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.
BJP state unit President Sarbananda Sonowal said that Dispur’s failure
to implement the Assam Accord is an insult to former Prime Minister
Rajiv Gandhi.
Talking to reporters in Dibrugarh, Sonowal said that even after 28
years of signing of the Accord by the All Assam Students Union, the
state and the union government all clauses were yet to implemented,
thereby insulting Gandhi. The clauses for detection of illegal
foreigners and deletion of their names from voters list and their
deportation were not fulfilled yet.
Flood situation turns grim as surging waters engulfed 30 more villages
in Bongaingaon district. Over 60 houses have been washed in Morigaon
rendering scores of people homeless. The river Bramhaputra is still
flowing above the danger level. Massive erosion also took place in
Bhuragaon and Mayong revenue circles of the district. Over 100
villages in Dhemaji, Chirang, Jorhat, Lakhimpur and Sivasagar
districts were under flood.
The 12-hours Assam bandh called by All Adivasi Students Association of
Assam (AASAA) beginning from 5 am demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST)
status to the Adivasis evoked mixed response in Kokrajhar on Friday.
During the bandh period the main market and Mandang bazaar remained
open as usual. All financial institutions like bank, shop,some
government offices remained closed and road communications were
however also affected with public transport remaining off the road.
Wild elephants trampled to death a boy and injured and a girl in Baska
district on Friday.
The tragic incident took place took place at Orungajuli village under
Nagrijuli police station when a herd of wild elephants entered their
village. As the local residents tried to chase away the herd, the
animals turned violent. The deceased was identified as Shiva Magar.
Both were taken to a local hospital where Shiva succumbed to his
injuries later. Sunita is struggling for her life.
Chief Executive Member, Dima Hasao Autonomous Council Debojeet Thaosen inaugurated the newly constructed office building of Divisional Forest Officer, Dima Hasao Forest Division (East) at Haflong on Thursday.Thaosen was accompanied by the Chairman, Dima Hasao Autonomous Council Sri Ngamrothang Hmar, Additional Principal Conservator of Forest Sri Bikash Brahma, IFS, Principal Secretary, Dima Hasao Autonomous Council Sri Sunil Nunisa, Former Executive Member, Sri Bijoyendra Sengyung.The inaugural function was attended by DFO, Dima Hasao Forest Division (West) Sri J N Hazarika, DFO, Dima Hasao Forest Division (East) i/c H. Bathari and other forest officials.This was followed by planting...
If you are moving to Chennai and want any kind of help please contact the Assam Association, here are the details of the office bearers of the association. Sulakshan Saikia (President): 9444391730 G.N.Baruah (Secretary): 9445005186 B.K.Sharma (Asstt.Secretary): 9445005171 ...
Two hardcore NDFB leaders were killed at an encounter with security forces in Sonitpur district of Assam on Thursday. One of the duo were believed to the involved in the sensational killing of tea garden owner Adilur Rahman.The encounter took place in the wee hours at Tawabari area in Rangapara during a combing operation. The Bodo insurgent duo died on the spot. Police further recovered a pistol from their possession.
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday asked Shantikam Hazarika to go on leave. The bid to end SEBA deadlock came up when AASU leaders talked to chief minister at Koinadhara on Wednesday. Then the AASU leaders decided to call off the indefinite sit-in at SEBA office premises. Gogoi told the AASU delegation that Hazarika cant be replaced without any recommendation by the panel probing the allegations against the SEBA.
“The Living Culprit”- an environmental documentary film produced under the banner of Seujee Dharanee-the green earth, Assam in association with Pragjyotish School Society, Guwahati. This 37-minute-long sensitizing and thought-provoking film has been directed by Satya Ranjan Borah, a young and energetic environmental activist cum-filmmaker.Now, the film has been selected for “Film Festival: Green Unplugged” – initiated by Culture Unplugged Festival Team which is consists of members from four countries New Zealand, USA, India and Indonesia. The film - “The Living Culprit” is being screened and available for global audience at the festival website. This is the only film selected for the global...
The Brahmaputra was flowing above the danger level at Nematighat in Jorhat district, Burhidehing in Dibrugarh district, Desang in Sibsagar and Jia Bharali in Sonitpur. In Majuli alone, at least Rs 195 crore have been spent for flood control in the last four years. Agriculture was also affected as about 6,000 hectares were flooded with standing crops like rice being ruined.
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