Year: 2019

Literary critic, poet and social scientist Hiren Gohain felicitated

Literary critic, poet and social scientist Hiren Gohain felicitated

Literary critic, poet and social scientist Hiren Gohain was felicitated by Samahar Natyagosthi, Natun Sahitya Parishad and many other organisations on Sunday at Vivekananda Kendra in the city. Remembering his past days spent with CPI (M) veteran Hemen Das (Ex. MLA from Sorbhog Constituency) Gohain said that “For him, I

Not much damage by Cyclone Fani in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

Not much damage by Cyclone Fani in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

Except for damaging a few huts, cyclone Fani did not cause much havoc in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said as the severe cyclonic storm weakened Saturday morning and headed towards neighbouring Bangladesh. While flight operations resumed at the Kolkata airport at 9.57 am, train services on the Sealdah

Families in landslide-prone areas asked to evacuate

Families in landslide-prone areas asked to evacuate

The Kamrup Metro district administration has started issuing “evacuation notice” to the families living in the landslide-prone zones here as incessant rainfall continues for the past few hours. Sources at the disaster management authority said more than 300 areas of Guwahati have already been identified as vulnerable to the landslide.

First brain surgery of south Assam performed

First brain surgery of south Assam performed

A team of doctors successfully conducted a brain tumour surgery recently in a local hospital in Silchar. Veteran neurosurgeon Dr Diba Nath Chakraborty along with his team of doctors including Dr PR Bishnu (Surgery) and Dr Abhijit Das (anaesthetist) and support staff operated upon 40-year old Bijuli Nath, a resident