Assam Election 2011 Result: History Scripted In Assam

GUWAHATI, May 13: Shattering the myth of a hung Assembly, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday scripted history by leading the Congress to power yet again, while the AGP-led Opposition was virtually demolished. It’s a hat trick for both the victor a…


GUWAHATI, May 13: Shattering the myth of a hung Assembly, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday scripted history by leading the Congress to power yet again, while the AGP-led Opposition was virtually demolished. It’s a hat trick for both the victor and the vanquished. The Congress swept the 2011 State Assembly polls for the third […]

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Fortis Hospitals Information Centre In Silchar

SILCHAR, April 26: Fortis Hospitals Ltd, India’s leading superspeciality healthcare group, launched its first information centre in Silchar on Saturday. The hospital chain, which has a network of 53 hospitals across the country, is now all set to ex…


SILCHAR, April 26: Fortis Hospitals Ltd, India’s leading superspeciality healthcare group, launched its first information centre in Silchar on Saturday. The hospital chain, which has a network of 53 hospitals across the country, is now all set to extend its super speciality services to the people of Silchar with this information centre. Addressing the media, […]

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Seminar On Digitisation Of Libraries In The North East India

GUWAHATI, April 24: With an aim to come up with ways to preserve the rich heritage of the Northeast and to make it easily accessible to scholars and the common people, Anwesha, in collaboration with the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNC…


GUWAHATI, April 24: With an aim to come up with ways to preserve the rich heritage of the Northeast and to make it easily accessible to scholars and the common people, Anwesha, in collaboration with the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), will organize a three-day seminar on the topic ‘The Status of […]

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Eminent Assamese Literary Personalities Felicitated On Nijor Din

SIVASAGAR , April 23: As part of the ‘Nijor Din,’ the Asam Sahitya Sabha’s programme for honouring elders on the first day of the Assamese calendar, the Sivasagar Zila Sahitya Sabha felicitated 64 eminent literary personalities at their residenc…


SIVASAGAR , April 23: As part of the ‘Nijor Din,’ the Asam Sahitya Sabha’s programme for honouring elders on the first day of the Assamese calendar, the Sivasagar Zila Sahitya Sabha felicitated 64 eminent literary personalities at their residences in the district recently. The Sivasagar Zila Sahitya Sabha president, Sonaram Boruah and secretary Juga Gogoi […]

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Rongali Bihu Celebration By Assam Association in Delhi

NEW DELHI, April 22: The grand old organization of the Assamese community living in Delhi, the Assam Association, Delhi celebrated “goru bihu” with gusto and fervour recently. The only missing point was the worshipping of the holy cow, which was n…


NEW DELHI, April 22: The grand old organization of the Assamese community living in Delhi, the Assam Association, Delhi celebrated “goru bihu” with gusto and fervour recently. The only missing point was the worshipping of the holy cow, which was not possible in a metro city. It was an evening of coming together of the […]

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Youth Held For Raping Assamese Girl In South Delhi

New Delhi, April 21: A 19-year-old youth has been arrested for raping a 21-year-old girl from Assam in Saket area of south Delhi, police said on Thursday. According to the police, both Mukesh, who hails from Madhubani district of Bihar, and the victim…


New Delhi, April 21: A 19-year-old youth has been arrested for raping a 21-year-old girl from Assam in Saket area of south Delhi, police said on Thursday. According to the police, both Mukesh, who hails from Madhubani district of Bihar, and the victim, worked as cooks in an apartment in Saket. On Wednesday afternoon, when […]

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Corruption Cases In The North East: Assam Tops The List

NEW DELHI, April 21: With anti-corruption crusade being the flavour of the season, yet another piece of evidence of the complacent attitude might increase the discomfort level of the Congress Government as Assam has emerged as the State with the highe…


NEW DELHI, April 21: With anti-corruption crusade being the flavour of the season, yet another piece of evidence of the complacent attitude might increase the discomfort level of the Congress Government as Assam has emerged as the State with the highest number of corruption cases among the North Eastern States with marginal conviction rate and […]

