Guwahati: Attending the formal procurement of hand-woven items under the directorate of handloom & textile’s SwamirbharNaari scheme, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday expressed his gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi for popularizing the Assamese Gamosa (by using the same in various official ceremonies) across the country as well as abroad. Under the…
Guwahati/Varanasi/ Delhi: MV Ganga Vilas, the world’s longest luxury river cruise, was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in presence of Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, Union ports, shipping & waterways minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday through the video-conferencing mode. In his address PM Modi pointed out that…
Guwahati: Terming Swami Vivekananda an epitome of Indian Renaissance, who showed the world the essence of Hinduism, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that Swamiji’s address to the Parliament of World Religions, held in Chicago in 1893, was a defining moment for Bharat and Sanatan Dharma. Paying rich tributes to Vivekananda to mark his…
Guwahati: One of the most intimate witnesses of the Hindi film world, Gulzar’s memoirs can provide a glimpse into an era of Indian cinema. And through these stories one can get to know many unknown facts about the lives of the colorful world, said Mumbai-based film director Akash Aditya Lama while launching the Assamese translation…
Guwahati: Assam Book Fair (2022-23), presently going on at AEI playground in the city, continues to attract thousands of visitors and book lovers everyday. Jointly organised by the State government run Publication Board Assam and All Assam Publishers & Book Sellers Association, the festival of books was inaugurated by reputed Indonesian performing poet Tara Noesantara on 29 December. In the first…
‘The Land of Hidden Treasure’ adjudged as best entry Guwahati: Chalachitram national film festival, initiated with an aim to propagate the cinema as a powerful catalyst of social change and a rich handloom of Indian heritage, concluded on Friday at Jyoti Chitraban premises in the city. The opening movie of the two-day festival ‘The Land…
Guwahati: Chalachitram national film festival ২০২২ kicked off on Thursday at Jyoti Chitraban auditorium in the city, where film director Aditya J Patwardhan and actor Kankana Chakraborty lighted the inaugural lamp. Organised every year under the initiative of Chalachitram, a subsidiary of Viswa Sangbad Kendra Assam, the two-day festival is aimed to propagate the cinema…
Bengaluru. RSS Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale Ji and Kshetra Sanghchalak V. Nagaraj pays homage to Sri Siddeshwara Swamiji of Gnana Yogashram, Vijayapura. “Respectful Salutations to the holy memory of Sri Siddeshwar Swamiji of Gnana Yogashram, Vijayapura, whose mortal journey ended today. The people worshiped Pujyashri as the walking god. This Sattvic lamp that reached the pinnacle…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday visited Gauripur town in Dhubri district to attend the ceremonial handing over of the authority of Hawa Mahal to the State government in Dispur for converting the old bungalow into a heritage monument and museum as tributes to the empress of Goalparia folk music. Located on…
NIA, on December 30, 2022, arrested an advocate practising in the Kerala High Court following the raids conducted in 56 premises linked to leaders of the banned outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) in Kerala. The arrested advocate is identified as Mohammed Mubarak, a native of Edavanakkad in the Ernakulam District. NIA in an official…
