Shimla: As the 11th International Film Festival of Shimla (IFFS) gears up for its opening this weekend, it has unveiled a unique and exciting new initiative: ‘BACHPAN’, an exclusive film segment curated especially for children. From September 5 to 7, the historic Gaiety Theatre will host this special program, offering young audiences a gateway to ...
Bhubaneswar, Odisha: In a major crackdown on money laundering, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) from Shimla conducted extensive search operations at two locations in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. The raids targeted the residential and business premises of Shakti Ranjan Dash, the Managing Director of M/s Anmol Mines Private Limited (AMPL), in connection with the colossal ₹1396 ...
Guwahati: While congratulating the crisis management team belonging to the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) along with three foreign well-control experts for the successful capping of crude oil well 147A under Rudrasagar oilfield on 27 June, All Assam Engineer’s Association (AAEA) urged the state-sponsored Maharatna company to announce adequate compensation to the affected ...
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 ...
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 & ...
Guwahati: Expressing concern over the Sivasagar crude-oil well gas leakage in the last few days, a northeast India based forum of graduate engineers have urged both Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Oil India Limited (OIL) to come clear about the so-called ‘abandoned’ wells, which have the potential to harm human life, property and ...
Guwahati: When hundreds of media workers died of Covid-19 complications across India, a few people thought the corona disaster would also devastate the print media with sharply declined circulation figures resulting in shrinking advertisement revenues. Many established newspaper-publishing groups either closed many of their editions in the post-corona period or drastically reduced the number of ...
Guwahati: The annual Chalachitram National Film Festival, providing a dignified space for short features and documentaries with the central theme ‘Our Heritage, Our Pride’, will be organized on 25, 26 October at Jyoti Chitraban film studio premise in Kahilipara locality of the prehistoric city in northeast India. Organized by Chalachitram (www.chalachitram.in), a subsidiary of Vishwa ...
That was an annual event to commemorate the birth anniversary of Devarshi Narad, the world’s first journalist, where the learned audience listened to an intriguing speech delivered by nationally acclaimed journalist Harshvardhan Tripathi. Addressing the Narad Jayanti function, organized by Vishwa Samvad Kendra Assam at Sudarshanalaya in Guwahati on 1 June 2025, the Delhi-based political ...
Guwahati: The world’s first journalist Devarshi Narad did not have a palatial bungalow and he did not practice journalism with the royal patronage even though he had access to all Gods. But the present trend of journalism depicts a dark picture while some are running behind the government sponsorship and others are pursuing anti-national policies, ...
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), a northeast India-based forum of nationalist citizens, lauds Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for highlighting the importance of Hinglaj Mata Mandir in Balochistan locality of south-west Pakistan, citing the link with Maa Kamakhya Devalaya atop Nilachal hills in the city. Amid the growing uprising among Baloch people against ...
Guwahati: Borgeet is a distinct genre of Assamese music that encompasses not only devotional flavour but also the dramatic compositions used in Ankia Naat, said noted Assamese musician and researcher Dr Pabitra Pran Goswami recently while delivering the 5th Harinarayan Dutta Baruah memorial lecture at Assam down town University (AdtU) in the city’s outskirt. The ...
Guwahati: The news of protest demonstrations by Indian diasporas against the Pahalgam terror attack in the Kashmir valley on 22 April 2025, that resulted in the brutal murder of 26 Hindu male tourists, continues pouring. Lately, the Indian community in Italy voiced strong condemnation and deep sorrow following The massacre, allegedly carried out by The ...
Guwahati: In a sincere show of unity and resilience, members of the Indian community in Japan came together in Tokyo on Thursday to condemn the recent terror attack in Pahalgam of the Kashmir valley, where 26 innocent Indian tourists were killed by Islamist terrorists on 22 April 2025. Holding national tri-colour and placards, the participants ...
Guwahati: The Union information & broadcasting ministry has asked all media outlets, precisely news channels, to refrain from ‘showing live coverage of defence operations’ and also movement of security personnel. An advisory (No. 41015/3/2024-BC-III) was issued on 26 April 2025 following the Pahalgam terror attack in Kashmir, where at least 26 tourists arriving from different ...
