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Bru refugee body sets new conditions for return
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Bru refugee body sets new conditions for return

AGARTALA, Nov 21 - The Mizoram Bru Displaced People�s Forum (MBDPF), the apex body of Reang refugees sheltered in the six relief camps of Tripura, today placed two new demands for their repatriation to Mizoram.The new demands include resettlement of all Bru families in and around the Dampa Tiger...
Japan student commits suicide in IITG hostel
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Japan student commits suicide in IITG hostel

GUWAHATI, Nov 21 - Kota Onodo, a Japanese student of the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, committed suicide at the Lohit Hostel of the institute on Thursday. According to an official of the IIT, the deceased came to the IIT to pursue a three-month course in the Bio-science and...
Book release function today
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Book release function today

GUWAHATI, Nov 21 - The Unquiet River, A Biography of the Brahmaputra � a novel written by Arupjyoti Saikia of IIT Guwahati, will be released by Prof Bhabesh Chandra Goswami, Vice Chancellor of Cotton University, at a function to be held at the MCB Building of the university on Friday. The function,...
Bhupendra Sangeet contest
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Bhupendra Sangeet contest

GUWAHATI, Nov 21 - The Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University (KKHSOU) in collaboration with Gauhati Commerce College is organising a Bhupendra Sangeet competition here on December 8. The competition will be held among its different study centres located across the State. According to a...
North East SC/ST summit from today
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North East SC/ST summit from today

GUWAHATI, Nov 21 - A two-day North East SC/ST summit will be held at the Maniram Dewan Trade Centre here from November 22 to discuss the potential of entrepreneurs of the north-eastern region.The summit is being organised under the National SC/ST Hub (NSSH) Scheme, which was launched with the...
NFR locomotives linked to central monitoring system
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NFR locomotives linked to central monitoring system

GUWAHATI, Nov 21 - NF Railway has connected 256 of its 404 locomotives, or 67 per cent of the total, used for hauling passenger and goods trains, to a centralised remote monitoring system using GPS technology and GSM Mobile Network.�The system can remotely locate a locomotive, collect data on its...
HC rejects bail plea of 2 ivory smugglers
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HC rejects bail plea of 2 ivory smugglers

GUWAHATI, Nov 21 - The Gauhati High Court today rejected the bail petition of two suspected smugglers of wildlife items who were arrested for trading in ivory. Special Counsel for the State (Wildlife Protection Act) BK Mahajan said that the accused � Joymashi Tete and Reni Ind � were arrested for...
Temple puja committee meet
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Temple puja committee meet

GUWAHATI, Nov 21 - A biennial meeting of Sree Sree Navagraha Samshan Kali Mandir Puja Committee was held recently on the temple premises, said a press release issued today.Besides discussing development-related issues for implementation, the meeting also adopted the final accounts of the committee...
Task force for women, children
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Task force for women, children

GUWAHATI, Nov 21 - The Kamrup Metro district administration recently formed a district-level task force on women and children under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Biswajit Pegu. The members of the task force are Commissioner of Police or his representative, Additional Deputy Commissioner...
3-day MSME summit in city from Jan 17
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3-day MSME summit in city from Jan 17

GUWAHATI, Nov 21 - The MSME Export Promotion Council is organising an international summit and expo on �Start Up and Stand Up� from January 17 to 19 here. The event will be held in support of the Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. According to a statement, numbers of Union...
AHSEC mulls updating of Vocational Education
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AHSEC mulls updating of Vocational Education

GUWAHATI, Nov 21 - After being neglected for decades, the little known �Vocational Education (VE)� stream for the Higher Secondary classes in Assam has caught the attention of the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC), which has initiated a full review of the course content of the stream...
AGP floats student wing Asom Chatra Parishad
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AGP floats student wing Asom Chatra Parishad

GUWAHATI, Nov 21 - Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), the State�s largest regional party and an ally of the BJP-led State government, today formally launched its student wing Asom Chatra Parishad here in the presence of its leadership. The student wing has come after about 34 years of formation of the...
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