Programme on traffic knowledge on May 24
The District Road Safety Committee will organize a school educational programme to impart traffic knowledge among school going students of different educational institutes of Kamrup (Metro) district. In this connection, an inaugural programme will be held at Gopal Boro H.S. School, Dispur on May 24, 2013 at 12:30 pm.
It may be noted that the District Road Safety Committee has already undertaken several road safety awareness programmes like conducting Road Safety Week in the beginning of the year, health check-up camps and special drives against offenders of Motor Vehicle Act and Rules.
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It was a proud moment for Assam filmmaker Dip Bhuyan when his non-feature film ‘Seshasha’ (The Last Hope) was screened at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa recently.
‘Seshasha’, the 22.30-minute documentary on the plight of the wild animals especially the rhinos of Kaziranga National Park and the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary during the floods in summer season, was nominated for screening in the Indian Panorama 2010 section in the festival. The film was directed and shot by Bhyuan himself.
Dip Bhuyan“When my documentary was screened at the IFFI on November 25 and 30 in front of global audiences, it was like a sweet reward to the hard...
The three day Festival of Regional Films - India 2010 with the theme ‘The Natives of A Nation’ organized by the North East Film and TV Producers’ Directors’ Association (NEFTPDA) and with Riti Academy of Visual Arts came to an end on December 4.
The Best Film Award was shared by the documentary film ‘Malsawmi’ and ‘Haranor Tikit’ while ‘The Silent Darkness’ won the second best fim award. Special Jury Mention was bagged by a documentary film ‘Walk with Me’ directed by Kivini Shohe of Nagaland. The Best Director Award was given to Napoleon R Z Thanga of Mizoram for his film ‘Malsawmi’. Earlier, on December...
The Shillong Autumn festival came to an end after a stupendous celebration over two days in which the colour of northeast was in full display. There were several surprises too for the visitors, including the magnificent fire display by artistes from UK and Russia and the majestic canvas painting by eminent and fine artists from all over the North Eastern States.
The community Art Workshop was conducted by MTDF member and artist, Raphael Warjri, Rembrandt I Kharnaior, Benedict Skhemlang Hynniewta and Thomas Mylliemumlong of Meghalaya, Panger Onen and Lima Aonok of Nagaland, Henba Temsuba and Imobi Sharma of Manipur, Noni Borpujari, Kishore Kumar Das and Shyamalee Chaliha of Assam, Muran...
The 20th edition of All India G V Mavalankar Shooting Championship, which will be held from November 18 to 27 at the Sports Shooting Range, 4th APBN Complex, Kahilipara in the city, is being organized by Assam Rifle and Shooting Association (ARSA).
More than 2,300 shooters from the various places of the country, that includes 96 from Assam, will take part in the event.
The Small Bore and Rifle championship will be categorized in Men and Women, Sub-Junior, Junior, Open and Services. “We have decided to keep a separate category for the Services as to give the civil shooters a chance to showcase their talents as well. Services people always engage with these activities, so always...
Meghalaya Tourism Development Forum (MTDF) is all set to organize the Shillong Autumn Festival with the theme ‘Tourism naturally’ on November 20 and 21, 2010 at the Orchid Lake, Umiam in Shillong.
The president of MTDF, Larsing M Sawian, said, “This edition of Autumn Festival will try to create environmental awareness among the people and also to provide a platform to expose and buy natural, ethnic products of the northeastern states. Cuisine, fruits along with traditional music and culture will be on display during the two day fest.”
“Besides, the rock bands and renowned musicians of the region will also perform. We have arranged some traditional sports...
The maiden edition of the Regional Short Film Festival of India, with the theme ‘The Natives of A Nation’, will be organized by the Meghalaya chapter of North East Film and Television Producers’ Directors’ Association (NEFTPDA) from December 2 to 4, 2010, at Shillong.
Short films and documentaries from all over the country will be screened during the festival which includes several IDPA award winning films. Green Oscar winning ‘The Wild Meat Trail’ of Rita Banerji and Shilpi Sharma which also won Best Environment Film in IDPA awards recently will one of the major attractions of the festival. The film portrays community and individual hunting practices...
It was proud moment for Adil Hussain, who plays a major role in the movie ‘Gangor’, to receive a standing ovation from the crowd along with the ‘Gangor’ unit at the red carpet in the 5th Rome International Film Festival in Rome recently. ‘Gangor’ is an Indo-Italian co-production made in English and Bengali.
It was the only movie from India to be screened at the 5th Rome International Film festival in competitive section. Besides Adil Hussain, the movie features Samrat Chakrabarti, Priyanka Bose, Seema Rehmani and Tillotama Shome.
Adil Hussain, who hails from Golapara district in Assam, is a product of the National School of Drama (NSD) in New...
From now onwards Assam Gramin Vikash Bank (AGVB) will serve their customers with Core Banking Solution (CBS). It was formally inaugurated in its Uzanbazar Branch in Guwahati recently. Core Banking Solutions are banking applications on a platform enabling a phased, strategic approach that is intended to allow banks to improve operations, reduce costs, and be prepared for growth.
AGVB is a multidimensional financial institution with an undiluted commitment to rural credit dispensation. It came into existence from January 12, 2006, covering the areas of operation of the pre-amalgamated Regional Rural Banks (Pragjyotish Gaonlia Bank, Lakhimi Gaonlia Bank, Cachar Gramin Bank and Subansiri...
Meghalee Bora and Manomoti Kakoti Barman made Assam proud when they received Special Recognition Award from the president of India for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in New Delhi. These two women entrepreneurs have done significant works in their respective field of food processing for more than a decade. They were recently felicitated by North Eastern Regional Agriculture Marketing Corporation (NERAMAC).
Meghalee Bora, proprietor of Meghalee Food Products in Jorhat, has been working for the last decade to produce locally made food items like pickle and various species. While Manomati Kakati Barman who owns Shri Ganesh Food Products in Guwahati also been involved with the...
“It’s a proud moment. It’s the outcome of my hard work. Tremendous feelings I can not make you understand,” Shahidul Majjid exclaimed who is popularly known as Kaju.
Kaju, a noted film editor from Assam has been conferred the silver award in sound designing for his non-feature film “…..and the Friends of Kaziranga” by Indian Documentary Producers Association (IDPA) for the year 2009.
IDPA is a non-profit organisation that came into being in 1956. It is registered as a public trust under the Bombay Public Trust Act 1950. Today IDPA is India’s single largest association of producers of documentaries, animation films, advertisement films and...
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