In 1945, freedom fighter Harikrishna Das, an ardent follower of Gandhiji, donated his house at Sarania along with 54 bighas of land where Sarania Ashram, housing the Mahatma’s cottage, now stands:Amid the chaos and roaring sounds of engines of lakhs of vehicles in the northeast’s biggest city — Guwahati — Sarania hillock with its serene environment is standing amid the 18 hills of the city to...
DIBRUGARH: Amid rise in Covid-19 cases in the country, health minister Keshab Mahanta on Friday virtually participated in the Covid review meeting of health ministers of all states and Union Territories chaired by Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya. Talking to reporters after participating in the meeting virtually from the conference hall of Dibrugarh University guest house, Mahanta said the health...
GUWAHATI: The Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) said it will make necessary changes in the Class XII syllabus if the need arises to remove chapters on the Mughal Empire. A decision in this regard is yet to be taken. The textbooks, incorporating chapters on Mughals, have already been distributed among the students of Class XII, as the academic session started from April 1 in the...
GUWAHATI: Days after the Centre announced it would reduce the "disturbed areas” under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), the Assam government extended AFSPA, in eight districts of the state for six more months with effect from April 1. As per the notification, the “disturbed area” status, however, has been withdrawn from Lakhipur sub-division of Cachar district.In rest of the eight...
GUWAHATI: A Class XII student, who was appearing in the ongoing Council of Higher Secondary Examinations, Manipur, (CoHSEM), was shot dead in Kangpokpi district of the northeastern state on Saturday night, police said on Sunday. The examinations will conclude on April 1 with a paper on elective subjects.The incident assumed significance in the backdrop of the announcement made by the Centre and later by...
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