Asom Barta

Masuma Begum, a class 11 student of Dharapur Higher Secondary School and Kasmira Begum, a Class 10 student of Dimoria Higher Secondary School in Kamrup (Metro), have realised that hard work pays....

Culture is food for thought which keeps humanity alive. A human being needs food to survive. But given a choice, he would ideally prefer a healthy diet than just any food. A...

Agriculture is fast turning out to be a career option for many across the country and Assam thanks to agripreneurs and mavericks like Samir Bordoloi. Bordoloi, widely known across India as ‘Farmer...

The State Cabinet has decided to accord the status of indigenous Muslims to five Assamese Muslim sub-groups: Gorias, Moriyas, Deshis, Jolhas and Syeds. The Cabinet said that the move will “ensure their...

Asom Barta (AB) met Minister for Water Resources, IPR, Parliamentary Affairs, Social Justice & Empowerment Pijush Hazarika (PH) to discuss the flood situation and post-flood measures besides working of his other departments....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that public participation has heralded a change for the better in Assam. He said that the people's movement has protected the cultural heritage of Assam and...

Borders are man-made geographical constructs whose destiny lies in the hands of people. Almost all nations that have ever come into existence since times immemorial have struggled to have a settled border....

It has been 75 years since India gained independence but some ideas have not changed yet. For example, in the past our education system emphasised producing salaried professionals. Even today, our students...

One of the underlying factors in the rapid development of modern medicine is the unprecedented advances made in the field of biomedical engineering. Simply put, biomedical engineering acts as the bridge between...