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ST status issue: Himanta meets representatives of 6 communities
Guwahati, Sep 23: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday met representatives of six communities – Adivasi, Chutia, Koch-Rajbongshi, Matak, Moran and Tai-Ahom – of the state and deliberated on their demand for grant of ST…
Assam job drive: Appointment letters given to 11,236 recruits across 24 depts
Guwahati, Sep 23: The Assam government on Friday distributed appointment letters among 11,236 recruits across 24 government departments at a ceremonial programme at the Veterinary College playground in Khanapara here.…
Assam Police continues crackdown on PFI, nabs one more leader
Guwahati, Sep 23: One more Popular Front of India (PFI) leader has been arrested by the special operations unit of Assam Police amidst an intensified crackdown against the Islamic non-profit organisation, official sources said here on…
Action sought against Assam village head for holding office in Meghalaya
Tura, Sep 22: Action has been sought against a Gaon Pradhan from a village in Assam for illegally operating his office at Hallidaganj village (Kasharipara) which falls under the jurisdiction of Meghalaya.
The complaint…
NE minority students’ union stages sit-in over demands in Delhi
Guwahati, Sep 22: Members of the North-East Minorities Students Union (NEMSU) staged a two-hour long sit-in demonstration in New Delhi on Thursday over various demands, including provision of national identity cards to…
Bid to foment communal strife: 10 PFI leaders arrested in Assam
Guwahati, Sep 22: Ten leaders of the Popular Front of India (PFI) have been arrested from separate locations in Assam amid nationwide raids launched by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Enforcement Directorate against the…
Vice President calls for strengthening space for dialogue in public realm
Guwahati, Sep 22: Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday called for strengthening the thriving space for discussion and dialogue in the public realm, suggesting that ‘intolerance of others’ point of view is antithetical to the…
Assam Excellence Award to USTM Chancellor
Guwahati, Sep 22: Mahbubul Hoque, Chancellor University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM) has been honoured with the “Assam Excellence Award 2022” by the News18 media network for his outstanding contribution in the field…
Thailand looking to boost ties with M’laya, NE states
SHILLONG, Sep 22: Thailand is looking to extend cooperation to Meghalaya and other Northeastern states in different sectors such as tourism, fisheries and food processing.
The assertion by Ambassador of Thailand to India Pattarat Hongtong…
Workshop at TISS focuses on climate change implications on human society
Guwahati, Sep 21: A day-long workshop on climate change held in the campus of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) here focused on the multiple implications of climate change on human society.
The Centre for Ecology, Environment and…