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AASAA repatriate demand for ST status in Bokajan

Around 500 supporters of All Adivasi Students Association of Assam (AASAA), Karbi Anglong District Committee (KADC) today organised a mass rally in Bokajan demanding ‘Schedule Tribe’ (ST) status for the Adivasi people of Assam and ST(H) status for those residing in the sixth schedule areas as of KarbiAnglong, Dima Hasao and others. The protesters also demanded for an Adivasi satellite council in Assam and repatriated the demand for increasing the daily wage of tea garden workers to Rs 351/day. Later, the demonstrators accumulated in front of SDO(C) office in Bokajan and submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister highlighting the…
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একতার নতুন ধারাবাহিকে জুটি বাঁধছেন শাহির-এইশা!

একতার নতুন ধারাবাহিকে জুটি বাঁধছেন শাহির-এইশা!

ফের টেলিভিশনের পর্দায় ফিরছেন শাহির শেখ । সব ঠিক থাকলে এবার একতা কাপুর প্রযোজিত এক সিরিয়ালে এইশা সিংয়ের বিপরীতে দেখা যাবে তাঁকে। খবরটি প্রকাশ্যে আসার পর থেকেই উচ্ছ্বসিত ফ্যানেরা। আসলে Zee TV-এর এই নতুন শো-এর জন্য একদম নতুন জুটি খুঁজছিলেন প্রযোজকরা। সেই সূত্র ধরেই প্রথমবারের জন্য একসঙ্গে দেখা যাবে শাহির ও এইশাকে। সম্প্রতি Pinkvilla-তে প্রকাশিত এক প্রতিবেদন অনুযায়ী, একজন চিকিৎসক ও গ্রামের এক সাদামাটা মেয়ের প্রেম নিয়েই আবর্তিত হবে এই সিরিয়ালের গল্প। তবে ছবির গল্প ও সম্পূর্ণ কাস্টিং নিয়ে এখনও কোনও নিশ্চিত খবর পাওয়া যায়নি। নির্মাতাদের তরফেও তেমন কিছু জানানো হয়নি। উল্লেখ্য, মহাভারত সিরিয়ালের অর্জুনের চরিত্রে ব্যাপক জনপ্রিয়তা পান শাহির।…
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ভিলেনের চরিত্রে দীপিকা পাড়ুকোন

ভিলেনের চরিত্রে দীপিকা পাড়ুকোন

হিট সিরিজ ধুম-এ এবার পুরুষ-চোরের বদলে দেখা মিলবে মহিলা-চোরের। জন আব্রাহাম , হৃতিক রোশন ও আমির খানন-এর মতো হ্যান্ডসাম চোরদের পর এবার ধুম ৪-এ আসছেন দীপিকা পাডুকোন । YRF-এর তরফে সিদ্ধান্ত নেওয়া হয়েছে, এই সিনেমায় মোস্ট ওয়ান্টেড মহিলা অ্যান্টাগনিস্ট হিসেবে দেখা যাবে তাঁকে। Filmfare-এর রিপোর্ট বলছে, এই সিনেমায় নির্দিষ্ট চরিত্রটির অফার ইতিমধ্যেই দীপিকাকে দেওয়া হয়েছে সংস্থার তরফে। এবং এই অফার না কি গ্রহণও করেছেন তিনি। শুধু তাই নয়, এই নিয়ে যথেষ্ট উচ্ছ্বসিত অভিনেত্রী। জানা যাচ্ছে, তিনি অন্যান্য কাজের সঙ্গে ধুম ৪-এর ডেট নিয়ে কাজ করছেন। ডেট ঠিক হয়ে গেলেই সিনেমার শ্যুটিং শুরু হবে। এর আগে অবশ্য ধুম ৪ নিয়ে অনেক…
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PSDTTU backs NTTU

Pungro Sub-Division Timber Traders’ Union (PSDTTU) has expressed shock on the illegal taxation being imposed upon the traders which it termed was a “blatant and unacceptable”.  While backing Nagaland Timber Traders’ Union (NTTU) for raising the issue, the union has appealed to the state government to take action against the erring officials.  The union president, JB. Shahoto in a statement has also condemned the action of the officials, who at their “whimsical state” has resumed the taxation. It therefore, urged the state government to do away with taxation and initiate action against the defaulters.
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Cong in Assam launches Bus Yatras ahead of polls

