Friday, January 18, 2013

Panchayat Elections in Assam Zilla Parishad Anchalik Panchayat Gaon panchayat


33,108 candidates file nomination for Phase III of panchayat polls

GUWAHATI, Jan 18: Around 33,108 candidates have filed their nomination papers for the third phase of the panchayat polls slated to be held on February 12. This was informed by Assam State Election Commissioner Biren Dutta at a press meet held in the city today. The last date of filing the nomination papers was on January 16. Meanwhile, 26,500 candidates will contest in the second phase of the panchayat polls. Talking to mediapersons, Dutta disclosed that in the second phase of the panchayat elections, 651 candidates will contest the Zilla Parishad elections, 2,459 candidates will fight the Anchalik Panchayat elections, 2,821 candidates will contest the Gaon panchayat president polls and 20,569 candidates will contest the Gaon Panchayat members post.

Details here: http://www.sentinelassam.com/ghy_city/story.php?sec=1&subsec=0&id=146415&dtP=2013-01-19&ppr=1#146415

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Protest against illegal infiltration in Assam

Activists of the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) staging a protest in Guwahati on Wednesday against illegal infiltration. The protesters also demanded sealing of the Indo-Bangladesh border, updating of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and a solution to Assam’s border disputes with neighbouring States. (Sentinel)



All India Home Guard Welfare Association president Dwipen Sarma


All India Home Guard Welfare Association president Dwipen Sarma addressing a press conference at Guwahati Press Club on Wednesday. The Association has slammed the State government for exploiting the home guards in the State and depriving them of various benefits. (Sentinel)


Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) authorities at Chandmari area in Guwahati


An eviction drive being carried out by the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) authorities at Chandmari area in Guwahati on Wednesday. (Sentinel)


Guwahati Run and Walk 2013


Guwahati Run and Walk 2013

Guwahati Run and Walk is an event to raise awareness about a few remarkable persons and their organizational work namely Lanu A Aimol, who runs SHED a school for the physically and mentally-challenged children, Pradip Sarma, founder of the rickshaw bank, Kaushik Das, who is providing working opportunities to the disabled, Father Lukose, founder of 'Snehalaya' shelter homes and Uttam Teron who runs Parijat Academy for underprivileged children. This year the event was led by noted Gandhian Natwar Thakkar . It was also a pleasant coincident that Pradip Sarma received the Livelihood Promotion Awards from Dr. C Rangarajan, Hon’ble Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India , the day before the event and Mr. Sarma shared the proud moment with the participants on the day of the event i.e. 6th January 2013.  The event and press meet pictures , newspaper and video urls have been compiled into the Picasa web url
https://picasaweb.google.com/117661682146628409448/GuwahatiRunWalk2013

Spectators watching a Bulbulee fight during the Bhogali Bihu celebration in Hajo

Spectators watching a Bulbulee fight during the Bhogali Bihu celebration in Hajo, in Kamrup District on Monday. Hundreds of Bulbuls are made to fight each other during the traditional bird fighting competition on Bhogali Bihu, a festival marking the end of the harvesting season, with the winner taking away a cash award. (Sentinel)



Saturday, January 12, 2013

People buying food items for the coming Bhogali Bihu


People buying food items for the coming Bhogali Bihu at a stall in Guwahati on Friday. Prices of essential commodities have skyrocketed in Assam including Guwahati in this festive season. (Sentinel)


Sarba Bharatiya Sachetan Manav Samaj at Santi Uddyan, Dighalipukhuri in Guwhati


People taking part in an all-faith prayer meet being organized by Sarba Bharatiya Sachetan Manav Samaj at Santi Uddyan, Dighalipukhuri in Guwhati on Friday for the Delhi gang-rape victim’s departed soul and for the betterment of our country’s administration. The main purpose of the prayer meet is the eternal peace of all those who lost their lives due to rape, murder, etc and the betterment of the country’s weak administrative system. (Sentinel)


Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival Guwahati 2013


(From right to left) Bollywood Directors Reema Kagti, Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee and Anusha Rizvi addressing a press conference on the inaugural day of the two-day long Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival at Anuradha Cineplex in Guwahati on Friday, (Sentinel)


Sand artists Jun Das and Rahul Roy making a sand sculpture to pay tribute to the victim of the Delhi gang rape


Sand artists Jun Das and Rahul Roy making a sand sculpture to pay tribute to the victim of the Delhi gang rape, on the banks of the Brahmaputra in Guwahati on Saturday. (Sentinel)



