Everything you need to know about Jorhat: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Jorhat: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Jorhat, Apr 28(ANI): A weeklong Advanced Soccer Coaching Camp, aimed at promoting football talent of the northeast, is underway at Jorhat.
New Delhi, April 22 (Xinhua-ANI): India will declare tea as the national drink by April next year, the country's top planner has said.
Guwahati, April 21 (IANS) Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia Saturday assured the tea planters in Assam that he will take up the issue of declaring tea as India's national drink with the union ministry of commerce and industry.
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Guwahati, April 17 (IANS) A 22-year-old Assam Police constable was Tuesday officially entered in the Guinness World Records as the longest barefoot runner, having run 156.2 km in 24 hours.
Jorhat, Mar 29 (ANI): Leela Charan Dutta from Charigaon village in Assam's Jorhat region is a rising young entrepreneur of the state, who started a bee-keeping business two decades ago.
Jorhat (Assam), Mar.27 (ANI): Folk artists from across northeast India showcased their unique folk cultures through their performances during the two-day long 'Spring festival', which aimed at strengthening national integration.
Jorhat, Mar 23 (ANI): As the demand for Assamese silk rises across the country, both the state and the central government are taking several initiatives to promote the sericulture industry in the region.
Guwahati, Mar 10 (ANI): Several NGOs and self help groups active in the northeast region with support from the government are training uneducated and school drop outs in Assam in different vocational skills to help them get jobs and become financially independent.
Jorhat, March 1 (ANI): Jorhat District authorities are imparting vocational training to school dropouts and young women to make them self-reliant.
Jorhat, March 1 (ANI): Jorhat District authorities are imparting vocational training to school dropouts and young women to make them self-reliant.
Jorhat, Feb 21 (ANI): Kaziranga University, with a campus spread over 50 acres, will soon open in Jorhat, popularly known as "the Knowledge City" of Assam.
Jorhat, Feb 21 (ANI): Kaziranga University, with a campus spread over 50 acres, will soon open in Jorhat, popularly known as "the Knowledge City" of Assam.
Jorhat, Feb 12 (ANI): The annual heritage pony race was recently Assam's Jorhat District, which is also one of the oldest sporting events that witnesses record footfalls every year.
Jorhat, Feb 12 (ANI): The annual heritage pony race was recently Assam's Jorhat District, which is also one of the oldest sporting events that witnesses record footfalls every year.
Guwahati, Dec 16 (ANI): the tenth edition of the Assam Mahotsav, a two week long annual fair was organized in Jorhat providing a window to the culture of the state.
Jorhat, Sep 13 (ANI): The All Assam Student Union (AASU) staged a protest here on Tuesday against the land deal made by the Central Government with Bangladesh.
Borholla (Jorhat, Assam), Aug.23 (ANI): With peace and normalcy gradually returning to Assam, small-scale ventures like dairy farming are increasingly gaining popularity in the region.
Jorhat, Aug 17 (ANI): Assam Government is making all possible efforts to increase agricultural productivity by initiating schemes and projects under which farmers in the region are provided both technical and monetary assistance.
Jorhat/Bokakhat (Assam), Aug.13 (ANI): Insurgents attacked civilians on Saturday in the Bokakhat district of Assam.
Jorhat, Aug 3 (ANI): Activists of Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chhatra Parishad (AJYP), a youth organisation, took out a torch rally to protest against illegal Bangladeshi migration and the rise of prices of essential commodities in Assam.
Jorhat, July 24 (ANI): Table tennis is gaining enormous popularity among sports enthusiasts in Assam.
Guwahati, July 17(ANI): The Central government has deployed five teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) for rescue and relief efforts in flood affected areas of Assam.
Imphal, July 7 (ANI): To spread awareness about the gangers of consuming drugs, an auto rally was recently held in Manipur as a part of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
Jorhat, June 26 (ANI): Nearly 3000 solar lamps were distributed among young students in Assam's Jorhat district.
Jorhat, May 23 (ANI): The Jorhat Lions Eye Hospital, the second biggest eye hospital in Assam under the banner of Lions Club, provides low cost eye treatment to underprivileged patients in the region.
Guwahati, May 16 (ANI): The Paresh Barua led anti-talk faction of ULFA is showing no signs of joining the Arabinda Rajkhowa led ULFA committee for peace talks with the Centre instead it is continuing with its unlawful activities in the region.
Jorhat, Apr 14 (ANI): Locals celebrated Bihu, the annual harvest festival with great zeal in Assam's Jorhat town on Thursday.
Jorhat, Mar 31 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi's former press adviser Debo Kumar Bora was killed in a road accident in Golaghat district.
Jorhat (Assam), Mar. 12 (ANI): A bomb exploded at the residence of Dulen Nayak, a candidate of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) here on Saturday.