To reach out to the people before the Assembly elections, the Congress in Assam on Friday launched the ‘Bus Yatras’ named ‘Axom Basaon Ahok’ (Let’s Save Assam). The party said the Yatra would criss-cross the state for two weeks, while meeting the people and discussing their grievances and other issues. Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President Ripun Bora said that through the four bus yatras, the party leaders would reach out to every family across the state to know their opinion, sufferings and hardships in the last five years of the BJP’s “misrule”. The Axom Basaon Ahok’s first bus yatra began…
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Awareness on road safety

Road Safety Advocacy Programme (RSAP), organised by KipiQomi Welfare Society (KQWS), Thilixu, Dimapur, commenced on February 12 by following the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) guidelines at Thilixu Baptist Church junction Dimapur.  A press release by KQWS stated that at the programme KQWS chairman, Kughaho Khala highlighted the schedule of activity plans and stated that distribution of pamphlets would continue on February 23 at Chekiye gate junction, Purana bazaar Zion hospital on February 26.  He further added that essay competition will be held at Hornbill School Chekiye and painting competition at Government High School Thilixu. Other activities such…
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Bigg Boss 14 written update day 129: Rakhi Sawant enters finale week, fights with Rahul Vaidya and Aly Goni

Bigg Boss 14 written update day 129: Rakhi Sawant enters finale week, fights with Rahul Vaidya and Aly Goni

Bigg Boss 14 written update day 129: Rakhi Sawant enters finale week, fights with Rahul Vaidya and Aly GoniNot wanting to sacrifice prize money for the sake of immunity, Aly Goni said, 'If the audience loves me, I will go to the finale. And, if I am not voted to be there, I’d feel like a cheat.'Friday’s episode of Bigg Boss 14 began with Devoleena Bhattacharjee telling everyone that Paras Chhabra was not at fault for supporting Rubina Dilaik, but everyone else was to be blamed as they could not play in a winning style. She also told Rakhi Sawant…
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BJP introducing laws to suppress dissent: Meghalaya congress

Meghalaya’s opposition Congress has accused the ruling BJP-led NDA government of introducing laws for “oppressing the people and suppressing dissent”ever since the saffron party came into power in 2014.  “The present government has been slowly and systematically introducing laws for oppressing  the people and suppressing dissent since 2014.  And recently they passed three anti-farmers  laws which will be detrimental to the farmers of the nation,” senior Congress legislator, Winnerson D. Sangma said at a protest rally at Ampati in South West Garo Hills district on Friday against the “anti-farmers’ laws” and the rising prices of fuel organised by the Youth…
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Shah Rukh Khan feels celebrating film anniversaries has lost speciality, makes exception on 11 years of My Name Is Khan

Shah Rukh Khan feels celebrating film anniversaries has lost speciality, makes exception on 11 years of My Name Is Khan

As Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol-starrer My Name is Khan completed 11 years on Friday, the actor took to Twitter and appreciated the film’s cast and crew. He said while he finds celebrating a film’s anniversary ‘repetitive’, My Name Is Khan needs a special word of appreciation. He shared on Twitter, “Find celebrating ‘X’ number of yrs of a film on social media repetitive , as its become more like a yearly birthday wish rather than a milestone. But just saw #11YearsOfMyNameIsKhan and felt like saying, I think everybody involved with the film did a very fine job of it.”…
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Centre sanctions bridge between Majuli and Jorhat

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has sanctioned for construction of a major bridge over river Brahmaputra to connect the world’s largest inhabited river island Majuli in Assam amounting to Rs 925 crore. The work has been awarded to M/s UP State Bridge Corporation Ltd, reports The Sentinel Assam. The length of the bridge will be 8 km. The project is estimated to be completed within four years. The agreement was signed on Monday by MoRTH CE (Zone V) UC Katara and UP State Bridge Construction Corporation Joint MD Ashish Srivastava in the presence of MoRTH ADG SK…
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