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Night shot at Kalaigaon

2012-03-04T21:15:00.000+05:30

A tiny wild flower (creeper)

2012-03-04T14:35:00.000+05:30

Marigold :Really gold

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A mother dove very carefully laying two eggs at a secret place

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Unknown tiny wild flowers

2012-03-04T14:24:00.000+05:30

Ashoka flowers

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Flowering time for Ashoka tree near Kalaigaon

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A pair of dove resting on a tree

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A dawn at Kalaigaon

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The Moon as seen in a day

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A colourful moth

2012-03-04T13:59:00.000+05:30

Near Khagara village,Khoirabari,Assam

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Khagara village near Khoirabari,Assam

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The Venus Transit, 6 June/2012

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Eclipse, when two objects of comparable sizes block each other, occultation, when a body with greater angular size blocks an object with smaller angular size and transits, when an object with lesser angular size come in between the observer and an object with greater angular size are some of the celestial wonders that naturally occur due to movements of the celestial bodies.One such cosmic event, the Venus Transit- passing of Venus in front of Sun’s disk will take place on the coming 06 June 2012. The transit of Venus occurs in pairs with one that took place on 08 June 2004. The next pair of transit of Venus will occur in 2117 and 2125, making it truly once in life time opportunity.The first recorded observation of the transit of Venus was done by the British Priest, Jeremiah Horrocks, in 1639. Jeremiah Horrocks was the first who used his observations to measure the Earth to Sun distance, called the Astronomical Unit (AU). The upcoming Transit of Venus- 06 June 2012 will be a life time opportunity for everyone on the Earth. In India, on 06 June 2012, transit will commence well before sun rises and one can observe the phenomena on Sun’s projected image or through approved solar filters supplied by authorised agencies from morning hours to mid morning.Keeping this event as a peg, VP is proposing to organise a series of regional training programme in different parts of the country between April and May 2012 to train and make a set of resource persons on conducting Day Time Astronomy activities. Each participants of the workshop would have to undertake to initiate activities on Day time astronomy at least in ten villages/ schools.Vigyan Prasar invites amateur astronomers, science activists, science communicators, teachers (School and college) who are desirous of joining the regional training programme, and who are ready to give undertaking that they will at least conduct 10 field level programmes subsequent to receiving the training may apply. The last date for application is 20 March 2012.The shortlisted applicants will be informed through mail/letter/phone by 01 April 2012. The travel support restricted to AC-II and frugal accommodation at the place of training programme will be provided by Vigyan Prasar.

Illegal poaching continues in Assam

2012-03-03T11:05:00.000+05:30

Kalaigaon police in association with nature loving people rescued a few wild animals including a jungle cat (badly injured),frogs,eels etc at 8 am.Police arrested three poachers along with 10 traps meant for hunting.Good work Kalaigaon police!

How sad to watch this helpless jungle cat which leg has severely been broken in traps laid by poachers.The poachers have been caught by Kalaigaon police along with frogs,eels and traps on March 3

A village road near Khagara

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Makelikanda cannal ,near Tangla

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Namkhola-Khoirabari road,Udalguri

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Khagara village near Khoirabari

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Historic Burinagar Tank,Darrang

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Historic Lakhimpur tank,Darrang

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Kamakhya Moth Dewaloi,Darrang

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Kalaigaon-Udalguri road

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Barren paddy fields near Udalguri

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Beautiful night shot

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A barn owl on a tree at Kalaigaon

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Multicoloured rose

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A new 3 KM long bridge over Brahmaputra river is under construction at Bogeebil near Dibrugarh

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Sun and sand bars near Brahmaputra river

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New bridge over Brahmaputra at Bogeebil is seen at a distance

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Approach to Bogeebil bridge over Brahmaputra

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Sand bars near Brahmaputra at Bogeebil

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A motor boat on Brahmaputra river at Bogeebil near Dibrugarh

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Red queen

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Tangla town 1 KM ahead

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MB Road near MVM school,Tangla

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A beautiful Pasas tree on a village road near Nizdola,Tangla

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Beautiful MB Road at Kulsi village near Kalaigaon in BTAD

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A narrow wooden bridge at Rantholi village near Kalaigaon in Assam

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HSLC invigilator expelled in Udalguri district:

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One Sishu Ram Bhuan,science teacher of Chengapather Higher Secondary School,who had been booked for helping examinees on February 21 at Bholabari HSLC centre was finally expelled from HSLC duty for three years by Mehjubin Banu, Inspector of Schools ,Udalguri district on February 24. The incident has created sensation in the district.The Inspector of Schools, Udalguri told this correspondent the she had seen an examinees copying from books even in the presence of the said invigilator.The teacher has been debarred from HSLC examination duty for a period of three years. People of Kalaigaon have welcomed the action against unfair means.

