Guwahati: Three-day Pragjyotishpur Literary Festival 2023 is concluding today at Asom Sahitya Sabha bhawan and district library premises as the valedictory function is scheduled at 4.30 pm where eminent personalities like Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Diganta Biswa Sarma, Sudeshna Bhattacharjya etc will be present. Organised by Sankardev Education and Research Foundation (SERF) with the theme ‘In ...
Guwahati: An intellectual and interactive treat for the literary enthusiasts, cultural connoisseurs and budding writers is waiting to emerge as Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival 2023 (PLF) which will unfold a series of literary activities for three days in the historic city. The three-day literature festival, organised for the first time by Sankardev Education and Research Foundation ...
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expresses profound grief over the sudden and untimely demise of two Assamese scribes in two weeks and prays to the almighty to bless them with eternal peace. JFA hopes that the families of Dhurva Saikia and Deepangshu Dev Sarmah will be able to bear the irreparable losses, as both the ...
Guwahati: Bharat Raksha Manch (Save India Forum, a non-government organization pursuing for the National Register of Citizens (NRC) with base year of 1951 across Bharat) reiterates its demand for clearing all dues to nearly 7000 data entry operators (DEOs), who worked as part time employees in the NRC updation process for Assam (May 2014 to ...
Guwahati: Akhil Bharatiya Samanvay Baithak (annual all India coordination meeting) 2023 of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS, the powerful idealogue of Bhartiya Janata Party) is being held in Pune (Maharashtra) on 14-16 September, in which 266 key officials from 36 organizations are participating. Five issues namely environment friendly lifestyle, life-value based family system, insistence on harmony, ...
Guwahati: Expressing concern over the erratic supply of electricity across Assam for many days because of power deficiency, a forum of graduate engineers urged the government to encourage more people tonurture solar power consumption initiatives for their daily needs. All Assam Engineers’ Association (AAEA), in a media statement, also urged the State power generation and ...
Guwahati: Nearly 100 Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel were recently sensitized on preventing wildlife crimes and illegal wildlife trade in a workshop organized by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) and biodiversity conservation group Aaranyak at Salonibari of Tezpur in eastern Assam. “A group of 99 senior as well as junior officials/personnel of India’s elite ...
Guwahati: Congratulating the concerned authorities and agencies for completing the new flyover starting from Kamakhya temple’s entry gate towards Maligaon with diversion to Pandu township on the bank of mighty Brahmaputra, the Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) urges Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to name the flyover after Devi Kamakhya, Goddess of fertility, desire ...
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) has expressed concern over the sudden closure of city-based satellite news channel DA News Plus from Friday and demanded fair compensations to the employees including scribes. The affected employees saw a notice on 17 August 2023, where it was stated that the telecast and other related activities will be ceased ...
Guwahati: Denouncing the diktat of separatist armed outfits, Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) urges the north-eastern citizens to hoist the national flag on 15 August and pay their respects to the martyrs,who made supreme sacrifices to create a sovereign nation called Bharat/India. The forum of nationalists issued the statement countering the boycott call of 77th ...
New Delhi: In a historic move, the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the redevelopment of 508 Railway Stations across the country via video conferencing today. Redeveloped at a cost of more than Rs 24,470 crores, these 508 stations are spread across 27 states and union territories, including 55 each in Uttar ...
Guwahati: As assumed, senior Indian Administrative Service officer Prateek Hajela, former State coordinator to National Register of Citizens (NRC), was approved by Assam government to proceed with the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) application with effect from 1 August 2023 under All India Services Rules 1958, even though with some conditions. Two criminal cases are pending ...
Shimla: The Indian Air Force (IAF), has announced the commencement of the selection process for the Agniveervayu intake of January 2024 under the Agnipath Scheme, Wing Commander and Commanding Officer SVG Reddy informed here today. Unmarried Indian male and female candidates are invited to apply for this esteemed opportunity. Online applications for the selection test ...
Guwahati: As one more first information reports (FIR) was lodged against the corruption and money laundering by concerned officials while updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam and the petitioner, Gitika Bhattacharya, a Guwahati-based social worker, in her complaint at Dispur police station demanded legal actions against the government officials along with the ...
Guwahati: Bharat Raksha Manch (Save India Forum, a non-government organisation) reiterates its demand for the National Register of Citizens (NRC) with the base year 1951 across the country. The recently concluded its national executive meeting at Jammu (J&K) also extended support to the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). The nationalist forum also appealed for peace in ...
