Guwahati: The yearlong celebration of 400th birth anniversary of Assam’s great warrior Lachit Barphukan will culminate in New Delhi, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will grace the closing ceremony at Vigyan Bhawan on 25 November. The central program in the national capital, which will begin on Wednesday, is expected to be attended by many other…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated a 5,000 metric-ton capacity cold-storage facility at Chaygaon and a fruit-processing centre at the food-processing park of Satabari under Kamrup district on Tuesday. The cold-storage facility, constructed by the State agricultural marketing board at a cost of Rs 24.75 crore, is expected to benefit the farmers from…
Guwahati: The city-based scribes will observe the forthcoming National Press Day 2022 and discuss the state of press freedom in Northeast and India as a whole along with the relentless threats, pitfalls and challenges to the journalists after the steady invasion of digital media users. Media persons, under the banner of proposed Assam Union of…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took part in a ceremonial Bhumi Pujan at the site for upcoming Assam Skill University on Sunday at Mangaldai in Darrang district. The upcoming state-of-the-art university is aimed at imparting multi-disciplinary skill training. The ₹1,000-crore project has been undertaken with financial assistance from Manila-based Asian Development Bank. Sarma…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, while attending the Rising Sun Water Fest 2022 held at Umiam sports complex in Meghalaya, commented that the festival has taken the water and adventurous sports altogether to a new height. Addressing the closing ceremony of the first three-day festival on Saturday, Sarma also stated that it provided…
Guwahati: India observes National Press Day on 16 November with an aim to pay tributes to everyone who contributed to the growth of print media along with its mentor & watchdog the Press Council of India (PCI). Moreover, it’s also an occasion for the practicing media persons to introspect seriously over their noble profession where…
Guwahati: Following its commitment to bring about paradigm shift in imparting medical education, Assam government enters into a MoU for the infrastructure development of academic block of the second medical college in the city with Bright Star Investments private limited at a function held in Janata Bhawan on Friday. In presence of State chief minister…
Guwahati. Assam police have busted a human trafficking racket from the Sarthebari area of the Barpeta district. As per the reports, an operation was carried out by the Majdia police of Sarthebari, wherein a teenage girl was rescued from Haryana. The victim was sold for Rs 1.20 lakh. On the other hand, two people from…
Guwhati: Preparations are on full swing for the 89th Nalbari Raas Mahotsav, to be celebrated from 7 to 21 November at Nalbari Hari Mandir premise in western Assam, where veteran Bollywood film personality Hema Malini will also be present on 14 November along with the State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Raas, a religious festival,…
Guwahati: As a part of sequel of steps by Assam government to lend a new dimension to the education sector and bring about infrastructure development in 1000 schools infusing rupees five thousand crore, the State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited five educational institutions in the city on Sunday and vowed to take steps for…