150th birthday of Swami Vivekananda in Dibrugarh Assam


A colourful rally taken out on the occasion of 150th birthday of Swami Vivekananda in Dibrugarh on Saturday. (Sentinel) 


A vendor selling duck ahead of Bhogali Bihu in Guwahati


A vendor selling duck ahead of Bhogali Bihu in Guwahati on Saturday. (Sentinel)


A view of traffic jam at Maligaon area in Guwahati


A view of traffic jam at Maligaon area in Guwahati on Saturday. (Sentinel)

Thursday, January 10, 2013

A thick cloud of fog is seen over the Brahmaputra


A thick cloud of fog is seen over the Brahmaputra as ferry passengers cross a bamboo bridge over the river in Guwahati on Tuesday. (Sentinel)


Severe cold wave sweeping across Assam


People warming themselves around a bonfire in Guwahati on Tuesday as severe cold wave sweeping across Assam. (Sentinel)


Forest Department officials at Durga Sarobar Vidyapeeth at Kamakhya gate


A barn owl being rescued by Forest Department officials at Durga Sarobar Vidyapeeth at Kamakhya gate in Guwahati on Wednesday. (Sentinel)


A homeless man seen at Sukreswar temple in Guwahati


A homeless man seen on a footpath during a cold and foggy day near Sukreswar temple in Guwahati on Wednesday. (Sentinel)


Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Activists of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Assam State unit, burning the effigy of the Tarun Gogoi-led Congress government


Activists of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Assam State unit, burning the effigy of the Tarun Gogoi-led Congress government against corruption and crime against women in Guwahati on Monday. (Sentinel)




Children of the Guwahati Sishu Natya Vidyalaya performing a drama titled In The Classroom


Children of the Guwahati Sishu Natya Vidyalaya performing a drama titled In The Classroom, directed by Manik Roy, during the concluding day of the five-day long 2nd National Children Theatre Festival, 2013 organized by the Guwahati Sishu Natya Vidyalaya in association with the Directorate of Cultural Affairs, Government of Assam, at Rabindra Bhavan in Guwahati on Monday. (Sentinel)


Sunday, January 6, 2013

Students of Gauhati Commerce College holding placards while taking out a protest rally in Guwahati


Students of Gauhati Commerce College holding placards while taking out a protest rally in Guwahati on Saturday demanding justice for Delhi gang-rape victim. The protesters demanded security for women and also protested against the alleged rape of a deaf woman in North Lakhimpur district by CRPF jawans on Thursday. (Sentinel)


Members of Assam Association of the Deaf staging a demonstration in Guwahati


Members of Assam Association of the Deaf staging a demonstration in Guwahati on Saturday, demanding justice for the deaf woman who was raped by a CRPF jawan at North Lakhimpur on Thursday. A CRPF jawan was arrested on Thursday for allegedly raping the woman in North Lakhimpur district. (Sentinel)


Bollywood actress Prachi Desai during the launch of Annapurna milk products in Guwahati


Bollywood actress Prachi Desai during the launch of Annapurna milk products in Guwahati on Saturday. (Sentinel)



Friday, January 4, 2013

Candle light procession in Guwahati in protest against the sexual harassment of a woman

People from all walks of life taking part in a candle light procession in Guwahati on Friday, in protest against the sexual harassment of a woman by Congress leader Bikram Singh Brahma, in Chirang district on Thursday. (Sentinel)



Folklorist Mr. Haroon Akbar Paying floral tribute to Bhsha Shahid in Silchar

Folklorist Mr. Haroon Akbar Paying floral tribute to Bhsha Shahid on 27.12.2012 in Silchar




Fancy Bazaar in Guwahati


Shop and business establishments remained closed at Fancy Bazaar in Guwahati on Thursday, after bandh supporters forced the shopkeepers to down their shutters in protest against the Delhi gang-rape incident. (Sentinel)













Sexual harassment of a woman by the Congress leader Bikram Singh Brahma in Chirang district


People from all walks of life holding placards during a demonstration in Guwahati on Thursday, demanding justice for the Delhi gang-rape victim. The people also protest against the sexual harassment of a woman by the Congress leader, Bikram Singh Brahma in Chirang district. (Sentinel)


Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Artists performing Bihu dance on the eve of New Year 2013 at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakhetra in Guwahati


Artists performing Bihu dance on the eve of New Year 2013 at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakhetra in Guwahati on 01-01-13.Pix by UBPHOTOS


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