Guwahati: A year long celebration of 100 years of sports journalism in Assam begins coinciding the day while the first ever news related to a football competition was published in Asomiya (a weekly news magazine mentored by Chandra Kumar Agarwala) on 1 July 1923. Assam Sports Journalists Association (ASJA), which is affiliated to Sports Journalists…
Guwahati: As the Eid al-Adha is approaching (9 to 12 July 2022), the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), a statutory body of the Union government in New Delhi has issued a new advisory to all States and union territories urging authorities to stop the illegal treatment of animals during the religious festival. People for…
Guwahati: Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi recently honoured artist Hem Chandra Goswami of Chamaguri Satra at Raj Bhavan in Guwahati for his wonderful work and contribution towards the enrichment of traditional, ceremonial and ritualistic mask making (mukha-shilpa) that has earned national & international recognition and patronage. “I was really impressed with his expertise in making masks….
Flood that unites Assam and Bangladesh As the devastating flood embraces vast areas of Assam (in northeast India) and Bangladesh, the mighty Brahmaputra comes to the focus again as the lone male river after originating in Tibet (now under China) flows through both the countries before culminating in the Bay of Bengal. Incessant rains for…
Guwahati: Unlike the Brahmaputra valley, the Barak localities are still facing the flood furies and many parts of Silchar continue to be inundated till Tuesday. State minister Jayanta Mallabaruah visited the headquarter of Cachar district and reviewed the flood situation in the Barak valley. According to the State disaster management authority, most of the rivers…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, while visiting Silchar just after a gap of two days to monitor the flood situation in the Barak valley on Sunday, declared that arrangements have been made to send one thousand litres of kerosene, adequate volume of vegetables and also animal medicines from Guwahati to the flood affected…
Bharat readies to welcome a tribal President If one believes in the simple mathematical calculation and minimum political honesty by public representatives in the Indian Parliament and State legislative assemblies, the largest democracy on Earth is expecting a lady tribal President in New Delhi. As Draupadi Murmu, a simple Janjati family woman turned a teacher…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched ‘Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery’ at a function held at Sankardev Kalakshetra in the city on Saturday. Published by Rupa Publications India, the book reflects Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s model of governance, which has touched the lives of a cross section of the people. Mentionable is that PM…
Expecting a correct NRC for Assam It’s worrisome to note that one more FIR was recently filed against Prateek Hajela, an IAS officer, who served as the State coordinator of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam. He was appointed by the Tarun Gogoi government in 2013 as the NRC State coordinator following an order…
