Flood that unites Assam and Bangladesh As the devastating flood embraces vast areas of Assam (in northeast India) and Bangladesh, the mighty Brahmaputra comes to the focus again as the lone male river after originating in Tibet (now under China) flows through both the countries before culminating in the Bay of Bengal. Incessant rains for…
Guwahati: Unlike the Brahmaputra valley, the Barak localities are still facing the flood furies and many parts of Silchar continue to be inundated till Tuesday. State minister Jayanta Mallabaruah visited the headquarter of Cachar district and reviewed the flood situation in the Barak valley. According to the State disaster management authority, most of the rivers…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, while visiting Silchar just after a gap of two days to monitor the flood situation in the Barak valley on Sunday, declared that arrangements have been made to send one thousand litres of kerosene, adequate volume of vegetables and also animal medicines from Guwahati to the flood affected…
Bharat readies to welcome a tribal President If one believes in the simple mathematical calculation and minimum political honesty by public representatives in the Indian Parliament and State legislative assemblies, the largest democracy on Earth is expecting a lady tribal President in New Delhi. As Draupadi Murmu, a simple Janjati family woman turned a teacher…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched ‘Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery’ at a function held at Sankardev Kalakshetra in the city on Saturday. Published by Rupa Publications India, the book reflects Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s model of governance, which has touched the lives of a cross section of the people. Mentionable is that PM…
Expecting a correct NRC for Assam It’s worrisome to note that one more FIR was recently filed against Prateek Hajela, an IAS officer, who served as the State coordinator of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam. He was appointed by the Tarun Gogoi government in 2013 as the NRC State coordinator following an order…
Guwahati: Akhil Bharatiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram (ABVKA), India’s largest tribal welfare organisation, admires the recommendation of former Jharkhand Governor, Draupadi Murmu as the candidate for Presidential polls by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government in New Delhi. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh backed organisation ardently believes that a historical decision has been taken to nominate a…
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam has slightly improved on Wednesday as the rain stopped for many hours but the water level in both Brahmaputra and Barak rivers as well as the tributaries are flowing above danger levels in many places. The current wave of flood has affected over 55 lakh people in 33 districts,…
Guwahati: After two years of low key celebrations because of the Covid-19 pandemic, International Yoga Day 2022 was observed in all eight north-eastern States on Tuesday, where the Governors, chief ministers, other ministers (both Union and State), government officials, defence personnel and common people participated in high number. The 8th Yoga day was observed with…
