Articles for author: Nava Thakuria

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Handover Gyanvapi structure to Hindus: VHP

Guwahati: As the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has clearly indicated that there was a Hindu temple at Gyanvapi complex,  Vishva Hindu Parishad urges the opponents to handover the structure to Hindus. VHP’s international working president and a senior advocate Alok Kumar argues that the ASI, an expert body under the Union ministry of culture ...

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A flyover of media persons’ concern 

Guwahati:  On the first day of year 2024,  Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma laid the foundation stone for a 4-lane elevated corridor connecting the historic Dighali Pukhuri with Noonmati in  eastern part of the prehistoric city. Projected to be the longest flyover in northeast India with arms towards GNB Road, west Dighali Pukhuri road ...

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Bharat has been practising secularism since ages: Dr Mohan Bhagwat

Guwahati:  We have to develop our nation on the basis of Bharat’s time-tested self-hood, said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat, while addressing Luit Subansiri Samavesh at Majuli amidst mighty river Brahmaputra on 29 December 2023. Posing a question to the audience, if Bharat has been able to retain the Swa (self-hood) in ...

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Unity is not uniformity, but unitedness: Dr Mohan Bhagwat

Guwahati: Unity is not uniformity, but it is unitedness, said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak  Dr Mohan Bhagwat while addressing the Purvottar Sant Manikanchan Sammelan 2023 on Thursday at Uttar Kamalabari Satra in Majuli river island. In presence of 104 spiritual leaders belonging to 48 Satras (Vaishnavite monasteries) and 37 different religious institutions & sects ...

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One more award for Prof Yunus, this time from football world

Guwahati: Repeatedly harassed and abused by the current regime in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s lone Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has brought laurels to the south Asian nation once again and this time the award comes from the world of football. The founder of Grameen Bank (of Bangladesh), which shared the Nobel peace 2006 award with Prof ...

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Ram is Shubh, Mangal and inspiring: Dattatreya Hosabale

Guwahati: Ram is Shubh (auspicious), Ram is Mangal (propitious), Ram is inspiration, Ram is faith, conviction. Ram is not a Murti (idol) of Dharma, but Vigrah or Dharma himself, said Dattatreya Hosabale, Sarkaryavah of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, while releasing a book titled ‘Ram Phir Laute’ (Ram returned again) along with Gita Manishi Swami Gyananand, justice ...

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Thousands perform in Vande Mataram dance

Guwahati: One thousand children belonging to the families of sanitation workers on Sunday performed in a spectacular cultural event with traditional attire in the city. The colourful event titled ‘Joy of Life with the Rhythm of Equality’ at Khanapara veterinary college ground witnessed Sattriya dances performed by 500 children and Bhortal Nritya by another 500 ...

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Remembering a true nationalist Bhimbar Deuri

Guwahati: A dedicated tribal leader turned a great nationalist Bhimbar Deuri was remembered for his extraordinary contributions to the country, while preparing to adopt a new identity as a sovereign nation after decades of foreigner’s rule, at a gorgeous function in the city on 30 November 2023. Organised on the Jananeta’s 76 th death anniversary ...

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World Hindu Congress

World Hindu Congress concludes in Bangkok

Guwahati: The World Hindu Congress 2023, a global platform for Hindu leaders, thinkers, and influencers, from around the world, concluded with a sense of unity, inspiration, and a renewed commitment to the timeless values of Hindu Dharma. The WHC (24 – 26 November 2023) came to an end in Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand, ...

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CM Sarma announces financial aid for Lokhimon Ashram

Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday visited Lokhimon Ashram in Dolamara area of  Karbi Anglong district to attend a congregation meeting. Sarma paid a visit to the cemetery of Kurusar Lokhan Engti Hansek, the founder of Lokhimon faith, to  pay rich tributes. Unveiling a statue of the great man, he also laid ...

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Hindus in Myanmar celebrate Durga Puja

Thousands of Hindu families in Buddhist majority Myanmar (also known as Burma or Brahmadesh) have also organised the Sharadotsav (autumn festival) to worship Mother Goddess Durga with limited resources. The Sanatani Hindu people in Rakhine/Arakan State in western Myanmar bordering Bangladesh start celebrating the sacred festival for three days. Durga Puja festivity begins in various ...

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Bharat Mata Pujan begins in Guwahati, festival to celebrate legacy, culture & traditions

Guwahati: Bharat Mata Pujan 2023, organised with an aim to celebrate the legacy, culture and traditions of the great land, kick starts on Thursday (1 Kati of 1430 Bhaskarabda) coinciding the Sharadiya Durgotsav. Thousands of cultural personalities, art connoisseurs and patriotic nationals assembled at Chandmari AEI field in the far eastern part of Bharat (India) ...