NAGAON, Aug 23: Nehru Yubak Kendra of Nagaon organized an art competition in collaboration with Jyoti Academy in Jyoti Art School, Nagaon in connection with Sadbhavana Divas. In the programme, the secretary of Jyoti Academy Sujit Das and president of Jyoti Academy Dulal Bora felicitated Dhanajoy Talukdar of NYK, Gautam Kalita, Ashini Sarma and Amitab Das Gupta who graced the programme as guests. An art competition was held in the programme in which more than 500 students participated the competition. The subject for the art competition was ‘Mask’. It is mentionable that Jyoti Academy was established in the year 1999 in Nagaon town.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Truck falls into Kakodonga river, 3 die
JORHAT, Aug 23: Three persons died while one managed to escape while an Air Force truck hailing from Dimapur dropped in to Kakodonga river at Kakodonga bridge on NH-37.
Police source informed that, an Air Force truck carrying Air Force canteen goods fell in to the river failing its control. Four persons along with one Pankaj Kalita, a bill clerk of Air Force drowned in the river. However, the handyman of the truck managed to escape. The body of the driver and the owner of the truck is yet to recover.
Police source informed that, an Air Force truck carrying Air Force canteen goods fell in to the river failing its control. Four persons along with one Pankaj Kalita, a bill clerk of Air Force drowned in the river. However, the handyman of the truck managed to escape. The body of the driver and the owner of the truck is yet to recover.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Army conducts raid
GUWAHATI, Aug 18: Army personnel of 19 Madras Regiment along with Agomani PS in charge conducted a search operation in the house of Rabindranath Ray (35) of Kherbari village under Golakganj PS and recovered a hand-made pistol along with three rounds of live ammunition and a mobile phone from his possession recently. This was stated in a press release.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Congress rally organized
Himanta said that, finding no alternative, as many as 1,749 AGP workers joined the Congress openly before the public. Dr Sarma said that, the Congress party will be come to power in the next time while the seat of Dharmapur Constituency will be brought under Congress (I) party.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Efforts on to regain lost glory of Dibrugarh
DIBRUGARH, Aug 14: The Dibrugarh district administration has instructed NF Railway authorities to construct a drain along the newly laid railway track from Banipur to Rojabheta to ensure a hassle-free passage of water of the area. The NF Railway authorities did assure the district administration of complying with the instruction.
Announcing this at the Community Liaison Group (CLG) meeting held here on August 12, Dibrugarh Deputy Commissioner Gyanendra Dev Tripathy said that the people of the area would get relief of rain-fed flood when the drain is completed. He further told the citizens that the district administration would not hesitate to take stern action against erring people or parties to put an end to water-logging in the town.
Announcing this at the Community Liaison Group (CLG) meeting held here on August 12, Dibrugarh Deputy Commissioner Gyanendra Dev Tripathy said that the people of the area would get relief of rain-fed flood when the drain is completed. He further told the citizens that the district administration would not hesitate to take stern action against erring people or parties to put an end to water-logging in the town.
Health Department gears up to tackle swine flu
DIBRUGARH, Aug 14: The Health Department in Dibrugarh is gearing up to meet any eventuality of swine flu in the district.
A 24-hour special out patient department has been set up at Assam Medical College here to carry out investigation of any patient with suspected symptoms of the disease. A 10-bedded ward has also been opened for treatment of serious patients.
While talking to The Sentinel, Joint Director of Health and Family Welfare Dr PK Hazarika said that tablets of temi flu have been stocked at Assam Medical College. Acknowledging that the present stock is less, he assured that it would be augmented from time to time as the need arose. The Joint Director said that samples of suspected cases would be rushed to RMRC, which will remain open at all times. He further stated that an action plan to impart requisite training to doctors as well as paramedical staff in phases was already in place. Within the next 10 to 15 days, the department would start the training, Dr Hazarika added. He went on to say that the nursing homes have been instructed to rush in any person suspected to have H1N1 virus to the AMC as the provision for treatment was available there only.
The official revealed that the tablets of temi flu would be provided only to serious cases and to the doctors as well as nursing staff working in the particular isolation ward. He said that the medical staff would treat the patients according to the diagnosis. Hazarika further stated that the various symptoms would be treated as per the normal method of treatment, like people with breathing difficulties being put on ventilators.
The Medical Department is specially looking out for patients who have recently returned after stay in countries where the disease has spread.
A 24-hour special out patient department has been set up at Assam Medical College here to carry out investigation of any patient with suspected symptoms of the disease. A 10-bedded ward has also been opened for treatment of serious patients.
While talking to The Sentinel, Joint Director of Health and Family Welfare Dr PK Hazarika said that tablets of temi flu have been stocked at Assam Medical College. Acknowledging that the present stock is less, he assured that it would be augmented from time to time as the need arose. The Joint Director said that samples of suspected cases would be rushed to RMRC, which will remain open at all times. He further stated that an action plan to impart requisite training to doctors as well as paramedical staff in phases was already in place. Within the next 10 to 15 days, the department would start the training, Dr Hazarika added. He went on to say that the nursing homes have been instructed to rush in any person suspected to have H1N1 virus to the AMC as the provision for treatment was available there only.
The official revealed that the tablets of temi flu would be provided only to serious cases and to the doctors as well as nursing staff working in the particular isolation ward. He said that the medical staff would treat the patients according to the diagnosis. Hazarika further stated that the various symptoms would be treated as per the normal method of treatment, like people with breathing difficulties being put on ventilators.
The Medical Department is specially looking out for patients who have recently returned after stay in countries where the disease has spread.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Winds of change sweep India’s foreign office
NEW DELHI, Aug 11: The elite Indian Foreign Service (IFS) that powers India’s global diplomacy and manages relations with nations is changing. Mid-career training and specialization are the new mantra. Promotions were a matter of aging gracefully, but now even senior diplomats have to prove themselves to move up the career ladder.
In a never-before event, 30 joint secretary rank diplomats - or mid-career diplomats - due for promotion were sent to the Indian School of Business, the country’s top business school, at Hyderabad to reorient them to the new challenges of economic diplomacy in a business-driven world.
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