Assam CEE 2025 Admit Cards: Hall tickets to release on April 12 at astu.ac.in

Assam CEE 2025 Admit Cards: Hall tickets to release on April 12 at astu.ac.in

Assam CEE 2025 Admit Cards: The Assam Science and Technology University (ASTU) will release the admit cards for the Combined Entrance Examination (CEE) between April 12 and April 23. Assam CEE candidates can download the admit card through the official website- astu.ac.in, using login credentials like registration number, roll number. The CEE is conducted for […]

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Assam in summer | Will the state be India’s next big travel destination?

Assam in summer | Will the state be India’s next big travel destination?

I grew up in Guwahati in the 1990s, a time when Assam rarely made it to national conversations, let alone global news. It was often defined by insurgency, bandhs, and a sense of isolation — both geographical and cultural. Yet, life carried on in its own unhurried rhythm. Rainy mornings smelled of petrichor, afternoons were reserved […]

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Local ticket to Manipur | In Guwahati, Manipuri Rice Hotels are testaments to stories of community and food

Local ticket to Manipur | In Guwahati, Manipuri Rice Hotels are testaments to stories of community and food

It is a busy weekday afternoon at Meitei Chakluk Manipuri Rice Hotel. Bidya Devi is preparing thalis. Bowls of ooti (mashed pea curry), eromba (a fermented fish-based dish), kangshoi (vegetable stew), atoiba (fish stew), singju (a perilla seed-based mix salad), and hawai (Manipuri dal), among other dishes, make up the plate. Fish is a staple in most Manipuri meals, but for her thali, Bidya ensures there are “less fishy” options […]

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In 2025, look to the Himalayas

In 2025, look to the Himalayas

A large Ladakhi house typically has two kitchens. Yarkhang, the summer kitchen, is a basic functional unit located on a higher floor, while the winter kitchen, chansa, is marked by its lateral sprawl, brass and copper cookware, and a thap (hearth) around which family, guests and visitors gather. It is the fluid potential of the kitchen — transcending its […]

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How bamboo houses in Assam withstand floods and earthquakes

How bamboo houses in Assam withstand floods and earthquakes

What does bamboo remind you of? In cities today, its use is mostly restricted to outdoor furniture or for temporary structures like pavilions and gazebos. It is perceived as not as strong and durable as more ‘permanent’ forms of building. But if you’ve been to north-east India, you may encounter bamboo structures that are as […]

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The young food ambassadors of the Northeast

The young food ambassadors of the Northeast

Nicholas Chyrmang (left) with Tim Curtis, Director and UNESCO representative, UNESCO New Delhi regional office. Every tribe and family in India’s Northeast makes food that’s ever so slightly different from each other. So, recipes are not really a tradition here, and every elder in the family can be called a food custodian. But now with […]

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Masterchef India 7 winner Nayanjyoti Saikia from Assam on how he taught himself to cook

Masterchef India 7 winner Nayanjyoti Saikia from Assam on how he taught himself to cook

Nayanjyoti Saikia, winner of Masterchef India 7 | Photo Credit: Special arrangement When Masterchef India 7 winner Nayanjyoti Saikia reached his home in Gobindapur village in Tinsukia town (490 kilometres from Guwahati in Upper Assam) on Saturday morning, the 27-year-old mechanical engineer couldn’t believe his eyes; a crowd of over 2000 people were waiting at […]

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Assam’s ghosts take digital form with AI art

Assam’s ghosts take digital form with AI art

According to one of the earliest compilations by Pathsala-based Jayanta Kumar Sarma, Bira is among the most dangerous spirits and is usually controlled by sorcerers.  | Photo Credit: Instagram/@thebabayaga07 The spooks of Assam have become spookier with a digital makeover.  More than a decade ago, author Pranavjyoti Deka brought out a bilingual thesaurus on all […]

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Cleared of sedition, Assam poet is focusing on maths 

Cleared of sedition, Assam poet is focusing on maths 

Assam poet Barshashree Buragohain. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The 17 syllables of a haiku or the 14 lines of a sonnet convinced Barshashree Buragohain long ago that poetry is mathematical. Two months in jail now makes her do the math before giving in to her poetic urge.  The police had picked up Ms. Buragohain […]

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Assam teacher arrested for giving daughter answers inside exam centre

Assam teacher arrested for giving daughter answers inside exam centre

File photo of students appearing for the ongoing Assam’s HSLC (Class X) Examination stage a protest in front of the office of the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA). Assam police on March 18 arrested a teacher in southern Assam’s Cachar district for allegedly giving answers to his daughter in the sick room of an […]

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