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Friday, March 31, 2017
Curtains go up on Namami festival
Curtains go up on Namami festival: The first-ever five-day Namami Brahmaputra festival in Assam will begin tomorrow with a host of programmes reflecting the state's rich cultural diversity and participation of President Pranab Mukherjee besides a host of dignitaries.
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Train plan to connect Dibrugarh & Itanagar
Train plan to connect Dibrugarh & Itanagar: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is mulling a proposal to operate a train between Dibrugarh and Naharlagun, a move that will directly connect Upper Assam with the Arunachal Pradesh capital.
NE market is fastest growing: Dabur
NE market is fastest growing: Dabur: Dabur India Ltd, India's leading consumer products manufacturer, today said the Northeast is one of the fastest growing markets for the company.
Rain shadow over Namami
Rain shadow over Namami: Rain may play spoilsport as Assam pays tribute to the Brahmaputra on Friday, the inaugural day of the five-day Namami festival.
Nigeria wants attackers prosecuted
Nigeria wants attackers prosecuted: Nigeria has called in the Indian envoy in the country to register its protest over an attack on four Nigerian students in Greater Noida and sought ”diligent prosecution” against the perpetrators.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Lachit emerges from the shadows
Lachit emerges from the shadows: Beyond the collective ode there was a man and many who fought and died to save the land the Red River feeds. Thanks to Namami Brahmaputra, the statue of Ahom general Lachit Barphukan and his valiant warriors, who stand tall by the river, will have the 'lights' shining on them once again after months of darkness.
May triggers formal Brexit divorce
May triggers formal Brexit divorce: Prime Minister Theresa May filed formal Brexit divorce papers on Wednesday, pitching the United Kingdom into the unknown and triggering years of uncertain negotiations that will test the endurance of the European Union.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
MP prod for NE culture bill
MP prod for NE culture bill: Arunachal East Lok Sabha MP Ninong Ering introduced the bill for compulsory teaching of Northeast culture in education institutions in India in Parliament today.
Happy Birthday 'Bhargav'
Trump kin faces grilling over Russia ties
Trump kin faces grilling over Russia ties: Senate investigators plan to question Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and a close adviser, as part of their broad inquiry into ties between Trump associates and Russian officials or others linked to the Kremlin, according to administration and congressional officials.
5 held for attack on Nigerian students
5 held for attack on Nigerian students: Five people have been arrested in connection with Monday’s attacks on some African students in Greater Noida, with external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj urging Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to intervene after one student approached her on twitter.
Monday, March 27, 2017
Group appeals to honour Joymoti
Group appeals to honour Joymoti: A group of individuals under the banner of Citizen of Assam today appealed to the people of the state to celebrate the death anniversary of Ahom dynasty princess Joymoti, who sacrificed her life for her husband, as international couple's day.
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Cry for clarity over Muivah statement
Cry for clarity over Muivah statement: The Opposition Congress and the United Committee Manipur (UCM) today demanded a clarification from the NDA government at the Centre and the BJP-led government in the state on the statements made by NSCN (I-M) general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah on the issue of Naga integration.
20 vultures found dead in Assam
20 vultures found dead in Assam: The death of several vultures belonging to rare species under Dhakuakhana subdivision of Assam's Lakhimpur district yesterday has prompted nature lovers to appeal to the forest department to take precautionary measures.
EU leaders in future pledge
EU leaders in future pledge: The 27 leaders of the EU signed the Rome Declaration today, proclaiming, 'Europe is our common future', even as a series of crises have badly weakened efforts to unify the continent and Britain prepares to become the first country to leave the bloc.
Bill defeat wake-up call for Trump
Bill defeat wake-up call for Trump: A stunning failure on Friday to fulfil his signature campaign promise to repeal Barack Obama's health-care law is a wake-up call for President Donald Trump that what worked in his corporate boardrooms will not work in the Oval Office, much less in the twin chambers of a fractious US Congress.
