The Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati dresses afresh a day before the country’s biggest football extravaganza. The North East United FC are taking on the Kerala Brother in the opening match of the Hero Indian Super league on Saturday.
Preparations are afoot to host the spectacular ceremony of the third season which is set to begin at 3.00 in the afternoon.
The opening ceremony include the show of the Bollywood stars Alia Bhatt, Jacqueline Fernandes and Varun Dhawan.
Around 500 performers and artists are expected to perform in presence of ISL chairperson Nita Ambani.
Nelo Vingada, the home team NorthEast United FC's coach is confident on winning the very first match against Kerala Blasters FC.
3 Dec 2015 - 4:25pm | Saibal Krishna Sharma
Mass Communication Department of Asian Institute of Management and Technology (AIMT) Guwahati has organized a two day media fest titled CONVENSTER 2015 on December 2 and 3. The media fest...
6 Jul 2009 - 2:06pm | Jayanta Kumar Das
Man elephant conflict has taken a serious turn in Udalguri district.The recent discovery of a decomposed body of a 2 years old elephant in Barangajuli TE on July 3 has created sensation in the...
16 May 2010 - 7:00pm | trishnalineog
Ansh Theatre group of Mumbai performed "Joke" at Rabindra Bhawan, Guwahati on May 12. The play was written and directed by Makrand Deshpande. "Joke" was staged under the banner of Zerifa Wahid...
13 Oct 2019 - 7:12pm | AT Kokrajhar Bureau
KOKRAJHAR: Security forces have intensified search operation against militant outfit organization and apprehended a link man of the National Democratic Front of Boroland-Saoraigwra faction (NDFB-S)...
Good news. ITC Ltd. Promised to invest a huge Rs 500 crore into the fast moving consumer goods sector, especially in the food processing industry in the state.ITC Chairman Y.C. Deveshwar assured this in course of a meeting with Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi at his official residence recently.Deveshwar said his company’s goal is to become the largest consumer goods conglomerate in the country. Founded in 1910, ITC is one of the largest multi-business corporate enterprises in India with a turnover of around US$6 billion. The company's non-tobacco businesses, including foods, personal care, hotels, paper, agriculture, information technology and others, currently account for around 40% of its...
Dispur police intensifies crackdown against the thieves who have been striking in the city a day after the seizure of a huge quantity of gold, silver and diamond ornament from a person.Marathon interrogation continues on Ajit Karmakar from whose possession these ornaments were found on Thursday.Notably, acting on the confessional statement of a thief, police conducted a raid at a room in Fatasheel Ambari area where a person Ajit Karma housed. Some gold, silver and diamond ornaments worth around 50 lakh have been seized from his possession. Karmakar confessed to have received these materials from a gang of thieves and dacoits.
Lady ULFA leader Jahnavi Rajkonwar is dead. She is understood to have met watery grave in the dense jungle. ULFA’s publicity wing confirmed it in an email statement on Thursday morning. The teacher from Naharkatia joined the insurgent outfit last year leaving her husband and two kids.
Two hardcore GNLA militants were killed at an encounter with security police in Goalpara distirct on Thursday.
The encounter took place at an interior area along the Assam-Meghalaya interstate border where the army and police launched a combing operation in the wee hours. Police further recovered 2 pistols from their possession.
urity forces arrested three NDFB cadres in Guwahati on Wednesday night. The trio were picked up during a joint operation at the Inter State Bus Terminal in Guwahati and nabbed the militants on the way to Myanmar via Dimapur. Police said that the militants had used Guwahati as their transit base. They were identified as Laisui Basumutary, Joangsar Basumutary and Astomi Basumutary. Police further recovered Rs 2.50 lakh cash from their possession.
People of Kalaigaon,Tangla,Udalguri and Bhergaon have thanked Asom Sahitya Sabha for presenting prestigious Hem Barua literary award to eminent writer,scholar and administrator Thaneswar Malakar for his travelogue “Yatra”. Thaneswar Malakar has also been working as the Deputy Commissioner of Udalguri district since 2010.He has been known for his development works and people friendly attitude. The award instituted in memory of veteran Parliamentarian known for his eloquence Hem Barua. Malakar who already have earned a reputation for his literary works from the readers received the award on February 4 in the second days open session of 72nd session of Asom Sahitya Sabha held at Barpeta Road....
Brisk polling is going on in the second phase of panchayat polls to decide the fate of over 26,000 candidates on Wednesday. A total of 30,40,972 electorates are exercising their franchise to elect 26,724 candidates for this phase, out of which 520 are contesting for the Zila Parishad, 2265 are contesting for the Anchalik Panchayat, 2726 are contesting for the Gaon Panchayat president and 21,213 are contesting for the Gaon Panchayat member.The state poll panel has appointed 13 observers to ensure that the local poll is conducted in a fair manner. The second phase includes 121 Zila Parishad constituencies, 598 Anchalik Panchayat constituencies, 598 Gaon Panchayat president constituencies...
The Assam government has recommended CBI probe into the rhino poaching incidents that repeatedly rocks Kaziranga National Park. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday said that the state government had already written to CBI for probe into the recent rhino poaching incidents in KNP. He said that it might be a big political conspiracy into the big horn animal killings, where militants are also involved. The move came 24 hours after poachers killed ome more rhino in the word heritage site. Assam had lost at least 42 rhinos in 2012, where poachers killed 21 rhinos in KNP. In this year, poachers killed seven rhinos in Kaziranga.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday said that the Assam State Police Accountability Commission would be set up in several areas to ensure better public participation in accountability and transparency at various levels of police hierarchy.Gogoi told reporters in Guwahati that the panel now based in Guwahati will have a forum each in upper Assam, north bank of river Brahmaputra and Barak Valley in south Assam for the convenience of people. He said that the forums will be headed by a judge, he said, publicity will be given on the accountability initiative for public information and participation.
Hundreds of people had a narrow escape from a major incident, when a powerful blast took place in Gossaigaon minutes after the Howrah-Guwahati down Garibrath Express passed Goabari in Kokrajhar district. There was no casualty or injury.The bomb is believed to have been planted by the anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland which exploded at 1:10 in the wee hours two minutes after the train passed the area between Gossaigaon and Fakiragram. But it blew up three feet of railway track and left a two feet deep crater at the spot.Train services were affected for about five hours following the incident and later it was restored. Security forces have launched a search...
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