It is also arranging a Cooking Contest among the female participants at the same venue on Sunday the 15th of February.

School children of Guwahati are invited to join the Art Competition by downloading the Entry Form available in the Purabi website and bring them filled as required. They may also obtain the form from the head of the institution/school.

For more Contest details, please log on to Purabi website

The recent scheme for 350 higher secondary students from each districts for free educational trip to Guwahati may be taken as a case in point. The government says these students will get a personality development scope while they will exchange their views with the students in the city.

Another welfare talk in the time of poll, is the announcement of a committee for the people in the tea gardens. Headed by labour minister Rameswar Dhanowar, the committee will look into the socio-economic problems besetting the tea community.

That was enough temptation for me to forego my Sunday afternoon siesta and sit on the banks of the Brahmaputra among friends of the North East Writers Forum, to listen to what S Mitra Kalita had to say about herself, the influences that shaped her as a hardnosed journalist covering stories on the seamy underbelly of Enron, the gut wrenching tragedy of Ground Zero and much else.

According to Mr Sarma, actually, there is no separate pool for the northeastern states and it is merely a false publicity by the NDA government. The state has been receiving an average amount of around Rs.70 crore per annum from New Delhi although the Centre claims it has a huge fund exclusively for the region’s development. Mr Sarma says most of the proposals from the state have been rejected by the Centre adding that DONER has approved not even a proposal from the Assam government forwarded from the month of November.

The celebrations were held at ‘Safa’ Park, Dubai, attended by a group of about 60 from the Emirates of Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi. A number of newcomers to UAE also joined the celebrations, being their first with the Assamese Community of UAE. The program was also enjoyed by a few guests from Assam who were in UAE visiting their relatives and friends.

Photographs of various monuments and other built-heritages of the Ahom Period have been invited for participation. The photos should be of the size 10X12 or 12X15 inches. Interested persons can send any number of photographs. There is no entry fee. Every photo should be enclosed with a short note about its subject. Selected photographs will be displayed in the said exhibition, which is aimed at generating national and international exposure and appreciation. Photographers will also be awarded with certificates.