Assam

14 Apr

OIL-NRL partnership: A synergy for mutual growth and energy security

editor0 CommentsAssam, Business, North EastAssam, Business, INDIA, OIL-NRL

25th March, 2021 was a historic day for the stakeholders of NRL and OIL, and the employees and their families of these two great Organizations. On this day, Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) was signed between BPCL and consortium of OIL & EIL for sale of 43.05 crore shares in NRL to the consortium at a consideration of Rs.9,375.96 crore. EIL paid Rs.700 crore for 3.21 crore shares while OIL bought 39.84 crore shares for Rs. 8,675.96 crore. The remaining 2.29 crore equity shares held by BPCL have been purchased by Government of Assam for Rs. 500.00 crore. With these transactions,…

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13 Apr

PRE RONGALI BIHU AT HAYAT SUPER SPECIALTY HOSPITAL

editor0 CommentsAssam, HealthAssam, bihu, festival, Health, hospital, INDIA

Hayat Super Specialty Hospital Guwahati, the leading hospital in Assam, celebrates the pre-Rongali Bihu from 10.30 am today. Held at the hospital premises, the Pre-Rongali Bihu celebration was held among the doctors, nurses, staff and patients and guardians of the patients. The hospital authorities said that this pre-Rangali Bihu is organized so that the joy of Bihu does not fade away even if he has to stay away from home for treatment during Bihu. Guests at the event include Music Director cum Singer Chandan Das, popular singer Dimpy Sonwal and journalists from various news organizations. At the end of the…

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23 Mar

Enrich your kids with Assamese folklore as Burhi Aair Xadhu debuts as web series

editor0 CommentsAssam, EntertainmentAssam, entertainment, webseries

Guwahati, March 23: Grandma tales are both enriching and entertaining. A unique video series of Burhi Aair Xadhu, called ‘Xadhukothar Kuki’, is enabling young audiences get a taste of Assamese folk tales and understand the beauty of simple storytelling. Burhi Aair Xadhu, which roughly translates as grandma tales in Assamese, is unique because of its concept, narration and the underlying message that adds value to the experience. Web series, ‘Xadhukothar Kuki’, streaming on OTT platform Reeldrama, is an interesting collection of Assamese folktales. The series features fictional grandmother – played by Moni Bordoloi - who, in a very lucid manner,…

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22 Mar

HDFC Bank’s “Mooh Band Rakho” campaign conducts 1,000 workshops

editor0 CommentsAssam, BusinessAssam, Business, hdfcbank, INDIA

Guwahati, March 22, 2021: HDFC Bank’s “Mooh Band Rakho” campaign about safe banking practices successfully conducted its 1,000th workshop this March. The bank had launched a 360-degree campaign in November 2020 to educate people about Cyber Frauds and Secure Banking ways to counter online fraud. The bank leveraged print and digital medium to reach over 7 crore individuals. General public appreciated the online leg of the campaign which allowed them to evangelize the message with artificial reality filters launched by the bank. The workshops were conducted for a host of audiences ranging from Law Enforcement Agencies, Senior Citizens, Channel Partners,…

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19 Mar

Guwahati based super-speciality eye hospital The Retina Centre receives the prestigious World CSR Day Award

editor0 CommentsAssam, North EastAssam, award, guwahati, INDIA

18 March 2021, Guwahati: World CSR Day, a for-purpose organisation promoting leadership excellence, has recently recognised The Retina Centre’s CEO, Farhad Ahmed, as a Business Leader of the Year in its 19th Global Edition and 4th Indian Edition. It is brand excellence recognition for everyone at The Retina Centre (TRC) who works hard to materialise the hospital’s founding principles.      "An award like this help to boost the morale of our team members. Quality eye-care at a budget that everyone can afford is not easy. It requires cutting edge infrastructure, skilled workforce and flawless execution of business processes”, says Farhad Ahmed,…

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15 Mar

“My Cleaners.In” launched its first outlet today

editor0 CommentsAssam, BusinessAssam, Business, guwahati, outletlaunch

New Delhi based famous cleaning servises “My Cleaners.In” today launched its first outlet at AIDC & one at Kumar para Guwahati. Assamese actor & singer Zubeen garg has inaaugrated the outlet at AIDC & model Preety Konkana has also attented the launch. Zubeen said he will be using the services soon.My Cleaners.In one of a kind services which provides multiple cleaning services which ranges from cleaning laundry, dry cleaning, steam ironing, home cleaning, bath room cleaning, car washing, furniture cleaning, sanitization & much more at affordable prices. They provide pick up & drop & can be availed on phone or…

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09 Mar

Delhi’s BLK Super Speciality Hospital extends medical expertise in Guwahati with the launch of Cancer OPD Services in the region

editor0 CommentsAssam, HealthAssam, cancer opd service, Health, medical

Guwahati, March 06, 2021: Delhi’s renowned 650-bed BLK Super Speciality Hospital today launched its first surgical oncology OPD in Guwahati for cancer patients in partnership with the city-based Instacare Clinic. This is another patient-centric step taken by the healthcare provider to empower patients with accessibility to quality healthcare services. The facility will provide expert advice and treatment for head and neck cancer, breast cancer, lung and esophagus cancer, urological cancer, robotic surgery and minimal access surgery for cancer. The OPD services were launched by leading oncology surgeons from the BLK Cancer Centre, Dr. Surender Dabas, HOD, Surgical Oncology & Robotic…

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21 Feb

Nepalese Billionaire, Binod K Chaudhary Revisits his autobiography ‘Making it Big’ in Northeast India

editor0 CommentsAssam, Health, North East

• Dr. Binod K Chaudhary is Nepal’s first self-made Billionaire, a Philanthropist, and Chairman of CG Corp Global, the billion-dollar multinational conglomerate • Making it Big is his autobiography that narrates his inspiring life journey, entrepreneurial wisdom, pillars to success to make it big in life • In the book discussion with several dignitaries from the state of Assam, he reminisces on nostalgia through a heart-reckoning discussion February 21, Siliguri: Dr. Binod K Chaudhary, Chairman, CG Corp Global, recently held a book reading session in a closed-door event held at The Mayfair, Siliguri. The evening was graced with the presence…

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16 Nov

IIT Team Develops Systems That Convert Waste Into Useful Chemicals

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A research team led by IIT Guwahati professors, Dr Akshai Kumar Alape Seetharam and Dr Hemant Kumar Srivastava, has formulated "pincer" catalytic systems that transform industrial and biomass waste into valuable chemicals. Tiny amounts of these "pincer catalysts" repeatedly convert large amounts of industrial waste such as glycerol into lactic acid and hydrogen. Such catalysts also efficiently convert bioethanol, a low-energy density fuel, into high-energy density butanol.The conversion of valuable intermediates such as glycerol and ethanol, produced during the processing of biomass, into industrially useful chemicals has elicited much interest worldwide. For instance, Glycerol, which is a by-product in biodiesel…

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30 Oct

JEE topper used proxy to write paper, arrested

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JEE topper used proxy to write paper, arrestedGuwahati: In what has come as a shocker, the topper of the Joint Entrance Exam (Mains) in Assam, his father and three others were arrested by the city police here on Thursday on charges of using a proxy to write the country's premier engineering entrance test. The accused had succeeded in securing 99.8 percent in the exam, which is the basis for admission in India's top engineering colleges, including the prestigious IITs. Police said that they have arrested the candidate, Neel Nakshatra Das, his father, Dr Jyotirmoy Das, and three employees of a…

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