Paromita Editor - The Purbottar

08 Jun

Dangari Girl Creates History as Assam’s First Woman Fire Engineer

Paromita EditorAssam

In a remarkable achievement that has brought pride to Assam and the Dangari region of Tinsukia district, Shivangi Sonowal has become the first Assamese woman to qualify as a Fire Engineer from the prestigious National Fire Service College (NFSC), Nagpur.The daughter of Jitul Sonowal and Banti Handique Sonowal of Dangari village, Shivangi recently completed her B.Tech in Fire Engineering from the premier institution under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Her accomplishment is particularly significant given the highly competitive and demanding nature of the course, where only a limited number of women gain admission each year.Admission to the…

06 Jun

Complaint Filed in Goalpara School Beef Consumption Allegation; Police Launch Inquiry

Paromita EditorAssam

A complaint has been lodged at Krishnai Police Station in Assam's Goalpara district following allegations that a group of students consumed beef inside a classroom and allegedly attempted to pressure two Hindu students to eat it at a higher secondary school. According to the complaint, the incident reportedly took place at Habraghat Higher Secondary School in Krishnai. The complainants alleged that five students brought beef to the school and consumed it inside a classroom during school hours. The complaint further stated that the students allegedly tried to compel two Hindu classmates to consume the meat. When the two students refused,…

06 Jun

Outrage Grows Over Alleged Mob Lynching Attempt in Patharkandi; Two Arrested

Paromita EditorAssam

Public outrage is mounting over an alleged mob assault in Assam's Patharkandi area, where two teenage boys were reportedly brutally attacked while attempting to recover their family's missing cattle from a neighboring village. According to local sources, the incident took place on June 1 when members of a family from Mambari village traced their missing cattle to Nalugaon village and went there to bring them back. During the process, two teenage members of the family were allegedly detained by a group of villagers and subjected to severe physical assault. Witnesses and family members allege that the attackers used sharp weapons,…

05 Jun

Woman Killed, Another Critically Injured as Train Hits SUV in Dhemaji

Paromita EditorAssam

A woman was killed and another sustained critical injuries after a passenger train collided with a four-wheeler at an unmanned railway crossing in Dekapam under Jonai subdivision of Assam's Dhemaji district on Friday. According to reports, the accident occurred when the driver attempted to cross the railway track as the Ledo–Murkongselek passenger train was approaching. The vehicle was hit by the train and dragged along the tracks for some distance, leaving it severely damaged. The deceased has been identified as a woman from Arunachal Pradesh. Another occupant of the vehicle suffered serious injuries and was rushed to Dibrugarh for advanced…

05 Jun

Sonowal meets Bengal CM, discusses Rs19,209 cr maritime growth agenda

Paromita EditorNews

Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal met Chief Minister of West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday to discuss possibility of transforming West Bengal as eastern India’s maritime hub with a proposed maritime investment pipeline of Rs 19,209 crore by 2031.The projects expected to generate more than 62,500 employment opportunities — both direct and indirect — while positioning the state as a major maritime and logistics hub for eastern India.The investment roadmap was reviewed during Sonowal's meeting with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, where both leaders discussed the future development of ports, inland waterways, shipbuilding, logistics and port-led industrialisation…

05 Jun

Viral Appeal by 8-Year-Old Student Prompts CM Himanta Biswa Sarma to Install Fans in Baksa School

Paromita EditorAssam

An eight-year-old girl's heartfelt appeal to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for ceiling fans in her school has resulted in swift action from the state administration. Nikita Basumatary, a student of Bodoland Academy in Baksa district, recently posted a video on social media requesting the Chief Minister to install ceiling fans in her school to provide relief from the intense summer heat. In the video, recorded while she was returning home on a bicycle with her father, Nikita affectionately addressed the Chief Minister as "Himanta Mama" and appealed for help. Her innocent and sincere request quickly went viral across…

04 Jun

12 Legislators To Take OATH As Assam Ministers On June 5

Paromita EditorAssam

The Council of Ministers of the Government of Assam will be expanded with 12 newly-elected MLAs to take oath during a ceremony on Friday afternoon. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed that 12 legislators would be inducted into the State Cabinet, with four new faces, all from the BJP. Among the four new inductees in the Sarma-led Cabinet are Nilima Devi, MLA from Mangaldai Assembly constituency in Darrang district. The other three are former Assam Assembly Speaker and Tamulpur MLA, Biswajit Daimary; Thowra MLA Sushanta Borgohain and Golakganj MLA, Ashwini Ray Sarkar. The other MLAs to be inducted in…

04 Jun

Zubeen Death Case: Gauhati HC Declines To Hear Bail Plea Of Accused Siddharth Sharma

Paromita EditorGuwahati

In yet another development in the Zubeen Garg death case, the Gauhati High Court on Thursday did not take up the bail plea of Siddharth Sharma, a key accused in the case.The bench of the High Court comprising Justice Parthivjyoti Saikia declined to hear the bail application and refused to accept the case.The bench also declined to hear a separate petition concerning Mahabir Aqua and ordered that the matter be transferred to a different bench for consideration.This is not the first time Justice Saikia has declined to hear such a matter.On May 29 last, the High Court bench had rejected…

03 Jun

Assam CM, Union Education Minister Discuss Roadmap For Setting Up IIM In Guwahati

Paromita EditorAssam

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday announced that significant progress has been made towards establishing the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Guwahati following a meeting with Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in the national capital. Sharing details of the meeting on social media platform X, the Chief Minister said discussions held on Tuesday evening at the Union Minister's official residence focused on finalising the contours of the proposed IIM Guwahati campus, which is expected to play a key role in strengthening higher education infrastructure in the state. "Assam will become East India's next education hub and we are…

02 Jun

Mission ‘Senehjori’ launched to boost Assam’s Muga Silk sector; Rs 411-crore project to benefit 2.5 lakh stakeholders

Paromita EditorAssam

In a major initiative aimed at transforming Assam’s iconic Muga Silk industry, Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday virtually launched Mission Muga Silk ‘Senehjori’, a Rs 411-crore project designed to empower more than 2.5 lakh weavers, rearers and entrepreneurs associated with Muga silk production in Assam.The launch event held at Sanchar Bhawan in the national capital, was attended by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Minister of State for Textiles Pabitra Margherita and Minister of State for DoNER Sukanta Majumdar, among others.Describing the initiative as a transformative step for Assam’s famed 'golden thread',…