By Prof. Nandita Saikia Indian Institute of Population Studies, Mumbai A song known as the “Miya Song” has recently gained attention on social media in Assam. This song, performed by individuals of Bangladeshi origin, raises the provocative question, “Is this land (Assam) your father’s property?” The song suggests that only the Miya community, Bangladeshi-origin Muslims,…
Geneva: Pakistan has slowly turned into a graveyard of working journalists as the south Asian nation loses another journalist, tenth victim this year till date, to assailants. Local media reports confirm that senior journalist Nisar Lehri was shot dead on 4 September 2024 in Mastung locality of Balochistan. Lehri (50), a member of Mastung press…
A significant peace agreement is expected to be signed today in New Delhi between the Central Government, the Tripura State Government, and two prominent insurgent groups—the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF). According to an official announcement, the Memorandum of Settlement will be formalized in the presence of…
Srimanta Sankardev (1449–1568) stands as a monumental figure in the cultural, religious, and literary landscape of Assam and India. His life and works, deeply rooted in the Bhakti movement, transformed the socio-religious fabric of Assam, integrating it more firmly with the broader Indian cultural and religious context. Sankardev’s perspectives on Greater Indian culture and Sanatan…
‘No compromise on women’s safety and swift justice’ Guwahati: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) stated that there should be no compromise when it comes to women’s safety. It issue was extensively discussed during the three-day RSS Samanvay Baithak held at Palakkad of Kerala. The discussion was particularly in the context of the recent rape and murder…
Guwahati: Assam’s tourism minister Jayanta Mallabaruah participated in the tourism ministers conference for north-eastern & eastern States/Union territories in Shillong, Meghalaya on 2 September, which was chaired by Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Addressing the conference that focused on strategies to enhance the tourism sector across the region, minister Mallabaruah shared the remarkable growth of…
It was midnight of 31 August 2019, as an extraordinary bureaucrat unfolded the mystic National Register of Citizens (NRC) to the people of Assam in presence of a large gathering of over enthusiast media persons in Guwahati. The then State NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela, who not only explained various features of NRC to the attending…
Guwahati: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s Akhil Bharatiya Samanvay Baithak begins in Palakkad of Kerala. The meeting, where Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat, Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale, all six Sah-Sarkaryavahs and other national office bearers of RSS are present, will continue till 2 September. Rashtra Sevika Samiti Pramukh Sanchalika Shantakka, Pramukh Karyavahika Sita Annadanam, Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram president Satyendra Singh,…
Guwahati: Poba reserve forest in Assam will soon be notified soon as a wildlife sanctuary, said the State environment and forest minister Chandra Mohan Patowary while responding to a zero-hour notice on Friday raised by legislator Bhuban Pegu in Assam Legislative Assembly. Patowary stated that State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma emphasizes on the government’s…
Geneva: Another Pakistani journalist has been killed and this time it happens in Sindh province. Muhammad Bachal Ghunio, a reporter for Awaaz Television, was shot dead at Rounti area on 26 August by the miscreants. The victim’s family members lodged a protest demonstration in front of the senior police officer’s office in Mirpur Mathelo. Sindh…
