Articles for category: National, News

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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 ...

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Para cricketer Aamir Hussain lone meets Haryana Governor at Raj Bhavan

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 ...

Assam flood situation continues to be grim affecting 2.1 million

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.  ...

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PPFA bats for a life-size statue of Kamrup Nripati Prithu in Guwahati

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 ...

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A fair probe into NEET episode need of the hour: PPFA  

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 ...

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Fake narrative emerges as a big challenge to Bharat

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  ...

Devarsi Narad Jayanti celebration in Guwahati

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 ...

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PPFA demands stern actions against suspected Bangladeshis involved in Bodo girls’ rape, youth’s murder

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 ...

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Assam locals assaulted by Bangladeshi origin vendors, PVM demands action 

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 ...