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The authorities of the Dr B. Borooah Cancer Institute (BBCI) have started welcoming and bidding farewell to its patients with a greeting card.
The director of the institute, A.C. Kataki, said the move was initiated with the idea of making the patients more comfortable and give them a warm welcome and farewell while continuing with the treatment.
“I personally sign the greetings cards to add a personal touch,” said Kataki, while adding that it is very important to make the patients feel comfortable while going ahead with the treatment, which takes longer compared to other diseases.
“This is the only specialised cancer treatment institute in the region and we receive about 200 patients of radiotherapy only every day,” said Kataki.
The BBCI, the lone cancer institute in the region was inaugurated on November 18, 1973, and became operational in 1974.
It gets funds under the third tripartite agreement signed by the North Eastern Council, the state government and the department of atomic energy.
The Assam Kickboxing Association (AKA) has taken a step towards inclusion of kickboxing in the educational curriculum of Assam by publishing a book for the college level.
The School Games Federation of India has adopted the discipline as one of its events for its annual sports events.
The kickboxing association then asked the state education department to introduce the sport as a martial arts event in its primary education curriculum under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan since last year, said AKA general secretary Biswajit Kakoti.
Publishing the book, For Greater Glory of Sports (a package of rules and techniques for kickboxing compiled and edited with the help of litterateurs Mamoni Raison Goswami and Hiren Gohain), Kakoti said: “This is an initiative towards the introduction of the sport at the college and university levels”.
While releasing the book, Goswami appealed for the inclusion of sports in the curriculum as a core subject for the all-round development of students.
Since kickboxing is a sporting discipline which requires maximum fitness level and athleticism, “it could help youngsters in their physical as well as mental development,” Kakoti said.
The Siamsinpawlpi (Paite Students Welfare Organisation) in Shillong, in collaboration with Impulse NGO Network, organised a seminar in Shillong last week to provide information on various opportunities from the government and non-governmental services.
More than 200 students from various student organisations attended the seminar.
Prominent personalities from the banking sector, NGOs and air force officers graced the seminar as resourcepersons.
R.K. Saha, the manager (training) of the State Bank of India Learning Centre, Shillong, provided inputs on the mode of recruitment, perks and allowances in the banking sector, particularly the State Bank of India. He said job vacancies in the SBI would be announced shortly.
A lecture on the need to work with the NGOs/self-help groups was presented by A.K. Nongkynrih, an associate professor in the department of sociology, Nehu, Shillong.
He explained the concept of NGOs and self-help groups.
Wing Commander G.J. Rao, deputy command education officer, Eastern Air Command, Shillong, urged the young job aspirants to join the air force. To complement his lecture, a documentary film on the life of air force personnel, aerobatic diving and sports activities was screened.
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