Saturday, March 25, 2017
EU watchdog blacklists Indian contract research firm, over 300 drugs at stake
EU watchdog blacklists Indian contract research firm, over 300 drugs at stake: Europe's medicines regulator has recommended the suspension of more than 300 generic drug approvals and drug applications due to “unreliable” tests conducted by Indian contract research firm Micro Therapeutic Research Labs.
Friday, March 24, 2017
Attacker British-born criminal
Attacker British-born criminal: The Westminster attacker was tonight named by Scotland Yard as Khalid Masood, a British-born criminal.
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Students on exposure trip
Students on exposure trip: The Assam Tourism Development Corporation Limited will take 200 students from Jorhat on an exposure trip to Delhi and Rajasthan under the chief minister's gyanjyoti scheme from here tomorrow.
Production begins at Patanjali Assam unit
Production begins at Patanjali Assam unit: Patanjali Ayurved Ltd today started commercial production at its factory at Balipara in Sonitpur district within four-and-a-half months of laying the foundation stone.
7 arrested in Westminster attack case
7 arrested in Westminster attack case: Police arrested seven people in the investigation into a lone-wolf attacker who killed three people and injured 40 before being shot dead by police near parliament in London, Britain's most senior counter-terrorism officer said on Thursday.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Sonowal releases festival theme song on YouTube
Sonowal releases festival theme song on YouTube: Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal today released the Hindi and Assamese versions of the theme song of Namami Brahmaputra festival, which aims to promote the beauty and glory of the mighty river and the land it flows through, on YouTube.
Read about Dalai in Assamese
Read about Dalai in Assamese: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will visit IIT Guwahati on April 2 to release an Assamese translation of his memoirs.
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Traffic to snow-hit Sela restored
Traffic to snow-hit Sela restored: Traffic was restored and a Bulgarian woman, whose body was recovered by the army from blizzard-hit Sela in Arunachal Pradesh's West Kameng district yesterday, was identified as Marya Nikolaeva Dimitrova, 25, from Veiko Tamova.
Black hole feat by Assam scientist
Black hole feat by Assam scientist: An Assamese scientist in the US has led observations that have found that the super massive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy consumed its last big meal six million years ago.
Chief Justice says Ayodhya parties must negotiate, offers to sit in
Chief Justice says Ayodhya parties must negotiate, offers to sit in: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said fresh attempts must be made by all parties concerned to find a solution to the Ayodhya temple dispute which is a “sensitive” and “sentimental matter”.
Monday, March 20, 2017
Rock 'n' roll pioneer Chuck Berry dies at 90
Rock 'n' roll pioneer Chuck Berry dies at 90: Chuck Berry, who with his indelible guitar licks, brash self-confidence and memorable songs about cars, girls and wild dance parties did as much as anyone to define rock 'n' roll's potential and attitude in its early years, died on Saturday. He was 90.
IIT students roll out a 'black beauty'
IIT students roll out a 'black beauty': 'Let's Race' is the buzzword on the IIT Guwahati campus these days as a group of mechanical engineering students has developed a racing car which is drawing the attention of many.
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Ex-chancellor is now UK newspaper editor
Ex-chancellor is now UK newspaper editor: The world of British politics has been left stunned by the appointment yesterday of former chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne as the new editor of the London Evening Standard.
Friday, March 17, 2017
Protest over attack on student
Protest over attack on student: Hundreds hit the streets this morning demanding justice for Arunachal Pradesh student Higio Gungtey, who was allegedly assaulted by his landlord in Bangalore on March 6 over 'misuse' of water.
Chappell brothers in cry to junk Adani plan
Chappell brothers in cry to junk Adani plan: Australians will 'fight tooth and nail' against an Adani Group plan to build one of the world's biggest coal mines near the Great Barrier Reef, a delegation of businessmen and conservationists has said.
