New Delhi. Air version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test fired from the supersonic fighter aircraft Sukhoi 30 MK-I at 1030 hrs from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on December 08, 2021. In this copy book flight, the missile launched from the aircraft followed the pre-planned trajectory meeting all…
Geneva, 7 December 2021: As the year approaches end, Myanmar continues to be an unsafe country for journalists in particular and pro-democracy activists in general. Soon after the military coup on 1 February last, the south-east Asian nation witnessed the detention of over 120 media workers among whom at least 40 are still behind bars….
Guwahati: Assam government announces rupees five crore for the development of Dhubri Gurdwara on the occasion of Guru Tegh Bahadur Saheb’s Martyrdom Day on Monday. State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited the Gurdwara on the bank of mighty river Brahmaputra and prayed for all sections of the people in Assam. “I am feeling really…
Guwahati: Following the Mon town incident of Nagaland, where at least 14 common people and one security person were killed in a counter-insurgency operation on 4 December, voices against the armed forces special power act 1958 (AFSPA) becomes louder. Joining the chorus of civil society groups, human rights organizations, political party leaders, etc of the…
Guwahati: As a part of the rehabilitation package to surrendered militants of various armed outfits, Assam government recently presented fixed deposit certificates amounting to rupees four lakh each to 1105 ex-cadres of NDFB belonging to different factions of the outfit, who abjure violence and returned to the mainstream. Addressing a function, while giving financial benefits…
Guwahati: Veer Savarkar was a great freedom fighter and patriot who rendered immense contribution to the freedom of India, said Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, while participating in a discussion, held at ITA Machkhowa on Saturday. The discussion revolved around Savarkar on the basis of a book, written by Uday Mahurkar and Chirayu Pandit,…
Guwahati: Asom Grantha Mela, a combination of Guwahati book fair and Northeast book fair, will begin on 29 December next and continue till 9 January 2022 at Assam Engineering Institute playground in Chandmari locality of the city, informed Noni Gopal Mahanta, the adviser to the State education department. It may be mentioned that due to…
Guwahati: A life-size statue of India’s first President Dr Rajendra Prasad was unveiled on Friday at Raj Bhavan of Assam on the occasion of the 137th birth anniversary of the Bharat Ratna awardee stalwart personality. Governor Jagdish Mukhi in presence of State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, first lady of the State Prem Mukhi, Rajendra…
Guwahati: The Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) rewards senior journalist Nava Thakuria, a resident of northeast India, for his relentless initiatives to safeguard the rights of media persons in the south Asian country and also defending the press freedom in the region with an exemplary commitment. The Assam-based working journalist has been awarded on 30…
Guwahati: Undeterred with intimidations from the military junta, a number of Myanmar civil society organizations come out with a strong resentment against the UN General Assembly that recently passed a resolution on the human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar as it lacks commitments and also practical & concrete actions to address…
