Articles for author: Nava Thakuria

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Voting concludes in Nepal, voters’ turnout recorded 60%

Guwahati: Polling concluded in the Himalayan nation of Nepal peacefully on Thursday evening (5 March 2026) to elect a new Parliament in Kathmandu amid tight security cover where over 60 % of 19 million Nepali electors cast their votes. Nepal Election Commission established 23,112 polling centres under 10,963 polling stations across 77 districts of the ...

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Polling begins in Nepal under tight security cover

Guwahati: Polling begins in the Himalayan nation of Nepal to elect a new Parliament in Kathmandu amid tight security cover where nearly 19 million Nepali electorates are eligible for voting. Erected 23,112 polling centres under 10,963 polling stations in all 77 districts of the south Asian nation were ready to start the exercise at 7 ...

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Veteran journalist and author Saleem Samad passes away at 74

Heartbreaking news surfaced from Dhaka as the warm city lost one of the active residents with the demise of journalist, author and a progressive Bangladeshi national Saleem Samad. The gentleman with enough issues to talk to anyone anywhere and anytime passed away on 22 February 2026. He died undergoing cancer treatment in Dhaka Medical College ...

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GNRC Hospitals Founder Dr NC Borah Honoured with two National Awards

Guwahati: One of the best known practicing physicians of eastern India, Dr Nomal Chandra Borah has been honoured with two distinguished national awards recognising his transformative contributions to neurology, nursing leadership, and community healthcare development over five decades. Founder of GNRC Universal Health Mission and GNRC Group of Hospitals, Dr Borah was recently conferred on ...

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CNFF-25 concludes at Jyoti Chitraban,‘Koli’, ‘Joba’ adjudged as best short features

Guwahati: Curtains came down for the 9th Chalachitram National Film Festival at Jyoti Chitraban premise in Kahilipara on 30 November 2025, as distinguished guests of the closing ceremony handed over the awards along with the certificates and cash prizes to the winning filmmakers in the presence of eminent film personalities, novice director-producers and common cine-goers. ...

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Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival 2025 concludes

Guwahati: The curtain came down for the Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival 2025 on 16 November, as two Assamese writers were felicitated in the valedictory ceremony at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in the prehistoric city of Guwahati with gracious presence of PLF president Phanindra Kumar Dev Choudhury, chief guest Dr Apurba Kumar Saikia and a galaxy of authors, ...

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Everyone who loves Bharat is a Hindu: Dr Mohan Bhagwat

Guwahati: Everyone who loves Bharat and takes pride in identifying as Bharatiya is a Hindu, irrespective of his/her personal modes of worship, said Dr Mohan Bhagwat, Sarsanghchalak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Addressing a gathering of intellectuals, scholars, editors, writers, and entrepreneurs on 18 November 2025 at Sudarshanalaya in Barbari locality of Guwahati, the Sarsanghchalak ...

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Guwahati Lit Fest Kicks Off with Focus on Cultural Roots and Assamese Heritage

Guwahati: The third Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival (PLF) 2025 commenced on Friday (14 November 2025) at Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra premise marking the beginning of an literary exploration to go ‘In Search of Roots’. Delivering the keynote address at the inaugural session, internationally reputed author Shefali Baidya appreciated the festival’s evolving journey and its mission to reconnect ...

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Guwahati to Host Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival Focusing on Northeast’s Roots

Guwahati: Third Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival with a series of fascinating deliberations will open up the doors for author-translators, art-connoisseurs, critics, budding writers, performing artistes, translators with other literature enthusiasts to rediscover the cultural legacy of far eastern Bharat. Organized by Sankardev Education and Research Foundation (SERF) with the theme titled ‘In Search of Roots’, the ...

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Assam: When prince of melody departs

The heartbroken news surfaced from Singapore in multiple media outlets, which shocked the people of Assam in grief, but also in instant outrage among the young generation, who were born in eastern India and brought up with the melodious voice of iconic singer Zubeen Garg. The sadness and melancholy soon turned into outrages with a ...

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Northeast India: Bhatiapar gas leakage and its aftermath

Finally the natural gas leakage from Bhatiapar  crude oil well, which  continued for 16 days, was fully stopped by an experienced team of  Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) with support from three foreign well-control  experts on 27 Jun 2025. The capping operation at Rudrasagar oilfield well (RDS-147A) in Sivasagar of northeast India was performed ...

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‘Buddhist Philosophy & Teachings in Bharatiya Sanatani Tradition’

Guwahati: With an aim to explore the connections between Buddhist philosophy and  Sanatan tradition of Bharat, an intriguing  lecture was organized at Vivekananda Kendra in Uzan Bazar locality of the prehistoric  city on 22  June 2025. Jointly organized by Pragya (a socio-cultural organization)  and Buddha Chetana-Bharat (a social association), the lecture titled  ‘Buddhist Philosophy & ...