Society / Assam

GUWAHATI, March 1: Incidents of juvenile delinquency is on the rise in the State with average rate of increase being put at 8.32 per cent every year since 1993. It was found following a study conducted by three teachers of LC Bharali College in the city. The study highlighted that most significant aspect of the problem is that it is viewed as the gateway to adult crime. Absence of any type of reformative or rehabilitative activities may easily turn a young delinquent into an adult criminal. It has been found that among the offences committed by juvenile offenders, theft, stealing and burglary...

NEW DELHI, February 24: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has identified three new sites including Surya Pahar, Ahom palace Talatalghar and Charaideo Maidam No. 2 in Assam for scientific excavations during the current year, the Minister for Tourism, Ananth Kumar disclosed this here today. The three monuments selected for excavation are in Goalpara and Sivasagar districts. The ASI has declared 49 monuments to be of national importance in Assam, the Minister further said, adding that they were all in good state of preservation. The Minister informed Arun Kumar Sarma that the Tourism...

DIBRUGARH, February 24: Its a case against modern medical science, if Voltaire's words could speak aloud : "The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while Nature cures the disease." Not many would agree that Nature, which takes as little as possible of anything, can provide a cure for all ailments. But when patrons of herbal medicine guarantee a cure for some incurable malady like diabetes and asthma and camp in your city unless the efficacy of their herbs is proved, sceptics might score their own goal. The Bhils of Madhya Pradesh have been treating their ailments with herbs and...

GUWAHATI, February 24: Noted journalist and litterateur, late Munin Borkotoky, ushered in a modern trend in Assamese literature through his unique style of writing, said Bhabendra Nath Saikia today. Speaking at the sixth Munin Borkotoky Award presentation ceremony here this afternoon, Saikia said that despite his limited number of creations in the genres of short story, poems and drama, each of his creations are landmarks in Assamese literature. Late Borkotoky carried on his creative pursuits also as an impartial critique of the literary and cultural scenario of the state, said Saikia. Saikia...

NEW DELHI, February 19: The best sauce for food may be hunger, but not for a boy from Assam, Patesh Kumar Talukdar, who is vying for a world record in eating maximum number of hot chillies in a minute, besides boosting his capacity to eat as many as 18 indigestible items. The 27-year-old undergraduate from Mirza is aiming to storm his way into the Guinness Book of World Record by beating the reigning world record holder in his own game. "The current world record is for eating 45 hot chillies in a minute, while I can eat 50 chillies of any variety in 35 seconds," boasted Talukdar, who is in the...

DIBRUGARH, February 16 : The police here have till Tuesday evening rounded up twelve youth on charges of stealing corrugated galvanized iron sheets from the Sahityarathi Kshetra in the wee hours of Monday. A total of 137 sheet have already been recovered and the police believe that the thieves may have hidden more such sheets. This is contrary to the claim by Sahitya Sabha officials here that more than a thousand CGI sheets have been stolen from the 66th session venue early on Monday morning. The police who are on a hot pursuit of the case, expect to arrest half a dozen more thieves as those...

DHEMAJI, February 16: About six lakh devotees thronged at Paramananda Aata Khetra, here on the third day of the 70th session of Srimanta Sankardev Sangha. People from all corners of the State are attending the session. The programme today began with hoisting of flag-Dharmadhaja by Karuna Kanta Kalita, Padadhikar of the Sangha, in the morning. At 9.30 am a colourful Bhagawat Yatra, was taken out where more than one lakh people participated. A children, youth and mother conference was also held today. The conference was inaugurated by P N Bora, Principal, Dhemaji College. Jatin Mipur and U N...

IMPHAL, February 13: The student bodies of Manipuris residing in Manipur and Assam have strongly protested the Assam Government's recent order in connection with the introduction of Bishnupriya Manipuri language at primary level schools of Barak Valley districts. A joint meeting of the powerful All Manipur Students Union (AMSU), All Assam Manipuri Students Union (AAMSU) and Northeastern Students Committee (NESCOMI) was also held in this regard at AMSU headquarters here on Sunday evening. The meeting has protested the order of the Assam Government issued on February 7 allowing teaching of...

GOLAGHAT, February 13: In Dhansiri sub-division within Golaghat district many ancient relics, ruins and monuments have been recovered within the last five years but unfortunately, the artifacts recovered in Rengma, Nagojuri Khonikar, Alisinga Duboroini, Kochubeel areas are lying encared for by the Archeological Department of Assam Government. The Archeological Department undertook excavation works at Barpathar Duboroini area in 1994 and in 1996 the department excavated and recovered old statues and inscriptions. The local people have appealed to the State Government to take measures to...

DIBRUGARH, February 11: An attempt at serious soul searching was made at the history conference of the 66th session of the Asam Sahitya Sabha, currently on at the Sahityarathi Kshetra here these days. The conference was held on Friday morning. Inaugurating the conference, Jogendra Narayan Bhuyan said the Assamese society has been facing its toughest challenges since the days of the anti-foreigner agitation. He said the State's population saw in the last two decades of the just- concluded century phenomena which never existed earlier nor could be imagined . He attributed this chiefly to the...