Guwahati: Assam’s very own Lovlina Borgohain is fighting in Olympic Games on Wednesday for Silver/Gold medal, after ensuring a Bronze in boxing category. She thus became the first Assamese to secure a medal in the history of 125 years of Olympic Games. In an attempt to pray for the boxer, a lighting program was organised…
Guwahati: Rich tributes were paid to eminent social reformer Harekrisna Mahanta, who was the Satradhikar of Sri Sri Borongajuli Shrimanta Shankardev Satra at Udalguri in central Assam recently when State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited the Vaishnavite monastery. The saffron leader offered floral tributes to the portrait and statue of the Satradhikar. He also…
Guwahati: Slowly but steadily Assam and Mizoram start deescalating the border tension which witnessed a very unfortunate fare up a few days back where six Assam police personnel had to lose their precious lives. On the 26 July incident, Cachar district police chief was also serially injured. A number of FIRs were surfaced against various…
Guwahati: With an aim to enhance the adventure tourism in the land-locked north-eastern region of India, two national adventure events have been organised in September– October 2021, where high altitude trekkers and seasoned mountaineers from different parts of the country are expected to participate. Initiated by Padmashree Dr Anshu Jamsenpa, the Bailey-Trail trek and the…
Tokyo: The Indian men’s hockey team defeated Great Britain 3-1 in a quarterfinal match to qualify for the semifinals of Olympics Games after 49 years in Tokyo on Sunday. India scored three field goals through Dilpreet Singh (7th minute), Gurjant Singh (16th) and Hardik Singh (57th) to seal the win for the eight-time Olympic champions. The…
Guwahati: Bharat Tibbat Sahyog Manch, an umbrella body of Indians supporting the Tibet Mukti Sadhana (Tibetan freedom movement) has decided to observe forthcoming 20 October as a protest day against the Communist regime in Beijing as the People’s Liberation Army attacked simultaneously on Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh (then North East Frontier Agency) on this date…
Three Assam tiger reserves get global recognition Guwahati: Three tiger reserves of Assam have been accredited by the global conservation assured tiger standards (CA/TS), where India as a whole witnessed recognition to 14 forest reserves. World famous Kaziranga national park and tiger reserve along with Manas and Orang forest reserves emerged successful in getting the…
Guwahati, 21 July 2021: India does not only preach but practices secularism, democracy and pluralism as the great nation follows the concept of vasudhaiva kutumbakam (world is one). Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Dr Mohan Bhagwat, while inaugurating a book titled ‘Citizenship Debate over NRC & CAA: Assam and the Politics of History’ in the…
Guwahati, 20 July 2021: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat is visiting Assam to grace a session of RSS Asom Kshetra to be held, following all necessary Covid-19 protocols, at Sewabharati Janajati Chatravas in Adinggiri area of Maligaon locality inside the city. The RSS chief will leave for Chennai on 22 July. The…
Guwahati: Assam government has launched a series of drug-disposing events, where various banned psychotropic items, seized by Assam police personnel in the last few days, have been destroyed in full public view. State chief minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma himself attended two such programs at Golaghat and Diphu on Saturday, where he set on fire…
