The Assam government starts distributing the Anundoram Barooah Award to the first and high second division holder HSLC examinees from Tuesday. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi gave away the award to the recipients at a function in Khanapara in the morning.
In his address, Gogoi advised the students to take a vital lead to dress the society afresh with innovative mind and idea which, he hoped, would pay dividend in near future.
Education minister Pradyut Bordoloi, parliamentary secretary for education Rekibudin Ahmed were prominent among those who attended the function.
Comprising a certificate and a laptop, the award would be given away to altogether 40,800 first and high second division holder HSLC examinees in 2014 across the state.
13 Jun 2014 - 8:58pm | AT News
The mortal remains of Khagen Mahanta consigned to flames on Friday a day after the folk song exponent passed away at his own residence in Guwahati.
His son Angarag Mahanta lit the funeral pyre at a...
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Dusk with dusky clouds, waiting for its turn to shower, divine atmosphere with aroma of “chaki” at “tulasi tal”, it was around 6:15 pm, Sun packed its baggage and left for its...
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Vidya Bhawan, a pioneer educational institution at Dimoal, Dhitaipukhuri of Sivasagar district completed its 18 years of establishment. The school was established by Phani Chetia, the president cum...
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The entire Garo Hills region is soaked in festivities. Market is full of colourful lights, glazing stars and other decorative items. The mood is set right for the advent of yet another eventful...
A three-week long international course on applied environmental education concluded with a brief graduation ceremony held in Indian Institute of Bank Management, Guwahati on Sunday. The programme was organised by North East’s leading nature conservation and research organisation ‘Aaranyak’ in association with Environment Education and Conservation Global (EECG), USA and Satpuda Foundation (India). The programme was attended by Dr. L.R. Bishnoy, IPS, Additional DGP of Assam Police, A.K. Johari, PCCF and Member Secretary, Assam State Biodiversity Board; Dr. Sugoto Roy, Coordinator, ITHCP, IUCN, Edward J McCrea, President, EECG and Course Instructor, Dr. Augusto...
Strongly condemning the Pulwama attack, where over 40 soldiers lost their lives, Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) urges the government to take responsive actions against the terrorists so that they can learn a lesion for life. The forum of nationalists however appealed to the aggrieved nation to be careful on expressing angers as it may be misused by the anti-nationals living inside the country.
Media reports confirmed that Pakistan based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) mentored by dreaded criminal Masood Azhar has already claimed responsibility for the attack in J&K locality, which was carried out by Adil Ahmed Dar, a local suicide bomber. Need not to mention that convincing...
Assam Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi condemned the deadly suicide attack on security forces in Kashmir’s Pulwama which left many dead and scores of others injured.
In a statement here today, Prof. Mukhi said that the suicide bomber ramming a car packed with explosives into a CRPF convoy on the Jammu-Srinagar highway though an attack on the security, the country stands united to tackle any exigency. He also conveyed his condolences to the death Moneswar Basumatary from Assam’s Tamulpur area along with others and said that the country is pained by the loss of lives of the martyrs and maintained that every conscientious citizens condemn this heinous crime and express their indignation...
Salesian College Sonada celebrated its second World Radio Day (WRD) on Wednesday,13th February 2019. The programme was organized by Radio Salesian 90.8 FM with WRD 2019 theme: Dialogue, tolerance and peace.
The WRD UNESCO event launched in 2011 marks a time when people around the world celebrate radio and how it shapes our lives.
Radio Journalist Bryan who is also HoD Computer Science anchored the hour long program presented by Radio Journalists of Radio Salesian 90.8 FM - Voice of the Hills.
The program consisted of informative talks, video presentation on community radio feedback from listeners in Mirik, Sukhiapokri, Pokriabong, and Sonada, as well as a cultural fusion...
Herds of wild elephants in Assam's Numaligarh will now stroll freely in the Deopahar Reserve Forest, just like they have done for hundreds of years before it was taken away from them by humans, who constructed a wall around the forest. Now the Assam government has issued an order notifying Deopahar in Golaghat district as a Reserve Forest. Though the Assam government had issued the notice on January 19 it became public only recently. The government's notification came on January 19, a day after the Supreme Court rejected the review petition of Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) against a previous decision which upheld a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order to demolish a boundary wall and...
In a move that defies the Supreme Court order, the Meghalaya Government has issued permission again to transport coals in the state. In it modified order, the NPP-led coalition Government permitted coal transportation triggering protest from the opposition parties and organizations. The apex court on January 15 asked the state to ban on coal transportion after the coal-mine tragedy where as many as 20 miners were believed to have trapped inside a flooded mine in East Jaintia District. The government issued order to implement the top court order. But suddenly on Sunday, the government modified the order allowing the transportation of coal.
Buoyed by the induction of 2 NPP MLAs and 3 BJP leaders, Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has sharpened attack the State government charging a section of minister with embezzling the compensation fund meant for the trans Arunachal Highway project. Addressing a press conference in Itanagar, state Congress president Takam Sanjay said the verification report on the Potin-Bopi TAH compensation scam has clear mention of MLAs from Raga, Yachuli and Ziro. He said he had gone through the report where he came to know these names for their involvement in the scam. According to him, RKM Hospital should not be a central jail for the VIPs while Jullang central jail is for the poor people....
Despite hint of action by party leadership, yet another BJP MLA has on camera spoke up something that goes against the spirit of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. He is none other that Jogen Mohan, the MLA from Mahmora in Sivasagar district who said that he was always with the people and their sentiment. “We are watching the entire schemes of thing and once we get wind of anything that could damage Assam and its people we would never remain quiet,” said Mohan He said he would never allow anybody to compromise the interest of Assam and that the Bill has something which are still not in the know. According to him, the party leadership have yet to properly brief them about the Bill....
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 is dividing the state BJP legislators much to the major embarrassment of the central leadership who are annoyed with the on going schemes of things. According to what the sources say, party’s national general secretary Ram Madhav went tougher against the 6 party legislatures who spoke up against the controversial Bill that promises citizenship to non Muslim immigrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The senior party leaders rued that these legislators should have raised the issue inside the party floor before venting ire on camera which was contrary to the party’s discipline. The central leadership are further disappointed with assembly...
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