All stories by Durba Ghosh
BRO to fence major portion of 1,700-km India-Myanmar border: Official
Rediff.com25 Jan 2024The ministry of home affairs has identified around 1,700 km of fencing that needs to be done, BRO's additional director general (East) PKH Singh said.
Rescue personnel real-life heroes for lakhs of Assam's marooned people
Rediff.com1 Jul 2022Nearly 86 lakh people in the state's 32 districts have been affected by heavy rain and subsequent floods this year, bringing life to a screeching halt in many parts.
EXPLAINED: Assam's border disputes with NE states
Rediff.com29 Jul 2021Each of Assam's border disputes has its own legacy of claims and counter-claims:
Hard work rewards Himanta Biswa Sarma with CM's mantle
Rediff.com9 May 2021Sarma's eyes, according to those close to him, were always set on the top job in Assam. However, the leader who owed his early rise to two former chief ministers from the Congress had to toil for many years with dogged determination to achieve his goal.
Assam artist chronicles lockdown events in 100 drawings
Rediff.com3 Jul 2020Kishor Kumar Das minutely observed ordinary household objects, mostly traditional Assamese items, and used them as motifs to interpret them in relation to the happenings beyond one's home.
Stakeholders express apprehension over 'free and fair' NRC
Rediff.com30 Aug 2019'It seems we will get an NRC which will include the names of illegal foreigners and exclude genuine Indian citizens'