A Barn Owl resting on a tree near its nest at Kalaigaon

2012-02-26T13:37:00.000+05:30

Nature loving woman Biju Das and forest officer Bharat Deka releasing a rescued Barn Owl at Kalaigain in the evening

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A Barn Owl rescued at Kalaigaon Ploice Station

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Kalaigaon police rescued a Barn owl on February 25/2012.Habibur Rahman,OC,Kaliagon Police Station is seen with J Borah,Inspector of police Tangla before its release

2012-02-25T20:27:00.000+05:30

Awareness meeting on cancer held at Kalaigaon

2012-02-24T22:46:00.000+05:30

People for people,a Kalaigaon based NGO,in association with ICCN (Indian Cancer Care Network),organised a cancer awareness meeting on February 22 at Kalaigaon. The awareness meeting was held at Garubandha High School. Mukunda Ram Choudhury,MLA,Kalaigaon LAC inaugurated the programme after Mahesh Deka Asstt. Secretary of the NGO introduced the guests and experts. MLA Choudhury spoke on the necessity of creating awareness among village people for early diagnosis of various types of cancer. Attending the programme as a cancer specialist Dr.Jadunath Buragohain, Asstt. Professor (surgical oncology) of Guwahati Medical College Hospital explained the causes and treatment of this dreaded disease in simple language with multimedia presentation. He said that fifty percent of cancer caused by chewing of paan or tobacco. Moreover, 150 people in a lakh suffer from lung cancer who used to smoking;while only 50 non smoking people suffer from lung cancer in the world. In India the recovery rate has been low because of late detection,he said. He requested people to come forward for early diagnosis. According to him Guwahati Medical College Hospital would be fully equipped with all modern machines to treat all types of cancer within this year.Usha Goswami,Counsellor,ICCN also addressed the meeting. She said that ICCN office in GMCH is always ready to help people during Monday to Saturday. Dr.Dibyaraj Choudhury, president,People for People requested people to come forward for early detection of cancer without wasting time.Senior journalist Jayanta Kumar Das also spoke on the occasion.The meeting was presided over by Ratna Kanta Saharia. It needs mention that NGO “People for People” has been working for rural health care awareness since 2011.

Flower of Simul tree

2012-02-24T13:05:00.000+05:30

Good morning

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Image of trees and sun on the water of a tank at Kalaigaon

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Ashoka

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Rose white

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Rose pink

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Rose pink

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Sunset at Kalaigaon (as seen from Kalaigaon Sevashram)

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Sunset at Kalaigaon

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Sunset at Kalaigaon

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Sunset at Kalaigaon

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Sunset at Kalaigaon

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Road to Kalaigaon Sevashram

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Wild flowers

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A Barn owl of Kalaigaon

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Kalaigaon Sevashram

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Noa river at Garubandha village near Kalaigaon

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Trees sheding leaves

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MB Road at Garubandha village near Kalaigaon

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Noa river at Garubandha village near Kalaigaon

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Beautiful rose garden in front of Hotel Syamoli,Mangaldai,Assam

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Beautiful garden in front of Hotel Syamoli,Mangaldai

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The rescued python at Kalaigaon

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A giant Muga moth

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Merciless destruction of trees in Reserve Forests in Assam

2012-02-20T22:27:00.000+05:30

Recent discovery of massive destruction of forest trees (old and valuable) inside Khalingduar Reserve Forest under Dhansiri Forest Division in Udalguri district of Assam has posed serious threat to ecology of Assam.More than 100 trees had been cut down near the forest Range Office and a SSB para military camp.This has raised several questions as how to protect nature and wildlife when custodians betray!

An injured python treated at Kalaigaon Police Station in India

2012-02-20T10:45:00.000+05:30

An Indian python with serious head injury was rescued by a few nature loving villagers near Kalaigaon on February 19.The injured python ( 7feet 7 inches long,weighing 8 kg) was brought yo Kalaigaon Police Station for treatment before handing over to forest officials in the evening. According to information a group of minor boys had seen the reptile on a tree at Rupatol village at 2 PM.Mistaking it to be a monitor lizard,they attacked the python with catapults causing head injury. They boys were about to kill it. Fortunately a few nature loving villagers of Majorchuba namely- Phatik Sargiary (45) and Udai Sahari (32) had arrived at the spot and carried the injured python to the house of one Sasti Ram Boro before informing Chandra Hazarika,the Gaonburah. The matter was also reported to Dinomani Das,Circle Officer,Kalaigaon Revenue Circle and In-charge of Kalaigaon Police Station. Later the injured python was brought to Kalaigaon Police Station,where necessary veterinary treatments were given in the evening. Several doses of antibiotics and pain killer were injected in presence of forest officials. Jayanta Kumar Das,Member Secretary,Barnadi Wildlife Sanctuary Monitoring Committee was also present at the time of treatment. This had been the first case of treatment of a python in the area. The python was later handed over to Bharat Deka, a forest official at 7 PM to be released in the Khalingduar Reserve Forest.
Nature loving people of Kalaigaon have expressed satisfaction at the safe rescue of the python and thanked Habibur Rahman,Officer-Incharge Kalaigaon Police Station for his timely action in rescuing it. It needs mention that unabated destruction of forest has rendered most of the reptiles and birds homeless causing untold damage to ecology in Udalguri district.

