Assam

27 Dec

Earthquake magnitude 3.4 jolts Assam

editorAssam, Breaking News, Climate & Environment, North Eastearthquake

On Wednesday, during early hour’s magnitude of 3.4 jolts Assam’ Tezpur, to reports no casualty is reported caused by nature so far. The National Center for Seismology shared the following information: "Earthquake of Magnitude: 3.4 occurred on 27-12-2023, 05:55:35 IST, Lat: 26.70 & Long: 93.22, Depth: 20 Km, Location: 42 km E of Tezpur, Assam, India."

28 Jul

Locals protest demanding action to protect wildlife in Assam’s Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve

editorAssam, Wild Life

Locals have announced a series of protests demanding stronger action to protect wildlife in Assam's Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve.Assam celebrated 2022 as a zero-rhino-poaching year. The ongoing year has seen two incidents related to the poaching of the prized one-horned rhinoceros in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, and lastly Manse National Park staff recovered the horn from a rhinoceros skeleton. In Lower AssamThe incident came to notice in June. Apparently the rhino had died and its prized horn was missing. A bike rally was organized on the call of the Greater Manas Conservation and Tourism Development Society…

03 Feb

Thousands will be arrested in crackdown on child marriage, says Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Business CorrespondentAssam

Assam CM Himanta Biswa made an announcement during his visit to Nagaon district on Thursday that from the coming week, around thousands of men in Assam who tied the knot with the girls aged below 18 will be taken into custody.Strict action will be implemented on individuals who had involved in child marriage earlier, he stated. Nagaon district had observe a large number of child marriage (42 per cent) and girls getting pregnant before 18 years of age (15 per cent). The above announcement was part of the government's campaign against child marriage, which has been cited as the main…

19 Aug

10th anniversary of ‘Beharbari Outpost’ has now arrived

Business CorrespondentAssam, Business

Celebrating a journey that began ten years ago! The filming of ‘Beharbari Outpost’, the longest-running serial in Assam and the North East with the first Episode being aired back on August 19, 2013, or on this day. Zubeen Garg and Jatin Bora as a chif guest in this program. They are pleased and glad to announce that ‘Beharbari Outpost’ now holds the distinguished position of being the second-longest-running television serial in India, among the ones being aired currently. They learned, developed and sharpened their storytelling, using humour to address social topics and they've always spoken for the people of Assam.…

10 Aug

Special train between Guwahati-Kolkata to start from January 2023

editorAssam, West BengalGuwahati, Kolkata

In a bid to clear the rush of passengers, Eastern Railway has determined to proceed the Guwahati-Kolkata distinctive train. As per the latest reports, Guwahati-Kolkata exceptional education will continue bi-weekly till 2023. The train will leave Guwahati Wednesday and Saturday every week at 9 pm. It will reach Kolkata on Thursday and Sunday respectively at 3 PM . From Kolkata, it will leave for Guwahati every Thursday and Sunday at 9:40 PM. It will reach Guwahati at 3:55 pm on Friday and Monday respectively. All passengers, who wish to travel in this train, can book tickets online and offline mode.…

04 Aug

Bulldozer demolishes madrassa linked to a terror accused in Assam

editorAssam

A madrassa linked to a terror accused was demolished in Moirabari's Morigaon region of Assam on Thursday. Jamiul Huda madrassa was once run via Mufti Mustafa, who was once recently arrested for his hyperlinks with Bangladesh-based terror outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team and AQIS. The improvement was once proven via Aparna N, superintendent of police of Morigaon district. In Morigaon today, Jamiul Huda madrassa used to be demolished below Disaster Management Act

27 Jul

North East Digestive and Liver Foundation to organise awareness programs to create awareness of Hepatitis

editorAssam, Health

World Hepatitis Day is observed each year on 28 July to raise awareness of viral hepatitis, which causes inflammation of the liver that leads to severe diseases i.e. liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. On World Hepatitis Day 2022, Department of Gastroenterology, Gauhati Medical College and Indian Society of Gastroenterology, North East Chapter in collaboration with World Health Organization, North East Digestive and Liver Foundation are highlighting the need to bring hepatitis care closer to primary health. Facilities and communities so people have better access to treatment and care, regardless of the type of hepatitis they have. Sharing his thoughts on…

15 Jul

Aisshpra Gems & Jewels Organises Gold & Diamond Jewellery Exhibition

editorAssam, North East

A never before witnessed exhibition is being organized by Aisshpra Gems and Jewels at Vivanta by Taj , Guwahati from July 15 to July 17 between 11 AM and 8 PM. The exhibition will showcase the most posh and elegant jewellery collections ranging from polki, diamonds, antique gold and jadau jewellery to beautiful kundan jewellery. Some of the finest Jewellery pieces of the brand will be exhibited. Actress Barsha Rani Baishya was a chief guest at the event. Vaibhav Saraf of Aisshpra Gems and Jewels said that they have been organising such exhibition in Lucknow , Varanasi , Jhansi and…

12 Jul

JEE Main 2022 topper Sneha Pareek: ‘No strategies to appear in Session 2, will prefer BTech (CS) from any IIT’

editorAssam, Education

Assam's Sneha Pareek, the only woman among 14 candidates to score hundred percent in JEE Main 2022 Session 1, said on Monday that she once decided to learn about engineering and was, therefore, completely focused on cracking the entrance exam. For the past two years, Pareek has been away from social media structures and various leisure activities. "I studied for about 12 to 13 hours every day and devoted myself to JEE practice rather than board exams," she said. She wants to do a BTech in Computer Science and has no intention of going to any institute now. “All IITs…

06 Jul

Assam cabinet passes indigenous status for five Muslim communities

editorAssam

“The Cabinet has determined to provide indigenous reputation to five communities. They are Goria, Moriya, Deshi, Julah and Syed. People from these 5 Muslim communities will be categorised as Assamese Muslim sub-groups or indigenous Assamese Muslims,” State Health Minister Keshav Kumar Mahant gave this order to reporters. Tuesday’s move cames after final month’s announcement via chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma that the nation authorities would take steps for separate classification of indigenous minorities in the state, along with Muslim communities. At the time, the CM had said the pass used to be necessitated to become aware of those humans from…