Guwahati, Mar 1 (ANI): The end of harvest season is marked by the celebration of the seed sowing festival "Lui-Ngai-Ni" by Naga tribes in the northeast by offering prayers to the almighty for a prosperous harvest ahead.
Guwahati (Assam), Jan.21 (ANI): This year's Bhogali Bihu festival has become more special than previous ones, owing to the fact that there is a possibility of the Central Government holding talks with the rebel United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) leadership sooner than later.
Jorhat (Assam), Dec.2 (ANI): The Naobishi village in Assam's Jorhat District has acquired fame in the northeast region for its young entrepreneurial talent.ere, the safety of government jobs is looked down upon, as dynamic youngsters are very keen to start their own ventures.
Jorhat (Assam), Nov.27 (ANI): The second edition of the three-day Assam Tea Tourism Festival 2010 began in Assam's Jorhat District, aiming to boost tourism in the State and promoting Assam's 200-year old tea industry.
Cheniamguri village (Assam), Oct.9 (ANI): Many youngsters in Assam's villages have taken up different vocations instead of looking for jobs. They have changed life in the villages, which once used to be havens for militant activities.
Jorhat (Assam), Aug.22 (ANI): Annoyed by the long spell of militancy in their State, people in Assam are not just eager to see peace prevailing in the State but many of them are actively working to ensuring this.
Guwahati, Aug.9 (ANI): Tea Estates in Assam are facing a tough time as militant outfits, especially United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) have intensified their extortion activities.
Jorhat (Assam), July 28 (ANI): All Tai Ahom Student Union (ATASU), a student's wing in Jorhat, Assam staged a peaceful sit-in protest, against the influx of Bangladeshi immigrants in the region.
Jorhat (Assam), July 20 (ANI): Continuing with its attempts to terrorise innocent persons, the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) is sending extortion notices to tea-garden owners in Assam's Jorhat town.
Jorhat (Assam), July 10 (ANI): The All Assam Student's Union (AASU) supporters blocked all national highways of Assam on Saturday to protest against the price rise of essential commodities.
Jorhat (Assam), July 10 (ANI): The All Assam Student's Union (AASU) supporters blocked all national highways of Assam on Saturday to protest against the price rise of essential commodities.
Guwahati, Apr 5 (ANI): Very few countries in the world have as ancient and diverse culture as India, stretching back to over 5000 years.
Majuli (Assam), Mar 25 (ANI): Breaking away from conventional ways of earning a livelihood, educated youth in Assam's Majauli in Jorhat District have taken up vegetable farming as a profession and they are doing fairly well.
Jorhat (Assam), Mar 20 (ANI): Female students of various schools and colleges took part in a rally here on Friday to spread mass awareness about women empowerment.
Jorhat (Assam), Mar 9 (ANI): Farmers in Majuli Island here have engaged themselves in vegetable farming in a big way to earn a sustainable livelihood. he educated youth of the 144 villages on the island are now engaged in vegetable farming and reaping huge benefits from the same.
Jorhat (Assam), Feb.4 (ANI): Not many may know pony race has been one of the oldest sporting events of northeast India and draws huge public response every year.
Guwahati, Dec 25 (ANI) : Utpal Bora is a young farmer and entrepreneur from Jorhat, Assam. After completing his graduation, he failed to get a job.
Guwahati, Dec 25 (ANI): Theatre artists from various parts of Northeast came together on one platform recently to stage plays based on the theme of 'peace and violence' in Assam.
Hatighar Pathar (Assam), Dec 19 (ANI): A herd of about 80 wild elephants have been camping at Hatighar Pathar areas of Assam for the past two months, posing a threat to human life, properties and crops of residents.
Jorhat/Guwahati, Dec 15 (ANI): Amidst a raging debate on carving out new provinces, activists of the Jatiya Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP), a regional organisation, took out massive rally across Assam to press their demand.
Jorhat (Assam), Nov.14 (ANI): On the occasion of Children's Day (Nov.14), students here took out a public awareness rally on child rights.
Majauli (Assam) Nov.14 (ANI): A ferry service is the only means of transportation for Majuli islandersm, and due to this lack of transportation, residents often fail to access prompt medical facilities.
Jorhat (Assam), Oct 22(ANI): An educational day centre for spastic children in Assam's Jorhat city is helping and supporting disabled children through various rehabilitation programmes.
Guwahati, Sep 21(ANI): Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia visited the Teok Tea Estate in Assam's Jorhat district on the weekend.
Agartala (Tripura)/ Jorhat (Assam), Sep.16 (ANI): Banking services are playing a major role in transforming the lives of people in rural areas of the northeast India.
Jorhat (Assam), Sep. 13 (ANI): His passion is eating poisonous spiders, and he can finish almost 100 of them at a single go.
