Hearty Tributes to Kalaguru Bishnu Prasad Rabha on his death anniversary. Analysis: Was Bishnu Prasad Rabha a Leftist? Bishnu Prasad Rabha was eminent for his own great work and contributions. He did not borrow anyone’s approval or ideal to prove himself as an eminent person. He always shaped himself according to the existing situation. He…
Guwahati: A city-based Assamese daily newspaper has been trolled in social media for using a fake photograph to narrate the horrible story of Manipur in the front page of 19 June 2023 issue. The social media users slammed the editor of Amar Asom for using a photograph, which has been lifted from Myanmar’s influential Mizzima…
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, condemns the killing of Bangladeshi journalist Golam Rabbani Nadim (45), who becomes the 26th media person to be killed this year till date. It also demands a fair probe to book the culprits and punish them under the law. Local media reported that…
Guwahati: A senior police officer in Assam faces a first information report (FIR) for his descripition of an illicit relationship between an accused and a murder victim lady in Goalpara district in fornt of media persons. Husband of the victim (identified as Chandra Kumar Nath) filed the FIR at Matia police station against the inspector…
Guwahati: Expressing an utter dismay over the incident of Jonali Nath’s killing in Goalpara of western Assam and its subsequent ‘lucid’ narration by the concerned police person, the Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) urged the department to direct its officials to dedicate more time, space and energy in a genuine probe rather than indulging in…
Guwahati: Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria and State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday attended the Amrit plantation program launched at Chandubi in Kamrup district and advocated for a collective action to create a pro-planet impact for generating sustainable economic opportunities. Speaking on the occasion, Sarma said that a collective action on the part…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday inaugurated the permanent building of a pre-historic Shiva Mandir at Dhalpur area of Sipajhar revenue circle in Darrang district. He also inaugurated the guest house and Pujari-Griha along with the temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. During his first visit to Dhalpur after becoming CM, Sarma assured…
Guwahati: All Assam Engineers’ Association (AAEA) strongly demands for demarcation of the campus of Assam Engineering College and a solid boundary wall to protect the premier institution of northeast India in Jalukbari locality. The graduate engineer’s forum, while condoling the recent deaths of seven AECians in a late-night road accident, insisted that the regons’ first…
Guwahati: In view of the tragic road accident in Jalukbari locality of the city, where seven students of Assam Engineering College (AEC) lost their lives, State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday asked the education department for instituting a high-level enquiry committee to probe into the circumstances that led to the accident and premature…
Guwahati: A number of Guwahati-based scribes and RTI (right to information) activists have been facing interrogation and even arrest by Assam chief minister’s special vigilance cell following the allegations of Sewali Devi Sharma, the prime accused in Rs 105 crore State council of educational research and training (SCERT) scam, as being blackmailers to her in…
