Assam

05 Jul

Film Producer Karan Johar donates ₹11 lakh for Assam flood relief, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma thanks him

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Film producer Karan Johar on Tuesday donated Rs 11 lakh to the Assam Chief Minister Himanta Vishwa Relief Fund for flood relief. The state chief minister shared the information on his Twitter handle praising Karan. Many Bollywood celebrities like Arjun Kapoor, Rohit Shetty, Sonu Nigam have contributed to the cause. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma tweeted "Grateful to film producer @karanjohar and Dharma Productions for donating ₹11 lakh to CM Relief Fund." He also acknowledged the initiative taken by Bollywood director Rohit Shetty to "unite the entire film industry due to #Assamflood". Earlier, Rohit Shetty and actor Arjun Kapoor contributed…

05 Jul

Star Cement Launches– “Angulir Murat Computer”

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Star Cement organised a Livelihood and Skill- Building Enhancement Support Program at NEDFi Auditorium Hall and distributed sewing machines and dictionaries among various people. As a part of the Livelihood and Skill-Building Enhancement Support Program, Star Cement launched a computer book – “Angulir Murot Computer” that will be used under the digital literary program – “Computer on Wheels” which is operational in the Sonapur area in Kamrup (M) district. The book has been developed by a team of academicians from Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. “Angulir Murot Computer” was launched by Smt. Mrinalini Devi, Vice President, Assam Sahitya Sabha who…

27 Jun

SURYA CEMENT RELEASE NEW CORPORATE SONG “SURYA UTHA DEKHOT SURYA BHAROSA”

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Surya Cement, one of the preferred and leading brands of North East India’s building material industry, released its new corporate song titled “SURYA UTHA DEKHOT SURYA BHAROSA”. The brand-new corporate song was unveiled and released by Surya Cement Brand Ambassador Sri Zubeen Garg, Assam’s heartthrob and popular singer, Smt. Garima Saikia Garg, fashion designer and producer and Sri Madhur Agarwalla, Managing Director, Purbanchal Cement Limited in the presence of company officials and dealer partners of Surya Cement at Hanoi city, Capital of Vietnam on 26th June ,2022. The new corporate song “SURYA UTHA DEKHOT SURYA BHAROSA” exudes Surya Cement’s spirit…

27 Jun

Mother’s Recipe launches its first TVC

Business CorrespondentAssam, BusinessMother’s Recipe

Mother’s Recipe – a Made in India, leading food brand well known for its authentic and traditional pickles is also focusing on its Ready to Cook category and has launched its first TVC for the Northeastern market, which will be aired across Assam, Manipur, Mizoram and Meghalaya. This wide range of Ready to Cook is available across all leading supermarkets and groceries as well as online. The film starts with a snapshot of the mundane life of a working young couple who have returned from the office post a hectic schedule. The wife urges her husband if she could order…

26 Jun

Assam floods: Man rushes through neck-deep water to greet Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma with ‘gamusa’

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma visited the flood-hit Barak Valley where a resident braved the floodwaters and greeted him with a 'Gamusa'. The Chief Minister additionally visited the flood-affected areas and heard the grievances of the people in Silchar. The flood situation in Assam's Morigaon district is gradually improving as the flood water has started receding through the Assam State Disaster Management Authority. At least four more people, including two children, died in floods in Assam in the previous 24 hours, taking the death toll to 121 on Saturday. One person each died from Barpeta, Cachar, Darrang and Golaghat…

22 Jun

Assam down town University to host 8thAnnual Job Fair on June 25th

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Leading educational institute Assam down town University (AdtU), Guwahati is all set to conduct the eighth edition of Annual Job Fair 2022 on June 25th at the university campus for the students across India. Touted as one of the largest job fairs of Northeast, the day-long event is expected to be attended by 4000 job seekers, who can get recruited by more than 40 reputed national and multinational companies including Down town hospital, Alembic Pharmaceuticals, Ampath, JustDial, Talent Aquitance, Marico, Dabur, Sodexo etc. Last year the job fair provided a platform for recruiters and young talents had 3,500 job seekers…

22 Jun

The eighth edition of Annual Job Fair 2022 on June 25

Business CorrespondentAssam, Business8thAnnual Job Fair, Assam down town University

Leading educational institute Assam down town University (AdtU), Guwahati is all set to conduct the eighth edition of Annual Job Fair 2022 on June 25th at the university campus for the students across India. Touted as one of the largest job fairs of Northeast, the day-long event is expected to be attended by 4000 job seekers, who can get recruited by more than 40 reputed national and multinational companies including Downtown hospital, Alembic Pharmaceuticals, Ampath, JustDial, Talent Aquitance, Marico, Dabur, Sodexo etc. Last year the job fair provided a platform for recruiters and young talents, had 3,500 job seekers taking…

20 Jun

Gaurav Raj wins in Tata Crucible Campus Quiz 2022

Business CorrespondentAssam, Business, IndiaGaurav Raj, Tata Crucible Campus Quiz 2022

In the Cluster Finals of Tata Crucible Campus Quiz 2022 (the online edition of India’s largest business quiz for campuses), Gaurav Raj from National Law University and Judicial Academy, Guwahati, emerged victorious. The Cluster 23, Finals representing the North East 1 region, was a thrilling affair. The winner received a cash prize of Rs. 35000. He will now compete in the Zonal Finals to qualify for the National Finals. Subham Paul from Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar, was declared a runner-up. He won a cash price of Rs.18,000. The country has been divided into 24 Clusters for the online version…

19 Jun

Assam floods: People of Rangia cast nets on National Highway to catch fish

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Incessant rains over the past few days in Assam have cause extreme floods in many places, inflicting floods that disrupted railway and avenue traffic. In a bizarre incident, Residents of Rangia laid nets on a flooded national highway to capture fish. Floods and resultant landslides in Assam have claimed sixty two lives this year so far. In the final 24 hours, eight people have died after drowning in flood waters - two each in Barpeta and Karimganj districts, one every in Darrang, Hailakandi, Nalbari and Sonitpur districts and eight people are nonetheless missing. According to the Assam State Disaster Management…

16 Jun

Gauhati High Court sends notice to West Bengal Chief Secretary

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The Gauhati High Court has issued notices to the West Bengal Chief Secretary and the Kolkata Police Commissioner for alleged non-cooperation with the Assam Police in executing a non-bailable arrest warrant against the Kolkata-based political commentator. The commentator, Garg Chatterjee, made some objectionable remarks against Swargadeo Sukafa, who had been the headquarters of the Ahom dynasty in Assam some 800 years ago. He later apologized unconditionally on the social media platform. The Crime Branch of the Assam Police registered a case against the commentator in October 2020, and an advocate named Banasree Gogoi later filed a petition in the High…