Jorhat, Sep. 5 (ANI): A health camp was opened on Saturday for flood-affected people of Phooloni village and in its neighbouring areas in Assam.
Guwahati, Aug 25 (ANI): In order to promote the unique Satriya classical dance form of Assam among the people of the state as well as at the national and international level, the Satriya Sangeet Charkha Kendra (SSCK) organised a cultural program in Jorhat recently.
Guwahati, Aug.19 (ANI): The popularity of football in the north-eastern parts of the country is well-known, especially when one finds so many national players emerging from these states. But of late an increasing number of girls are also taking to this sport, especially in Assam.
Jorhat (Assam), Aug 5 (ANI): To observe the World Breastfeeding Day, hundreds of women led by health workers and allied volunteers here took part in a public meeting and rally to spread mass awareness about the benefits of breastfeeding babies.
Guwahati, July 30 (ANI): Farmers in some parts of Assam are facing a tough time due to the delayed rainfall as, officials estimated, it could lead to a 20 per cent drop in the paddy crop cultivation.
Majauli (Assam), July 18 (ANI): Though people in many parts of the country still await the arrival of monsoon, the rains in Assam have been a bad news; causing havoc in different parts of the State.
Majuli (Assam), July 6 (ANI): Authorities have begun relief work in Majuli island in Assam, where flood has rendered thousands of people homeless. he monsoon causes the mighty Brahmaputra River to bring Majuli miseries every year.
Guwahati/Majuli (Assam), July 4 (ANI): Incessant rains in Assam's catchment areas have left over 300,000 people stranded.
Jorhat (Assam), June 28 (ANI): Jappi, a traditional bamboo hat, has been in use in Assam since time immemorial. However, people here should be creditted for keeping the art alive.
Jorhat, June 12 (ANI): Jappi, the traditional bamboo hat used by people in Assam to shield themselves from the sun, continues to sell like hot cakes despite a wide range of modern alternatives available in the market.
Jorhat (Assam), Dec.4 (ANI): People in Assam can now hope to get a fast medical help during emergency since a special toll-free mobile medical emergency service has been made available to them here.
Jorhat, Dec.2 (ANI): All dreams of Rajmi Lekha Borah of Jorhat appear to have been shattered since the day she lost her husband in the recent serial bomb blasts in Assam.
Guwahati, Nov.13 (ANI): People in Assam became aware of many educational and social projects during the visit of President Pratibha Devisingh Patil.
Jorhat (Assam), Nov.7 (ANI): Assam's Jorhat district is steadily emerging as the education capital of the State.
Guwahati, Sept 20 (ANI): Assam is set to receive a bonanza on the education front, with the center announcing plans to fund the creation of three medical colleges.
Jorhat (Assam), Sept 19 (ANI): Members of the rebel United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) have turned good samaritans by pitching in with relief material for thousands displaced by floods.
Jorhat (Assam), Sep.7 (ANI): 'Replica', a local cultural group, with the assistance of National School of Drama, recently performed William Shakespeare's famous play 'Macbeth' in Assam's Jorhat district.
Morigaon (Assam), Sep 6 (ANI): More than a million people have been affected by floods in Assam after the Brahmaputra burst its banks.
The rising level of rivers with nonstop raining is worsening the flood situation in Assam. As many as one million people in 16 districts have been badly
Guwahati, Sep 4 (ANI): Animals in Kaziranga National Park and Pabitar wildlife sanctuary have moved to highlands to escape floods in the Brahmaputra river.
Guwahati, Sep 4 (ANI): The flood situation in as many as 16 districts of Assam remained critical today with the Brahmaputra river and its tributaries creating havoc in the state
Guwahati, Sep 3 (ANI): The flood situation in Assam continued to be critical on Wednesday with Brahmaputra river and its tributaries creating havoc in the state, claiming 15 lives and rendering several thousands homeless.
Guwahati, Sept 2 (ANI): The army today began evacuating villagers in Assam which is reeling under severe flood with the Brahmaputra river breaching more than 20 vital embankments.
Diphu (Karbi Anglong) Assam, Aug.29 (ANI): Karbi Anglong, the most widely spread District in Assam with an area of 10,434 kilometres, is witnessing a high newspaper readership, which is quite unusual for this area existing under the shadow of militancy.
Guwahati, Aug 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today stressed the need on balanced regional spread of medical facilities and education to make them accessible to the poor people in different regions.
Guwahati, July 8 (ANI): The flood situation in Assam continues to remain grim today, even as the Central Water Commission has warned of the rising water level in the Brahmaputra in lower Assam.
The Indian government has lately nominated the Majuli Island in Jorhat district, in the Brahmaputra valley of Assam state for inclusion in the UNESCO's