A Muga moth just after a few minutes of coming out of its cocoon

2012-02-19T23:18:00.000+05:30

Beautiful and delicate young Muga moth

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A python rescued in Udalguri district

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Flower garden in front of Hotel Syamalee,Mangaldai,Assam

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Young people start cultivation at Bhergaon

2012-02-19T20:45:00.000+05:30

The transplantation of Bodo rice in a plot of nearly three hundred bigha land under BGREI (Bring Green Revolution to Eastern India) scheme,has recently been inaugurated at Bhergaon on February 8. Daobiary Farmers Development Society (established in 2011) has undertaken the unique programme in association with agriculture department and BTC authority. The society with its advisor Manmohan Boro and Prafulla Boro; president Sabha Ram Boro have shown a very encouraging example of self sufficiency in the sub-division by cultivating various types of crops in a systematic way by using bio-fertiliser and bio-pesticide.The society also has grown potato in a plot of 60 bigha land at Bhergaon. Moreover a total of 6000 bigha land have been selected in the sub-division for Boro rice transplantation.

Ceremonial transplantation cum training on summer rice was held at the site.More than 40 young girls transplanted Boro rice as part of the programme before the inaugural meeting which was presided over by leading young farmer of Bhergaon Manmohan Boro. Kamali Basumatari,MLA,Paneri; Dulu Baruah,SDO (Agri) Bhergaon; Debojyoti Das SDO (Soil), Bhergaon and Kamal Choudhury,ADO (Dimakuchi) also attended the ceremony. 40 numbers of sprayer machine along with fertilisers and manures were distributed at concession rate among farmers in the ceremony. A vermi composite unit was inaugurated in the morning by Dulu Baruah SDO (Agri).This had been one of the ten such schemes being implemented in the sub-division so far.

This is a giant Muga moth just coming out of its cocoon.It will lay eggs soon before it dies.Muga worms (letas) will again climb up Som trees finally to make a muga cocoon again.Exotic Muga garments are made from the threads again.Never ending natural process

2012-02-18T15:55:00.000+05:30

Beautiful flowers of Simol tree near Tangla

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MB Road near Tangla

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MB Road near Tangla

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MB Road at Nizdola

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MB Road at Nizdola

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Workshop on rights of girl child and imbalanced sex ratio at Kalaigaon and Tangla

2012-02-17T16:15:00.002+05:30

Assam Social Welfare Board,Guwahati organised a workshop for office bearers of NGOs of Kalaigaon on the topic 'Rights of Girl Child and Future Implications of Imbalanced Sex Ratio' on February 11 at Kalaigaon.The workshop was organised by Samaj Unnyayan Samiti,Kalaigaon in association with Assam State Social Welfare Board, Guwahati at Kalaigaon Girls H School.The workshop was presided over by Parul Choudhury Borah,Chairperson,Assam State Social Welfare Board,Guwahati. CR Pawe, Asstt. Project Officer of the board explained about the purpose of the workshop in the beginning at 11 AM. Kamal Prasad Sarma,Mouzadar,Kalaigaon inaugurated the workshop by lighting the lamp followed by speech of Tarun Azad Deka, chief guest on the occasion. Jayanta Kumar Das, senior journalist attended the workshop as the distinguished guest.
Parul Choudhury Borah,while addressing people ,explained the causes of decrease of girl and woman sex ration in the country. She appealed all to work for maintaining the balance of the sex ratio and to educate children with out discrimination and to avoid anti-social activities. She also appealed people to bring equality of sex ratio between man and woman in the society, protect the rights of girl child and to fight against the illegal social elements like female foeticide, female infanticide ,domestic violence, etc. A few distinguished persons namely- Dr.C.P.Payeng,Medical and Health Officer,Kalaigaon State Dispensary; L. Saharia, Advocate; Madhab Sarma, Principal, JNV Kalaigaon; Kami Ram Saharia,Social Worker,Kalaigaon addressed the people present as resource persons.
On February 10, another such workshop was organised at Tangla in collaboration with Rural Organisation for Social Service,Tangla.The workshop was presided over by Parul Choudhury Bora, Chairperson of Assam State Social Welfare Board,Guwahati. S.N. Choudhury, Ex-Principal,Tangla College inaugurated the workshop. K.Sarma, Supervisor,Circle Office,Tangla; Pranabjyoti Sarma, Co-ordinator,K.K. Handique Open University and Jayanta Boro, President, Udalguri District N.G.O Forum attended and addressed the programme as chief guests. A training session was also arranged on the occasion which was conducted by CR Pawe, Asstt.Project Officer and Kamaleswar Kalita of the board.

A beautiful dove

2012-02-17T08:36:00.000+05:30

Golap Jamu flower

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Volunteers of Mother Nature

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A queen of flower taking morning dew bath

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A lone Dianthus

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A dove taking warmth of the morning sun at Kalaigaon

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Bamboo cups of Karbi Hills,Assam

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Forest boats on Brahmaputra river near Kaziranga National Park

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Brahmaputra river near Burapahar (Kaziranga National Park)

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Brahmaputra river near Burapahar,(Kaziranga NP)

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Palash tree flower

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Tank inside Laokhowa WLS

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Forest IB at Laokhowa WLS

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Laokhowa WLS

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Laokhoa WLS

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Bulbuli

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Bottle brush flower

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