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‘Samatar Chandere Jivanar Joigaan’ to pay homage to Ambedkar

Guwahati:  Valmiki Sangeet Vidyalaya, run by the city-based Dr Hedgewar Memorial Trust, organises a spectacular cultural event  titled  ‘Samatar Chandere Jivanar Joigaan’ (Joy of Living with Rhythm of Equality) on Sunday (8 December 2024)  starting at 4 pm in Assam Cricket Association stadium,  Barsapara. With an aim to honour the revered constitution-maker  Dr Bhimrao Ramji ...

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Loka Jagaran Mancha sends memorandum to Muhammad Yunus

Guwahati:  Loka Jagaran Mancha’s Guwahati Mahanagar unit had submitted a memorandum to Professor  Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh, on 3 December 2024, where it expressed serious  concern over the atrocities committed against the religious minorities in the south Asian country. The document, sent via Kamrup metro district authorities of Assam, ...

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Avoidable by-polls increase more burden on taxpayers

The recently concluded by-polls for 48 legislative assembly constituencies in 14 States (along with two Parliamentary constituencies in Kerala and Maharashtra) divulged an important fact that no less than  41 assembly seats needed  the special elections as those were vacated by the respective legislators after they were elected to the lower house of Indian Parliament. ...

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Way forward after Asomiya gets classical recognition

Gauhati: A function to commemorate the completion of 53 years by the Directorate of Cultural Affairs (under Assam government) turned a serious and fruitful event to cherish the recognition to Asomiya (Assamese) as a classical language and also highlight the future course of actions for the government, concerned organisations, literary personalities and common people using ...

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Polling for 6 assembly constituencies in Assam, Meghalaya ends  largely peacefully  

Guwahati: The voting under by-polls in six assembly constituencies of Assam and Meghalaya, conducted to fill up the vacant seats (as the respective legislators had shifted their focus to the national politics after winning the recently conducted Lok Sabha polls), ended largely peacefully on Wednesday evening with a satisfactory over 70% voters’ turn out. The ...

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Bharat fostering brotherhood among different nations

India (Bharat) has been relentlessly pursuing global harmony and as a nation it continues to spread spiritual values and cultural heritage to foster universal brotherhood and friendship among different nations,  commented Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya while addressing  the 4th National Sanatan Conference on 26 October 2024 in the prehistoric city of Guwahati. Governor Acharya ...

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Experience 50 Unique Films Celebrating Indian Heritage at the 8th Chalachitram Festival 2024

Guwahati:  With an aim to foster nationalism through film-works and pay homage to India’s thousands years old civilization, culture and heritage, 8th Chalachitram National Film Festival – 2024 will kick start on Saturday in the far eastern part of Bharat. The two-day festival at Jyoti Chitraban premises in  Kahilipara locality of the prehistoric city will ...

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AAEA urges govt for promoting rain water harvesting

Guwahati: All Assam Engineers’ Association (AAEA), a forum of graduate engineers in northeast India, appreciates Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat for making  an fervent appeal for caring the nature and protect Mother Earth. The RSS chief, while delivering his annual address on the occasion of Vijayadashami, urged everyone to conserve water, avoid ...

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RSS Samanvay Baithak concludes at Palakkad

Guwahati: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) stated that there should be no compromise when it comes to women’s safety. The issue was extensively discussed during the three-day RSS Samanvay Baithak held at Palakkad of Kerala. The discussion was particularly in the context of the recent rape and murder case involving a young female doctor in West ...

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When journalists turn traitors to own community    

It was midnight of  31 August 2019, as an extraordinary bureaucrat unfolded the mystic National Register of Citizens (NRC) to the people of Assam in presence of a large gathering of over enthusiast media persons in Guwahati.  The then State NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela, who not only explained various features of NRC to the attending ...

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Dr. CL Jandaik, Indian Mushroom Scientist, Dies at 79

Dr. CL Jandaik, a prominent Indian mushroom scientist who introduced the oyster species, Pleurotus Sajor-Kaju, to the world, has passed away at the age of 79. He is survived by his wife, a son, and two daughters. Known for advancing mushroom cultivation in Himachal Pradesh, Dr. Jandaik is regarded as one of the leading mushroom ...

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Union minister Malhotra visits Darang, reviews development initiatives

Guwahati: Union minister of State for road transport & highways and corporate affairs Harsh Malhotra visited Assam’s Darang district on 23 August to assess the progress of various development schemes in the district. The Minister began his visit by inspecting the Baghpari Chapari number 2 water supply scheme under Mangaldai division of the Public Health ...

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‘Outcry against outsiders, but sober on illegal foreigners’

Guwahati: Observing the Sibsagar incident, where a community was compelled to apologize  for a crime committed by  some individuals in presence of  a State minister, Patriotic Peoples’ Front Assam (PPFA) expressed dismay that some people continue the same old theory of hatred against outsiders (non-Assamese Indians) since the days of Assam agitation. The forum of ...

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Prof Yunus appointed as head of interim government in Bangladesh

Guwahati: Now it’s official- Bangladesh’s lone Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has been appointed as the head of interim government by Bangladesh President Muhammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday midnight following a series of discussions with the top military personnel,  agitating student leaders and other law experts in  Banga Bhaban. Prof Yunus, who was in Paris following ...

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Ex-banker & philanthropist Harihar Talukdar  passes away

Guwahati: Harihar Talukdar, former managing director of the Industrial Co-Operative Bank Limited and  Union Co-Operative Bank Limited passed away this morning after suffering from a brief illness. Talukdar, who was a leading figure in urban cooperative  banking of northeast India, served NAFCUB Assam as its secretary. He was associated with Guwahati Public School since its ...