An unhealthy competition for breaking news seems to have raised doubts on the overall credibility of media these days. This was more or less of what Ranjeet Sekhar Mushahary said when he was opening a satellite news channel in Guwahati on Saturday in Guwahati. Set up under the petronage of Jivan Surakhya Group, the bilingual satellite news channel is being manned by a team of journalists under the leadership of Manjit Mahanta and Pranjal Phukan.
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Ulubari Mahila Sak Pacholi Bebahayi Sanstha with the support of Society for Social Transformation and Environment Protection (sSTEP) organized day-long vegetable fair on June 30 at B. K....
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The Bodo National Conference on Sunday resolved to intensify the
movement for creation separate Bodoland state.
The Bodo organization held an emergent executive meeting of the
conference PWD...
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Nazira All Assam Minority Students Union felicitated the newly elected ward civic body members at a function on Sunday. Presided over by AMSU President Farukuddin Ahmed, the speakers...
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BPPF party demanded a high level inquiry into the serial killing at Balapara village late last night and punishes the involved culprits with the incidents. Rabiram Narzary, president of BPPF and...
Thaneswar Hazarika, of the Bokakhat Town and the local correspondent of The Sentinel newspaper died on Saturday at his residence following prolonged illness. Born in Majuli, Hazarika was 64 at the time of his demise.
Noted educationist, Hazarika retired as the principal-in-charge of JDSG college, Bokakhat. He was associated with various newspapers of Assam including The Assam Tribune, Dainik Asom, The Sentinel, The Eastern Clarion, Natun Dainik etc. He was serving as the president of Bokakhat Press Club at the time of his demise.
Highly admired by the people of Bokakhat, Hazarika leaves behind his wife, two daughters and a son, besides a host of relatives.
The Assamese community in Research Triangle Area of North Carolina USA (Raleigh-Durham-Cary-Morrisville) celebrated Rongali Bihu in Morrisville on April 30, 2011 in a familial atmosphere reminiscent of the bihu celebrations of the past in Assam. With spring birds filling the morning skies with their welcoming songs after a long winter, frolicking between the lush and verdant new leaves on trees all around, and colorful flowers providing welcoming playground to “bhomoras” and humming birds alike – this typical North Carolina spring day was a perfect backdrop for a Rongali Bihu celebration.
It was a day of coming together for this small community to celebrate “...
More than 24 hours have passed but the information and where about of Arunachal Pradesh’s Chief Minister is yet to be found. Some sources from the CM office said that he his safe but no one could find where is Dorji Khandu,CM of Arunachal Pradesh.
Three helicopters and more than 300 army people are being engaged in the search operation for the CM. Apart from Indian Army, Indian Air force, Sasastra Seema Bal (SSB) Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and others are also actively engaged in search operation of chief minister. Communication has been made with the government of Bhutan and they have provided permission for search and rescue in there areas. Meanwhile two union ministers...
Manipur police fired tear gas cells and lathi charged at the members of the JAC of Street Vendors, who were trying to take out a rally at Khwairanband Bazar at the heart of Imphal city on Friday, injuring one woman. A large number of women street vendors were gathered at Khwai Ima Keithel at 10: 30 a.m. to take out a rally against the decision of the state cabinet to shift them to Lamphel in Imphal West to carry their activities, which the street vendors claimed to be an improper place.
The police fired several rounds of tear gas cells and lathi charged to disperse them and foiled the attempt, wounding Thangjam Lakhi Devi, Thoubal Kyamgei in Thoubal district,police said...
A combined team of Imphal West commandos and personnel of 43 Assam Rifles on Friday busted a hideout of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) faction of Lamyanba Khuman and apprehended a hardcore cadre of the group after an encounter at Loupakthabi under Sekmai police station in Imphal West.
The team led by officer- in- charge, Sekmai police station, P. Sanjay launched a search operation in the area after receiving an intelligent report about some underground members taking shelter there. The armed cadres started firing at the security forces when they reached at Loupakthabi area at around 4 a. m. , police said. Both sides exchanged several rounds of fire, they said, adding...
Manipur police seized 300 SP capsules and 11 boxes of N 10 tablets from two individuals on April 16 at around 8 p.m. by Singjamei police , Imphal west from an autorickshaw in which they were travelling, police said today.
The individuals are identified as Md Hamidur Rahaman(26) of Lilong Kaleikhong, Imphal East and Md Janish Khan (23) of Kyamgei Muslim Laphupat, Imphal East, they said.
Some very exciting creations by short film makers from across the world will be showcased in the 1st Guwahati International Short Film Festival (GISFF) to be held on May 2nd and 3rd, 2011 at Assam State Museum Auditorium, Guwahati.
Altogether 200 films from countries like Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, Netherlands, USA and Australia as well as all over India will be screened during the festival under sections like World Kaleidoscope, Indian Kaleidoscope and the competitive section, North-East Shorts.
The World Kaleidoscope section will see screening of award winning short films from Cannes International Festival. Apart from that 7 award winning short films from Spain will also be...
Assam goes to repolling in thee assembly constituencies.Polling began at 6 booths from 8 in the morning on Monday in Bhawanipur, Rongia and Udalguri districts. Assamtime poll squad covering these booths see brisk polling where voters remaining lined up to cast their votes. The Election Commission has ordered repolling in these booths in view of major anomalies on April 11. The counting would take place on May 13.
Atleast 7 personnel of Manipur Rifles were killed and other 5 wounded on Friday when heavily armed insurgents suspected to be cadres of the NSCN(IM) ambused a convoy of Phungyar MLA Wunaoshang Keishing. MLA Keishing escaped the attack unhurt. The heavily armed insurgents opened fire on the MLA and his convoy while on there way at Rihang, Ukhrul district, Manipur. The MLA visited Phungyar district to participate at a function. The personnel who were killed in the attack include a post commander and a driver and the convoy belonged to 1st and 6th Manipur Rifles, according to police sources.
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