| Special classes to be held for riot-affected students: Himanta |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Sept 16: To cover the academic loss suffered by the students of the Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) following the ethnic violence that broke out in July, the State Education Department has decided to hold special classes for the affected students of BTAD. This was stated by State Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a press meet here... |
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| CM's three children formula is a good idea: Dr Ali |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Sept 16: Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi’s three children formula which he suggested in New Delhi on Saturday has found the support of the State Trainer-cum-State Nodal Officer of No Scalpel Vasectomy (NSV) in Assam, Dr Illias Ali.
Talking to The Sentinel here on Sunday, Dr Ali said the maximum three children formula suggested by the Chief Minis... |
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| Assam Publication Board to organize book fair from October 2 |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Sept 16: There is good news for all book lovers. On October 2, the 10-day Guwahati Sahitya Utsav and Book Fair organized by the Assam Publication Board, will get under way at the Chandmari AEI playground in Guwahati.
Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, State Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “The book fair by the Assam Publ... |
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| 'Assam has become the hub of trafficking' |
GUWAHATI, Sept 16: At a conference organized by Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) eminent child rights activist and BBA founder Kailash Satyarthi urged the Assam Government to take radical steps to curb child trafficking and child servitude in the State. BBA is a pioneering child rights organization working to combat the issue of child labour, child servitude and human trafficking.
A press r... |
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| More miseries in store for the aam aadmi |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Sept 16: As expected, the prices of essential food commodities have shot up after the recent hike in diesel price by Rs 5.
One kg atta, which earlier cost Rs 18, now costs Rs 22. The price of maida has been increased to Rs 24 per kg from the earlier price of Rs 20 per kg, the price of pulses has increased to Rs 60 per kg from Rs 48 per kg, the pri... |
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| When in trouble, dial 100 |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Sept 16: With the objective of creating awareness among the student community about the Dial 100 service, an awareness-cum-sensitization programme on Dial 100 was held today at Handique Girls’ College in Guwahati. The programme was jointly organized by the Assam Police and the North East Girl Students’ Association.
Dial 100 is an ambi... |
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| Goriya Moriya people seek constitutional safeguard of their rights |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Sept 16: The All Assam Goriya Moriya Desi Jatiya Parishad has demanded constitutional safeguard for the indigenous people of Assam.
A convention of the All Assam Goriya Moriya Desi Jatiya Parishad was held at the Swahid Nyas Bhavan in Guwahati today. Parishad president Sahiruddin Ali Ahmed said, “As per the United Nations Declaration on the ... |
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| Enquiry on alleged fish syndicate |
GUWAHATI, Sept 16: The State Fishery Department will conduct an enquiry into the alleged syndicate business in wholesale fish market of Paltan Bazar in Guwahati. The date of hearing of enquiry has been fixed as September 19. The hearing will be held from 11 am to 4 pm in the Conference Hall of the Director of Fisheries, Meen Bhawan, Guwahati. All interested persons/organizations have been requeste... |
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| National debate competition |
GUWAHATI, Sept 16: The Guwahati branch of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, organized the branch-level national debate competition recently. A press release stated that 13 students from 7 different schools of the city participated in the debate . Col. Manoranjan Goswami was the speaker of the house. The competition was judged by a panel of judges and the topic of the debate was &lsq... |
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| Book release |
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Sept 16: Victimology, a book by Gauhati University Law College assistant professor Geetanjali Devi, was released at a function held in the city on Saturday. The book was released by Dr AK Goswami and it has been published by Chandra Prakash.... |
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