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Last updated : WEDNESDAY 31 DECEMBER 2008

Terong confident of executing responsibilities
From our Staff Reporter
DIBRUGARH, Dec 30: The Dibrugarh Xahitya Xabha (DXX) felicitated the newly elected president of Axom Xahitya Xabha (AXX), Rongbong Terong, here today.
Speaking on the occasion, the AXX president stated that he felt overwhelmed by the love showered by the people. He further said that this had also given him the courage to take on such a great responsibility. The litterateur also expressed his confidence that he would be able to do what he had set out to do. He remarked about the role Asomiya language and literature had played in giving expression to the varied culture of the tribes of the Northeast.
The meeting was moderated by former president of AXX Dr Nagen Saikia. Secretary of the organization Dr Paramananda Rajbongshi was also present on the occasion.
While referring to the controversies the AXX was embroiled in the last five years, Dr Rajbongshi expressed hope that he would be able to lead the organization on a new direction. 
The district units of AXX and AASU, Nepali Xahitya Xabha, Sonowal Kachari Students’ Union, Sonowal Kachari Nari Xantha, the Dibrugarh unit of Bharatiya Gananatya Sangha, Lekhika Xantha, Lekhika Samaroh, Amolapatty Natya Mandir, Milanjyoti Sangha, UA TV, Gorkha Students’ Union and Mottock Yuba Chatra Sanmilan also felicitated the new AXX President.

 

Shifting of Dibrugarh Railway Station to Banipur opposed
From our Staff Reporter
DIBRUGARH, Dec 30: The decision to move the Dibrugarh railway station and the office to the newly constructed Banipur Railway Station is being opposed by the Rajohuwa Swartha Rakhya Mancha (RSRM). The organization held a meeting in the premises of the railway station here today.
Dibrugarh was once the hub of trade and commerce in the Northeast and the first train service in the region started here. The British set up the Dibrugarh Railway Station in 1882.
Addressing the meeting, Dibrugarh MP Sarbananda Sonowal stated that the historic railway station would die if the decision were brought to fruition. He further said that the move would deprive the passengers, who travel to various parts of the country, from various facilities. Sonowal stated that the decision of the railways could not be accepted. He made the appeal to the authorities to modernize the Dibrugarh Railway Station and equip it with the latest technology as well as facilities.
In his address, former chairman of Dibrugarh Municipal Board Dr Kaminiranjan Barua said that the people of Asom have managed to get their rights only after agitating. The residents of Dibrugarh would also tread the same path if the railway authorities did not revise their decision. Office bearers of Bengali Yuba Chatra Federation and Majdoor Union also addressed the meeting. Other demands like construction of a foot overbridge, introduction of emergency quota in the train to Chennai and Rajdhani Express were also raised in the meeting.

 

AJYCP executive committee formed
From our Staff Correspondent
DIBRUGARH, Dec 30: The day-long biennial conference of Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP), Dibrugarh Nagar Samity, held at its central office at Khemka Market here recently concluded successfully.
The day’s programme started with the hoisting of Parishad flag by its president Divya Jyoti Kalita and tributes offered to the martyrs by secretary Deep Kumar Dutta.
The delegate meeting was presided over by its president Dibya Jyoti Kalita and was attended by district committee president Sanjay Barua and district joint secretary Rajiv Gogoi.
A 29-member new executive committee was formed for the period of 2008-2010 with Bidya Gohain and Dhonti Dutta as president and secretary respectively. The other executive members of the new committee were Diganta Neog and Deep Kumar Dutta as vice president, Nipumoni Das and Gautam Saikia—joint secretaries, Amrit Kumar Saikia—finance secretary and Dibyajyoti Kalita, Sanjay Barua and Prasanta Saikia—advisers.

