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North Eastern states unlikely to get Aadhar Cards

by NE Blogger on January 28, 2012

All North Eastern states except Tripura are unlikely to get Aadhar Cards ( An identity card issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India or UIDAI). It was decided after a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Unique Identification Authority of India related issues (CC-UIDAI) chaired by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, held on 27 Jan 2012 in New Delhi.

Briefing newsmen, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and deputy chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia said that in all cases the NPR data base would prevail. However, Aadhaar numbers would prevail in those States where it has been issued. And in rest of the States, the NPR exercise would continue.
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North East Curtural Centre set up in New Delhi

January 25, 2012

Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Paban Singh Ghatowar and Union Minister for Culture, Kumari Selja had inaugurated North-East Cultural Centre, located at Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT), Dwarka, New Delhi on 24th Jan 2012. The centre is the outcome of an assurance made by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to [...]

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North East Insurgency at crossroads ?

January 24, 2012

Indian government has been actively pursuing multi-pronged strategy to contain insurgency and separatism in North East India for long and finally, it seems to be bearing fruit. Indian government has engaged Military Junta of Myanmar, covertly helped new Bangldesh India friendly government, impressed upon Bhutan to act against North Eastern insurgents. All seem to be [...]

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Junbil Mela in Assam

January 22, 2012

Junbil Mela is a “trade fair” held yearly at Junbeelpar, four kilometer from Jagirod, in Morigaon district of middle Assam. This trade fair is normally held after Magh Bihu, in the month of January every year. The main attraction of this fair is the “barter system”! No currency is used in this fair. The “King [...]

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New Media Forum Launched

January 9, 2012

In order to create a platform for budding journalists and minimize gap between common mass and media a new organization namely “Cater Media Consultancy Forum” was launched Guwahati, today.The forum consists of some working and free launch journalists based in Guwahati would teach the new comers in the field of journalism and the common mass [...]

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Gerukamukh Dam And KMSS, Akhil Gogoi etc.

December 30, 2011

As the completion of NHPC’s 2000MW hydel power project nearing completion at Gerukamukh, Assam-Arunachal Border, the agitation led by KMSS ( Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti) too seems to be peaking. Recently, KMSS has threatened economic blockade against Arunachal Pradesh. Arunachal( West) MP Takam Sanjay of Congress has retorted by demanding to ban KMSS on national [...]

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Vignan University announces admission for 2011

December 13, 2011

Vignan University,a premier technological institute of the country begins its new academic session.It was announced today in a ceremony held at Guwahati.The university authority has declared admission to various post graduate degrees including M.teach dgree for Automobile and Meachtronics for the year2011.As declared, for securing admission in post graduate dgrees,applicant should be graduate in relevant [...]

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Bodo Organisations National Seminar on Smaller States in New Delhi

December 7, 2011

ABSU ( All Bodo Students Union) had organised a national seminar at Club of India on Tuesday, 6th December 2011 in New Delhi with the topic ‘Issues of separate States in India: Problems and perspectives’. Many prominent personalities took part in the seminar which included former Speaker P A Sangma, Rajya Sabha MP Bedabrata Biswas, [...]

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Tarun Gogoi nominated for Indian Politician of The Year 2011 by CNN IBN

December 2, 2011
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Tarun Gogoi, the consecutive third time Chief Minister of Assam, has been nominated for Indian of The Year 2011, Politics category by CNN-IBN, New Delhi based English news channel. Tarun Gogoi would compete for the award with the other nominees in the category include Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa, Union Minister for Rural [...]

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Imphal blast ahead of Indian PM visit kills one

December 1, 2011

A powerful IED blast at the gate of ongoing Manipur Sangai Festival venue at Hafta Kangjeibung ground in Manipur’s Imphal East district has killed one rickshaw-puller and injured two women. Police suspect that the bomb was given to the rickshaw-puller by militant of Kangleipak Communist Party (MC) to leave the bomb at the festival site. [...]

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Anandaram Dhekial Phookan College releases books on human rights and gender issues in New Delhi

November 30, 2011

Anandaram Dhekial Phookan College releases books on human rights and gender issues in New Delhi November 27, 2011 Anandaram Dhekial Phookan College, Nagaon, Assam has organized a book release program in association with The Tribal Reporter(www.thetribalreporter.com) Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi today. The books are on the issues of human rights and condition of women [...]

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