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 .
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Dr. M.Anga Mathu took the charge of new deputy commissioner of Nagaon district on Tuesday. After joining the office, the new deputy commissioner called a press meet, in which he interact with the...
12 Dec 2015 - 3:27pm | Shajid Khan
Pre-Christmas celebration programme was organized by All Tangla Christian Students Fellowship on Friday at Bordoloi Bhawan, Tangla. The theme of the programme was "For the Son of Man came to seek and...
26 Aug 2014 - 6:46pm | AT News
The world ‘immigrant’ created an uproar in the Assam Assembly forcing Speaker Pranab Kumar Gogoi to take prime minister’s name on Tuesday.The uproar on the floor took place during the question hour...
7 Dec 2017 - 9:45am | AT News
SILCHAR: The on going process to update NRC has raised doubts over the citizenship of a senior Congress leader who needs to undergo reverification. He is non other than Siddeque Ahmed, the former...
Guwahati: A lower court in Guwahati on Wednesday asked Kolkata based intellectual Garga Chatterjee to surrender before it by August 27.
The court has issued the order after the court was apprised that Chatterjee who made defamatory remarks against first Ahom king Chaulung Sukafa.
The court further slammed the failure of Kolkata police to arrest the Bangla Pakhya leader even after a nonbailable warrant was issued.
He called the pioneer of the Ahom emperor as Chinese invader ad questioned the government’s intention to celebrate Assam Day.
Guwahati: Caught in a deep dilemma over the fate of the Clause VI committee recommendations for the last 5 months, the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) on Tuesday revealed it forcing Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to break the silence.
Hours after the revelation, Sonowal said that Delhi and Dispur were committed to implementing the suggestions in letter and spirit to ensure constitutional protection to the genuine people.
CM admitted the delay in the process to implement the recommendation and blamed the nationwide COVID19 menace and flood fury.
But according to sources, the report has yet to reach Union home minister Amit Shah who has been reluctant to receive it and asked CM...
Guwahati: In a landmark act that rattles both Delhi and Dispur, the All Assam Students Union has put the Clause VI panel report in public domain which the Centre has not received yet.
Apart from ILP provision, the report strongly suggested a slew of measures to ensure constitutional safeguard for the indigenous people of Assam.
These include reservation of seats for indigenous people in job and legislative assembly, upper House.
The state's influential student organization has demanded measures to implement it since PM Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah repeatedly promised to implement it letter and spirit.
Notably, led by Justice (retd) BK Sarma...
Guwahati: Youth heartthrob Zubeen Garg will be the brand ambassador of the state's agriculture sector to uplift the back of the economic health.
The popular singer formally agreed to accept the stint as he called on state agriculture minister Atul Bora in Guwahati on Saturday.
The singer called on Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal two weeks back where he got the proposal informally.
His acceptance of the proposal assumed significance since he opposed tooth and nail BJP's CAA and urged the people to dislodge the Sonowal government which drew a huge response.
The singer was not available for comment on the question of his stiff opposition to CAA and promised to lead a...
Loksabha TV recently discussed the flood situation in Assam.
Architect Gautam Sarma, author & policy specialist Sanjoy Hazarika, NERAMAC director. Manoj Kumar Das and few other national experts spoke on the problems and solutions to the recurring problem.
TEZPUR: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has ordered an inquiry into the group clashes in Sonitpur district where 12 people sustained injury in an attack as they were taking out a bike procession in support of the Ayodhya event on Wednesday.
According to information, Sonowal has issued an order to DGP Bhaskarjyoti Mahanta to probe the incident where the miscreants set afire as many as ten bikes and vehicles. DIG (law and order) GP Singh told media that 4 cases have been registered in this connection.
Sources said that the district authorities have disallowed VHP and Bajrang Dal from taking out any procession in view of the prevailing endemic. But VHP and Bajrang Dal activists took...
Guwahati: An orgy of violence has rocked Sonitpur district where a few people sustained injury and some vehicles were burnt down on Wednesday.
The incident took place in the afternoon when a group of unidentified miscreants attacked some people as they took out a procession in support of the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Ram temple at Ayodhya.
As the procession was progressing on the road suddenly the miscreants sprang upon the participating people.
The miscreants further burnt down as many as five vehicles during the attack. Then they vanished from the spot.
Later policemen came but by then the miscreants fled.
The area has been put under...
Tezpur: After Padma Hazarika, now it's turn for Mrinal Hazarika to wage a war against the illegal settlers.
Talking to reporters in Sootea where a group of police and civil officials sustained injury at an attack by illegal settlers recently, the BJP MLA from Khomtai alleged a nefarious attempt to overpower the indigenous people.
"But how theses illegal settlers could attack police officers on eviction duty? This is because of a section pressure groups who have been aiding and abetting these people, "said Saikia.
He fully supported Padma Hazarika for his stand against the illegal settlers. He said, "Tezpur now looks different. Now rows of small huts on the National Highway...
Tezpur: A BJP legislator with a rifle on his shoulders on Thursday during a stock-taking visit to a tense site evoked no less reaction in many quarters. The legislator in question is none other than Sootea MLA Padma Hazarika who reached Chakigarh area after a group of illegal settlers attacked a joint team of police and civil officials on eviction duty.
As many as 12 people including police officers sustained injury as they tried to evict the illegal settlers before handing over the plot to a group of local entrepreneurs.
But the visit of the legislator with a rifle on his shoulders raised the eyebrows of many parties and organizations.
State Congress president Ripun Bora...
Guwahati: BJP government and party are simultaneously gearing up for 2021 assembly polls.
After CM's principal secretary Sanjay Lohia's transfer to New Delhi a major bureaucratic reshuffle is on the card as part of preparations for the assembly polls.
Same it is in the case of the party. Hours after state president Ranjit Das and organizational secretary Phanin Sarma met BJP president JP Nadda in New Delhi on Monday, joint organizational secretary Geethartha Goswami was removed from the stint.
There is no specific reason cited in the letter which Goswami received from the leadership.
Moreover, the state leadership has moved the central leadership to get...
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