The eminent English writer Samuel Johnson said “The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure but from hope to hope.” While this statement represents the general outlook of any individual it is probably more appropriate for the perennial condition of the ethnic Assamese. The elections in 1985 brought a student body, the All Assam Students Union to power with an overwhelming majority and the newly […]
She started eating less since 1947 for feeding refugees who fled present day Bangladesh during partition. ‘Age is just a number’, goes a well known saying and some people manage to prove it right by setting an example that inspires generations to come. One such soul is Aruna Mukherjee from Guwahati, who has lived a life dedication to service of mankind and is set to open an old age home […]
As phase two of polling is underway in Assam, one question that is perhaps on every one’s mind is how will this round of polling in the eastern part of the country pan out for BJP, especially after its debacle in Bihar. Will the Bharatiya JanataParty and Modi magic make a difference in the Himalayan state or would the Brahmaputra valley continue to see a predominance of the Congress raj. […]
Move over `Dabangg` Salman Khan and even our B-Town’s fierce `Mardaani` Rani Mukerji. Bollywood has lately introduced such fearless on-screen characters. When we hear of the true heroes in India, comparisons between reel and real are bound to come up. It is time that all hail the real life hero – Assam’s most fearless lady IPS officer- Sanjukta Parashar. She is the face that Bodo militants fear in Assam. Her […]
In what turned out to be a ghastly Sunday for Assam Rifle Jawans, eight of them were killed and six badly injured in a militant attack in Dimapur, Nagaland.. Suspected Naga rebels are considered to have triggered a powerful bomb close to the Myanmar border in Nagaland on the convoy of paramilitary forces. Reports also indicate that nearly four of the jawans are missing after the deadly attack on […]
Breaking news! By now you all have heared and seen in the news, a Bangladeshi (alleged) Syed Sarif Uddin Khan had been lynched by a mob on Thursday. The 2000-strong mob had broken into the Central prison in Dimapur, where he was in judicial custody on rape charges, paraded him naked through the town, beat him to death and hung his body from a clock tower. To begin with how […]
Kaziranga, ASSAM — One challenge facing any visitor to one of India’s tiger parks is actually seeing a tiger. Often, people leave without ever catching a glimpse. For many years, the same problem existed for visitors who came to see the rhinoceroses at the Kaziranga National Park in the northeastern state of Assam. At the low point a century ago, there were only a dozen rhinos in the entire park. […]
Tinsukia: Among upper Assam’s many tea estates, the Kunapathar Tea Estate was known till recently mainly for its sheer size of 1,000 acres. Then, in December, in the middle of a sunny afternoon, a mob armed with bows and arrows tore its way into the house, attacked the owners, and then set the sprawling five-bedroom home on fire. The four security guards at the house said they were outnumbered; any sort […]
