Media / Assam

GUWAHATI, March 9 ? The Guwahati station of the All India Radio (AIR) is in a tight spot following an irregular selection of artistes for modern and folk songs allegedly about two years back. According to sources, a record number of around 200 artistes were selected in the August, 2000 music audition of the AIR Station. Normally, 20 to 25 artistes are selected in an audition test. The problem is, however, not with the number, but, with the quality of those selected, the sources said.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Director General, NE AIR, office here is conducting an inquiry into the allegation, and...

GUWAHATI, March 26: The small staff of the Audience Research Unit (ARU) at the All India Radio (AIR) station here is engaged in an uphill task everyday. Having to go through at least 4,000 letters from its audience per month on an average and categorizing them into various headings is not an enviable task at any moment of time. Yet the staff members are not complaining even though they have to cope with several other responsibilities like researches from time to time on their own in addition to skimming through the letters. "It is a strenuous task to read each and every letter from readers and...

GUWAHATI, February 10: Nirod Choudhury, the journalist as well as writer, who dominated Assamese journalism and literature for about four decades between the 1960s and 1990s with his inimitable style and prolificity, is no more. According to family sources, the end came around 2.45 pm today at his wife Indira Choudhury's MMC Hospital doctor's quarter here. He was 65. The lone son of businessman late Chanaram Choudhury and late Sabitri Choudhury of Doomdooma Choudhury fell seriously ill in February last year due to prolonged illness caused by diabetes and kidney related ailments. He was...

GUWAHATI, February 9: Justice HK Sema of the Gauhati High Court today dismissed the two revision petitions filed by Mridul Phukan alias Samar Katoky, and Nayan Das, who are accused in the murder of journalist Parag Kumar Das and directed them to appear before the trial court on March 5 next. The two, who are surrendered ULFA militants, had approached the Gauhati High Court challenging the warrant of arrest issued against them by the Judicial Magistrate in connection with the murder trial of Parag Das. In their petitions, the two surrendered militants challenged the legality of the warrant...

GUWAHATI, February 9: The Gauhati High Court today directed the Jain Satellite Television to produce the video cassette telecast by it in connection with its allegation that some Government agencies made certain irresponsible and baseless comments against Justice AH Saikia, a Judge of the Gauhati High Court before his appointment. The Gauhati High Court had drawn up suo motu contempt proceedings, following the telecast of the allegation, against JK Jain, president of the Jain Satellite Television. The division bench of Justice JN Sarma and Justice PG Agarwal after examining the affidavit of...

GUWAHATI, February 6: The Gauhati High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by the Assam Chief Minister PK Mahanta alleging that two news items, published in two local dailies, indicating his possible arrest in connection with multi-crore veterinary LoC scam, amounted to contempt. Justice JK Sema held that no contempt was committed by publication of the two news items, appeared in 1997, which indicated that the arrest of the Chief Minister was 'imminent' in connection with the multi-crore veterinary LoC case on which the High Court was already hearing a public interest litigation (PIL)...