Kochi (VSK). Since the last couple of months Kerala streets are tumultuous. Because wherever CPM supremo and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan goes, he is ‘welcomed’ with black flags and protests. No need of asking for the reason, because, they are infinite. Alleged involvement of gold smuggling, alleged disproportionate assets of his daughter, interrogation of his…
Srinagar. SIU (Special Investigation Unit) of J&K Police on Monday attached 4 houses, 3 in Barthana Qamarwari and 1 at Sangam Eidgah Srinagar for wilfully providing shelter to terrorists. Orders for attachment were issued in exercise of power conferred U/S 25 read with 2(g)(ii) UA(P)Act. The information of attachment of properties was submitted to designated…
Jammu. J&K government on Sunday terminated the services of three employees for their involvement in anti-national activities. Government sacked these employees under Article 311 of the Constitution of India, over terror links. Those who have been sacked are Mohammad Arif Sheikh of Reasi, a government middle school teacher, Manzoor Ahmad Itoo of Bandipora, Junior Engineer…
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…
