Guwahati: Jnanpith awardee veteran Assamese poet Nilamoni Phukan passed away this morning at Gauhati medical college hospital in the city. The celebrated litterateur was approaching 90. The soft-spoken gentleman was not feeling well for some time and finally the breathed his last at 11.55 am on 19 January 2023. The third Assamese writer to receive…
Guwahati: Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi flagged off a weeklong ‘Women on Wheels’ drive, organized by Amazing Namaste Foundation to mark the celebration of Azadi-Ka-Amrit-Mahotsav, at Raj Bhavan in the city on Saturday. Supported by the National Commission for Women and State Women Commissions of north-eastern States, the drive will cover a cumulative distance of 40000…
Guwahati: Attending the formal procurement of hand-woven items under the directorate of handloom & textile’s SwamirbharNaari scheme, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday expressed his gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi for popularizing the Assamese Gamosa (by using the same in various official ceremonies) across the country as well as abroad. Under the…
Guwahati: Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi and chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma greeted the people on the occasion of Magh (or Bhogali) Bihu, one of the important festivals of the region. In a statement Sarma said that the festival provides an opportunity to the people for celebrating an intrinsic relationship with the nature. It is also…
Guwahati/Varanasi/ Delhi: MV Ganga Vilas, the world’s longest luxury river cruise, was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in presence of Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, Union ports, shipping & waterways minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday through the video-conferencing mode. In his address PM Modi pointed out that…
Guwahati: Terming Swami Vivekananda an epitome of Indian Renaissance, who showed the world the essence of Hinduism, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that Swamiji’s address to the Parliament of World Religions, held in Chicago in 1893, was a defining moment for Bharat and Sanatan Dharma. Paying rich tributes to Vivekananda to mark his…
Urges students to dedicate for nation building Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday attended the 28th State convention of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) at the premises of Gauhati Commerce College and opined that the student body needs to work to strengthen the edifice of cultural nationalism in India. Addressing the convention,…
Guwahati: One of the most intimate witnesses of the Hindi film world, Gulzar’s memoirs can provide a glimpse into an era of Indian cinema. And through these stories one can get to know many unknown facts about the lives of the colorful world, said Mumbai-based film director Akash Aditya Lama while launching the Assamese translation…
Guwahati: Assam Book Fair (2022-23), presently going on at AEI playground in the city, continues to attract thousands of visitors and book lovers everyday. Jointly organised by the State government run Publication Board Assam and All Assam Publishers & Book Sellers Association, the festival of books was inaugurated by reputed Indonesian performing poet Tara Noesantara on 29 December. In the first…
‘The Land of Hidden Treasure’ adjudged as best entry Guwahati: Chalachitram national film festival, initiated with an aim to propagate the cinema as a powerful catalyst of social change and a rich handloom of Indian heritage, concluded on Friday at Jyoti Chitraban premises in the city. The opening movie of the two-day festival ‘The Land…