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Assam Election 2011: Sangma Predicts Hung Assembly

Shillong, April 18: “Nobody will get the exact number in Assam. The government will be either led by the Congress or the AGP (Asom Gana Parishad),” former Lok Sabha speaker and veteran Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Purno A. Sangma said P…


Shillong, April 18: “Nobody will get the exact number in Assam. The government will be either led by the Congress or the AGP (Asom Gana Parishad),” former Lok Sabha speaker and veteran Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Purno A. Sangma said Purno A. Sangma Monday expressed confidence that the Trinamool Congress-led alliance would sweep the […]

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Mohanbari Airport: Passengers Unhappy With Lack Of Basic Amenities

Dibrugarh, April 18: Although the Mohanbari Airport was revamped by the Airport Authority of India (AAI) recently with a new terminal building with all modern facilities, passengers have complained that the airport falls short in terms of basic amenit…


Dibrugarh, April 18: Although the Mohanbari Airport was revamped by the Airport Authority of India (AAI) recently with a new terminal building with all modern facilities, passengers have complained that the airport falls short in terms of basic amenities. The Mohanbari Airport is the last airport on the plains in the eastern part of the […]

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Shivam: The Hindi Remake Of Assamese Classic Dr Bezbaruah

GUWAHATI, April 17 – The Hindi remake of path-breaking Assamese classic Dr Bezbaruah is all set to hit the silver screen on May 16, the date fixed for its all-India release. Titled as Shivam, the flick is based on the original screenplay written by …


GUWAHATI, April 17 – The Hindi remake of path-breaking Assamese classic Dr Bezbaruah is all set to hit the silver screen on May 16, the date fixed for its all-India release. Titled as Shivam, the flick is based on the original screenplay written by acclaimed filmmaker Brojen Barua in 1969 for Dr Bezbaruah. The music […]

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Assam School Girl Gets NASA’s Humans In Space Symposium Youth Art Competition Award

GUWAHATI, April 16: Assam school girl Anubhuti Gohain Boruah has been awarded the Humans in Space Symposium Youth Art Competition Award organised by NASA-Johnson Space Centre, USA, reports PTI. Anubhuti has been awarded the second place in the literar…


GUWAHATI, April 16: Assam school girl Anubhuti Gohain Boruah has been awarded the Humans in Space Symposium Youth Art Competition Award organised by NASA-Johnson Space Centre, USA, reports PTI. Anubhuti has been awarded the second place in the literary sub-genre (age group 14-17) for her short story “A Holiday In Mars”, according to a statement […]

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Effect Of Price Rise On Rongali Bihu

GUWAHATI, April 16: Rongali Bihu or Bohag Bihu – the biggest festival of the Assamese – was celebrated across the State with gaiety and traditional fervour. The spiralling rise in the prices of essential commodities, however, did dampen the festiv…


GUWAHATI, April 16: Rongali Bihu or Bohag Bihu – the biggest festival of the Assamese – was celebrated across the State with gaiety and traditional fervour. The spiralling rise in the prices of essential commodities, however, did dampen the festivities for a sizeable segment of the populace belonging to the lower middle class which is […]

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Bihu-The Assamese New Year Celebration Begins

Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has extended greetings to all sections of the State’s people on the occasion of the Rongali Bihu festival.An official statement quoted the Chief Minister as saying that the Bihu festivities would be able to strengthen the …


Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has extended greetings to all sections of the State’s people on the occasion of the Rongali Bihu festival.An official statement quoted the Chief Minister as saying that the Bihu festivities would be able to strengthen the age-old bond of unity and improve the traditional work culture of the people. The first […]

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Tree Bihu Concept Becoming Popular

GUWAHATI, April 12 : The concept of Tree Bihu initiated by Ecotourism Society of North East India has been gradually gaining in popularity. The main uniqueness of Tree Bihu is that it is celebrated by planting a sapling. The society has been urging pe…


