North East - The Purbottar

28 Nov

Majuli island glows with Lord Krishna’s Raas Leela Mahotsav

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The world's largest inhabited river island, Majuli, Assam where Raas Mahotsav is organized every year by the Assamese Neo-Vaishnavas there. About the Raas Mahotsav which is also known as Raas Leela, for the past several centuries, it has been the tradition of the Majuli people to pay their obeisance to Lord Krishna by enacting his Raas Leela. The Hindus pure cultural essence can be witnessed during the festival. For the celebration of this cultural event, Assam CM has shared on X saying, "Our commitment to preserving and promoting our culture is of utmost importance. Starting this year, we will be…

27 Nov

India beats Australia in second series of T20I

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During the ongoing T20I five match series, India beats Australia in the second series by 44 runs which was played at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. According to the sources, India win over Australia in the 2nd T20I is 135th win in T20I matches played so far, and by winning 135 out of 211 matches, India has equaled Pakistan’s world record of winning the highest number of matches in T20Is. Earlier, Pakistan has played in 226 T20Is and won 135. India will have a chance to take the No. 1 position if they manage to beat Australia…

27 Nov

Wangala Festival celebrated in Assam’s Goalpara

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Assam’s Goalpara district recently hosted the 2nd edition of the 100 Drums Wangala festival in Chotipara with thousands of spectators. According to the sources, the event was organized by the Garo Cultural Forum and Garo Students’ Union, showcased a rich tapestry of traditional dances and rhythmic drum performances. Meghalaya Education Minister, Rakkam A Sangma as the chief guest and Desal Bimik R Marak, President of Garo Cultural Forum attended the event. The ministers messaged about the importance of preserving and cherishing Garo culture.

27 Nov

Rs. 5 crore to be invested for temple construction, Assam

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced about construction of a temple at Karbi Anglong, in which he will be investing Rs. 5 crore. The Assam CM said, “Lokhimon faith gives the path of nirvana. Kurusar Lokhan Engti Hansek was not only a religious leader; he was also a social reformer who gave a path of self-discipline to the Karbi people.” About Lokhimon faith is based on the tenets of reforms where its founder Kurusar Lokhan Engti Hansek spread the messages of non-violence, restraint, peace, friendship, faith, devotion and purity. According to the sources, the location of the temple Lokhimon…

25 Nov

Foreign delegates partnership with Assam forest department

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A workshop was held under the Indo-Pacific Parks and Biodiversity Partnership for three days from where France and South Africa visited the state, Assam. The partnership is a trilateral collaboration between the AFD (French Development Agency), ONFI (French Forest Service International) and the Assam forest department. According to the sources, the workshop was held at the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve on Friday, the partnership aimed at strengthening the biodiversity conservation. During the workshop, the delegates gained experience such as policies promoting national parks, preventing poaching through enforcement, generating income for community livelihoods for long-term park management, involving local…

25 Nov

Indian student from Assam beaten by Iron rod is in coma

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An Indian student from Assam was brutally beaten by iron rod by Khalistan supporters after the boy voiced opposition to Khalistani extremist activities. The attack took place in Sydney's western suburb of Merrylands, targeted the student while he was on his way to work. According to the reports, police took 25 years old, Benjamin Dodge Collings into custody, and charged him with criminal code assault an offence carrying a maximum sentence of 21 years in prison. The victim's friends said that his family is in Assam and does not have passports to travel to Australia. Germanjit Singh Gill, the friend…

24 Nov

Blame game on World Cup 2023 defeat between parties

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma spoke on ICC World Cup 2023 which recently took place at Narendra Modi stadium, Ahmadabad, of India losing to Australia at finals. According to the Assam CM, India lost World Cup 2023 because the match was played on former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s birth anniversary. Sarma, “That day India vs Australia World Cup match happened. We were winning every game. Lost the final. Then I came and saw. What was that day? Why did we lose? We are Hindus and I go according to the day, etc. Then I saw the World Cup final…

24 Nov

Assam CM makes a promise, addressing Telangana election

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Ahead of Telangana Assembly election to be held on November 30, Assam Chief Minister addressing the rally made a promise to the people if BJP wins the poll. He said that, if BJP comes into power Telangana, Hyderabad will be renamed as ‘Bhagyanagar’ in a matter of minutes. Sarma said,“I believe Hyderabad should be renamed Bhagyanagar… When the BJP government is formed, it will be done in 30 minutes, and no one will even dare to make a racket. Some things seem impossible… Can Old City get metro rail? Will we be able to acquire certain people’s lands? When some…

22 Nov

Tax policy to celebrate Bihu introduced

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Assam Government has recently announced about introducing tax policy for any kind of events, celebration in the state. According to the sources, the new regulation fees policy includes Rs 300 for cultural events like Bihu, Rs 2,000 for political rallies, and Rs 5000 for trade fairs. Also, charges for construction permissions, petrol pump openings, and employment verifications have also been specified. Due to the new fee regulation implementation, there has emerged criticism against the leading BJP government. The opposition party, Congress has accused the government saying the led-BJP government is burdening citizens to run the debt-ridden government.

22 Nov

Seven Bangladeshi nationals detained in Assam

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Seven Bangladeshi nationals who entered India from a location close to Agartala in Tripura and they were detained in Assam while on the way to Delhi. The detained Bangladeshi identified as Sahida Begum, Abdul Wadud Mandal, Babul Sardar, Sarmin Begum, her three minor sons Ismail Sheikh, Shakil Sheikh and Shakib Sheikh. According to the sources, to receive the Bangladeshi nationals, a team from Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Officer-in-Charge of Beanibazar Police Station, Shimul Roy,were present at the spot in the presence of Assam Police squad. Officials said"One of them was arrested a few years ago in the Sivasagar district,…