Guwahati: Union ports, shipping & waterways and Ayush minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday attended the India International Science Festival (IISF) 2021 in Panaji of Goa. At the inaugural function, tributes were paid to recently deceased India’s first chief of defence staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat by observing silent prayer. Sonowal visited various stalls at the…
Guwahati: People of Assam observed Swahid Divas on 10 December, which is also recognised as global human rights day. Assam witnessed the first martyr of six-year long anti-foreigners movement as Khargeswar Talukder died after facing police atrocities on 10 December 1979 in Bhabanipur locality of western Assam. State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, while attending…
Guwahati: Afghanistan and Mexico are the most dangerous countries for media work in 2021, the global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said in its annual report recently in Geneva. Since 1 January, 77 media workers have been killed in 28 countries so far across the world. Afghanistan leads with 12 assassinations,…
Guwahati: Following the Mon town incident of Nagaland, where at least 14 common people and one security person were killed in a counter-insurgency operation on 4 December, voices against the armed forces special power act 1958 (AFSPA) becomes louder. Joining the chorus of civil society groups, human rights organizations, political party leaders, etc of the…
Guwahati: As a part of the rehabilitation package to surrendered militants of various armed outfits, Assam government recently presented fixed deposit certificates amounting to rupees four lakh each to 1105 ex-cadres of NDFB belonging to different factions of the outfit, who abjure violence and returned to the mainstream. Addressing a function, while giving financial benefits…
Guwahati: Veer Savarkar was a great freedom fighter and patriot who rendered immense contribution to the freedom of India, said Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, while participating in a discussion, held at ITA Machkhowa on Saturday. The discussion revolved around Savarkar on the basis of a book, written by Uday Mahurkar and Chirayu Pandit,…
Guwahati: Asom Grantha Mela, a combination of Guwahati book fair and Northeast book fair, will begin on 29 December next and continue till 9 January 2022 at Assam Engineering Institute playground in Chandmari locality of the city, informed Noni Gopal Mahanta, the adviser to the State education department. It may be mentioned that due to…
Guwahati: The Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) rewards senior journalist Nava Thakuria, a resident of northeast India, for his relentless initiatives to safeguard the rights of media persons in the south Asian country and also defending the press freedom in the region with an exemplary commitment. The Assam-based working journalist has been awarded on 30…
Guwahati: Undeterred with intimidations from the military junta, a number of Myanmar civil society organizations come out with a strong resentment against the UN General Assembly that recently passed a resolution on the human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar as it lacks commitments and also practical & concrete actions to address…
Guwahati: Assam government has distributed licenses to 25 mineral dealers under Assam Minerals Regulation and Dealers Rule 2020 in a program organised on Friday in the city. State mines and minerals minister Jogen Mohan ceremonially distributed the papers The license is issued to dealers of minerals to regulate the possession, storage, trading, transportation and production….
