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Rare Blue Moon To Appear On October 31: A Treat For Sky-Watchers On Halloween 2020   Rare Blue Moon to Appear on October 31: A Treat For Sky-Watchers On Halloween 2020 Representational Image (Photo Source: Indian Express) On 31 October 2020, a rare Blue Moon will appear in the sky, which will be visible in the night sky from around 8:19 pm. A Blue Moon is a second full moon in a calendar month. October has two full Moons this year out of which the second moon is usually anointed as the Blue Moon. This time the Blue Moon is coinciding with Halloween. The last time such a phenomenon was seen on Halloween was back in 1944. There was a blue moon on Halloween in 2001, but it was only visible in the Central and Pacific time zones and as per NASA the next Halloween Blue Moon will occur in the year 2039.   The first Full Moon of the month – known as a Harvest Moon – occurred on October 1. October 1 saw a full moon and the next full moon falls on October 31, said Arvin...

TheGuwahatibuzz | OCTOBER 30, 2020  6:40 hrs GUWAHATI: Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) in its bid to keep the city clean more effectively and efficiently has launched a software on “Public Feedback regarding Garbage Collection of NGOs”. The software was launched by Guwahati Development Department (GDD) Minister Siddhartha Bhattacharya. The public can visit the link https://gmcassam.in/feedback/ to place their feedback on NGO’s regular garbage collection for smooth monitoring of Garbage Collection. Based on public feedback, an inquiry will be done. In the meantime, six (6) nos of contracts of NGO’s have already been terminated by the GMC on the basis of public feedback on their performances.

traffic To facilitate traders to carry small quantities of goods in a faster and more secured way through parcel trains, Indian Railways has decided to rationalize its parcel rates. • For piece-meal Parcel Vans and indented Parcel trains: For piece-meal Parcel Vans and indented Parcel trains, a discount of up to a maximum of 30% (thirty percent), on the applicable scale of charging as per rules, may be granted; provided the utilization of Parcel Vans returning to other Railways after unloading on the Zonal Railway, has been below 40% during the previous three (03) months. •For space in SLRs/Brake-vans of passenger-carrying trains: For SLRs/Brake-vans of passenger-carrying trains, a train specific discount of up to a maximum of 30% (thirty percent), on the applicable scale of charging as per rules, may be granted subject to the following conditions: a)The utilization of SLRs/Brake-vans of such trains has been below 40% during the previous three (03) months, and b)No demand...

GUWAHATI: The Education Department of Assam was asked to provide smartphones to the students of economically weaker families by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal while attending a meeting with officials of the department, alongside health officials on 27th October.  Smartphones are to be provided so that students of poor families are not left out of the classes being conducted online.  The meeting was held to discuss the reopening of schools after months of lockdown. The Chief Minister also advised for the distribution of iron and folic acid tablets, and yoga classes for boosting immunity to the students.  While the COVID care centers that were being set up at the schools were asked to be shifted immediately, Sonowal also advised that each school be linked with one health centre for a regular check-up of students.  Schools in Assam are to reopen on 2nd November maintaining strict COVID protocols.

Young Swimmer from North Guwahati crosses Brahmaputra River in 27 Minutes |Guwahati buzz| NEWS| OCTOBER 27, 2020 18:31      GUWAHATI: A young swimmer from North Guwahati named Kamal Krishna Das has crossed the Brahmaputra River within 27 minutes.  Kamal started his feat from Kharguli in Guwahati and reached Madhyam Khana located in North Guwahati in 27 minutes.  Earlier, Kamal Krishna Das was awarded National Bravery Award by President Ram Nath Kovind for his act of bravery when he saved both his aunt and mother from drowning in the flooded Brahmaputra on 5th September. A resident of North Guwahati, Kamal Krishna Das studies in St. Anthony’s School

