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: 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…
Guwahati: The number of journalists dying of Covid-19 globally are still growing, where more than 1828 media workers have succumbed to the novel corona virus infection in 83 countries since March 2020, said the global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) based in Geneva. However, India has significantly reduced the number of…
Guwahati: With the allegation for instigating enmities amongst different groups with the intention to disturb public tranquilities through media pieces on the backdrop of recent Gorukhuti-Dholpur eviction drive against the illegal settlers, an anti-influx forum lodged a police complaint against Suraj Gogoi (a Singapore based Assamese researcher), Angshuman Chowdhury (associated with New Delhi-based Institute of…
Guwahati, 6 October 2021: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Geneva- based global media rights body expressed serious concern over the imprisonment of a Cambodian journalist without the fair trial and urged the government led by Prime minister Hun Sen to help Youn Chhiv defending his position in the legal courses of action. It may be…
Guwahati: The BJP led Union government in New Delhi is planning to make major interventions in north-eastern States for oil palm promotion which will finally turn the region into the oil palm hub of Bharat. The new found initiative would change the socio-economic status of the farmers in the region with opening up of employment…
Guwahati: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Geneva-based media rights body condoles the demise of young television scribe Raman Kashyap at Lakhimpur Kheri locality of Uttar Pradesh in central India and demands an authentic probe into the incident that led to killing of the rural reporter on 3 October 2021. According to local sources, Raman (35)…
Guwahati: Congress legislator Sherman Ali Ahmed has been suspended by the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Monday for communally provocative statement about a number of martyrs of historic Assam Agitation (1979 to 1985). APCC president Bhupen Kumar Borah has taken the decision to suspend the party legislator with immediate effect for repeatedly violating the…
Guwahati, A theme “Contribution of the North East in our Freedom Struggle”a English journal called “North East Chronicle” was released during a program held on Sunday. The book was released jointly by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh Sunil Ambekar, All India Sah Prachar Pramukh Narendra ji, Assam Kshetra Pracharak Ullas Kulkarni in a…
Guwahati: The covered Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi awards for national Integration and contribution for the year 2021 to the renowned author Dr Nirode Kumar Barooah, Assam branch of Kasturba Gandhi national memorial trust and the Shillong chamber choir were presented by Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu in presence of Assam Governor professor Jagdish Mukhi, State chief minister…
