Padma Shri Dr. Birendranath Datta inaugurated the Alcheringa' 09, the cultural festival of Indian Institute of Technology ( IIT ) Guwahati on January 29 at IIT Guwahati auditorium.
21 Mar 2013 - 12:51pm | Amarjyoti Borah
It’s not often that a remote village finds a mention in government tourism brochures. Khonoma in Nagaland does. The village is not exactly an archetypal exotic destination. You have to withstand a...
17 Jun 2013 - 10:52pm | Abdul Gani
The historic ‘Second Mess’, later named as ‘Swahid Ranjit Borpujari (SRB) Boys’ Hostel’ of the Cotton College is going to celebrate its 100th year. The hostel was established in 1913 was the...
10 May 2008 - 11:52pm | editor
There is a flutter at the Gauhati University campus as its Vice Chancellor Dr Amarjyoti Chaudhory has resigned citing his failures to uplift the varsity due to lack of cooperation from the Assam...
3 Jul 2013 - 3:03pm | Jayanta Kumar Das
The 64th Bon Mahotsav has been observed at Kalaigaon on July 3. The programme was centrally arranged at Kalaigaon College premises in presence of hundreds of students, teachers and senior citizens....
"We have waited thirteen years, another hour should not be to difficult to bear, will it?" said an elderly bystander to a colleague, as all of us waited to hear the verdict of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) charge sheet filed in the Kamrup District and Sessions Court, against the surviving accused in the Parag Kumar Das assassination case. The premise of the court was packed with media persons, lawyers, human rights activists, and police personnel. Among the crowd were nervous supporters of the accused who had regulation crew cuts, wore trendy shoes, jeans and white shirts. A narrow path leading to the court separated them from Parag Das’ well wishers and friends, and for...
ULFA military chief Paresh Baruah is said to be critically ill. The reported appointment of Raju Baruah, his second in command, as the new head of the organisation’s military wing definitively indicates the seriousness of the situation.
Reports coming in from sources said Baruah contracted multiple illnesses in Myanmar on his way to attend the martyr’s day observed by the organisation. A combination of jaundice, cerebral malaria and another kind of fever led to a fast deterioration of Baruah’s health and he had been unconscious for the past couple of days without much indication of recovery. Sources are unwilling to confirm whether he is alive or dead. Meanwhile, the...
Prime accused in the Parag Das murder case, Mridul Phukan, has been acquitted by the District and Sessions Court, Guwahati, citing lack of evidence. As the accused walked out of the court, human rights organisatons, the media faternity, family and friends of Parag Das termed it as a betrayal by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the court. Parag Das, a prominent journalist and human rights defender was gunned down in broad daylight on May 16, 1996. The verdict came after Das's family, friends and civil society organisations sought justice for 13 long years. CBI is the primary investigating agency in the case.
A team of Guwahati citizens has arrived in Halflong today to study the socio-political problems of NC Hills district. During the mission, the team will interact with a varied section of people of the hills district and try to understand the burning issues. The initiative has been taken following a resolution adopted in a citizen meet held at Guwahati Press Club few days back. The team is supposed to carry the message from the trouble-torn district to the greater section in the society. Led by the cultural activist Loknath Goswami, the team includes IPTA worker Jayanta Gogoi, poet Kamal Kumar Medhi with journalists Nava Thakuria, Anup Sharma, Nituparna Rajbongshi and Prasanta Datta.
A hardcore ULFA rebel was killed at an encounter with police and army in Barpeta district on Thursday. According to information, the encounter took place at Pattacharkuchi on late Thursday night when army and police was running a joint operation in the area. As the operation was on the ULFA rebel started indiscriminate firing at the police and when retaliated by police the miliant was killed on the spot. A pistol was also recovered from his possession.
There has been a steep in the cases of infiltrating from across the Indo-Bangla border if the government ius to be beleived. According to a home ministry statement, till June this year, 991 foreign infiltrators were held along the Indo-Bangla border while 2559 such persons were apprehended last year. In 2007 and 2006, the figures were 4206 and 5130 respectively.
The statement has claimed that the Government has adopted a "multi-pronged approach" to contain cross-border infiltration which includes round the clock surveillance and patrolling on the borders and establishment of observation posts.
According to the home ministry, priority has also been given to expedite construction of...
The Arunachal Pradesh government has cleared its signal to Oil India Limited for laying a 60 km pipeline to carry gas from Changlang district to Assam. According to Assam, the pipeline will run from Kumchai in Changlang district to Doomduma in Tinsukia district of Assam via Namsai and Mahadevpur. The decision was taken on Thursday followed by a meeting between an OIL team led by General Manager (production) I Bharali and Arunachal Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu. Around 50,000 cubic metre of gas gets wasted every day for want of a pipeline. And once the pipeline is constructed, the border state would also earn revenue.
Assam slips into acute power crisis Assam is facing acute power crisis...
Media and books should (must) play a vital role in guiding the society for sustained growth and intellectual upliftment. Both the mediums should also continue engaging the common people for a better future addressing their hope and aspiration, argued DN Chakrabarty, a senior journalist of Assam during a discussion held in Tihu of Nalbari district.
Addressing a public meeting in the premises of Tihu College on July 23, Chakrabarty also appealed to the conscious citizens to come out with the commitment and dedication for their respective roles. The former editor of ‘Dainik Asom’ also cautioned the media persons ‘not to be vulnerable’ to the motivated and powerful...
A dreaded ULFA cadre was captured, two others seriously injured at an encounter with police in Nagaon district on Thursday. According to information, the encounter took place at around 1 in the afternoon in the area at Moukhuti in Deodhar in Nagaon district. The grievously injured rebels have been identified as Razeq Hussain and Imran Hussain. The arrested ULFA cadre has been identified as Chandan Hazarika.
At least 132 persons were arrested for poaching 46 rhinos in Assam since 2006. This was what the government informed Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
Replying to a written question, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said nine rhinos were poached in 2006 while 21 and 16 in 2007 and 2008 respectively. He said the estimated population of rhinos in the four different protected areas of Assam was 2,021 of which 2,048 rhinos were found in Kaziranga National Park, followed by Orang National Park, Pobitra Wildlife Sanctuary and five in Manas national Park. Ramesh said the government on its part has been providing financial support under the Centrally sponsored schemes for the conservation and development...
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