Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced Phase 2 of the IPL Fan Parks 2026, aimed at delivering the exciting IPL experience to 30 cities across 18 states and 1 Union Territory, thereby broadening the league’s nationwide reach. The Fan Parks will take place across six weekends, from April 18-19 to May 23-24, providing fans in various regions with an opportunity to experience the IPL in a vibrant, community-oriented environment.Several cities such as Puth…
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Guwahati, March 23 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday launched a sharp attack on Gaurav Gogoi, questioning his leadership credentials and said that the Congress MP has failed miserably to keep leaders within his party fold. Addressing reporters in Golaghat, the Chief Minister criticised Gogoi over his recent public statements, alleging that they reflected an inability to manage internal party affairs and retain leaders within the organisation. Sarma said such remarks amoun…
Guwahati, Feb 25 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that economic empowerment of the youth is crucial to safeguarding the future of the state, as he ceremonially launched the distribution of the first instalment of financial assistance under Mukhya Mantrir Atmanirbhar Asom Abhiyan 2.0 for selected entrepreneurs from Jorhat, Golaghat and Majuli districts. The programme was held at the playground of Jorhat Institute of Science and Technology in Sotai. A total of 5…
Guwahati, Feb 15 (IANS) A forest guard was killed and another seriously injured after a rhinoceros attacked them while on duty inside Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) in Assam on Sunday, officials said.According to a KNPTR official, the incident occurred at Bordoloni Camp under the Kohora Range around noon when 52-year-old Sahabuddin, a Home Guard, along with another forest staff member, Ramen Borah, was carrying out routine patrolling duties inside the protected area.Sahabuddin…
Guwahati, Feb 9 (IANS) The Assam government has reclaimed 660 hectares of encroached land in Sribhumi Reserved Forest over the past two days, with another 220 hectares pending clearance, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday, as the state’s determined anti-encroachment campaign gathers pace. Posting on X, Sarma said the “relentless pursuit continues”, emphasising that the operation was aimed at restoring forest lands and government property that had been illegally occupi…
Guwahati, Feb 7 (IANS) Nearly less than a month after the recovery of two tiger carcasses, another dead tiger was found in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) on Saturday, officials said. A senior KNPTR official said that one carcass of male tiger, aged nearly 12 to 13 years, was recovered from western side of Mandir Baneshwar Anti-Poaching Camp (APC) area of Burapahar Range Ghorakati. The official said that a committee was constituted by KNPTR Director Sonali Ghosh for car…
Guwahati, Feb 1 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Sunday, announced a grant of Rs 50 crore for the preservation of heritage of the Darrang kings, declaring that the royal legacy of the Koch dynasty would be restored and developed as a major centre of tourism. The announcement was made while addressing the 516th Biswa Mahabir Chilarai Divas celebrations at Pipora Dookan in Darrang district.Chief Minister Sarma said the state government is committed to protecting Assam’s historic…
Guwahati, Feb 1 (IANS) Raijor Dal President and Sivasagar MLA in Assam, Akhil Gogoi, said on Sunday that opposition parties in the state are working towards forming a united front against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, with Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi being projected as the preferred Chief Ministerial face. The crucial meeting of opposition leaders was held earlier in the day at Orchid Park in Golaghat.Speaking after reaching Guwahati, Akhil Gogoi sai…
Agartala, Jan 24 (IANS) Union Minister for Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Saturday that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for the development of the Northeast, several key initiatives have been undertaken during his ongoing visit. During his visit, Scindia laid the foundation stone for an Rs 80-crore Agarwood Cluster Processing Centre at Uttar Fulbari village, North Tripura. He explained that this initiative aims to advance the Pri…
Agartala, Jan 24 (IANS) Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday said that the Centre has set an ambitious target to boost Tripura’s annual agarwood industry turnover from the present Rs 100 crore to Rs 2,000 crore, underscoring the sector’s immense potential to drive economic growth, employment and exports in the state.Addressing a gathering after laying the foundation stone of an Agarwood Cluster Common Processing Centre at Uttar Fulba…