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Pak denies use of airspace to Kovind
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Pak denies use of airspace to Kovind

ISLAMABAD,, Sept 7 - Pakistan has refused a request by India to allow President Ram Nath Kovind to use its airspace for his flight to Iceland, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Saturday.Kovind will embark on a visit to Iceland, Switzerland and Slovenia from Monday during which he is...
Shah arrives today for NEC session
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Shah arrives today for NEC session

GUWAHATI, Sept 7 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah will arrive on a two-day visit to the State tomorrow. After landing at around 11 am, Shah will proceed straight to the Administrative Staff College where he will chair the 68th plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC).The meeting would be...
Sahitya Akademi Fellowship conferred on Dr Nagen Saikia
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Sahitya Akademi Fellowship conferred on Dr Nagen Saikia

DIBRUGARH, Sept 7 - The Sahitya Akademi today conferred the country�s highest literary honour Sahitya Akademi Fellowship on illustrious Assamese litterateur and scholar of eminence Dr Nagen Saikia.Dr Saikia was accorded the Fellowship during the presentation ceremony at the Lalchand Kanoi Memorial...
Setback to Moon touchdown mission
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Setback to Moon touchdown mission

BENGALURU, Sept 7 - India�s bold bid to become only the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon ended in a huge disappointment on Saturday when contact with Chandrayaan-2�s landing module was abruptly lost seconds before it was to descend the final 2.1 km and touch down on the lunar...
Veteran jurist Jethmalani passes away
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Veteran jurist Jethmalani passes away

NEW DELHI, Sept 8: Eminent jurist and former Union minister Ram Jethmalani passed away on Sunday at the age of 95, his family members said.Jethmalani breathed his last at 7.45 am at his official residence in New Delhi, his son Mahesh Jethmalani told PTI.Mahesh and other close acquaintances said Ram...
Teachers� Day celebrated with a difference!
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Teachers� Day celebrated with a difference!

DERGAON, Sept 6 - The 58th Teachers� Day was celebrated with a difference at Dergaon Girls� Higher Secondary School on Thursday.On the occasion, the students published 12 handwritten magazines, each from the 12 classes of the school. The magazines published on the day were formally released by...
Final phase of pre-test census in Hailakandi from Sept 10
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Final phase of pre-test census in Hailakandi from Sept 10

HAILAKANDI, Sept 6 - Population enumeration under pre-test for Census 2021 will commence in Hailakandi revenue circle during the second and final phase from September 10 to 30.Pre-test is conducted between August 12 and September 30. In Assam, three revenue circles of three districts have been...
Sivasagar LICI branch numero uno in premium collection
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Sivasagar LICI branch numero uno in premium collection

JORHAT, Sept 6 - The Sivasagar branch of LICI under the Jorhat division of the insurance company has been able to achieve number one position among the branches across the country during the last fiscal year (2018-19) in terms of collecting highest premium.The Jorhat division of LICI comprises 10...
Govt vows for development amidst stiff opposition
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Govt vows for development amidst stiff opposition

SILCHAR, Sept 6 - Amidst rising protests by Congress and other cultural associations, Silchar Municipality Board went ahead with the foundation-laying ceremony of the latest project of giving a facelift to Gandhibag park here on Thursday. Minister of State for Urban Development Pijush Hazarika laid...
First IoT in Mini Piped Water Scheme launched at Amingaon
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First IoT in Mini Piped Water Scheme launched at Amingaon

BAIHATA CHARIALI, Sept 6 - The Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) Assam and Piramal Water Pvt Ltd (Piramal Sarvajal), launched a project on deployment of the first Internet of Things (IoT) solution in single village mini piped water supply scheme at Colony Pahar, Amingaon on September 5.The...
Flyover in Kaziranga soon
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Flyover in Kaziranga soon

KAZIRANGA, Sept 6 - With an objective to ensure the safety of the wild animals of Kaziranga National Park-cum-Tiger Reserve, a 36-km long flyover will be constructed soon at National Highway 37 passing adjacent to the Kaziranga park.According to a sources, this flyover will cover about 13 vital wild...
NHRC notice to Gurugram police chief over Assam maid assault
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NHRC notice to Gurugram police chief over Assam maid assault

NEW DELHI, Sept 6 - Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent notice to the Gurgaon Police Commissioner over reports that a domestic help hailing from Assam was allegedly detained for several hours, stripped and thrashed by police personnel...
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