Sonakshi Sarkar

Renowned folklorist, poet, and academician Anil Kumar Boro from Assam has been honoured with the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian award, for his outstanding contributions to the promotion and preservation of Bodo literature and folklore. President Droupadi Murmu conferred the prestigious award upon Professor Boro at a grand ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The award recognises his decades-long efforts in taking Bodo folk culture and literary heritage to national and international platforms. Currently serving as the Head of the Department of Folklore Research at Gauhati University, Professor Boro has an impressive literary portfolio. He has authored more than 30 books…

An intense spell of thunderstorms accompanied by heavy rains plunged Guwahati into darkness early Monday morning, throwing normal life completely out of gear. The sudden weather disturbance led to widespread power outages, severe waterlogging, and major traffic snarls across the city, just as residents were stepping out for their daily routines. The downpour, which began before dawn, was accompanied by strong gusts of wind, uprooting trees, damaging electricity poles, and snapping power lines in several parts of the city. Large swathes of Guwahati, including residential and commercial areas, were left without electricity for hours, adding to the commuters' woes. Several…

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said that despite a ban on mining in Meghalaya, illegal rat-hole quarrying is being "rampantly" done under "inhuman" conditions in the state and searches conducted by it have found that about 1,200 tonnes of coal through such means is being excavated daily. The agency carried out searches on Thursday at 15 premises located in Jadigittim and Nongalbibra in Meghalaya, besides Jogighopa (Bongaigaon), Margherita (Tinsukia) and Guwahati in Assam, as part of a money-laundering investigation linked to alleged illegal coal mining and coke plants running in Meghalaya. The case stems from a Meghalaya Police FIR.…

In a proud moment for Arunachal Pradesh and the Indian civil service, Vishakha Yadav, the Deputy Commissioner of Kurung Kumey district, has been conferred with the prestigious Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2024. She received the award for her pioneering initiative titled “Project DIGIKAKSHA – A Vision for a Vibrant Village on the Indo-China Border”, under the “Innovation - District” category. The national-level award honours civil servants who have introduced innovative practices and achieved efficient and effective governance at the grassroots level. Ms. Yadav's visionary project stood out for its unique approach to bridging the development gap…