Guwahati

Jahnu Barua withdraws ‘Bhoga Khirikee’ from film festival in protest against CAB

9:16 pm December 10, 2019

Guwahati: National Award-winning filmmaker Jahnu Barua on Tuesday said he has withdrawn his film ‘Bhoga Khirikee’ (Broken Window), which was produced by Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra, from the upcoming Assam film awards in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Expressing anguish over the ongoing unrest across Assam and North East, the Padma Bhushan awardee said […]

Protest march against Citizenship (Amendment) Act

Anti-CAB protests rock Northeast

8:22 pm December 10, 2019

Guwahati/Agartala/Itanagar: Large parts of the northeast on Tuesday simmered with protests by students’ unions and Left-democratic organisations against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha. A day before the divisive legislation is tabled in the Rajya Sabha, normal life was paralysed in Assam’s Brahmaputra Valley during the shutdown, led by the All […]

16 organisations call for 12-hour Assam bandh on Tuesday against CAB

11:09 pm December 8, 2019

Guwahati: As many as 16 left-leaning organisations have called for a 12-hour Assam bandh on December 10 to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. The North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) has already called for an 11-hour North East bandh from 5am on Tuesday on the same issue. Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) and its sister […]

Idols, items of worship fished out from Brahmaputra

6:39 pm December 1, 2019

Guwahati: Altogether 42 items used in worship and metal idols have been fished out from the Brahmaputra here, top police officials said. Idols of gods and goddesses, lamps, conches, temple door latches were retrieved from the river near Uzan Bazar- Umananda ferry ghat on Saturday while an iron statue was recovered on Sunday. Personnel of […]

Gutkha smuggled in luxury bus from MP seized in Navi Mumbai

Assam bans gutka, pan masala containing tobacco

9:36 pm November 27, 2019

Guwahati: The Assam government has banned manufacture, distribution and sale of gutka and pan masala containing tobacco and nicotine for a period of one year with immediate effect. The ban was made in pursuance of the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulation, 2011, an official statement said on Wednesday. “The notification […]