Several persons have been injured when security forces sprang upon a group of people in Sualkuchi who took to the streets against the sale of Banaras-made silk cloths. The situation suddenly started simmering when local people in large number attacked the security forces defying Section 144 CrPC for trying to quell the protesters. As the policemen tried to contain the situation the protestors pelted stones at them forcing the security forces to retaliate.
Earlier, they forced the State Bank of India branch to down the shutters alleging that the bank officials have been providing the sellers with loan money who have been importing the Benaras made clothes.
Protesters have already burnt down silk clothes worth Rs 50 crore during the last 12 hours.
29 Apr 2015 - 5:16pm | AT News
The Dispur Hospital has organized another Hepatitis B vaccination camp for scribes at Guwahati Press Club on 5 May 2015. The city based media persons, who had already taken the first dose of...
25 Oct 2016 - 3:50pm | AT News
NDA has received a marginal shot on its arm in the move to amend The Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 when the Bodo Peoples’ Front has come in full support of the Bill that triggers statewide protest...
5 Feb 2017 - 4:13pm | AT News
Unidentified miscreants alleged to have kidnapped a tea garden manager from the outskirt of Guwahati a week after police lodged a complaint against him in Charaideo district.According to the first...
24 Mar 2009 - 1:29am | editor
A major tragedy was averted on Monday when army recovered a powerful IED at railway tracks at Sari sori in Karbi Anglong hills district.According to information, the bomb was recovered barely half an...
Aaranyak has expressed its deep concern at the continued poaching of rhinos in different parts of Assam. In first two weeks of the new year already rhinos are poached in Kaziranga, Orang and Manas NP. A rhino carcass was detected on Sunday evening in Bansbari range of Manas National Park with bullet marks and horn being stolen. This was a translocated male rhino which was earlier translocated into Manas from Pabitora WLS under Indian Rhino Vision 2020. This was the third translocated rhinos poached in Manas NP in past two years. Aaranyak urges the government to take stern action against erring forest staffs if found guilty of negligence of duty to strengthen regular...
As the country celebrates 100 years of Indian cinema,, here’s a good news from Assam. The National Film Archives of India (NFAI) has digitally restored an Assamese film made in 1952, whose only print was missing for over 40 years till it was recovered in a village in Assam in March 2010.The film, “Runumi”, written and directed by noted writer-Sattriya dance exponent, the late Suresh Chandra Goswami, has undergone digital audio and video restoration after a painstaking process of manual cleaning at the Restoration Laboratory. NFAI, which spent around Rs 6.5 lakh in the restoration work, as also done the English subtitling of the film, and has sent a master DVD to Goswami’s grandson, National...
A collection of stories by a popular televison anchor Shikha Saikia was released on Tuesday morning in the city. Published by Bristi Prakashan, the collection of stroies titled Nirab Jantrana Aru Anyanya was released by the senior journalst Kanaksen Deka.The inaugural ceremony was attended by a group of televison and print journalists incluidng Jerryr Hussain, Pranay Bordoloi, Nava Thakuria with Naresh Kalita, Nabajit Patgiri etc.Shikha Saikia used to create short stroies since her college days. Now associated with News Live and Rang channel, Shikha has expressed her gratitude to everyone present on the occasion and commited to continue writing creative articles.
The common people of Arunachal Pradesh should not suffer due to the ongoing anti-big dam campaign in Assam. Hence the movement against the big dams in Arunachal Pradesh should not include any step that affect the supply of essential commodities to the neighboring State. Friends of Arunachal Pradesh, a platform comprising environment activists, civil society leaders and journalists, in a press meet at Guwahati Press Club on Tuesday, also argues that the controversy related to the big-dams planned in Arunachal Pradesh for generating thousands Megawatt electricity should be resolved amicably. While morally supporting the anti-big dam movement and criticizing the attitude of the Union...
Annada Gohain, a resident of Kharghuli, breathed her last on 19th September 2011 at a private hospital in Guwahati at the age of 81 years. She retired as Additional Director (Agriculture) under Assam Government in 1987.
In 1948, she graduated with Chemistry Honours from Cotton College. In 1955, she went to Australia for a special two year Food Technology course conducted by the University of New South Wales under the Colombo Plan. After successfully completing the course, she stayed on till 1959 for research work leading to the award of her M.Sc. degree. Annada Gohain was the daughter of eminent educationist Mahendra Nath Gohain of Nizarapar, Guwahati. Her husband Jitendra Nath Gohain...
Supporting the Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption movement, the people of entire the Howraghat area took out candle rally on Tuesday evening at Assam HAD Minister, Kharsing Engti’s home town Howraghat. It may be mentioned here that along with joining of common people, large numbers of Kharsing Engti’s supporters appeared coming out to the street and joined in the Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption movement taking candle lights and banners defying their party protocols. From the point of view, it is clear that people are now completely indifferent against the massive corruptions are on in the Country. It needs to be mentioned here that taking out rally by the Congress...
Assamese violinist Sunita Khaund Bhuyan performed for the Shradhanjali ceremony in Mumbai, paying homage to Shri Rajiv Gandhi - the Late ex-Prime Minister of India on his 67th birth anniversary on Saturday, at the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee Head Office. The event was attended by few dignitaries. Sunita was felicitated by the CM and Milind Deora MP for her heart rendering recital.
The people of the hill district Karbi Anglong celebrated the64th Independence Day defying the threat of Karbi militant organizations. The Tricolour national flag was unfurled by State HRD Minister, Kaharsing Engti on Monday, at Diphu Karbi Anglong Sports Association (KASA) stadium. In his speech, Engti higlighted on the different progresses that persisting round the clock by the State government.
It may mentioned here that imcluding Diphu, and 11 Development Blocks of the hill district, at Howraghat Development Block too, Independence Day was observed with pomp and gaiety.
The National triocolour was unfurled at Howraghat Development Block office premises by Premala Beypi, local MAC...
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...
In yet another bizarre incident that sends shockwave across the state, a man beheaded his wife in Dibrugarh district on Sunday. The accused, Polit Paik of Sessa Maoidamoni village under Barbaruah police station is believed to have killed his wife alleging extra martial affair.
After killing his wife Pinky, he surrendered before the police. He said he caught his wife Pinky alias Rekha Paik in a compromising position with her lover. Paik beheaded his 30-year-old wife with a sharp weapon and later rushed to the police station with her severed head. Paik who has four children confessed to the police about the crime. The third person managed to flee the scene, the body of the woman has been...
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