The 150th anniversary of the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ was celebrated with great reverence and patriotic fervour at Dibrugarh Hanumanbux Surajmal Kanoi (DHSK) College (Autonomous) on Friday. The event highlighted the song’s profound historical significance and its enduring power to inspire love for the motherland. The gathering, which saw the participation of faculty, staff, and…
The historic 150th anniversary of India’s revered national song “Vande Mataram” was commemorated with great enthusiasm and patriotic fervour at the District Commissioner’s office campus in Dibrugarh on Friday. Penned by the legendary Bankim Chandra Chatterjee on November 7, 1875, in Sanskritised Bengali, “Vande Mataram” first appeared in print in 1882 as an integral part…
Dibrugarh University celebrated a historic literary milestone on Wednesday with the launch of the first Korean book translated into Assamese. Titled ‘Atmaanuhondhanot Dhyanor’ (Meditation in Self-Discovery), the work was authored by Venerable Buddha Bhikhu Jeong Yeo and translated by Debojani Das, a Teaching Associate in the university’s Korean Language Department. The landmark launch ceremony was…
Sima Devi (52), the mother of a minor girl who disappeared from a Durga Puja pandal two years ago, staged a lone protest outside Doomdooma police station in Assam’s Tinsukia district on Thursday, accusing authorities of failing to resolve her daughter’s case. Clutching a photograph of her missing child, the distressed mother demanded accountability and…
Thousands of pig farmers across Upper Assam are facing severe economic hardship as district administrations in Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Dhemaji, and Jorhat have imposed strict prohibitory orders banning the sale, transport, and slaughter of pigs to contain the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF). The restrictions have brought the region’s vital piggery sector to a standstill,…
