Guwahati: As the flood situation in Assam remains grim, Prime Minister Narendra Modi while taking stock of the situation in different parts of the State, assured all possible supports to tackle the menace. PM Modi on Tuesday spoke to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and promised necessary supports from the Centre to help mitigate…
Guwahati: Celebrating Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav on the occasion of 75th anniversary of India’s independence, Assam Governor professor Jagdish Mukhi flagged off a cycle rally of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel on Saturday at Raj Bhavan. The participating 17 SSB personnel are scheduled to cross various States to cover approximately 2000 kilometer to reach Rajghat…
Guwahati: Union ports, shipping & waterways and AYUSH minister Sarbananda Sonowal continues to criticise the Congress party for its careless attitude to north-eastern Bharat. Assam as well as the northeast was lagging behind in developments because of the century-old party that ruled the country for decades after independence. Addressing a series of meetings with selected…
Guwahati: The 5th Chalachitram national film festival, which was organized virtually because of the Covid-19 pandemic, concluded with satisfactory response from the film appreciators. Among the participating films in various languages like English, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Manipuri and Assamese, ‘The Tainted Mirror’ and ‘Deliverance’ swept the awards. Manipuri film Tainted Mirror, directed by Romi…
Guwahati: Street protests along with stone pelting, vandalism on police vehicles, etc by a group of people in Shillong during the 75th Independence Day celebrations on Sunday compelled the Meghalaya government to order a judicial probe into the mysterious death of a former militant leader in a police encounter on 13 August. It may be…
Guwahati: Worried with Assam-Mizoram border disputes, where six police personnel lost their lives during duty hours on 26 July last, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma arrives in New Delhi with an aim to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday along with BJP Parliamentarians from the State. CM…
Guwahati: Assam and Mizoram have resolved to sort out the inter-State border issues amicably and both the governments decided to hold regular district magistrate level meetings of concerned border districts. A joint statement, issued by both the government representatives in Aizawl on Thursday, stated their resolutions on necessary measures to promote, preserve and maintain peace…
Guwahati: Assam’s pride and the century old tea industry is struggling for survival due to tea prices declining below the cost of production (CoP), informed Bidyananda Barkakoty, the adviser to North Eastern Tea Association (NETA). He asserted that unless there is an increase in price of tea, the concerned industry including the small tea growers…
Guwahati: Assam’s very own Lovlina Borgohain is fighting in Olympic Games on Wednesday for Silver/Gold medal, after ensuring a Bronze in boxing category. She thus became the first Assamese to secure a medal in the history of 125 years of Olympic Games. In an attempt to pray for the boxer, a lighting program was organised…
Guwahati: Slowly but steadily Assam and Mizoram start deescalating the border tension which witnessed a very unfortunate fare up a few days back where six Assam police personnel had to lose their precious lives. On the 26 July incident, Cachar district police chief was also serially injured. A number of FIRs were surfaced against various…
