Guwahati: Assam Governor professor Jagdish Mukhi and State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma greeted the people on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti. In a message both the heads of State and government paid homage to the Sikh Guru and prayed for the welfare & development of all sections in the society. Governor Mukhi commented…
Guwahati: Union micro, small and medium enterprises minister Narayan Tatu Rane on Thursday chaired the North-east MSME conclave in the city, where a number of ministers from north-eastern States and responsible government officials were present. Organized by the MSME ministry, the conclave is expected to promote entrepreneurship and trade opportunities for MSMEs in the land-locked…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday strongly reacted to a news item presented by The Times of India (TOI), the largest circulated English daily newspaper in the country, where the news headline read ‘Himanta 1st Assam CM ready to discuss Ulfa (I)’s core demand of sovereignty’ with the Guwahati dateline. “I am…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma urges all armed militants of northeast Bharat to shun violence and sit for discussions with the government. Sarma asserted that violence would not serve any purpose and the rebels belonging to various banned separatist outfits should come forward for peace negotiations and contribute for the nation. Welcoming the…
Guwahati: Assam government pays rupees 50 lakh to the family of terror victim Suman Swargiary, the Assam Rifles jowan, who was killed in an ambush attack by terrorists along with seven others including the commanding officer of the unit in Churachandpur locality of Manipur on 13 November last. State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on…
Guwahati: Assam and Meghalaya start initiatives to defuse the border tension between the two neighbouring Stare with new confidence building measures. With an aim to bring a lasting solution to the decade-old border dispute, both the chief ministers of Assam and Meghalaya on Tuesday visited lower Lumpi area. Assam government chief Himanta Biswa Sarma along…
Guwahati: Union minister Rameswar Teli on Tuesday unveiled the plaque of 200 bedded ESIC model hospital in Beltola locality of the city. The labour and employment ministry has approved the proposal for the hospital and sanctioned around rupees 143 crore for the project. Initially the Beltola ESIC hospital used to provide treatment facilities to insured…
Guwahati: Jailed for 11 years in Myanmar, the American journalist was released on 15 November 2021 and was immediately deported out of the south-east Asian country. Danny Fenster is on a flight out of Myanmar, said the authority of a digital media outlet named Frontier Myanmar, where he is working as an editor. There is…
Guwahati: Indian Journalists Union (IJU) expresses shock over the brutal murder of a young scribe in Bihar and demands a thorough probe into the incident that led to the untimely demise of Buddhinath Jha. The national union of scribes also raised voices for discarding all legal procedures against two female journalists by the Tripura government…
Guwahati: Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, condoles the sad demise of two young journalists in India and Afghanistan within 24 hours and urges the concerned authorities to probe the developments that led to their untimely deaths, and subsequently to book the perpetrators to justice. It may be mentioned…