GUWAHATI, April 12 : The concept of Tree Bihu initiated by Ecotourism Society of North East India has been gradually gaining in popularity. The main uniqueness of Tree Bihu is that it is celebrated by planting a sapling. The society has been urging people to plant one sapling in his or her own place individually […]

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Post Poll Alliance In Assam-AGP Yet To Decide

GUWAHATI, April 12: The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) today expressed confidence that a non-Congress Government headed by the regional party would be formed in the State in May. However, the party is yet to take the final decision regarding its possible po…


GUWAHATI, April 12: The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) today expressed confidence that a non-Congress Government headed by the regional party would be formed in the State in May. However, the party is yet to take the final decision regarding its possible post-poll alliance. AGP president Chandra Mohan Patowary today said that the “spontaneous response” that […]

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BJP Accuses Election Commission Of Inaction | Assam Election 2011

GUWAHATI, April 12 :The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Assam Pradesh today accused the Election Commission (EC) of playing the role of a silent spectator in the Assembly elections in the State that concluded yesterday alleging that it did not act on a …


GUWAHATI, April 12 :The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Assam Pradesh today accused the Election Commission (EC) of playing the role of a silent spectator in the Assembly elections in the State that concluded yesterday alleging that it did not act on a single complaint lodged by the party including its protest against the violation of […]

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ONGC Assam Asset Reaches MoU Target Of Oil And Natural Gas Production

SIVASAGAR, April 11: ONGC Assam Asset, after long 25 years, has been able to reach the elusive MoU target of oil and natural gas production despite all odds endemic to the region. Brimming with confidence, ED-AM, Assam Asset Dr PSV Rao told mediaperso…


SIVASAGAR, April 11: ONGC Assam Asset, after long 25 years, has been able to reach the elusive MoU target of oil and natural gas production despite all odds endemic to the region. Brimming with confidence, ED-AM, Assam Asset Dr PSV Rao told mediapersons at Nazira recently that with tremendous support from a dedicated team of […]

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Around 65 pc Voting Recorded In Second Phase Of Assam Election 2011

An estimated 65 per cent of voters on Monday exercised their franchise in the second and last phase of Assam assembly polls in 64 assembly constituencies in Assam amid sporadic incidents of violence. The polling percentage was expected to go up as vot…


An estimated 65 per cent of voters on Monday exercised their franchise in the second and last phase of Assam assembly polls in 64 assembly constituencies in Assam amid sporadic incidents of violence. The polling percentage was expected to go up as voters who already entered the booths were allowed to exercise their franchise even […]

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56 Millionaires Contesting In Second Phase Of Assam Election 2011

GUWAHATI, April 10: Fifty-six candidates for the second-phase State Assembly elections are millionaires or crorepatis. Each of them has movable and immovable property worth crores of rupees. Sirajuddin Ajmal of the AIUDF tops the list with net assets …


GUWAHATI, April 10: Fifty-six candidates for the second-phase State Assembly elections are millionaires or crorepatis. Each of them has movable and immovable property worth crores of rupees. Sirajuddin Ajmal of the AIUDF tops the list with net assets worth over Rs 42 crore. AGP’s Queen Ojha with property valued at over Rs 7 crore is […]

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Assam Biologist Gets Carl Zeiss Wildlife Conservation Award 2011

GUWAHATI, April 10: Dr Firoz Ahmed, a wildlife biologist with the conservation group Aaranyak, has been awarded the prestigious Carl Zeiss Wildlife Conservation Award 2011 in the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi recently. Firoz has been recognised by t…


GUWAHATI, April 10: Dr Firoz Ahmed, a wildlife biologist with the conservation group Aaranyak, has been awarded the prestigious Carl Zeiss Wildlife Conservation Award 2011 in the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi recently. Firoz has been recognised by this award for his dedicated conservation effort to save the disappearing wildlife in the region. He had […]

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