Clerics refuse to alter stand
Clerics refuse to alter stand: Some clerics of Assam today refused to withdraw their 'appeal' against the March 25 musical event featuring teenage singer Nahid Afrin despite widespread condemnation but expressed regret in case they had hurt any sentiments.
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Foreign pat for Modi on UP win
Foreign pat for Modi on UP win: When French President Francois Hollande dialled Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, he didn't dwell on the implementation of the multi-billion dollar deal for India's purchase of Rafale jets. He congratulated Modi - for his party's win in Uttar Pradesh and three other states.
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Hazarika statue in Arunachal village
Hazarika statue in Arunachal village: The Arunachal Pradesh Literary Society is planning to set up a life-size statue of late music maestro Bhupen Hazarika at Bolung village in Lower Dibang Valley district in Arunachal Pradesh where the singer had spent his childhood.
Extinction alert on large animals
Extinction alert on large animals: India tops a list of 24 countries in which at least 40 per cent of large herbivores and carnivores are threatened, an international team of wildlife biologists has said, iterating a call for fresh conservation efforts.
Smells like legacy tax in budget
Smells like legacy tax in budget: The worst fears of some wealthy Indians have come true: the Centre has imposed a pseudo-inheritance tax in its recent budget that could wreck succession planning and tear down the tax shields the affluent have traditionally used to pass on their estates to their heirs without diminution of value.
Monday, March 13, 2017
Holi Celebration 2017
New India of the poor with pride
New India of the poor with pride: Narendra Modi, described as the 'most popular Prime Minister of independent India' by Amit Shah, walked some 300 metres to the BJP headquarters today. Amid a shower of flowers, he was greeted by a posse of senior party leaders who had been waiting a long time to receive their ' nayak'.
Move to learn state song 'properly'
Move to learn state song 'properly': The Assam State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (ASCPCR) has recently recorded the state song, O Mor Aponar Dex, CDs of which are being distributed to ensure that children learn it properly.
Sunday, March 12, 2017
Saturday, March 11, 2017
Firm Bharara refuses to quit
Firm Bharara refuses to quit: Preet Bharara, the Manhattan federal prosecutor who was told to submit his resignation along with 45 others yesterday, has no plans to do so - forcing a potential showdown with President Trump and the department of justice.
Himanta stocks rise with star show
Himanta stocks rise with star show: On the wall behind him in his official chamber at the secretariat here hang photographs of Mahatma Gandhi and Narendra Modi. The photograph of chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, which one would have usually expected to see in a minister's room, simply isn't there.
Time for reforms? Yes, Modi's reforms
Time for reforms? Yes, Modi's reforms: The roaring mandate invests Prime Minister Narendra Modi with enough political capital to push ahead with 'reforms'.
Friday, March 10, 2017
Citizen bill stoked conflict: Mahanta
Citizen bill stoked conflict: Mahanta: Leading individuals and organisations of Assam today said the Silapathar incident was waiting to happen given the history of conflict between the Assamese and Bengali communities in the state and with the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 stoking the embers.
Reward for Biswas arrest
Reward for Biswas arrest: Assam police today announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for information about Subodh Biswas, a key accused in the recent attack on an AASU office at Silapathar in Dhemaji district.
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Sunday, March 5, 2017
Surgeon plea to excavate ancient brick structure
Surgeon plea to excavate ancient brick structure: A city-based surgeon is convinced that exploration of the ruins along the crest of Narakasur hills at Bhangagarh here could unearth hitherto unknown facts about Assam.
Flak for tourism tagline
Flak for tourism tagline: An online advertisement featuring Priyanka Chopra, the brand ambassador of Assam Tourism, and the tagline, Naturally wild: Kyunki ye Assam hai, has faced flak on social media.
US resists economic rationale
US resists economic rationale: The Donald Trump administration has told India that any changes to America's work visa regime will be part of a broader immigration overhaul, signalling temporary relief for New Delhi but also a dissonance that officials cautioned could return to haunt ties.
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