Guwahati: Along with the other parts of India, Assam is also celebrating Chhath Puja to worship the Sun God from the bank of various rivers. Assam Governor professor Jagdish Mukhi and State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma greet the people across the State on the auspicious occasion, which is recognized as a festival of self-discipline,…
Guwahati: The release of some political prisoners on 18 October, who actually should have not been arrested in the first place, by the ruling military junta of Myanmar (also known as Burma or Brahmadesh) was nothing but a public relations exercise to improve its image in the backdrop of ASEAN’s decision to exclude them from…
Guwahati: The oldest political party of India is facing a crisis in north-eastern States and it became visible after the results of nine byelections came out on Tuesday, while the polling was conducted on 30 October in Mizoram, Meghalaya and Assam along with a few other States in the country. Indian National Congress (INC) lost…
Guwahati: Counting of votes for byelections in five Assam legislative assembly constituencies along with three assembly seats in Meghalaya and one in Mizoram begins from 8 am and the outcome is expected by noon as EVMs were used in the electoral processes and the result will be available at ECI website (https://results.eci.gov.in). Assam recorded over…
Guwahati: It was almost two years since the traditional firecracker makers of Barpeta, Assam was hoping for a business this Diwali. For the past one month, the firecracker maker families of Barpeta have been busy making traditional handmade firecrackers for the local market. Barpeta traditional firecrackers have a good demand in Diwali across Assam. Before the…
Guwahati: Union ports, shipping, waterways and Ayush minister Sarbananda Sonowal campaigned at various localities under Maraini assembly constituency for Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Rupjyoti Kurmi and State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma campaigned Tuesday for Sushanta Borgohain in Thowra seat, both of whom left the Congress to join the saffron party necessitating the bye-elections….
Guwahati: Northeast is going to be developed as Bharat’s bio-economic hub as the eastern Himalayan region is rich in mega-biodiversity and it is among 34 biodiversity hotspots around the world. Visiting the institute of bioresources & sustainable development at Imphal, Union science & technology minister Dr Jitendra Singh also commented that there is a need…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday formally inaugurated Anna Mahotsav at a function held in Nalbari, where he distributed free ration under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKY). Speaking on the occasion, CM Sarma commented that through the initiatives, emphasis is given to generate awareness about the PMGKY benefits so that…
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) demands stringent punishment to the culprits involved with the recent incident of killing two teachers in Jammu & Kashmir. The forum of nationalist citizens lamented that the shooting down of the non-Muslim teachers after separating them from the other staff is nothing but a rerun of Kashmiri Pandits’ tragedy…
Guwahati: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman along with State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday made a joint-inspection of construction works for the six-lane extra dosed bridge over the mighty river Brahmaputra, connecting the city with North Guwahati, near Sonaram high-school field and reviewed its progress. The 8.4 kilo-meter (KM) long river bridge will…
