Guwahati: After years of allegation over the National Register of Citizens (NRC) updation process in Assam, the court proceedings begin against the former State coordinator Prateek Hajela (for his involvement with a financial scam to the tune of over 155 crores), the system integrator (Wipro limited) and a subcontractor Integrated System and Services (ISS). Hajela,…
Nava Thakuria Guwahati: It’s now 1,000 days since the Burmese junta orchestrated a military coup to oust the democratically elected government in NayPieTaw under the leadership of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi of National League for Democracy. The 1 February 2021 coup put the southeast Asian nation in more troubles as the Land of Pagodas turned out to be a…
Guwahati: As apprehended our immediate neighbourhas slowly slipped to the endless cycles of violence and chaos followed by the detention, arrest anddeaths of opposition party workers as well as commonBangladeshi nationals, while the south Asian country is approachingits national election in January 2024. The prime oppositionBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has maintained its demand that theruling Awami League…
Hindus in Myanmar celebrate Durga Puja Nava Thakuria Thousands of Hindu families in Buddhist majority Myanmar (also known as Burma or Brahmadesh) have also organised the Sharadotsav (autumn festival) to worship Mother Goddess Durga with limited resources. The Sanatani Hindu people in Rakhine/Arakan State in western Myanmar bordering Bangladesh start celebrating the sacred festival for…
Bharat Mata Pujan kick starts in Guwahati Nava Thakuria Guwahati: Bharat Mata Pujan 2023, organised with an aim to celebrate the legacy, culture and traditions of the great land, kick starts on Thursday (1 Kati of 1430 Bhaskarabda) coinciding the Sharadiya Durgotsav. Thousands of cultural personalities, art connoisseurs and patriotic nationals assembled at Chandmari AEI…
Bharat Mata Pujan 2023 to showcase legacy, culture & traditions of the land Nava Thakuria Come 19 October 2023 (1 Kati of 1430 Bhaskarabda) and art connoisseurs along with the patriotic citizens in the far eastern part of Bharat (India) will gather at Chandmari AEI field in Guwahati to celebrate the legacy, culture and traditions of the great land, as a five-day long festival will unfold…
Durga puja, sans idols, celebrated at Kamakhya temple Nava Thakuria Unlike other places, the celebration of Durga Puja in Kamakhya temple avoids any idol worshiping. The celebration goes for a fortnight beginning with Krishna Navami and ending with Shukla Navami of Ahina. The rituals like Mahasnan (ritualistic bath of the deity), Pithasthan with Panchagarva, sacrifice…
Nava Thakuria It was a unique literary confluence of authors, translators, art connoisseurs, critics, budding writers and young people, who assembled for Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival 2023 showcasing a series of panel discussions, interactive sessions with authors, a workshop on creative writing, a thematic prize money quiz competition, a multilingual poetry recitation, launching of books and splendid cultural programs at Asom Sahitya Sabha and District Library…
Guwahati: An intellectual and interactive treat for the literary enthusiasts, cultural connoisseurs and budding writers is waiting to emerge as Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival 2023 (PLF) which will unfold a series of literary activities for three days in the historic city. The three-day literature festival, organised for the first time by Sankardev Education and Research Foundation…
Nava Thakuria Even though the outcome and experience of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) updation process in Assam turned sour, a national forum insists on updating the NRC with base year of 1951 across Bharat. The forum, Bharat Raksha Manch (Save India Forum), has made it a mission to increase awareness among common people…
