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Ushering in a new era of academic excellence in tea garden areas in Assam, Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma dedicated 96 newly built model high schools in tea garden areas of...

It is 6am on May 24. Charuprabha Chaliha, an Assistant Lecturer of Mayong Anchalik College is getting ready to be on time at Hathibhangi Middle English School. After a four-km ride on...

The Directive Principles of State Policy enshrined in our Constitution encourages the State to secure, among others, a decent standard of living for all. An essential part of this Policy is providing...

A safe water supply is the backbone of a healthy economy yet was woefully under prioritised in the country until Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in his address to the Nation on...

The Central Government’s increasing attention towards the North East consolidated with two more initiatives, this time by the Ministry of External Affairs. Foreign Minister S Jaishankar was in Guwahati on May 28...

Guwahati, among one of the fastest growing Tier 2 cities in the country, is also a Gateway to South East Asia. The entrepreneurship ecosystem, long stymied by infrastructure hurdle here, is now...

What a feeling it is to realise that a promise that one had made is well on its course to be fulfilled. The childlike emotions are difficult to describe but can certainly...

When I was requested by the Editor of this newsletter to pen my thoughts on an issue of my choice or a mixture of them, I was all at sea. How and...

Anniversaries are a good time to celebrate and a good time to reflect. As the BJP-led Government of Assam under Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma completes its first year in office, it certainly...