First NE College Magazine Competition
awards distributed

The awards of first North East College Magazine Competition
organized by USTM were distributed on 9th August, 2015 at
Hotel Landmark in Guwahati. The Publication Cell of the
varsity organized the competition in order to encourage young
upcoming writers, editors, layout designers of different
college magazines from across the northeastern region. Present
on the occasion Shri P J Baruah, Executive Editor of The Assam
Tribune who was one of the member of the jury highlighted on
the aspects of the competition. He said that although this was
the first of its kind in the region, the response has been
very encouraging. More than 70 entries from Assam, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura were received.
The three best magazines - ‘Vetkol’ by College of Veterinary
Science, Khanapara, ‘Cottonian’ by Cotton College and
‘Aaikyadeep’ by Doom Dooma College were awarded with one
computer, memento and certificates. College magazines of
Rangia College, Devraj Roy College and Nagaon College begged
the consolation prizes with cash awards. Awards under
different categories like ‘Best Cover Page’, ‘Best Article’,
‘Best Woman Editor’ and ‘Best Woman Writer’ were also
distributed.The winners are ‘Best Cover Page’: College of
Veterinary Science, Khanapara, ‘Best Woman Editor’: Linamoni
Mahan of Moran Girls’ College, ‘Best Article: Woman’:
‘Manabata Aaru Manabiya Mulyabodhor Abakhaya’ by Priyanka
Basumatary of B Barooah College, ‘Best Article’: ‘Xatra Nagari
Barpetar Doul Utsav: Eti Alokpat’ by Raktava Kumar Das of B
Barooah College.Special Jury Awards went to Buddha Bhanu
College, Shillong, Meghalaya; Immanuel College, Dimapur,
Nagaland; Holy Cross College, Agartala, Tripura; Silapather
College, Assam; and Al Ajmiatul Islamia, Badarpur, Assam.
The awards were distributed by Shri R. S. Mooshahary, Former
Governor of Meghalaya in a glittering function in presence of
Prof. Amarjyoti Choudhury, Pro Vice Chancellor of Tezpur
University; Dr. N. K. Chaudhury, Former Vice Chancellor of
Gauhati University; Dr. A. C. Bhagabati, Former Vice
Chancellor of Rajib Gandhi University and Shri H. N. Das,
Former Chief Secretary of Govt. of Assam; Padmashree Lakhi
Nandan Bora and other renowned personalities and academicians
of the region along with senior executives of media houses.
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