Demand for autonomy intensifies in Assam

JORHAT/GUWAHATI - Amidst a raging debate on carving out new provinces, activists of the Jatiya Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP), a regional organisation, took out massive rally across Assam to press their demand.

Students take out awareness rally on child rights on Children’s Day in Assam

JORHAT - On the occasion of Children’s Day (Nov.14), students here took out a public awareness rally on child rights.

Educational day centre transforms lives of Assam’s disabled children

JORHAT - An educational day centre for spastic children in Assam’s Jorhat city is helping and supporting disabled children through various rehabilitation programmes.

Banking transforms lives in rural areas in northeast

Agartala (Tripura)/ JORHAT - Banking services are playing a major role in transforming the lives of people in rural areas of the northeast India.

Assam’s ’spider-eating-man’ wants to make a world record

JORHAT - His passion is eating poisonous spiders, and he can finish almost 100 of them at a single go.

Health camp opened to help Assam’s flood victims

JORHAT - A health camp was opened on Saturday for flood-affected people of Phooloni village and in its neighbouring areas in Assam.

Assam observes World Breastfeeding Day

JORHAT - To observe the World Breastfeeding Day, hundreds of women led by health workers and allied volunteers here took part in a public meeting and rally to spread mass awareness about the benefits of breastfeeding babies.

Media persons stage protest against CBI in Assam

JORHAT - Protesting against the careless handling of a journalist’s murder case by the CBI, scores of media persons took on to streets of Assam’s Jorhat city on Wednesday.

Jappi, a traditional bamboo hat of Assam

JORHAT - Jappi, a traditional bamboo hat, has been in use in Assam since time immemorial. However, people here should be creditted for keeping the art alive.

Assam tense as illegal migrant issue resurfaces

JORHAT - Activists in Assam’s Jorhat district have alleged that a madrassa in Titabor region is sheltering a number of illegal migrants, and called for a 12-hour shutdown against state government’s inaction.

Traditional bamboo hat continues to be favourite in Assam

JORHAT - Jappi, the traditional bamboo hat used by people in Assam to shield themselves from the sun, continues to sell like hot cakes despite a wide range of modern alternatives available in the market.

Wooden ornaments of Jorhat

JORHAT - Fifty-year-old Jadab Mahanta in Assam’s Jorhat district is drawing attention from all over India for his skills in traditional arts, crafts and wooden ornaments.

LIC employees take to streets against Assam police

JORHAT - Hundreds of employees of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and their sympathisers took out huge protest march through the streets oforhat in Assam on Monday.

Bamboo cultivation popularised in a big way in India’s northeast

JORHAT - The Indian Government is encouraging bamboo cultivation in a big way in the country’s northeast region with the aim of improving the lives of local communities.

Assam self-help group generates employment for rural women

SODIAL - A self-help group (SHG) that mooted a weaving unit in Assam has facilitated a large number of women economically self sufficient by generating employment for them.his self-help group named ‘Bhogdoi’ and based at Sodial village in Jorhat region was the brainchild of Arunima Kachari in 2001.

Rahul Gandhi refutes charges of a “weak government”

JORHAT - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi refuted charges of a “weak government” against the UPA Government made by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Moonshine and blankets to win polls in Assam

JORHAT - Shakuntala Murmu was seething with anger to find her husband returning home inebriated late in the night. She was all the more furious as she knew he would be coming home drunk for at least a week as, come election time, Assam tea garden workers are much wanted and politicians go out of their way to entertain them.

New Year celebrations in India

AMRITSAR/ JORHAT - Residents in different parts of the country indulged in fun and frolic as they rang in the traditional New Year in some states.

Rubbing 24 chillies on eyes to set up a world record

JORHAT - Anandita Dutta Tamuli, a resident of Jorhat in Assam, surpassed her own scorecard by rubbing two dozens of Ghost chillies also known as ‘Jolokias’ on her eyes in just one minute.

PM, Congress appeasing Muslims: Modi

JORHAT - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Saturday accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of appeasing Muslims in the country and charged the ruling Congress party of encouraging ‘vote bank politics’.

Assamese woman munches world’s hottest chillies, sets record

JORHAT - A demure 26-year-old mother of one in Assam is all set to have her name entered in record books after having munched 51 of the world’s hottest chillies in two minutes in front of celebrity British chef Gordon Ramsay.

Assam playing host to anti-insurgency plays

JORHAT - Theatre artists have staged two plays at Jorhat in Assam to spread the message of peace.

Winning hearts is the key to poll victory: says minister Handique

JORHAT - Winning the hearts of the people is the key to electoral success, says union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Bijoy Krishna Handique as he bids for six straight terms as MP from Assam’s Jorhat constituency.