Cancer awareness workshop held
From our Staff Correspondent
DIBRUGARH, Dec 30: A cancer awareness workshop was held at the auditorium of MDK Girls’ College recently under the aegis of Dibrugarh NCC Group Headquarters. A team from the NGO, Cancer Care India, led by its general secretary PK Ghosh conducted the workshop for the officers, cadets, and families of NCC Group Headquarters.
In his presentation, Ghosh, who himself is a cancer survivor, covered various aspects of prevention, early detection and cure of cancer. He drew attention of the audience to the fact that 60 per cent of the cases of cancer are preventable by way of awareness, early detection and cure. He further stated that 40 per cent of the cancer cases are caused due to consumption of tobacco. Ghosh also emphasized on the need to make the community aware of cancer saying that the disease is in no way contagious and there was life after cancer. The key lay in fighting back with full strength, Ghosh added.
His wife, who was also present on the occasion, spoke about the important role family members and caretakers could play to help cancer patients cope up with the disease.
A quiz competition on cancer awareness was also held to mark the occasion which was participated by a large number of cadets and the first 10 cadets were awarded with prizes.

Handique to inaugurate Bakul Ban Park today
From our Correspondent
JORHAT, Dec 30: The Bakul Ban Park built by Jorhat Development Authority (JDA) in memory of noted Asomiya poet Ananda Chandra Barua at Tarun Ram Phookan Path near Choladhora will be inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers and Mines Bijoy Krishna Handique tomorrow. The park will also be adorned by a bust of the wordsmith, also known as Bakul Banar Kabi, which has been obtained from funds made available for local area development by Handique who is the Jorhat MP in Lok Sabha. The park is the joint effort of Paporir Kabi Ganesh Gogoi and Bakul Banar Kabi Ananda Chandra Barua birth centenary celebration committee and JDA. A public meeting will be held on the occasion of the inauguration which will be presided over by JDA chairman Padma Nath Sarma, secretary of the celebration committee Gopal Das said.


Rehabilitation scheme launched
GUWAHATI, Dec 30: Minister of Veterinary Khorsing Engti launched a scheme of distribution of goat and pig under the Assam Vikash Yojana recently at Agomani of Dhubri district and Srirampur of Kokrajhar district to rehabilitate the households who were affected by the culling operation in the wake of bird flu from in the Asom-Bengal border of Dhubri and Kokrajhar districts.
The scheme will benefit 11,900 affected families of the two districts which will be implemented phasewise. The total cost of the scheme will be Rs 3 crore.
The meetings were attended by Apurba Patar, chairman, ALPCO, Dr AK Kataki, director, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary and officials of the district administration and Veterinary Department, said in a press release.

 

Varsity employees’ body meets Asom Governor over demands
From our Correspondent
JORHAT, Dec 30: A 13-member delegation of the employees of three institutions of higher education – Gauhati University, Dibrugarh University and Assam Agricultural University – under the banner of All Assam University Employees’ Federation (AAUEF) met Asom Governor SC Mathur at Raj Bhavan on Monday to apprise him of their long-standing grievances. The employees’ body submitted a memorandum to the Governor, who is also the Chancellor of the three universities, and sought his intervention in the redress of the common grievances plaguing the non-teaching staff of the three universities.
AAUEF vice president Amrit Ranjan Bezbaruah, who was a member of the delegation which met the Governor, pointed out that their demands include constitution of a new pay commission for the revision of pay scales of non-teaching employees of the three universities. “We are also pressing for the increase of the retirement age from the present 60 years to 62 years and inclusion of non-teaching staff in the highest governing bodies of the three universities,” he said.
AAUEF has called for a hike in the annual grants-in-aid and other statutory funds to tide over the financial hardships in the three universities. It is also demanding the withdrawal of the order stipulating the abolition of sanctioned non-teaching posts under Assam Agricultural University. There is a separate demand for the extension of pension facilities to the employees of Dibrugarh University in the manner of those of Gauhati University and Assam Agricultural University.   Apart from these six main demands, AAUEF has urged the Governor to streamline administration, introduce more job-oriented courses, provide service rules and bonus and ensure timely promotion of non-teaching employees and appointments to the vacant posts.
Bezbaruah claimed that the Governor had given an assurance that a report on the demands made by AAUEF would be available from the Asom Government within one month.
The AAUEF delegation comprised Jayanta Puzari, Bezbaruah, Kamini Kumar Dutta, Madhuryya Khound, Mahendra Khanikar and eight other employees of the three universities.

 

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