[ad_1] 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. […]
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[ad_1] 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 […]
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[ad_1] Villagers in eastern Assam’s Khumtai cleaning up for a clean constituency contest entailing a first prize of 1 km concrete road. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A race for the top prize, a 1 km concrete road, saw more than two lakh people in an eastern Assam Assembly constituency scrubbing, sweeping, raking, washing and […]
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[ad_1] A Maharashtra legislator’s proposal to send stray dogs to Assam to control their population has irked animal rights activists. | Photo Credit: The Hindu A Maharashtra legislator’s proposal to send stray dogs to Assam to control their population has irked animal rights activists. During a session of the Maharashtra Assembly last week, Prahar Janshakti […]
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[ad_1] Fizz and fries: Consumption of fried food and aerated drinks vary across States in India Consumption of fried foods and aerated drinks is relatively higher in Goa, many Northeastern and eastern States as compared to the rest of India, according to data from the National Family and Health Survey (NFHS)-5 conducted in 2019-21. According […]
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[ad_1] One of the major festivals of India, the harvest festival, celebrated throughout the nation, is known by various names in different states. Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Sankranti in West Bengal, Karnataka and Andhra, Lohri in Punjab, Makar Sankaranti is Maharastra and other northern states, and Bihu in Assam. Each region has speciality dishes that […]
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[ad_1] Ankit Khatana and Sachin Kumar registered comfortable wins in the men’s boxing at the National Games Ankit Khatana and Sachin Kumar registered comfortable wins in the men’s boxing at the National Games World championships bronze medallist Jamuna Boro and her Assam state-mate and World youth champion Ankushita Boro posted emphatic wins to begin their […]
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[ad_1] Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain and two-time Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Muhammad Hussamuddin recorded comprehensive wins to reach the quarterfinals of their respective weight categories at the boxing arena of the National Games here on Wednesday. Lovlina will meet Indraja K.A. of Kerala in the women’s 75kg quarterfinals. Hussamuddin will take on National champion […]
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[ad_1] AFSPA retained in parts of Assam, Arunachal, Nagaland, and Manipur for another six months The uncertainty around the culmination of the Naga peace process is one of the reasons that led to the Armed Forces (Special) Powers Act (AFSPA) being retained in some parts of Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh for another six months, according […]
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[ad_1] Eighteen-year-old Shrungi Bandekar, who was the star of the recent Khelo India University Games, will be Richa’s main rival Eighteen-year-old Shrungi Bandekar, who was the star of the recent Khelo India University Games, will be Richa’s main rival The past, present, and future of Indian swimming have assembled to make the field competitive when […]
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