Kerala. After the recent recovery of explosive substances like gelatin sticks, wires etc from the Padam forest area in Kerala, the spotlight has again been shifted to this remote area which has been in news for all the wrong reasons. Padam forest is now synonymous with the radical organization Popular Front of India. This has…
New Delhi. In a major crackdown on economic offenders and fugitives, the ED on Wednesday announced that it had seized assets worth Rs.18,170.02 crore in the cases pertaining to Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, and Mehul Choksi. ED transferred attached assets worth Rs 8441.5 Crore to Public Sector Banks who suffered loss due to the bank…
Guwahati: Soon after the Nibritti, end of Ambubachi related rituals at Kamakhya Devalaya atop Nilachal hills on the south bank of mighty Brahmaputra river, the temple door of Mother Goddess Kameswari will be opened on 26 June. The Prabritti has already begun at 02:06:07 pm on Tuesday as the temple looked deserted because of the…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma visited the birthplace of spiritual icon Shri Shri Madhavdev on Tuesday and reviewed the construction works for Madhavdev Kalakshetra at Narayanpur in Lakhimpur district in eastern part of the State. Sarma directed the PWD officials to complete construction activities of the cultural complex within a period of…
Guwahati: Along with Bharat and the world, the State of Assam also observed 7th International Day of Yoga where Governor professor Jagdish Mukhi participated in virtual yoga session at Raj Bhavan and State chief minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma took part in a yoga program at Gerukamukh in Dhemaji district on Monday. Speaking on the…
Guwahati: Assam starts offering free vaccinations to everybody above 18 years of age as it gets necessary doses from the Centre from Monday onwards, where on the first day over three lakh persons were vaccinated against the novel corona virus infection related complications. State chief minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma reviewed the preparedness made by…
Guwahati: With an aim to fulfill the dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide clean tap water to every household in the country, the Union government in New Delhi allocated rupees 5,601.16 crore grant to Assam under the national Jal Jeevan mission, a hopping increase from rupees 1,608.51 crore in 2020-21. The Jal Shakti…
Guwahati: Expressing his grievances against the party leaders, both in the State and high command, an outspoken Congress legislator left the century old party with a heavy heart on Friday. Rupjyoti Kurmi, the four-time MLA from Mariani constituency in eastern Assam also resigned from the State legislative assembly submitting his letter to the assembly speaker…
Guwahati: Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh paid a visit to Kamakhya temple atop Nilachal Hills on the southern bank of mighty river Brahmaputra on Friday morning and prayed to the deity. As the temple is closed (till 30 June) because of the Covid-19 pandemic guidelines, the defence minister prayed in front of the temple’s main door….
Guwahati: As the State government is planning to bring a bill in the next Assam legislative assembly session with a focus on protecting cattle (precisely the cow), the smugglers along with their illicit beneficiaries feel the heat and now start targeting the forces dedicated for full protection of cows in eastern India. It may be…
