assam

Governor Mukhi flags off SSB cycle rally on Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav

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…

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sonowal

Congress ignored north-eastern Bharat: Sarbananda Sonowal

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…

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chalachitram

Chalachitram national film festival concludes

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…

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Meghalaya

Street protests compel  Meghalaya govt to order probe into Thangkhiew’s death

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…

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Assam-Mizooram

Assam-Mizoram decide to hold regular DC level meeting

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…

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tea

Increase in production cost and declining in tea prices puts Assam tea industry in doldrum

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…

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