Guwahati: The second wave of flood in Assam along with some parts of northeast India remains grim as many villages continue to be inundated by muddy water in 27 districts of the State thanks to the inflated mighty Brahmaputra river and its tributaries. According to the State disaster management authority, over 16 lakh people residing…
New Delhi. Saket Court sentenced Medha Patkar to 5 months simple imprisonment in the criminal defamation case lodged against her by Vinai Kumar Saxena in 2001. Court said that excessive punishment is not being imposed on Patkar looking at her age and medical ailments. The judge said that the sentencing will remain suspended for 30…
Prayagraj. The Allahabad High Court observed that the majority population of the country would become the minority one day, if religious congregations where conversions take place are not stopped. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal made the observation while dismissing the bail plea of an accused under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021….
Guwahati: Assam chief secretary Ravi Kota, while attending the Doctors’ Day program at Gauhati medical college hospital auditorium in Bhangagarh of the city on Monday, hailed the resilience, bravery and selfless dedication shown by the medical practitioners during the Covid-19 pandemic days not just in Assam or India but globally. Speaking on the occasion, Kota…
Guwahati: Darrang district in central Assam has been recognized as one of the best performing districts in India for its efforts to implement the joint action plan for preventing drugs and substance abuse among the children and also restricting illicit trafficking, said an official statement released from Mangaldai on Monday. District commissioner Munindra Nath Ngatey…
Guwahati: Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, while interacting with the faculty members and other staff of Tezpur University during his visit to the university campus at Napaam on Sunday, proposed to initiate a teacher exchange program with premier universities. Advocating for a holistic educational environment, Governor Kataria argued that such a collaboration will foster comprehensive…
Guwahati: Expressing distress over the recent debates about the voting pattern of Bangladesh-origin Muslims in favour of a particular political party in General Elections 2024 and a steady increase in aggressions over the original inhabitants despite enjoying development benefits (including housing, sanitation, electricity, etc facilities) from the Bharatiya Janata Party-led governments in New Delhi and…
Guwahati: Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, while attending a regional conference of vice-chancellors on 28 June in the city, commented that the 21st century’s first education policy (National Education Policy 2020) aims to comprehensively reform Bharat’s education system from primary to higher education levels. Aiming at value-based education, skill development and integration of digital technology,…
Mumbai. The Bombay High Court dismissed a plea filed by nine students from a Mumbai college challenging the college’s directive banning burqas, niqabs, hijabs, etc. which could reveal the religion of the student. A Division Bench of Justices AS Chandurkar and Rajesh Patil observed that the directive aimed to prevent the disclosure of a student’s…
Jammu Kashmir. A three-tier security system has been put in place in and around Yatri Niwas and other base camps in Jammu for Amarnath Yatra 2024. As per reports, a network of high-end CCTV cameras has been installed along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway to monitor both pilgrimage and regular traffic. The first batch of Yatra…
