To succeed in this competitive global environment, every student needs to have high motivation, ambition and perseverance to face the various challenges that they face. To do so, they require lot of positive attitude and inspiration from peers. Parents in this age are looking for resources, books and journals that would inspire their children to have ambition and a global outlook to excel in their chosen field of study.
The magazine Friends is a sincere effort by the Non residents of Assam towards the upliftment of the Students and youths of the North East India. It contains articles on career guidance, education, travel and tourism, volunteering and Social entrepreneurism. Chief Editor Mr. Ankur Bora from Dallas, Texas, USA sincerely desires that students and the youth of the North East India will benefit from this journal as the motto of this journal is –To inform, to inspire and to instill. It is also expected that the parents will gift this magazine to their children as a valuable resource for career development and for their future personal and professional growth.
The editorial board of Friends is looking for writers (in English) , it will be a paid engagement. Please write to Ankur Bora at ankurbora@hotmail.com .
23 Apr 2014 - 9:48pm | Padum Gogoi
Yet another GS Road episode hangs the state’s head in shame. A group of youths outraged the modesty of a girl in full view of the people in Golaghat town which touches off a seismic wave of reaction...
23 May 2017 - 7:40pm | Shajid Khan
The five day long Samajik Chetna Abhiyan organized by 37th BN, SSB Mangaldoi concluded here at Nalapara Chowk near Indo-Bhutan border of Udalguri on Monday. The concluding day witnessed a...
15 Aug 2012 - 2:35pm | editor
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has written to his counterparts in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharasthra to ensure safety of the Assamese people living in these states. According to...
4 Apr 2012 - 5:10am | Ritupallab Saikia
Five car lifters including two women were arrested by Bokakhat Police at Rajabari on NH-37 last night and a Winger (AS-13/C-2429)had been recovered from them. It has been reported that the gang of...
WWF-India Assam State Office in partnership with Elementary Education, Govt. of Assam had organized a virtual One Earth One Home State Training & Orientation Programme reently. Archita Baruah Bhattacharyya, Coordinator, WWF India AAPSO conducted the Training & Orientation Programme where more than 600 participants from Education department, Govt. of Assam, SCERT, DIETs, SSA, DEE, DEEOs, IS, DMCs, SEBA, DPOs,BEEOs, BMCs, Principals & Educators took part from all districts of Assam. Smti. Anuja Bhuyan, Deputy Secretary - Dept. of Elementary Education with her encouraging words appreciated efforts of WWF India, appealed the educators and officials to...
Age is just a number for those who are young with their minds and thoughts. Giridhar Mahanta, Father of Bollywood actor Urmila Mahanta is one of those personalities.
He turns 75th today. But at this age his energy and passion can beat any young. During the Covid lockdown Giridhar Mahanta , a retired Government Senior Officer as well as renown social worker has been kept himself busy with his pen to express his feelings through poetic words.
Mahanta wrote poems and took inspiration from his surroundings that gets expressed in the form of poem. He has been associated with Axom Sahitya Sabha for many years.
His daughter Urmila Mahanta...
Guwahati: In a bizzer incident that forces the BJP government to hang it's head in shame, the state police recruitment board for selection of Sub Inspector has cancelled the statewide written test midway citing leakage of question papers on Sunday.
According to information, the examination which began at 12 noon was suddenly cancelled at 1 PM across the state as soon as the question papers went viral through social media. But the source of leakage has yet to be identified yet.
Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal who is in New Delhi asked DGP BJ Mahanta to find out the culprit behind the leakage of question papers.
"We are utterly dissapointed. This government is not...
Guwahati: An united regional force against BJP seems to be a distant dream since AJP has little chance to be with KMSS to fight the 2021 assembly polls. Peasant leader Bhaskar D Saikia has urged AJP conveners to take KMSS on board adding that they would wait till September 20 for the response.
“We will wait till September 20. If we don’t get any response from their end we would decide our future course of action,” said Saikia. He said that division in the regional camp would be a historic blunder. But the AJP conveners have yet to react.
AJP was announced on Monday with the appointment of Jagdish Bhuyan as the chief coordinator. AASU and AJYCP had a few rounds of consultations and...
Guwahati: AJP is born against Congress, BJP and AIUDF. But these parties are least bothered. BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma said each of the AJP candidates will have to remain satisfied with maximum 1500 votes in the 2021 assembly polls. Talking to reporters in Guwahati, Sarma said, “the newly born party is most welcomed. But it must be ensured that the traders need not down the shutters fearing donation.”
State Congress president Ripun Bora said that AJP’s emergence won’t have any adverse impact on their party’s poll prospect at all. He said that if the new regional party wants to dislodge BJP from power the student leaders should step into the oppostion’s grand alliance. “We have...
Guwahati: Finally, AASU and AJYCP have announced new regional party 6 months ahead of assembly polls. A day after a brainstorming session of the two influential student and youth organizations conveners Basanta Deka and Krishnagopal Bhattacharya said that the new party would be named as Asom Jatiya Party (AJP).
They said that the organizational activities have started in the various district and sub divisional levels. “However, they will hold a political convention in October-end to be a full fledged regional political party by November. Jagdish has agreed to be the main convener of the new political party,” said the student leaders.
Leaders of...
New Delhi : In a major reshuffle just before the 2021 assembly polls, AICC has replaced Harish Rawat from Assam as state party in charge.
Senior Congress leader from Punjab Kuljit Singh will take over as Assam party in charge.
CWC has retained former CM Tarun Gogoi and replaced Gaurav Gogoi with former Silchar MP Sushmita Dev.
Peasant leader Akhil Gogoi urged anti BJP parties and forces to remain united.
Talking to reporters at the GMCH premises after his routine check up on Monday, Gogoi said that all parties including the proposed regional parties by the All Assam Students Union should stand tall under one flag to beat BJP in the 2021 assembly poll.
Gogoi gave hint of his party’s support to an united forum against BJP.
Guwahati: State Congress president Ripun Bora says if the party comes to power it would implement NYAY scheme where BPL families will receive Rs 7500 in a month.
Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Saturday, Bora NYAY will challenge Aronodoy scheme, which the government launched recently promising Rs 830 in a month to 17 lakh poor families.
Bora further said that the BJP-led government announced a slew of schemes despite bad financial condition just to woo the voters for 2021 assembly polls.
Guwahati: AGP leader and former CM Prafulla Kumar Mahanta is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Guwahati. Mahanta, the 2 term Chief Minister was admitted in the hospital following his heart ailment.
CM Sarbananda Sonowal called up jis wife Jayashree Mahanta and wished his early recovery. A team of AGP also took stock of his health condition at the hospital.
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