Two Assam cricketers have been selected to the Indian Premier League’s Sharukh Khan’s Knight Riders in its second season. Both the cricketers will attend the training camp from Tuesday led by former Indian skipper Saurabh Ganguly.
According to information, Dhiraj Goswami and Krishna Das, both from Assam would join the Sahrukh Khan’s Knight Riders led by former Indian skipper Saurabha Ganguly. They would attend the training camp from Tuesday in Ahmedabad to ensure good performance. The Assam Cricket Association sources have confirmed it and said it’s a good news.
27 Feb 2009 - 12:05am | Aiyushman Dutta
For four consecutive days, the hills of Karbi Anglong reverberated with the melodious sound of beating drums and a cheering crowd, creating an atmosphere of sheer jubilation and ecstasy, as both the...
12 Apr 2013 - 4:58pm | Arup Saikia
Rampant smuggling of subsidized kerosene (SK) oil is going on in the border districts of Assam.The illegal trade is carrying out by procuring SK oil though fake ration cards. Major chunk of SK oil...
17 Jun 2013 - 2:21pm | AT News
Dr Manmohan Singh and Shantias Kujur took oath as Rajya Sabha member on Monday. Rajya Sabha chairman Dr Hamid Ansari admimistered the duo the oath of office and secrecy at a brief function in...
23 Nov 2014 - 8:56pm | AT News
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi has ordered magisterial inquiry into it the allegations of torture inflicted on a blind student in Nagaon two months after the incident where the room mates forced the 14...
A girl sustained bullet injured in yet another shoot out that rocked Guwahati on Tuesday. The incident took place in Rupnagar area at around 1/30 noon. Barasha Talukdar received injury when a mysterious bullet left her injured when she was working in the kitchen. She was rushed to the hospital and her condition is said to be safe. Police officials rushed to the spot and investigation is on. The incident took place hardly 24 hours after the Kumarpara shoot out where a businessman was injured on Monday night.
The toll in the venomous spider attack has gone to two in Assam where around 12 people are still undergoing treatment. The victims often complain of painful swelling. Both the victims hailed from Tinsukia district. But there is no confirmation. According to the district administration, the victims were cremated before autopsies could be done. Seven other victims have been treated with antibiotics against infection after they also tried to drain their wounds.
The spiders were first noticed about a month ago across Tinsukia district's grassy plains and dense jungle forests north of the Brahmaputra River. Meanwhile, villagers are keeping lamps on at night and standing guard against spiders...
It was a unique way to take pride in and take a vow to protect the rich bio-resources of Kaziranga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on the occasion of World Environment Day.A section of young enthusiastic nature and wildlife lovers from across the state today ran for the GREEN cause of conservation and celebration of the treasure trove of Kaziranga National Park, the famous abode of on horned rhinoceros and a tiger reserve taking part in the Green Marathon organised along a portion the National Highway 37 that flanks southern boundary of Kaziranga National Park (KNP).Total 179 persons took part in the Green Marathon that was flagged off by State Minister for Environment and...
The Guwahati Medical College Hospital buys bad name once again . Yet another incident rocked country’s premier hospital on the boil. A tragic incident erupted in the GMCH premises on Sunday following the tragic death of a baby. The baby died after it fell from the lap of its grandmother who was assaulted by a security personnel who was mercilessly beaten up. GMCH authorities have announced a probe into the incident. This was the second child to Deepali Rashbangshi, who lost her husband just six months back.
Seven months passed since Dr Bhupen Hazarika died. But his fans set a world record in Guwhati when thousands of guitarists together played his evergreen music Bistirno Parore at the packed Sarusajai stadium on Sunday afternoon. Organized by Now, Hope — a Guwahati-based event management company, the function was attended by several noted singers who appreciated the venture. They include singers Sudakhina Sarma, JP Das, Samar Hazarika, Monjyotsna Mahanta. It breaks the world record set in Shillong in 2007 where 1733 guitarists performed together. The formal announcement would be made on June 30.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday visited the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) and got wind of the latest developments in the food technology field.
Gogoi, who arrived at the CFTRI campus in Yadavagiri, was welcomed by CFTRI Acting Director Dr.G. Venkateswara Rao, who apprised Gogoi of the use of buffalo milk in making milk powder since it has higher percentage of fat and about the research on adding natural colours to food items instead of the conventional synthetic colours.Gogoi later took a look at the dosa and idli making machines developed by CFTRI — the institute's pride. This is the third visit of Gogoi to the CFTRI, the first occasion being when...
Criminal Investigation Department is intensifying its probe into the sensational Gadapani Pathak case where the agriculture department superintending engineer was killed after he was kidnapped at gunpoint. CID sleuths continue to grill Faizul Islam for third consecutive days after he was released from a private nursing home in Bongaigaon. Islam, an engineer who had accompanied the slain engineer Godapani Pathak to Dhubri, is set to be quizzed further in this connection. Islam, who was rescued after 25 days of abduction, had accompanied Godapani Pathak, a senior engineer of state agriculture department, whose bullet-ridden body was found on May 3 last in Bongaigaion to Dhubri. CID found...
One person was killed and four others were injured in a road mishap in Goalpara district on Sunday morning.The tragic incident struck at Dhanubhanga area near Dudhnoi when a passenger bus hit a Tata Indica car . One died on the spot and four other occupants of the car were injured. He was identified as Binoy Kumar Prasad. The injured were rushed to the hospital.
Guwahati is not safe at all even in morning walk. Unidentified miscreants snatched a gold chain from an aged woman who happens to be the mother Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Kahilipara on Sunday. According to police, the incident took place when Mrinalini Devi, was on her way for morning walk at around 7 am when two miscreants in a bike stopped near her. The miscreants snatched the gold chain which she was wearing in her neck. An FIR has been lodged in the Dispur police station and efforts are on to nab the culprits.
Police in Guwahati arrested six people linked to Garo National Liberation Army on Saturday and seized huge ache of arms and ammunition from their possession. The consignment, including rocket launchers, shells and pistols and barrets were found from Gorchuk area of Guwahati. The consignment was intercepted on its way to GNLA camps in Garo Hills in Meghalaya through Goalpara in Assam.
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