Vijayadashami is one of the most significant Hindu festival that marks the end of the nine-day long Navratri celebrations. Vijayadashami marks triumph of Goddess Durga over the buffalo Demon Mahishasura. Vijayadashami is also known as Dussehra or Dasara and is celebrated as victory of Lord Rama over Demon Ravana. In Nepal Dasara is celebrated as Dashain. Vijayadashami 2020 Date & Time READ MORE FROM Cases of cybercrime among teenagers have put parents, counsellors on alert This year, the festival of Vijayadashami will be celebrated on Sunday, October 25, 2020. Checkout the Vijayadashami tithi below: Vijayadashami Date: Sunday, October 25, 2020 Vijay Muhurat - 01:57 PM to 02:42 PM Bengal Vijayadashami on Monday, October 26, 2020 Aparahna Puja Time - 01:12 PM to 03:27 PM Dashami Tithi Begins - 07:41 AM on Oct 25, 2020 Dashami Tithi Ends - 09:00 AM on Oct 26, 2020 Vijayadashami Significance Vijayadashami marks the end of Durga Puja, remembering goddess Durga...

2020 is a different year altogether. With just two months remaining, nothing can shock anyone anymore; for almost every occurance this year has been ‘unprecedented’. And unsurprisingly, the much-anticipated celebration of the year, Durga Puja is also a mellower affair. It’s Maha ashtami today, the rituals and prayers are being performed as usual. The loudspeakers are buzzing even louder in every pandal with the Durga Slokas, trying to comp  Northern Lights put on a stunning display over Finland How does Rani decide her roles and scripts? Are You Ready For This Fiery Dessert? Kalpana Morparia (Indian banker) Pee Power System: From Waste To Energy Dress-up with Rashi: Styling a festive saree Powered by Firework ensate for the low-key celebrations. But nothing seems to lift up the mellowed vibes. After all, never had one imagined celebrating Durga Puja in such a subtle way. Pandals known for their creativity and grandeur like Latasil, Nayantara, Lakhi Mandir, Santipur, Gee...

GUWAHATI: Within minutes of inauguration of the Ganeshguri flyover in Guwahati red stains were found in the entry section of the new bridge extension from the Zoo Road side. The stains were discovered at the same time when Assam Chief Minister (CM) Sarbananda Sonowal was at the flyover. Locals alleged that the stains were there even before the entry of CM in the flyover.  "We want CCTV camera in the flyover as people will continue to spit," said a resident, who came to attend the inauguration.  Meanwhile, a Traffic Police on duty responded by saying, "How will we stop them when they are running?" A worker of Gautam Construction (builder of the flyover) expressed his disappointment upon seeing the stains. "We put in so much effort in building this flyover and on the first day we are seeing this," he told G Plus. Meanwhile, a Home Guard on duty named Rabindra Nath has urged the public to be considerate regarding the flyover. "No matter how m...

GUWAHATI: The locals of Narengi charged a seller of a market near the railway station of selling beef. The meat was being allegedly sold illegally in a chicken shop. In the chaos, the shop owner managed to escape. However, the supplier was caught. The meat was reportedly transported from Hajo and sold in packets to people who came to buy it. The Officer in Charge of Noonmati Police Station, Pabitra Bhuyan, confirmed the incident. "We intervened in the situation upon coming to know about it. The sellers are saying they only brought it today but the locals have alleged that they have been doing it for some time,” said Bhuyan. The police are investigating the matter.

