Guwahati: An impressive life-size statue of Raja Gobinda Chandra Narayan Hasnu, the last king of Dimasa Kachari kingdom, has been installed at the premises of Silchar circuit house in Barak valley of Assam. Unveiling the statue on Sunday, State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma lauded the initiative of Barman Dimasa Kachari development council. Sri Sri…
Guwahati: Expressing concern over the recent arrest of three more journalists by the military rulers of Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh), the Geneva-based global media rights body, Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) calls upon the UN Human Rights Council (meeting now at Geneva) to condemn the military junta and initiate for release of over…
Guwahati: On the occasion of Vishwakarma Puja on 17 September, a northeast India based engineers’ forum, greets everyone commenting that each individual has an engineering mind irrespective of their adopted professions. Lord Vishwakarma is considered as Swayambhu and divine engineer of the world, commented All Assam Engineer’s Association (AAEA). Son of Lord Brahma, Vishwakarma is…
Guwahati: As the casualty in Nimatighat boat mishap on Brahmaputra in central Assam has gone up to three following the recovery of another passenger’s partially decomposed body at Bishwanath ghat, State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited the site on Wednesday for the second time to inspect the safety measures put in place. The accident…
Guwahati: Unlike other States of northeast Bharat, Mizoram continues to report visible number of novel corona virus infections, which compelled the Centre to send a team of experts to study and access the Covid-19 crisis in the Myanmar-Bangladesh bordering State, where the partial lockdown continues in Aizawl till 18 September. The hilly State with a…
Guwahati: Union tribal affairs minister Arjun Munda met Assam Governor professor Jagdish Mukhi at Raj Bhavan on Monday and discussed steps for bringing about more developments for the tribal people, where the Governor assured matching steps from the State government in Dispur for taking all schemes and programmes of the Centre to empower people socially,…
Guwahati: Union tribal affairs minister Arjun Munda, while on a two-day visit to Assam with an aim to review implementation of tribal development programs in the State commented that Van Dhan can be a game changer for promoting tribal livelihoods and enterprises in Assam as Eklavya Vidyalayas will impart uniform and high-quality education to the…
Guwahati: Expressing profound grief over the demise of at least two passengers (Parimita Das and Indreswar Bora), who drowned following the boat accident on mighty river Brahmaputra near Nimatighat in Jorhat last week, All Assam Engineer’s Association (AAEA) bats for a complete revamping of the State’s water transport services. Assam government has already suspended three…
Guwahati: The BJP led Union government in New Delhi has expressed its willingness to open more Ayush colleges in the north-eastern region (NE) so that the traditional medicine systems of Bharat can only be popularised by making more and more qualified practitioners, said Union Ayush minister Sarbananda Sonowal. Presently the entire region has only one…
Guwahati: Union ports, shipping and waterways minister Sarbananda Sonowal visited the Nimatighat boat capsizing site on mighty river Brahmaputra near Jorhat on Friday and assured that the authority would work together to build necessary infrastructure to prevent such accidents in the future. The immediate past Assam chief minister and the BJP legislator from Majuli assembly…
