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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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We are very happy to know the positive move by our friends there.This will of course benefit the deserving students of NE

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Security forces deployed in BTAD areas have picked up 22 people in this connection with the orgy of paralyzing violence.Of them, 14 have been picked up in Baksa while 8 others have been apprehended in Kokrajhar during the last 12 hours.These include a forest ranger who was believed to have involved in the attack on the minority people.More and more security forces seem to have arrived in Kokrajhar, Chirang, Gossaigaon to deal with the situation. Senior minister Nilomoni Sendeka is on a stock-taking visit to Kokrajhar and Baksa on Saturday.Army, police and para military forces have been patrolling on the streets to thwart any bid to monger trouble in the nook and corner of the BTAD...
NDFB-S on Saturday made it plain and simple that the ongoing bloodbath in BTAD areas was not their handiwork.In an audio message to media, the outfit alleged a third party role in the gruesome chapter where over 33 people lost their lives in Kokrahar and Baska districts.The Bodo militant outfit further blamed the role of the government for failing to ensure safety and security of the people in the BTAD areas.Notably, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and DGP Khgen Sarma on Friday blamed it all on NDFB-S fo the blooodshed in the Bodo belt.
Senior minister Siddique has blamed it all on BPF for the ongoing murder and mayhem in BTAD.Ahmed who has arrived in Guwahati after his stock taking visit to the troubled torn districts told reporters that the entire chapter is political. Quoting the affected people as saying the minister said that they also called it a handiwork of BPF.Siddique further said that BPF leader Pramila Rani Brahma should be arrested apart from severing alliance with BPF.   
In a major setback for Assam’s health sector, the Medical Council of India has cancelled the recognition to two of the newly set up medical colleges.Reliable sources have told Assam Times that MCI took the drastic steps on April 16 on the basis of the fact finding reports its team deputed to the Jorhat Medical College and Barpeta Medical College in March.According to sources, the MCI team in its report mentioned poor infrascture in both the medical colleges apart from lack of professors and staff. This has left the fate over 300 students in utter uncertainty.
Yet another rhino was killed for horn in Kaziranga. The incident took place near the Demow-Aarimora camp in Agoratoli range of the national park.Forest guards on Friday recovered the hornless carcass in the evening hours after minister Rockybul Hussain held a public meeting seeking their help get rid of the poachers.With this, poachers have killed 17 rhinos in this year.    
The death toll in Chennai blast on Thursday has gone up to four. One more passenger in the ill fated Guwahati-bound train succumbed to injury on Friday.On the other hand, two of the four deceased hailed from Assam.Identified as Biren Das and his wife Sonia Das, the couple from Dhemaji district was on their way to Guwahati in the Bangaluru Express where the explosion took place at Coach No S-5 and S-4.
KMSS on Friday asked chief minister Tarun Gogoi to quit alleging his failure as home minister a day after 12 people lost their lives in militant attack in BTAD areas.Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, the peasant body president said that the government has prior inputs on the incidents of violence and that it remained idle.He further asked BTAD chief Hgrama Mohilary to quit for failing to ensure safety and security of the people.Gogoi said that only a thorough probe by CBI and NIA would be able to unearth the truth behind these orgy of murder and mayhem.Later KMSS took out a procession in protest against the BTAD incidents.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday blamed it all on NDFB-S militants for the fresh orgy of violence in BTAD areas where 12 people were killed and 15 others have been injured during the last 24 hours.Addressing a press conference in Guwahati after reviewing the law and order situation with top ranked civil and police officials, Gogoi said that the government would firmly deal with the militants involved in the attacks.He said that army and additional para military forces are arriving in the troubled torn areas to bring the situation under control.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi seems to have felt the heat of the ethnic frenzy that has claimed 12 lives in BTAD areas within the last 24 hours.ULFA’s anti talk faction has condemned the attack on the innocent people alleging the failure of the government to ensure safety and security of the people in BTAD areas. In a statement sent to Assam Times, the outfit said that the feeling of insecurity grips the peopleKrishak Mukti Sangram Samity blamed it all on the government for the escalating tension in BTAD areas. KMSS president Akhil Gogoi strongly criticized the chief minister and demanded his resignation.The Oppostion Asom Gana Parishad also has alleged failure of Tarun Gogoi who is holding...
The Centre is all prepared to help Dispur deal with the volatile law and order situation in BTAD where 12 people died and 10 others sustained injury.During telephonic conversation with Tarun Gogoi, Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde assured the Chief Minister of all possible help to restore normalcy back to BTAD areas.Apart from 10 CRPF companies, the home minister further agreed to rush army to deal with the situation.