Topic: Assam
43 years on, Assam village awaits ‘memorial’ to mark plane crash Morarji Desai luckily escaped
Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.
Attendance thin as schools partially reopen after 6 months in J&K, Haryana, Northeast
Schools partially reopened in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Mizoram Monday for students from classes 9 to 12.
Assam’s students’ union AASU, AJYCP form new party Asom Jatiyo Parishad ahead of 2021 polls
The party will be guided by the slogan 'ghore ghore aami' to establish relations with families and not just seek votes during elections, AAC convenor Dr. Gopal said.
Oil India diverts gas from Baghjan blowout site, brings fire under control
The diversion comes over 100 days after a gas well in Baghjan suffered a blowout and a subsequent fire left two firemen dead.
No date yet, but Bodo council poll campaign heats up with rallies despite Covid restrictions
Election to 40-seat Bodoland Territorial Council was deferred in March this year due to Covid-19 pandemic. A new election date is yet to be announced.
Sikkim teacher, recovering from Covid in hospital, continues his online classes
Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.
Assam govt replaces Muslim lawyers with Hindus at 7 foreigners’ tribunals in Dhubri
Assam move has sparked allegations of discrimination. Dhubri district has a total of 10 foreigners' tribunals under it. The only FT with a Muslim AGP is currently non-functional.
NIA files chargesheet against 7 ULFA cadres for killing Assam Police officer in 2018
Sub-inspector Bhaskar Kalita was killed and his service rifle, an AK-47, looted when his party was attacked two years ago on 4 May by ULFA militants in Tinsukia district.
Engineer dies of electrocution at Assam’s Baghjan damaged gas well site
Engineer Arnab Kishore Bordoloi was working on high voltage cables at the site when the incident happened, taking the death toll from the industrial disaster to three.
In Assam, Muslim couple helps build ‘namghar’ for Hindu neighbours, joins them in prayers
Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.
Why we’ll need masks even with a coronavirus vaccine
One study has shown that if everyone wears masks that are only 75% effective, the number of people infected by each coronavirus carrier will shrink fourfold.
Investors continue to flock Mukesh Ambani, now KKR to invest $754 million in Reliance Retail
US private equity group KKR will hold a 1.28% stake in Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail, valuing India’s biggest retailer at Rs 4.2 lakh crore or $57 billion.
Defence
CAG report flags vendors’ ‘dilly-dallying’ on offsets deals, cites Rafale as example
The CAG made the observations in its latest report, which was tabled in Parliament Wednesday.
Suspect all, fix all? Is that the motto of our new ‘National Suspicion State’?
It’s not just Modi government or BJP, but even state governments, judiciary are getting caught in a ‘we suspect all’ mindset. Is India becoming a National Suspicion State?