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  • ‘United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’ Slams Assam NRC as “Intentional Effort to Discriminate against Muslims”

    By Bhupen Goswami   Guwahati : The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, which is a U.S. federal government commission created by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, has condemned the NRC in Assam and termed it as a “religious test for Muslims.”Moreover, the USCIRF, in a recent report, has called the NRC […]

    Assam have been “suffering” 40 years for illegal Bangladeshis, International Organizations Trying to Protect Interests of Illegal Bangladeshis in the Name of ‘Human Rights’: Samujjal Bhattacharya

    By Bhupen Goswami   Guwahati : The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has condemned the Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) for discriminating against the Muslim community. Moreover, a top US official had contended that the NRC, which is being updated to verify ‘citizenship’ and weed out alleged Bangladeshi nationals, will “create a […]

    NRC: Assam CM Sonowal asks people not to panic; govt to provide legal aid to poor

    By Bhupen Goswami   Guwahati : Ahead of the publication of final NRC, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday asked people not to panic and said the state government will take all possible steps to help genuine Indians prove their citizenship and provide legal assistance. Sonowal also said exclusion of anyone’s name from the […]

    Assam: Four Forest Officials Killed in Sivasagar

    By Bhupen Goswami   Guwahati : In a most shocking incident, four forest officials have been killed, and two injured after their vehicle met with an accident with a night super bus at National Highway 37 near Gaurisagar in Assam’s Sivasagar district.The four deceased have been identified as Priyam Mech (driver), Bipul Hazarika (forest guard), […]

    Kamal Nath meets Congress Prez Sonia Gandhi in Delhi

    Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath today met Congress President Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi. The meeting came in the backdrop of reported tussle within the party for the post of MP Congress chief. There are reports that senior party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia is not happy and has given an ultimatum to the party to […]

    Centre releases over Rs 47,000 cr to increase green cover in states

    In a major step towards increasing afforestation in the country, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar has handed over forty seven thousand crore rupees from Compensatory Afforestation Fund to various states. In a media briefing in the New Delhi, Mr Javadekar appealed to the states that the budget for afforestation must […]

    AYUSH and Yoga are strong pillars of ‘Fit India’ movement: PM

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said government has set a target of setting up 12,500 AYUSH centres across India. He said government is trying to set up 4000 such centres this year itself. Giving away Yoga Awards to the winners for Outstanding Contribution for Promotion and Development of Yoga in New Delhi, Mr Modi said […]

    Students’ Conclave organized at Umrangso

    By Anup Biswas   Haflong  :To commemorate 150th year of Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Father of Nation, Public Health Engineering Department in collaboration with NeepCo initiated a nation building approach is among the students of greater Umrongso area. Under this approach Students’ Social Responsibilities is going to be focused with a thrust on the […]

    Leena Srivastava appointed IIASA Deputy Director General for Science

    New Delhi: The Vice Chancellor of the TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi, Leena Srivastava will join the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) as the Deputy Director General for Science on 15 November 2019. Srivastava brings extensive experience to the new position that will provide interdisciplinary scientific leadership to the institute and ensure […]

    Opple India launches LED HighbayEcomax

    Reaching out to the potential Indian market, OPPLE Lighting, one of the world’s leading LED lighting brands, launched LED HighbayEcomaxwith more durable, robust and integrated design. With two beam and multiple installation options: hook, pole or bracket, it is a perfect lighting solution for commercial sector like industries, warehouse, station and gyms. Fashionably designed to […]