GUWAHATI: The excitement is building as the highly anticipated Megha Kayak Festival is about to kickstart on October 12 at the Shillong Whitewater Village in Umtham. This marks the sixth edition of the festival, bringing together the thrill of kayaking and the breathtaking beauty of Meghalaya’s Umtrew River. The Megha Kayak Festival promises to test kayakers’ skills and courage as they navigate the stunning river with its twists and turns, creating unforgettable moments. Organized by the Ri Bhoi Water Sports & Tourism Corporation Society Limited and proudly sponsored by the Department of Sports and Youth Affairs, Meghalaya, this year’s festival…
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GUWAHATI: North East Indigenous People’s Forum (NEIPF) will submit a memorandum to the three-member committee constituted by the Supreme Court to probe the Manipur ethnic clashes. This was decided at a meeting of the executive committee of NEIPF hosted by the Arunachal Pradesh Chapter held at Hotel Benjamin, Papu Nallah, Itanagar on Wednesday. On August 7, the Supreme Court announced a three-member committee comprising former women High Court Judges and 42 Special Investigation Teams concerning the Manipur violence cases to restore a sense of faith in the rule of law and build a sense of confidence. The…
GUWAHATI: Assam governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Wednesday visited the Indo-Bangladesh international boundary and handed over a sweets packet to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) troops on duty near the international boundary. Kataria visited Sahapara Border Out Post (BOP) of the 45 Battalion Border Security Force (BSF) under BSF Guwahati Frontier, in South Salamara Mankachar district. Kataria was welcomed by BISF IG Dinesh Kumar Yadav. The governor discussed operational preparedness and the functioning of BSF on international borders with the IG and other senior officers of BSF. Kataria also interacted with Seema Praharis and planted saplings at…
GUWAHATI: As many as 70 leaders and workers of various political parties, including BPF, UPPL, Gana Shakti, AGP and Lachit Sena joined the Congress party in a mass joining programme organised at Rajiv Bhawan here on Wednesday. The prominent entrants include former AASU president and BPF general secretary Prabeen Baro, Gana Shakti working president Maheen Hazarika and former minister Pranay Rabha. Welcoming the new entrants, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary and Assam in-charge Jitendra Singh said the Congress-led INDIA block will come to power in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. “After formation of the government,…
GUWAHATI: The Joint Action Committee of Recognised Unions (JACRU) of Cachar and Nagaon Paper Mills on Wednesday demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged embezzlement of Rs 4141 crore Central funds allotted for the revival of two defunct paper mills at Cachar and Nagaon under Hindustan Paper Mills Corporation). Nagaon Paper Mill and Cachar Paper Mills have been non-operational since October 2017 and March 2015 respectively and are under liquidation proceedings on account of non-clearance of dues of Rs 98 lakh and operational creditors as per the order of the National Company Law…
GUWAHATI: To combat student suicide cases in educational institutes of the country, a Bengaluru-based startup, Edvizo, has initiated the NLCEE programme which it addresses the critical issue of student suicides by providing students with valuable insights into their potential career paths. The alarming rise in student suicides has raised concerns nationwide. According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the number of student suicides reached a five-year high in 2021, with over 13,000 students tragically taking their own lives. While there are multifaceted reasons behind this grim statistic, one major contributing factor is the lack of awareness among…
GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday unveiled the logo, theme song, memento, jingle, certificate and judges’ kit for Assam Sanskritik Mahasangram at a programme held at Janata Bhawan here. The Sanskritik Mahasangram organised by the cultural affairs department will start on October 25 and continue till February 7, 2024. The competitions will be held in three categories. Group A will feature participants from 12 to 18 years, Group B will feature participants from 19 to 24 years and Group C will feature from 25 to 35 years. The participants will be presenting Jyoti Sangeet, Bishnu Rabha Sangeet,…
GUWAHATI: Two leaders of Assam Congress were suspended from the party on Tuesday for participating in the Amrit Kalash Yatra, which was initiated by the BJP-led government in the state. The two suspended Congress leaders are: Matia Block Congress Committee president Aynul Hoque Choudhury and Goalpara Mahila Congress president Afruza Begum. On the other hand, Goalpara (West) MLA Abdur Rashid Mandal is also facing disciplinary action from the party high command for his participation in the programme. A meeting of the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of APCC will be held on Wednesday to discuss the issue, party sources here said.…
GUWAHATI: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) alumni-led start-up, Primary Healthtech Pvt Ltd has developed an indigenous point-of-care-testing (POCT) device, MobilabTM, that is expected to test 25 parameters in blood to diagnose early the chronic diseases related to kidney, liver, heart, and pancreas malfunctions. Primary Healthtech Pvt Ltd is incubated at the Research Park and the Centre for Nanotechnology in IIT Guwahati campus, with extensive research and development, translational, and regulatory support from Swastha Centre for Excellence of MeitY, ICMR-DHR Centre of Excellence and BIRAC-DBT. Its 30 engineers and researchers team aims to make diagnostics frugal, portable, affordable,…
GUWAHATI: Assam state unit of All India Professionals’ Congress (AIPC) is deeply concerned about recent developments in Fancy Bazar, one of the largest commercial trade centres in the Northeast. On October 1, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated a sprawling Botanical Garden. The garden, spread across an expansive 36 bighas of land, including 2.58 acres of water bodies, is located at the site of the former Guwahati Central Jail in the city’s Fancy Bazar locality. While the concept of a botanical garden is undoubtedly commendable, Assam AIPC president Gauravv Somani said that the location chosen for this development…