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GUWAHATI, March 23 ? The 12th Assam Valley Literary Award was presented today to noted litterateur Rebati Mohan Dutta Choudhury, more popularly known as Sheelabhadra, his pen name, to his readers, for his contribution to the field of literature. The Award was presented to Sri Dutta Choudhury at a glittering function at the Rabindra Bhawan here by noted Oriya litterateur and president of the Sahitya Akademi Ramakanta Rath. Accepting the Award, Sri Dutta Choudhury observed that awards, however, do not signify excellence. Recognitions from the wise is the primary thing. But, he said that he was...

GUWAHATI, March 20 ? National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous body of the UGC and Government of India, has so far accredited only four institutions of higher education in the north eastern region out of the total 250 universities and colleges certified by it till date. Professor V Rajasekharan Pillai, the Director of NAAC, today informed that another lot of 1025 universities and colleges in the country were in the process of being accredited shortly.

The four institutions from the N-E which have been certified by NAAC are : Gauhati University; Science College...

GUWAHATI, March 20: The Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) in association with the Customs department destroyed 218 hectares of poppy cultivation along the Assam-Arunachal border recently. It was one of the biggest operations of the two departments in the North East in which they destroyed opium worth Rs 4.5 crore. The operation called ?Tulip? was launched in Upper Siang and Lohit districts of Arunachal Pradesh and took 20 days to complete. Officials sources informed today that they had destroyed 144.26 and 74.30 hectares in Upper Siang and Lohit districts respectively defying hostile terrain.

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RAJA CHUTURSING KSHETRA (Ulukunchi, Karbi Anglong), March 13 ? The president of the Tiwa Mathonlovi Tokhva (Tiwa Sahitya Sabha) Sri Balai Ram Senapati stated that the age old language of the Tiwas is presently in a state of being forgotten by the majority of this ethnic tribe. Addressing the open session of the Tiwa Sahitya Sabha, Sri Senapati said that the larger chunk of this tribal populace has for various reasons opted for taking Assamese as their medium of studies in school and colleges. The language in actual form currently in practice only in some areas of the hills of Karbi Anglong and...

GUWAHATI, March 12? The State Government has imposed a ban on private tuition by college teachers and action will be taken against teachers taking private tuition if any specific complaint is received, said the Education Minister, Sri Hem Prakash Narayan. Replying to a question by Sri Bimalangshu Roy (BJP) in the State Assembly today, the Education Minister said that the governing bodies of the colleges had been authorised to prohibit private tuition by the college teachers. The Education Minister said that the minimum working days in colleges in an academic year were 180 days and a student...

JAGIROAD, March 9 ? The second day of the Tiwa Sahitya Sabha session began today with the hoisting of Sabha flag by the president, Tiwa Sahitya Sabha, Balai Ram Senapati, amidst a festive atmosphere. Tulsi Bordoloi, former president, Tiwa Sahitya Sabha, released the Sabha souvenir Thuri while Tabu Ram Taid released the second election of Tiwa dictionary (Tiwa Matpadi) and another book Tiwa Matpalan. Meanwhile, former president Tulsi Bordoloi was elected as the next president of the Sabha session in the delegates session Friday night.

GUWAHATI, March 7 ? The Speaker of the State Assembly, Sri Prithvi Majhi on Wednesday expunged the world ?khilonjiya? which refers to indigenous people of the State, from the proceedings of the House in the face of the din created by Congress members. A section of Congress members raised strong objections to the use of word ?khilojiya? by Independent member, Prabindra Deka while participating in a discussion related to Guwahati Development. Referring to rampant encroachment upon Government land on the bank of Bharalu river in the city, Sri Deka suggested that only ?khilonjiya? (indigenous)...

NEW DELHI, March 5? Even as teachers in Assam continue to wait for their salaries, the Ministry of Human Resources Development (HRD) is crying foul over the appointments and has asked Assam Government to confirm whether they wished to continue the services of the teachers appointed under Operation Black Board (OBB). For the agitating teachers appointed under OBB uncertainty is likely to continue, as HRD Ministry has taken serious note of the manner of their appointments.

In a official communication sent by Education Officer, V D Gaur in the department of Elementary Education and Literacy to P...

GUWAHATI, Feb 27 – Disappointed with the doctors reluctance to serve in the rural areas, the State Government has initiated disciplinary action against 67 doctors. The doctors were selected by the State Government a couple of months back, but they are yet to join their duties. Addressing a press conference here today the State Health Minister, Dr Bhumidhar Barman informed that the Health Department had already imposed fine of Rs 5.35 lakh on each doctor for their refusal to work in the rural areas. It may be mentioned there that altogether 460 doctors were selected by the State Government of...

KALACHERRA, Feb 26 – The Kalacherra area in Tripura has of late come in the news for its archaeological importance. It consists of North Hurua, East Hurua, Gobindapur, Pratyakroy and Kalacherra village under Kadamtala rural development block of Dharmanagar sub-division in North Tripura district. Kalacherra is situated a few kilometres away from the railway town of Dharmanagar. The villagers of Kalacherra mainly depend upon agriculture. Most of them are daily wage labourers. Some are government employees. The villagers have been discovering various unique historical and archeological items...