Nazirating-Tamuli under Digboi constituency is a place pregnant with tourism potential. The constituency MLA Suren Phukan, since his childhood, had a fascination for the place. Once he became its MLA, he took...
On a fine but misty December day, home guards Nazir Hussain and Abdul Salam presented themselves to Boribazar Police Patrol Assistant Sub Inspector Munindra Chandra Das for their posting. They would be...
Here is a brief round-up of the activities of various departments: Home Department The State Government on October 19 through the Home Department has increased the daily allowance of Home Guards in...
Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma spelt out his vision of his Government, especially his Dispur’s relentless efforts and initiative in creating what he called “a robust environment for investments through...
The Assam Government is targeting a GSDP figure of $75 billion or nearly 6.15 trillion in Indian rupee by 2025. This growth would be led by a thrust on connectivity, infrastructure, and...
Bhanita Pathak (45), a resident of Pat Bausi area near Barpeta town is a breast cancer patient. She was diagnosed with breast cancer almost ten months ago. Her first chemotherapy was in...
Ranjit Baruah, David Gogoi, Mousum Talukdar and Rupam Choudhury are a new breed of entrepreneurs who think and even act differently. They travel the road less travelled and defy odds. And today...
The Brahmaputra River has always been a lifeline of Assam. It is turning out to be a saviour once again, this time for its youth because of the six MoUs and an...
It was sometime in 1980. On an undisclosed hilltop in Shillong, Simanta Das had first tasted a banned substance. In about a month’s time, he was fully into substance abuse. After 15...
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