The Guwahati Traffic Police has issued new guidelines to be followed for the movement of vehicles in the city during the four days of Durga Puja, starting 22nd October to 26th October. Here are the detailed guidelines: RESTRICTIONS ON MOVEMENT OF GOODS CARRYING VEHICLES: A. Goods carrying vehicles (heavy, medium and mini trucks) shall NOT be allowed to enter the city from 1:00 PM to 4.00 AM (1300 hours 0400 hours next day) from Jalukbari. Garchuk, Lokhara, Beltola, Hatigaon, Khanapara and Chandmari side. B. The goods carrying heavy trucks will be allowed to enter the city from 4:00 AM (0400 hours) onwards (subject to NO obstruction on the road due to puja) up to 07.00AM (0700 hours) only in the morning. NO ENTRY RESTRICTIONS: i. Dispur PS area a) Dr. RP Road will be one way only from Ganesh Mandir side, if required. b) No entry on Service road from Whole Sale market side to Ganeshguri, if required. c) LMV’s coming from the Assam Secretariat may take Wholesale Marke...

GUWAHATI: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will lay the foundation stone for India's first multi-modal logistics park in Assam today. The multi-modal logistics park will be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 694 crore. "Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari will virtually lay the foundation stone for the first-ever multi-modal logistic park in Assam tomorrow," the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said in the statement on Monday. The multi-modal logistic park will be developed under the ambitious Bharatmala Pariyojna with the aim to provide direct connectivity through air, road, rail and waterways to the people. The event will be presided over by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and will be attended by Union Ministers Jitendra Singh, V K Singh and officials from the Centre and state.  

GUWAHATI: The Ganeshguri Flyover in Guwahati will be inaugurated on October 22, said Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday.  The Public Works Department (PWD), health and education minister of Assam said that the flyover will be opened for the public from the day of Sasthi Puja during Durga Puja. The 476-meter flyover is being built under State-Own Priority Scheme-General with a financial outlay of Rs 58.76 crore. We are currently giving final touches to the Ganeshguri flyover and it will be inaugurated on October 22," sources at the PWD informed G Plus. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, PWD minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and cabinet minister of law and justice Siddhartha Bhattacharya are expected to be present during the occasion. 

Guwahati currently hosts around 500 Durga Pujas. But do you know which one is the oldest? The Uzanbazar Barowari Puja. The present puja is 131 years old, but its origin dates back to 1821.  It was established by Rajkumar Ghanakanta Singha of the Uzanbazar Rajbari. Due to the prevailing social unrest of the times, it was first performed in 1821, probably under the guidance of Ahom King, Swargadeo  Chandrakanta Singha. This private puja of the Ahom royal family continued till 1888. History records that due to the depleting resources in the Rajbari's treasury, which by then was mostly dependent on British pension, it became difficult to continue with the private celebrations. Ghanakanta Singha's daughter-in-law, Mahindri Aideo, the widow of Keshavkanta decided to make the Durga puja public.  But it was done so by Chandradhar Sarma only after her demise. So in 1889, this puja that was till then celebrated only by the royal household was opened for the public. It was named the...

"This year there's nothing, not even 20% compared to last year. Puja is just 8 days to go and still there are no people in market,” said a dejected shirt seller at Annapura Plaza in Guwahati's Fancy Bazar market. He along with the other shirt retailers of the complex had to bear zero economic activity in the lockdown months. "We had to bear heavy losses for 5 months and had to let go of our staff," said the owner, who requested not to be named.  With the relaxed reopening, the shopkeepers had come to terms with the COVID-19 induced lockdown. They were hoping for better days towards the festive end of the year. "We had hopes of making profits during the Puja. People were also excited because of the festivities," said Ashish Roy who owns a retail fashion shop.    However, the recent guidelines issued by the government have irked the shopkeepers. The government has fixed the timings for restaurants and Puja pandals, which are expected to be clo...

GUWAHATI: Educational institutes across Assam will reopen from November 2 onwards, stated education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during a press conference on October 17. "Students of classes 6 onwards will resume physical classes. Classes will be held in two sessions - 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM and 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM," Sarma said, adding that there will be no mandate to attend the classes as attendance won't be taken in schools and online classes will continue.&nb sp; While physical classes for students in primary school till class 5 will remain suspended, such students may visit school for informal academic exchange and mid-day-meal. The decision to resume classes for students of class 1 to 5 will be taken in December, Sarma stated.  While addressing reporters, minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the SOPs for resuming classes for students, barring the primary level, would be in sync with the established COVID protocols. Moreover, examinations will only be cond...

