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Fire took 2 lives at ONGC Gelakey

Two unskilled contractual workers of the ONGC were dead in a devasting fire at GGS No-3 of Gelakey on  January 11, 2013. Thousands of people gathered at the GGS and demanded compensation from the ONGCL to the keen of the decead. To control the mob  Police and CRPF were deployed and six persons were injured in the lathi charge. Although situation is in control tense is everywhere in the area.

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Congress party is gearing up for the upcoming poll in Nazira slated for April 4. Party candidate and sitting MLA Debabrate Saikia met  party workers and asked them to work hard in grassroot level. A party workers meeting was held on Wednesday at Saikia's residence. 
Alleging about the neglect and deprivation faced  by the Ahom community of Nazira constituency the Members of the All Assam Tai Ahom burnt effigies of BJP state president Sarbananda Sonowal and MP  Kamakhya Prashad Tasa in front of the Nazira BJP office.  They raised slogans against the party and held that due to a conspiracy between Sonowal and Tasa the Ahom community of Nazira remains depraved. Despite having the majority number of voters, candidates of Ahom descent never chanced to contest from Nazira constituency they added.
Freedom Fighters Rest House 'Bapuji Bhavan' was innugurated by the former minister Dr Hemoprova Saikia  at Nazira on Wednesday.
Welcome gate to the historic Nazira Sub divison as been constructed and inaugurated at a public meeting on Friday. The gate was constructed with MLA development fund of Nazira  at a total cost of around  51 Lakhs.  
The Nazira District Konch Rajbanshi Sonmiloni observed the 506th Mahavir Chilarai Divas  with a day long programme at Nazira on February 22. On this occation a drawing competition was organised among the school  students.  In afternoon a public meeting was held under the presidentshp of  Moneshwar Dutta, where President of the  AASU Sivasagar district unit  Ashim Dutta, AGP Leader Tulsi Gogoi etc. were present alongwith other dignatories.
In the memory of the Cultural icon of Assam Rupkunwar Jyotiprashad Agarwala, the  Nazira Anchalik Sahitya Xobha observed Shilpi Divas with a day long programme at Nazira on Sunday. On this occasion competitions and a seminer was organised.
A meeting on child protection was held at at Kenduri LP School, Simaluguri on Saturday. Social worker Manika Saikia, child protection officer of Sivasagar district Dibya Deori, SDPO of Nazira Rajendra Uzza, president of Nazira Mahkuma Mahila Spmmittee Dibyajyoti Gohain, Secretary of the NGO PRAGATI  Nirjumoni gogoi, Secretary of the freelance journalist association of Nazira Dilip Hazarika took part in the programme. The programme was organised under the "Mukhya mamtrir Sunali Soishab Prakalpa - Surokhayat sishu, surokhayata Axom yojona" by Nazira Mohkuma Mahila Sommittee and the Pragati.
A two-days-long 15th annual conference of the Sivasagar district All Assam Students Union (AASU) was held at Maut Gaon, Simaluguri on on January 4-5. The new executive committee  was formed in this conferance with Samiron Phukon became the general secretary and Ashim Dutta as the new president. Members of Nazira Anchalik AASU Unit walked out from the repeesentatives meetings due to the internal disputes.
Abhijit Dulakhakhoria (30) of Namti Dupdor gaon died in a bike accident at 9 AM on Thursday in the main road of Nazira town, when he was trying to cross the road. The other rider Nipul Gogoi (26) was also seriously injured and reffered to the Assam Medical College Hospital of Dibrugarh. 
Nazira Press Club observed the National Press Day at its office on Monday. Senior journalist and writer Durllav Buragohain, Bulu Chetia and ADC Dhiren Hazarika were present in the function.