protest and condemnation across Assam on Saturday. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi condemned the move saying it a blow to the common people. In statement Gogoi called it a breach of trust people reposed on Modi and his government. He further urged the government to consider it afresh. Several political parties, organizations and individuals have opposed the move and pleged to stage protest against the move. Some other partes indirectly supporting Modi said that the common passengers could have been saved. AGP opposed the move and asked Modi to stick to the poll promises. Party leaders have dared the ruling party to...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi comes in for sharp criticism across the state a day after he advocated allowing Bangladeshi migrants to work in the north east with visa. Sharply reacting the move a day after chief minister Tarun Gogoi opposed it, All Assam Students Union (AASU) said that they won’t allow the Centre to do it. Talking to Assam Times, AASU leaders alleged that the move would harm the entire region. “At a time when we have been struggling to detect and deport the Bangladeshi immigrants the prime minister is trying to downplay the issue even by ignoring his poll promises. It would further compound the issue,” said an AASU leader. An AJYCP leader said,” BJP is also...
Narendra Modi’s green signal to Bhutan over the construction of big dams in the Himalayan kingdom generated anger and protest across Assam. Various political parties, organizations and individual have vehemently criticized the prime minister for his nod in Bhutan to construct the big dam that posing a serious threat to the downstream areas. A number of organizations operating in lower Assam have called it a devastating step that can wash away a huge portion of Barpeta and Nalbari districts. CPI-ML strongly slammed the prime minister alleging that Modi has gone back to his pre poll words. Talking to Assam Times, party leaders said,” during his poll campaign, Modi assured Assam of safety...
A section of AICC leaders is understood to have devised a mechanism to end dissidence in CLP by changing chief minister. They are averse to allow Tarun Gogoi to continue as chief minister. But top AICC sources told this correspondent that there is hardly any chance for change in chief minister. The meeting slated for June 23 in New Delhi is expected to discuss the overall party affairs two years ahead of the assembly polls. Sonia Gandhi is believed to have confirmed Gogoi as chief minister till the 2016 assembly polls. If that’s all, Gogoi will be able to continue as chief minister who is prepared to reshuffle his cabinet after June 23. To be chaired by vice...
Will Tarun Gogoi be able to complete his term as Chief minister? All eyes are fixed on June 23. AICC pulls up its sleeves to end dissidence at a brainstorming session in New Delhi. To be chaired by vice president Rahul Gandhi, the meeting is expected to discuss the strategies for the 2016 assembly polls in presence of chief minister Tarun Gogoi and APCC president Bhubneswar Kalita along with AICC leaders Ahmed Patel, Dr CP Joshi, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Motilal Vhora. Party high command was believed to have contemplated change in chief minister to end the CLP crisis. But according to sources, there is hardly any possibility of change in chief minister. Notably, AICC leaders on Thursday gave...
Dulumoni Rabha’s mother and brother work in stone quarries to make ends meet. Nikumoni Kalita’s father digs sand from the river to earn his family’s household expenses. Popy Rabha’s mother pulls a hand cart, sells snack in the weekly local market so that her family can have their next meal. Apart from abject poverty, there is another point that binds these girls in Assam’s Rani area along the state’s borders with Meghalaya – they are looking at football to take them out of their drudgery. And they have to thank Hem Das, veteran coach from Guwahati, who spends his own money to teach football around 40 girls like them. Now, even as the world is celebrating the FIFA World Cup fever, their...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi comes in for sharp criticism in Assam for his alleged permission to Bhutan for construction of a dam that threatens to wash away a huge area in lower Assam. Various political parties and organizations across the state are taking on the new prime minister alleging that his green signal to the Himalayan kingdom to construct big dams would spell no less disaster in lower Assam. The Asom Gana Parishad is first to react sharply alleging that Assam is not safe at all at the hands of the new government. Congress leaders told Assam Times that they would examine the issue and would react in appropriate course of time. Talking to Assam Times, KMSS leaders said that...
It is hard to believe. But true. Poisonous drugs are flooding the pharmacies across the state posing serious threat to the health sector. Banned drugs are still for sale in the open market. Analgin is easily available in the pharmacies. Doctors do not prescribe the tablets. But consumers buy it as pain killer which can cause bone marrow depression. Similarly consumption of cisapride to get rid of acidity and constipation can cause irregular heartbeat. Similarly, one who takes phenolphthalein for laxative runs the risk of cancer. But strange are the ways of the health department. The heavily manned department has yet to step in. “Why the drugs inspectors are averse to conduct raid in the...
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