GUWAHATI: Assam recorded 767 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday, October 16.  G Plus spoke to Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who revealed that out of the 767 cases, 174 are from Kamrup (Metro) district. The cases were detected from all across the state, out of 34,714 COVID tests conducted. This was informed by the Himanta Biswa Sarma via social media post. Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Sarma wrote, "767 cases detected out of 34,714 tests with positivity rate of 2.21%. 931 patients discharged."  With 931 patients discharged from various hospitals within the last 24 hours, active cases in Assam stands at 28,630 while 1,99,749 persons have been cured of the virus.  The COVID-19 death toll in Assam stands at 853.  

  GUWAHATI: In a fresh set of guidelines issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, the Government of Assam has opened up more activities outside Containment Zones. However, strict enforcement of lockdown in Containment Zones remains in place till 31st October 2020.  Social / academic / sports / entertainment / cultural / religious / political functions and other congregations have already been permitted with a ceiling of 100 persons outside Containment Zones only.Such gatherings beyond the limit of 100 persons may be permitted outside Containment Zones by State Government only after 15th November, 2020 and subject to conditions. Educational institutions will open in a graded manner, as directed by the government of India. Swimming pools will be permitted to open with effect from 15th October, 2020 for which the SOP will be issued by Sports & Youth Welfare Department in consultation with H&FW Department. There will be no restrictions on inter-State and in...

  GUWAHATI: Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been imposed on the area of Central Police District, Guwahati, thereby barring all landlords and property owners of the area to refrain from renting or sub-letting accommodation to any person without prior permission from the Officer-in-Charge of the concerned police station. The offer comes to effect from 15th October onwards and shall remain in force for a period of 60 (sixty) days unless withdrawn earlier.  The order issued by the Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police read, “It is apprehended that terrorist/anti-social elements may seek hideouts in the residential area of the said police district and there is every likelihood of breach of peace and disturbance of public tranquillity and also there is likelihood of grave danger to human life and safety and injury of public property on that account.” “No landlord/owner/person of any house/ property which falls under the jurisdiction of area of the Central Pol...

  GUWAHATI: The BJP-led government in Assam has decided to crack down on the “emerging trend” of “marriages by deception”, usually involving a prospective groom lying about his religion to marry a Hindu girl, finance and health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday. “In Assam, we are seeing the emergence of two to three new trends. Many Muslim boys create fake Facebook accounts with Hindu names and post pictures of themselves at temples. A girl gets married to one such boy, only to discover later that he is not from the same religion. This is a not a bona fide marriage – it is based on false information and basically amounts to a breach of trust,” Sarma said.

 GUWAHATI: Cinema halls across Assam are set to reopen from October 15, after seven months of COVID-19 induced lockdown. According to the latest guidelines, the cinema halls will start operating with 50 per cent of seating capacity and keeping the distance of one-seat between people from different household On October 14, the Chief Secretary of Assam Kumar Sanjay Krishna issued guidelines stating that "Cinemas/ theatres/ multiplexes will be permitted to open with 50% of their seating capacity, in areas outside containment zones only, with effect from 15th October, 202 While the Standard Operating Protocols (SOP) for the reopening of cinema halls will be issued by the Department of Health and Family Welfare, here are some key guidelines issued by the government of Indi 1. Cinema halls to operate with 50 per cent seating capacity 2. Adequate physical distancing to be maintained while seating; seats will be marked “not be occupied” to maintain distance 3. Wearing face covers or face ...

  GUWAHATI: A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her father in the heart of Guwahati, police said. Police have arrested the accused. The incident came to light after the victim narrated the incident to her mother. Later, the victim’s mother lodged a case (No 316/2020) with the Geeta Nagar police in the city.