India
Uniform Civil Code Sparks Fiery Debate in India: Polygamy Under Scrutiny
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently brought the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) to the forefront of political discussion during a meeting held in Bhopal, central India. The proposed code seeks to standardize India's diverse personal laws. The proposal sparked...
200 Years of First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-2024): Unusual Perspectives from Ahom, Burmese, East India Company
Diphu May 7, 2023: In the approaching month of March next year (2024), the first Anglo-Burmese war completes two hundred years from its occurrence. It was a militaristic response to the Burmese expansionist campaigns in Assam, Arakan, Manipur, and Cachar by armies of...
Education Ripoff: Indian Private Schools and Book Commissions
Books from private publishers selected by schools are up to five times more expensive than NCERT books. In private schools, expensive books from private publishers combine with changing the books every year. Parents are suffering while Government and administrations are silent.
After Nine Days Of Worshiping Girls, Everyone Forgets
Navratri is a Hindu festival. Navratri is a Sanskrit word, which means 'nine nights.' During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of Shakti Devi are worshipped. During the nine nights of Navratri, three goddesses - Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati, or Saraswati and...
NorthEast
The lost kingdom of the elephants in Karbi Anglong
Diphu August 30 2023: The Dhansiri Lumding Elephant reserve was notified in 2013 by the Government of Assam with extensive elephant bearing areas around the main components of the Doldoli and Lumding Reserve Forests. Over the years, the miscreants from an area east...
Lethal Face of Dengue in Diphu
Diphu August 1 2023: In spite of authorities' effort to curb the spread of deadly dengue, with every passing day the feared dengue takes its toll in Diphu. One young girl of around twenty four years died this morning, the second death since the month of June. The...
Relentless Controversy Over Assam’s National Register of Citizens
As one more first information report (FIR) was lodged against the corruption and money laundering by officials updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, the petitioner, Gitika Bhattacharya, a Guwahati-based social worker, in her complaint at Dispur...
District Administration, Police Destroy Illicit Drugs Worth Rs. 48 Crore in Public Display
In commemoration of the "International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking," the district administration and Karbi Anglong police executed the disposal of a significant quantity of seized contraband and illicit drugs. The event took place at a private...
Business
Surajit Roy New Head of Eastern Region Services Of IOCL
Diphu December 2 2022: Surajit Roy joined as Head - Regional Services of eastern region in Indian Oil. A Mechanical Engineer by profession, Roy has experience of more than three decades in various domains of Indian Oil. He has been pivotal in setting up state of the...
Second Quartzite Mine Opens In Karbi Anglong
The Chief Executive Member of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council Tuliram Ronghang on Thursday formally began the mining of a quartzite mine at Bey Village, Koilamati, Bokajan subdivision of Karbi Anglong district.
Death of Oil Refinery Based Power Projects
Diphu August 19: Two thermal power projects based at both the Guwahati oil refinery and the Bongaigaon oil refinery were abandoned as loss making and inefficient in utilizing the ‘tail gas' produced in these two refineries. The power plants are the Bongaigaon Thermal...
Bank Manager Accused of Deceptive Withdrawal
Alleged Deceptive Withdrawal by Bank Manager Diphu July 26: A police case has been registered against Dibyajoti Kalita, Manager of Assam Gramin Bikash Bank (ancillary of State Bank of India), Lahaorijan branch of Bokajan subdivision, at Khatkati police station...