Guwahati: Union Ayush minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated a new, state of the art complex of regional research institute of Unani medicine, first of its kind in northeast India on the traditional medicinal practice among the Ayush systems, at Silchar in Barak valley on Sunday. Spread over an area of 3.5 acres, the new complex is built with…
Northeast’s improved journo-murder index If nothing unusual happens in the next few weeks, Northeast will complete another year with no incident of journo-murder, the trend sustained for the last five years. In contrast, the country as a whole continues losing 5 to 15 journalists to assailants every year. Till date, this year the populous nation witnesses the murder of four…
Guwahati: Assam’s elephant Joymala (also known as Jeymalyatha), which is in the custody of a Tamil Nadu temple, is still shackled in chains on a hard concrete floor, claims People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PeTA) India. The pro-animal organisation, which brought Joymala’s matter to the public in October, also added that the female…
Guwahati: The yearlong celebration of 400th birth anniversary of Assam’s great warrior Lachit Barphukan will culminate in New Delhi, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will grace the closing ceremony at Vigyan Bhawan on 25 November. The central program in the national capital, which will begin on Wednesday, is expected to be attended by many other…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated a 5,000 metric-ton capacity cold-storage facility at Chaygaon and a fruit-processing centre at the food-processing park of Satabari under Kamrup district on Tuesday. The cold-storage facility, constructed by the State agricultural marketing board at a cost of Rs 24.75 crore, is expected to benefit the farmers from…
Guwahati: The city-based scribes will observe the forthcoming National Press Day 2022 and discuss the state of press freedom in Northeast and India as a whole along with the relentless threats, pitfalls and challenges to the journalists after the steady invasion of digital media users. Media persons, under the banner of proposed Assam Union of…
Chennai. RSS Path Sanchalan held at three places – Kallakurichi, Cuddalore and Perambalur in Tamilnadu commemorating 200th Birth anniversary of Ramalinga Adigalar, 153rd Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, 75 years of Indian Independence. More than 1000 volunteers in their uniform, with the their Band tunes, marched on the main roads of the 3 towns. All the three…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took part in a ceremonial Bhumi Pujan at the site for upcoming Assam Skill University on Sunday at Mangaldai in Darrang district. The upcoming state-of-the-art university is aimed at imparting multi-disciplinary skill training. The ₹1,000-crore project has been undertaken with financial assistance from Manila-based Asian Development Bank. Sarma…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, while attending the Rising Sun Water Fest 2022 held at Umiam sports complex in Meghalaya, commented that the festival has taken the water and adventurous sports altogether to a new height. Addressing the closing ceremony of the first three-day festival on Saturday, Sarma also stated that it provided…
Guwahati: India observes National Press Day on 16 November with an aim to pay tributes to everyone who contributed to the growth of print media along with its mentor & watchdog the Press Council of India (PCI). Moreover, it’s also an occasion for the practicing media persons to introspect seriously over their noble profession where…
