Guwahati: As expected, a new political party is emerging in the trouble-torn Bangladesh under the leadership of agitating students and young people, who compelled the sitting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to India on 5 August 2024. The new entity, to be named Jatiya Nagorik Party (National Citizens’ Party), will be launched ...
Guwahati: Press Club of Assam (PCA) expresses worries that the country’s statutory and quasi-judicial body to safeguard the press freedom remains non-functional for nearly five months. PCA in a statement insisted on constituting the 15th Press Council (of India) as the term of the 14th Press Council expired on 5 October 2024. It also demanded ...
Solan: UCO Bank, Nauni Branch, has pledged its support for the construction of public washrooms at Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. The new washrooms will be located near the university’s shopping complex, an area which is frequented by students and the general ...
Solan: A 21-day advanced training course on Breeding Vegetable Crops for Climate Resilience concluded today at Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni. The course, organized by the Centre for Advanced Faculty Training (CAFT) in Horticulture (Vegetables) within the Department of Vegetable Science, welcomed scientists from across the country. Fifteen scientists from six states—Haryana, Rajasthan, ...
Guwahati: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat, while gracing an intellectual (Bouddhik) program on Sunday morning, pointed out that the Swayamsevaks work as a catalyst for the welfare of the society. Dr Bhagwat commented that RSS is not an usual organization, which inspires the Swayamsevaks to dedicate their time, energy and space for ...
Guwahati: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat is arriving in the city on Friday with a five-day program in Assam. The scheduled tour ( 21 to 25 February 2024) is a part of tour (Prabas) undertaken by Dr Bhagwat as the RSS is celebrating the centenary year (1925 -2025). According to the schedule, ...
Solan: Dr. Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni’s College of Horticulture and Forestry, Thunag in Mandi district will host a two-day National Conference on Indigenous Knowledge System for a Sustainable Future: A Roadmap to Viksit Bharat-2047 on 13-14 February. This event is being organized in collaboration with the Indian Ecological Society, Ludhiana, and ...
Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (UHF), Nauni, has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nuts Cultivation Company (NCC), Georgia, to promote agroecological practices and advance natural farming techniques. NCC currently manages over 1,000 hectares of almond and hazelnut orchards and is actively involved in training smallholder growers in organic ...
Guwahati: Member of Lok Sabha and Bharatiya Janata Party’s Assam unit chief Dilip Saikia strongly opposes China’s proposed hydroelectric dam on Brahmaputra in Tibet, which has been projected to be the largest dam across the world. During the Zero Hour in Parliament on 10 February 2025, the Parliamentarian from Darrang-Udalguri constituency raised serious concerns asserting ...
Guwahati: As the Hindu population of Bangladesh celebrates Saraswati Puja to worship the deity of wisdom, knowledge, and arts on 3 February 2025, the caretaker government chief greets members of the Hindu community on the auspicious occasion. Chief adviser to the interim government in Dhaka, Professor Muhammad Yunus in a message termed Bangladesh as an ...
Solan: A grand farewell function was organized at 1 HP Girls Battalion NCC Solan to honor Col Sanjay Shandil, who retired as the Commanding Officer. The event was attended by Hon’ble Chief Minister Sh. Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Hon’ble Health Minister Dr. Col. Dhani Ram Shandil, who lauded his contributions to the Armed Forces and ...
Solan: The Annual Group Meeting (AGM) of the All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Agroforestry concluded at Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry in Nauni. The three-day event, co-hosted by the university, AICRP Agroforestry and the Central Agroforestry Research Institute (CAFRI) in Jhansi, served as a key platform for advancing agroforestry research ...
Guwahati: Denouncing the boycott call by many separatist militant outfits of northeast India, the Patriotic Peoples’ Front Assam (PPFA) urges every Indian settling in the region to observe the 76th Republic Day and unfurl the Tri-colour showing respect to all the known and unknown martyrs of Freedom Movement against the British colonial forces. The forum ...
Guwahati: The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) opposes the military junta’s recently revived cyber-security law with a warning that it would pose a serious threat to fundamental rights and contradicts the principles enlisted in the Constitution of Myanmar. The draconian legislation is a calculated attempt by the junta to suppress dissents, stifle free expressions ...
Guwahati: Assam’s adventurous female bike rider Meenakshi Das, who has recently completed her mission to travel in 64 countries solo, was felicitated by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s Kharghuli Shakha of Guwahati Mahanagar in a small function near her residence on the southern bank of Brahmaputra. The 41 years old mother to a high school going daughter ...
