Pulwama. In yet another attack on the Hindu community in the Kashmir Valley, terrorists shot dead a Kashmiri Hindu identified as Sanjay Sharma in Pulwama district on Sunday morning. Sharma 40, a resident of Achan, Pulwama was fired upon by terrorists when he was on his way to the market. According to police, Sharma was…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday attended the 62nd annual conference of Bodo Sahitya Sabha held at Patgaon in Kokrajhar district. Addressing the gathering, Sarma lauded the role of Bodo literary forum in enrichment of Bodo language, literature and culture. Assamese culture has benefitted immensely from the richness of Bodo art and…
Nava Thakuria It was shocking and heart-breaking news. Within four days, we have lost two college friends, both with ailments and gone too soon. Their untimely demise was mourned in the whatsapp group created for the 1985 – 90 batch of Assam Engineering College (AEC, Jalukbari, under Gauhati University). First it was Sandeep Goel, who…
Suranjann G Dutta If something defines Northeast India precisely, then the rich cultural diversity of the indigenous tribes residing in north-eastern states. These tribes have been following their unique traditions and cultural practices for ages. However, one thing that must be noted here is that their cultural diversity never became a point of conflict as…
Guwahati: Veteran Rajasthani politician Gulab Chand Kataria was sworn in as the 31st Governor of Assam at a swearing-in-ceremony held in Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra on Wednesday, where Gauhati High Court chief justice Sandeep Mehta administered the oath of office to the new Governor. Kataria, who hails from Udaipur and served his State as the leader…
Balrampur police have arrested a Maulana in connection with an FIR lodged in July 2022 in which he was accused of allegedly forcing a woman and her children to embrace Islam. The accused had allegedly offered them money and assured the woman of a permanent job in return. Incharge of Jarwa police station in Balarampur,…
Assam government is determined to eradicate the century old menace of child marriage by 2026. State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party led government in Dispur is ready to fight against the social evil with its full political will. He stated that the child marriage is a social scourge, and…
Guwahati: As Ganga Vilas cruise ship arrived at Indo Bangladesh border at around 10:30 am of Saturday after sailing through the Bay of Bengal, Union ports, shipping & waterways and Ayush minister Sarbananda Sonowal termed it as a watershed moment in the inland waterways transportation towards transformation of northeast India. Congratulating the people of Northeast…
Geneva, 14 February 2023: Press Emblem Campaign, the global media safety and rights body, expressed serious concern over the recent closure of a leading independent media outlet, available in Cambodia’s official language Khmer and English by the government and condemns all kinds of media restrictions in the south-east Asian country ahead of the scheduled national elections in July. Voice of Democracy (VOD), the online outlet…
Guwahati: Union ports, shipping & waterways and Ayush minister Sarbananda Sonowal came down heavily on the opposition parties (National People’s Party and Trinamool Congress) with tirade of charges including corruption, nepotism & inefficiency. Addressing an election rally at Byrnihat on Monday, the Bhartiya Janata Party leader commented that the north-eastern part of India came out its dark past to reclaim its glory due to the persistent effort by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “From the days of violence and economic…
