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2nd Arunachal Literature Festival gets under way
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2nd Arunachal Literature Festival gets under way

ITANAGAR, Nov 27 - The second edition of the Arunachal Literature Festival 2019, organised by the Department of Information and Public Relations of the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, in collaboration with Arunachal Pradesh Literature the Society (APLS), got under way today. It will offer live...
Manipur CM calls for end to boycott of Sangai Festival
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Manipur CM calls for end to boycott of Sangai Festival

IMPHAL, Nov 27 - Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh today appealed to the general public and representatives of the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) to support the ongoing Manipur Sangai Festival by withdrawing their boycott call.The Sangai Festival is a ten-day annual tourism...
Aviation Safety Week at NE airports
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Aviation Safety Week at NE airports

GUWAHATI, Nov 27 - The Aviation Safety Week is being observed from November 25 to 29 at all the airports of the North East under the Airports Authority of India. It is celebrated during the last week of November every year. This time also, the regional headquarters of NER, AAI is celebrating it...
Gold medal award ceremony held at GU
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Gold medal award ceremony held at GU

JALUKBARI, Nov 27 - The fifth gold medal award ceremony to honour the topper in MA, MSc in Anthropology for the year 2019 was held in the Department of Anthropology, Gauhati University, on Tuesday.The gold medal was instituted in 2015 by the family of the late Manjurani Goswami Barkataki, who was an...
Climate protest in city tomorrow
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Climate protest in city tomorrow

GUWAHATI, Nov 27 - Fridays for Future, a movement for climate justice, will hold a protest demonstration on the bank of Dighalipukhuri here on Friday, demanding immediate action from the government to protect the environment.Over 500 participants will join the protest. The demonstration, which is a...
Rare cardiac surgery performed
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Rare cardiac surgery performed

GUWAHATI, Nov 27 - An Aortic Dissection surgery was performed successfully at the city-based Hayat Hospital recently. Aortic Dissection is a surgical emergency in which a tear occurs in the inner layer of the Ascending Aorta. The surgery was performed by chief cardiac surgeon of the hospital Dr...
Ban on smokeless tobacco hailed
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Ban on smokeless tobacco hailed

GUWAHATI, Nov 27 - Consumers� Legal Protection Forum, Assam (CLPF) and Consumer Voice, New Delhi have welcomed the decision of the Government of Assam to ban smokeless tobacco � gutkha and pan masala � in the State. CLPF secretary Ajoy Hazarika said, �The rise in the number of users of tobacco,...
471 cases of violence against women since March last year
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471 cases of violence against women since March last year

GUWAHATI, Nov 27 - The 181 women helpline has received 471 cases of violence against women from March 15, 2018 to November 25 this year in Kamrup Metro district, which is the highest among all districts of Assam. The helpline, which provides 24 hours emergency response to women affected by...
About a temple with a humble, obscure past
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About a temple with a humble, obscure past

The city of Guwahati can boast of a number of ancient temples. Kamakhya, Aswakranta, Umananda, Ugratara, and the list will go on and on. The temple in the present context however does not claim its past to as ancient times as the ones mentioned above, but it does merit a discussion for its...
AJYCP takes out rally against CAB
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AJYCP takes out rally against CAB

GUWAHATI, Nov 27 - Registering its strong protest against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill, the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chhatra Parishad (AJYCP) today took out a huge procession in Guwahati, asking the State as well as the Union government not to proceed with their plan to give citizenship...
An eviction drive being carried out at Baghpari village in Mangaldai, on Wednesday. � UB Photos
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An eviction drive being carried out at Baghpari village in Mangaldai, on...

A modified cattle shed built at Gokhanibor with the support of The Corbett Foundation and Van Tiehoven Foundation at Kaziranga.� Photo: Kaziranga Correspondent
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A modified cattle shed built at Gokhanibor with the support of The Corbett...

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