New panel to protect Assam’s heritage

The Union Cabinet approved the setting up of a high-level committee for implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord. The Accord prov...

Railway Minister announces ‘Honey Bee’ plan

Railway ministry announced that the ‘Honey Bee’ plan will be expanded to other areas of the country. The initiative was started on an e...

Documentary wins award at a film festival

‘Finding Beauty in Garbage’ received the Best Short documentary film award in ‘Asia South East International Short Film Festival’ in Ca...

3rd Dwijing Festival inaugurated in Assam

In Assam, the third Dwijing Festival was inaugurated on the bank of Aye river at Chirang district on w27 December 2018. The festiv...

Assamese singer Dipali Barthakur passed away

Popular Assamese singer Dipali Barthakur passed away after a prolonged illness on 21 December 2018. She was known as the ‘Nightingale...

‘Dwijing Festival’ to begin on Dec 27

The third edition of the 12-day ‘Dwijing Festival’, a river tourism project of the Assam government, will begin from 27 December 2018 ...

15 new breeds of livestocks registered

ICAR has approved registration of record 15 new breeds of livestock and poultry this year. These include 2 cattle breeds – Ladakhi and ...

PM to inaugurate Bogibeel bridge on Dec 25

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the ‘Bogibeel Bridge’ on Brahmaputra river on 25 December 2018. It is India’s longest rail...