As our immediate neighboring nation Bangladesh is going for its general election by the first week of February, the residents of eastern Bharat continue observing the post-poll developments affecting its bordering localities. It becomes significant, as Assam is currently witnessing a massive drive against the encroachers (most of them are suspected to be Bangladesh-origin Muslims)…
Guwahati: As the 9th Chalachitram National Film Festival 2025 (CNFF-25) sets for 25 & 26 October next at Jyoti Chitraban film studio premises in Kahilipara, nearly 100 film works have reached the organizing committee till 15 August from various parts of northeast Bharat and also outside the region. The two-day annual festival, initiated for fostering…
An interesting debate involving the media fraternity of north-east India recently surfaced with two major issues, is it logically correct for an editor of a daily newspaper to regularly write a column for another daily (where both competing dailies are published in the same language) ? Moreover does the practice indirectly establish that the columnist-editor…
Guwahati: Amid continued concerns over the fragile situation in Manipur, Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sunil Ambekar voiced cautious optimism about the Myanmar bordering state’s journey towards peace and normalcy restoration. Addressing the media persons at the backdrop of Akhil Bharatiya Prant Pracharak Baithak in New Delhi, Ambekar observed encouraging developments…
About Swami Vivekananda, few know that the sacred soil of Northeast Bharat, particularly Guwahati and Shillong, also had the fortune of receiving Swamiji’s divine presence. In Guwahati, Swami Vivekananda visited Kamakhya Dham along with his mother Mata Bhubaneshwari Devi during his 1901 pilgrimage. He stayed for few days at a priest’s home near Kamakhya Mandir,…
Hidden in the breathtaking folds of the Ziro Valley, amidst lush rice fields and pine-covered hills, the Apatani tribe celebrates one of Northeast Bharat’s most unique and meaningful agricultural festivals known as “Dree.” Held every year on July 5, the Dree Festival is one of the most significant and spiritually meaningful events for the Apatanis,…
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Manipur Pranta, successfully concluded its 15-day-long Sangh Shiksha Varg – 2025 today at the Rajarshi Bhagyachandra Skill Development Center (RBSDC), Haraorou, in Imphal East district. This intensive training camp, designed for swayamsevaks under the age of 40, saw the participation of 71 shiksharthis (trainees) from across Manipur—including the districts of…
On the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami, Assam witnessed a heart-touching tribute to our cultural roots and devotion. In a historic gathering at the Raichai Rural Sports Ground in Demow, Sivasagar, over 10,000 women came together to sing the sacred Biya Naam in unison – a beautiful expression of tradition and devotion where the name…
The international community, so does the global media, may overlook the ongoing civil war like situation in Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh), but the ground situation indicates an everlasting chaos in the southeast Asian nation where thousands have been killed, another few thousands injured and millions of people including women and children…
Nava Thakuria As Assam Chief Minister Dr HimantaBiswaSarma concluded his successful visit to the neighbouring country, Druk Yul has seemingly come closer to the people of northeast Bharat. Sarma, who embarked on the official visit (16-19 December 2024) following an invitation from the Royal Bhutan government in Thimphu, discussed a series of bilateral issues with…
