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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Chandigarh: Haryana Governor, Bandaru Dattatraya met Para cricketer Aamir Hussain Lone at Raj Bhavan on Saturday. Governor, Bandaru Dattatraya honoured Aamir by presenting him with an idol of Lord Krishna and a shawl. He also said that Aamir’s life is a true inspiration for everyone. Despite all the difficulties, Aamir did not lose courage and ...
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam along with some other parts of northeast India remain grim as incessant rainfall continues affecting over 2.1 million population. The second wave of flood in Assam inundated over 2200 villages in 29 districts, following which around 40,000 families took shelter in 700 relief camps set up by the administration. ...
Guwahati: As the nation celebrates the reincarnation of Nalanda University and remember the brutality of invader Mohamad -I- Bakhtiyar Khilji, it’s time to honour Kamrup Nripati Prithu, who defeated the notorious Turkish-Afghan enemy, with a life-size statue of the mediaeval Kamrup king somewhere in the prehistoric city, argues the Patriotic People’s Front, Assam (PPFA). In ...
Guwahati: Expressing dismay over the debates on irregularities in the nation-wide entrance examinations to pick up aspiring students to study the medical science in different academic institutions across the country, a northeast Bharat-based forum of nationalist citizens demanded a fair probe into the episode and insisted that the evaluation process should be made fool-proved and ...
Guwahati: The first & foremost principle of journalism should be an uncompromised commitment to serve and protect the interest of the motherland. Along with the media persons, every citizen should come forward to play their roles with utmost responsibilities for the nation, and the journalists must support the people to fight against fake narratives, said ...
Guwahati: Visva Sambad Kendra Assam is celebrating Devarsi Narad Jayanti program in Guwahati on Sunday (9 June 2024) by organizing a lecture on the relevance of world’s first media person Narad Muni and awarding working journalists at a function to be held at Sudarshanalay in the city by 4 pm. Ashok Srivastava, senior consulting ...
Guwahati: Expressing shock and dismay over the Dudhnoi incident, where two teenage girls were gang-raped and a youth was killed by a group of hooligans, a nationalist forum in northeast India demands a stringent punishment to those criminals. Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) also urges Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who also holds the ...
Guwahati: Expressing utter dismay over the incident of physical assaults on two local residents of Mangaldoi in central Assam by a group of Bangladeshi origin vendors recently, an influential anti-influx body urged the concerned authorities to take necessary actions. Prabajan Virodhi Manch (PVM) in a media statement argued that Mangaldoi municipal board and Darrang district police ...
Guwahati: The accused mastermind in a sensational murder case of a television journalist from Jaunpur locality of Uttar Pradesh (UP) escapes the police custody while he was taken to the north Indian State by train. Jamiruddin Qureshi (50), who was arrested from Bhiwandi area of Mumbai in connection with the killing of Ashutosh Srivastava in ...
Guwahati: Assam’s largest women voluntary organization Aparupa, which involve over 70,000 ladies, organized Aparupa Mahiyasi Nari Awards 2024 at Gauhati medical college auditorium on 28 April, which was inaugurated by Asom Sahitya Sabha’s vice-president Mrinalni Devi. The program witnessed the release of its mouthpiece Aparupa aling with several books including the one on life struggles ...
