The official nomination was handed in to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee in Oslo in January 2005. The names and profiles of the 1000 women can be found under www.1000peacewomen.org. The number 1000 is symbolic, as the 1000 nominated women represent innumerable women worldwide who are engaged in the cause of peace and human dignity. On the 29th of June, the names of these 1000 women were publicized in press conferences around the world.

Launched on July 1, 1955, by the Assam Tribune group of newspapers under the stewardship of the late RG Baruah, the weekly marked a watershed in the history of journalism and newspaper industry in the North East. It was the first weekly newspaper published from the region.

During its long 50 years of circulation, the Asam Bani has played a stellar role in educating people and moulding public opinion. As the leading weekly, it had always been in the forefront to lend its voice in support of vital causes of public interest.

Hi Everybody:

We just got home from the great Assamese get-together at Orlando, Florida held at the beautiful and elegant setting at Disney Coronado Springs resort, which we enjoyed thoroughly.

Here are some of the highlights of the event (from my point of view as a member of the audience):

There was no small-time politics and upstaging one another at all. Thus there was no tension and each and everyone was having plain and simple fun. It was truly a "community event" where the community was the focus, as opposed to a convention which is consumed by itself.

The apex court directed that all tribunals functioning under the IMDT, which has been declared unconstitutional, would seize functioning with immediate effect.

The court, allowing the petition filed by AGP leader Sarbanand Sonawal, said all pending matters before the IMDT Tribunal would stand transfer to tribunals under the Foreigners Act.

Taking note of the huge influx of Bangladesh migrants into Assam, the court directed the state government to constitute sufficient number of tribunals under the Foreigners Act to deal with the situation effectively.

How does the Right to Information (RTI) Act help us?

RTI Act gives you the right to ask the Government for information that can expose inaction and corruption, and address your grievances.

Under the RTI Act you can:

• Demand from the government information pertaining to any of its departments.
• Demand photocopies of government contracts, payment, estimates, measurements of engineering works etc.
• Demand from the government samples of material used in the construction of roads, drains, buildings etc.
  

PROGRAMME AND SCHEDULE

01-08-2005

08-00 am : Flag Hoisting
Hoister : Dr. Abul Masum, Principal i/c, Goalpara College
08-15 am : Smiti Tarpan
Tarpak : Sri Rama Kanta Baruah, Ex-Vice Principal, Goalpara College &
Principal, Goalpara Girls College
09-00 am : Inauguration of Book Fair & Exhibition
Inaugurator : Sri Dipak Kumar Goswami, Deputy Commissioner, Goalpara
10-00 am : Open Quiz (upto 7th Class).
Inaugurator : Sri Rohit Sarma, Ex-Teacher, Goalpara College
Principal, Agia College
05-00 pm : Kavi Sanmilon

This guest house is 20 minutes drive from New Delhi Rly Station and 35 minutes drive from the Domestic Airport (IGI Airport) and situated in Sarita Vihar. All major hospitals including AIIMS are just 15 minutes away from Welcott.

We ensure a safe and comfortable stay of people from Assam in the complexities of Delhi city.

We provide the following facilities to people of Assam

(1) Pick up and drop from/at all railway stations and airports on prior information.
(2) Drop and Pick at/from all major hospitals and colleges.

CONCLUDING CEREMONY
GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATION, GOALPARA COLLEGE
VENUE: GOALPARA COLLEGE
01- 08 AUGUST, 2005
Programme and Schedule
01-08-2005
08-00 am 		: 	Flag Hoisting  
Hoisted by		:	Dr. Abul Masum, Principal i/c, Goalpara College
08-15 am		: 	Smiti Tarpan
Tarpak			:	Sri Rama Kanta Baruah, Former Vice Principal, Goalpara College;
				Principal, Goalpara Girls College
09-00 am 		: 	Inauguration of Book Fair, Exhibition & Trade Fair
Inaugurator		: 	Sri Dipak Kumar Goswami, Deputy Commissioner, Goalpara
09-30 am		: 	Cultural Procession

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Here is a good news for the ‘corruption-eaten’, ‘strife-stricken’ society of the State. Forty one per cent of the 1,419 youths interviewed in a recent survey, find it loathsome to bribe someone for securing a job. But there is another information, which has the potential of causing consternation. That is 57 per cent of these youths are of the view that they are heading only towards an ominous future. Providence has nothing but only the terrible things stored for the State, they believe.