| Mahotsav to focus on Mech-Kachari community |
From our Correspondent
SIVASAGAR, Sept 16: With an aim to focus on the little known Mech Kachari community, the first edition of the ‘Mech Kachari Sanskritik Mahotsav-2012’ has been slated to be held in Sivasagar on December next. The Mahotsav will showcase the traditions, culture, attire and food of the Mech Kachari community.
The festival will be held at th... |
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| Sivasagar decks up for Vishwakarma Puja |
From our Correspondent
SIVASAGAR, Sept 16: Sivasagar is all set to worship the ‘engineer god’ Lord Vishwakarma. Music and dance would be the flavour of the historic town on Monday when the it celebrates Vishwakarma Puja.
The Lord would be worshipped in every single vehicle stand to the best of furniture shops to the oil-giant ONGC.The fun of the puja would be d... |
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| Rain disrupts normal life in Jorhat |
From our Correspondent
Jorhat, Sept 16: Incessant rainfall in Jorhat disrupted normal life today. The rain God has been lashing his fury since September 9, with the city receiving 100 mm of rainfall in the past few days.
According to data received from the Department of Agrometeriology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, the highest rainfall recorded on September 13 was 58.4... |
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| Students to visit historical places on national integration tour |
From a Correspondent
Gossaigaon, Sept 16: A national integration tour (NIT), with 20 students and two teachers from Kokrajhar and Chirang districts was flagged off by Kokrajhar deputy commissioner, Jayant Narlikar here today. The tour was organized by the local unit of Red Horns Division of the Indian Army.
The itinerary of the students included visit to places of hi... |
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| 250 new members join BJP |
By our Correspondent
MORIGAON, Sept 16: Around 250 members of AIUDF, AGP and Congress under the leadership of ex-Congress general secretary Prasanta Hazarika joined the BJP today.
The members joined the party at an executive committee meeting of the Morigaon district BJP held at the district committee office here.
The meeting was chaired by BJP district committee preside... |
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| Child labour menace grips Digboi |
From our Correspondent
DIGBOI, Sept 16: Although the Cabinet has approved the new Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition Act) on August 28 last, with an objective “Bachpan Bachao Andolan” for a India free from child labour, yet Digboi portrays a different picture.
Children below the age of 14 to 18 years were seen being engaged in hotels, restaurants, and at variou... |
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| Social worker Janab Hadi Hussain passes away |
From our Staff Correspondent:
Dibrugarh, Sept 16: Janab Hadi Hussain, former police official and an active social worker of Dibrugarh passed away at 9.45 am at the Assam Medical College and Hospital after a prolonged illness. He was 74. Hussain, a resident of Seujpur area is survived by one son, three daughters, sons-in-law besides wife, grand children and large number of admirers. He was an ... |
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| Two women injured in leopard attack |
From a Correspondent
JORHAT, Sept 16: Two women have been seriously injured in a leopard attack at Dofalating tea estate in Titabor today. Maijhon Bhuyan and her daughter were attacked by a leopard while they were plucking tea leaves at Line Number 6 of the tea estate on Thursday. Both mother and the daughter were immediately admitted in Jorhat Christian Mission Hospital in serious condition.... |
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| Students participate in techno- management fest marathon |
From our Staff Correspondent
Dibrugarh, Sept 16: The promotional event “Dibrugarh run” of Auxesis 2012, the annual techno-cultural management festival of Dibrugarh University, organized by the students of engineering department of the university concluded successfully. Around 150 participants from different schools and colleges of Dibrugarh district took part in the run. Dep... |
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| ASEB employee electrocuted at Morigaon, dies |
From a Correspondent
MORIGAON, Sept 16: An employee of ASEB, Morigaon Division Kailash Chandra Nath who was electrocuted while on duty recently, died at GMC hospital in Guwahati last night, where he was under treatment. His death has cast a gloom over the officers and staff of the ASEB at Morigaon. It may be recalled that Nath was electrocuted while he was repairing an 11 KV line at Bhu... |
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| IED recovered in Udalguri |
From a Correspondent
UDALGURI, Sept 16: An IED was recovered from a bag in a busy area in Udalguri today. It was later defused by bomb experts of the Army. ... |
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