Bengaluru. Karnataka High Court said that it would pass an interim order restraining the petitioners in the Hijab row matter and other students from wearing any religious garment or headdress, till the matter is disposed of. The Bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justices Krishna S Dixit and JM Khazi orally remarked, “We…
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, demanded stringent punishments to perpetrators of the murder of a young scribe in central India’s State of Uttar Pradesh some days back. Condoling the demise of Sudhir Saini (30), the PEC also urges the UP government in Lucknow to adequately compensate the reporter’s…
Guwahati: A centre of excellence for Panchakarma at State Ayurveda college in Jalukbari and a Panchakarma block at Central Ayurveda research institute in Borsajai of the city are coming up soon. Union Ayush minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stones for both the projects on Saturday.Addressing a meeting at Jalukbari, Sonowal also informed that the…
Guwahati: All Assam Engineer’s Association (AAEA) appreciates the latest initiative taken by both the Union government in New Delhi and State government in Dispur to encourage the use of green fuel in all kinds of automobiles and urges the concerned authorities to launch a public awareness campaign about the alternative fuel for the benefit of…
Guwahati: Amidst the threat of spreading novel coronavirus (precisely the Omicron variant) across India, Asom Granthamela (Assam Book Fair) came to a successful end in Guwahati, the virtual capital of Northeast. Organised jointly by Asom Prakashan Parishad (Publication Board Assam, the government sponsored literary institution) and All Assam Publishers & Book Sellers Association maintaining necessary…
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, condemns the killing of Chin journalist Pu Tui Dim by the Burmese military forces and demands a fair probe into the incidents that led to his death. Tui Dim died in the police firing at Matupi locality of Chin State in north-western Myanmar…
Guwahati: In a bid to sensitize the farmers on the paddy procurement drive and to expedite the process, Assam government is organizing special gaon sabhas (village meetings) across the State on 16 January. Meanwhile, various central and State agencies like FCI, AFCSCL, NAFED, NACOF, NCCF and ASAMB have decided to procure 10 lakh metric ton…
Guwahati: Expressing utter dismay over the imposition of communal colour to the BulliBai episode by a section of organisations and media outlets, Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) urges everyone to wait for logical conclusion of the online application that allegedly put a number of celebrity women on auction. It may be mentioned that over a…
Guwahati: Assam Governor professor Jagdish Mukhi inaugurated the platinum jubilee celebration of Gauhati University (GU) at the university premises in Jalukbari locality of the city on Saturday. The year-long celebration will come to an end on 26 January next year. Speaking on the occasion, Governor Mukhi said that embarking into the platinum jubilee year, the…
Guwahati: Assam Book Fair (Asom Granthamela) is concluding on Sunday with significant support from the bookworms as the 12-day event witnessed sale of publications worth nearly rupees five crore till Saturday. Amidst the threat of spreading novel coronavirus, the book fair organisers followed necessary precautions since the first day. Organised by Asom Prakashan Parishad (the…
