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Tortoise recovered at Demow

A 10 kg weight tortoise recovered by Forest depertment workers at Demow with the help of Demow police from a household at Palengi under Sivasagar district June 1. Later the Tortoise was released safely into Demow river by forest dept official.

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Sivasagar district encephalities vaccination (SA 14-14-2) campaign started on Sunday for first time in the Country. 15 to 65 years old people will be included in the campaign. The programme began on 9 am at Demow PHC. A total of 200 people took the vaccine. The campaign will continue till October 31 in first phase. Under demow PHC total 1.10 lacs people will be benefited by this programme.
Japanese Encephalitis has spread in Demow of Sivasagar district. 2 persons had dies so farin the last 21 days. They were identified as Lalita Panging (18) of Desangmukh and another Raghunath Shah (60) of Demow. Lalita was died in AMC, Dibrugarh on July 7 and Raghunath at Damanij Nursing home on July 19. Under Demow CHC area, at present 14 people have been suffering for the deadly disease and they were under treatment in AMC Dibrugarh and private hospital.
A road mishup occured at Moran Tiloi Nagar on NH 37 on Tursday night at aroud 12:30 midnight. 2 persons died on the spot. The incident occured when the driver of the high speeding truck (CG-04-JA0864) suddenly pressed the break, then the pipes hit the truck cabin killing driver Rajkishor Sah (25) and his assistant Saini Sah (30) on the spot. The truck was coming from Mumbai to Duliajan. Both the deseased were from Madhyapur of Bihar and they are from same family.
Dipok Gogoi of Demow, Sivasagar won the Mr. India title under 70 kg category at Villai of Chattisgarh Sunday. The competition was organised by Chattisgarh Pradesh Body Building Association under All India Body Building Fedaration. He was also Mr. Assam and North-East India in 2009.
The State Bank of India Demow branch donated 2 water purifiers to Lambudor Borgohain Sankardev Sishu-Bidya Niketon on Thursday. The equipments were handed over to Head Master of the Niketon Duleswar Saikia by Robin Pathok, chief manager of SBI Sivasagar branch and Pronab Pran Goswami manager of Demow branch.
Noted scholar and SEBA ex-Secretery Bhuban Konwar passed away on April 30 at Guwahati. He was suffering from kidney trouble in the last few days. He was born at Demow Konwar Dehingia Goan, Sivasagar in 1947 in a farmer family. He was son of late Phanidhar Konwar and Harumai Konwar. He studied in Demow Dehijan L.P. School and Demow High school. After his matriculation in 1965 he joined DSHK college, Dibrugarh and later he completed M.Sc. in chemesty from Dibrugarh University. Then he joined in AMC Dibrugarh as Demonstrator and retiered as Secretery of SEBA in 2005. He has done many work for devlopment of science education in entire North East India.
There is 74% turnout at 107 Thowra LAC on the 1st phase of Assam Assembly poll on Monday.
The Purbnchal Tai Sahitya Sabha central committee had a meet on March 8 at Demow with delegate. Pronab Gogoi of Margherita has been elected as President and Atul Phukan of Sivasagar as General Secretery. More then 150 deligates attended the meet.
The 48th Bi-Annual Conference of Assam Science Society began on January 22 at Demow H.S. School. The first day of conference the organizing committee celebrated Silver Jublile of Demow Branch. In this occasion a talk on about the subject 'Bio Divercity of Panidihing Sanctury' being held where the Dr Diptimanto Baruah and Dr Prakash Katoky and Dr Hemanta kr Phukan joined as resourse person.
As part of its drive to create awareness and improve infrastructure, the army has been undertaking various projects under operation 'sadbhavana'. 287 field regiment of 2nd mountain artillery brigade under the aegis of DAH DIVISION has taken up an educational-cum-excursion tour of 10 students and 2 teachers belonging to rural and backward areas of Sibsagar district of Assam to Hyderabad and Secunderabad. The tour began on January 16 and will conclude on January 28. During this visit students will be given a glimpse of cultural legacy of the country as well as the latest development in the field of science and technology.