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
Guwahati, June 19 (IANS) In continuing operations against illegal trade of rhino horn, police in Assam's Jorhat district Wednesday recovered a rhino horn worth lakhs of rupees.
Guwahati, June 12 (IANS) The situation n the Assam-Nagaland border is still far from normal, and at least three pressure groups of Assam have launched a 33-hour hunger-strike demanding early settlement of the border dispute between the two states.
Jorhat (Assam), June 10 (ANI): Residents of Jengraimukh village in Assam's Jorhat District have welcomed the construction of a river embankment by the local authorities.
Guwahati, June 8 (IANS) The North East Tea Association (NETA), a leading tea growers association in Assam, has appealed to the state government to include a chapter in the school textbooks on tea and its health benefits.
Jorhat (Assam), June 7 (ANI): Normal life in Assam has come to a standstill following an indefinite economic blockade imposed against Nagaland.
Guwahati, June 5 (IANS) The Assam Police Wednesday hinted at the involvement of Naga rebel group NSCN-IM in the Monday's incident of violence in a Assam district bordering Nagaland.
Guwahati, June 4 (IANS) The situation on the Assam-Nagaland border in Assam's Jorhat district continued to be tense Tuesday and forces were deployed after the killing of a labourer there Monday, an official said.
Jorhat (Assam), June 4 (ANI): Tension prevails along the Assam-Nagaland border after armed miscreants killed a farmer during a firing incident
Guwahati, June 3 (IANS) A man was killed when unidentified assailants fired upon a group of labourers in Assam's Jorhat district Monday morning, an official said.
Majuli island, May 10 (ANI): For the residents of Majuli Island, ferries are the only means of transportation. Now, the people of the island have got a speed boat to facilitate commuting.
Guwahati, April 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court's landmark ruling on the hanging of condemned convicts is likely to impact the case of Assam's death row murder convict Mahendra Nath Das, whose mercy plea was rejected by the president in 2011.
Guwahati, April 7 (IANS) A student of the Assam Agricultural University in Jorhat district was found dead under mysterious circumstances, police said Sunday.
Jorhat, Apr 5 (ANI): S S Siddhartha, a national level martial art instructor, in a bid to enter the Guinness Book of World Records, recently performed as many as 55 yoga postures on a speeding motorbike.
New Delhi, Apr. 2 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for the four laning of the 'Numaligarh-Jorhat' section of National Highway-37 in Assam.
Agartala, April 2 (IANS) With the aim of radically improving air connectivity in India's northeast, fresh bids have been invited for a dedicated airline in the region, a senior official said here Tuesday.
Jorhat, Mar 29 (ANI): In order to inculcate the importance of donating blood among youngsters, a blood donation camp was recently organised in Jorhat, Assam.
Jorhat, Mar 3 (ANI): Playing 315 different musical instruments, artists from across the globe achieve a new world record. And this record was recently made in Assam's Jorhat district.
Guwahati, Mar 3 (ANI): A heritage pony race held every year in Assam's Jorhat district is one of the oldest sporting events that witnesses record footfalls.
Guwahati, Mar 3 (ANI): Insurgent outfits have continued to trigger blasts in Assam in order to create a fear psychosis among the people.
Guwahati, Feb 14 (IANS) Assam's tea industry is gearing up for the annual 'Jorhat Races', the historical equestrian event held in Jorhat, Upper Assam. The event, started in the days of the British Raj, has been held for almost 140 years.
Jorhat (Assam), Feb. 5 (ANI): Mysterious death of seventeen migratory birds en route from Siberia has baffled the forest officials in Jorhat, Assam.
New Delhi, Feb 5 (ANI): Twenty-three-year-old Guinness world record holder Abhijeet Baruah from Assam, who has numerous records to his name, has done it again. This time he has gone one up by breaking his own record.
Jorhat, Dec 28 (ANI): Bikash Bharali, a progressive farmer from Assam's Golaghat District, who runs a modern dairy farm provides an example of self-reliance that the youth of the region can follow.
Jorhat (Assam), Dec. 26 (ANI): Scenic beauty, magnificent outdoors and mild climate in the northeast provided a perfect environment to play Golf. Recently, the Super Autumn Golf Tournament was organised at the Kaziranga golf resort near Jorhat in Assam.
Guwahati, Dec 2 (ANI): With the aim of creating employment opportunities in Assam, the Institution for Culture and Rural Development (I-CARD) at Bhagchung in Jorhat district is training uneducated youth, mainly school drop outs.
Guwahati, Nov 16 (IANS) ULFA's anti?talk faction has called for a 12?hour dawn?to?dusk shutdown in Assam Monday to protest against the killing of three people in a staged gun?battle Nov 14.
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central government on a petition that has sought direction to put in place a permanent mechanism for preventing floods in the Brahmaputra river in the northeast.
Jorhat (Assam), Oct. 15 (ANI): The passion for boxing is rising among youth in the noertheast, especially after the success of Mary Kom and Devendro Singh at the international level.
Guwahati, Oct 14 (IANS) Guinness World Record holder Assam policeman Abhijit Baruah has scored yet another record by hitting the maximum number of punches in a minute on a boxing pad.
Jorhat (Assam), Oct.7 (ANI): Renowned Assamese cardiologist Dibya Kumar Baruah recently presided over a day-long health camp here, and gave free prescription to patients.
Jorhat, Sept 30 (ANI): Football is more than a sport for the Assam youth; it's more like a religion for them. Today, many of them are willing to take it up as a profession, and efforts are on to identify soccer talent from remotest corners of the state.
Guwahati, Sep 23 (IANS) The flood situation in Assam is grim with over 800,000 people affected in at least 15 of the 27 districts in the state, officials said Sunday.
Guwahati, Sep 21 (IANS) At least seven districts of Assam have been affected as flash floods have hit the state again, affecting lakhs of people and killing two youth in Tinsukia district, officials said.
Jorhat (Assam), Aug 22 (ANI): A sacred lamp in a Vaishnavite monastery has put Assam's Jorhat town on the world map.
Guwahati, Aug 18 (IANS) Frustration and despair etched on their faces at leaving their jobs, thousands of people from the northeast, mostly youth, arrived in Guwahati Saturday on the three special trains arranged by the Karnataka government.
Jorhat (Assam), Aug 5 (ANI): The Jorhat Sangeet Vidyalaya, the oldest in Assam, is training Assamese youth in classical Indian music, to revive and preserve the traditional dance forms.
Garmur (Assam), July 14 (ANI): Governor of Assam J.B Patnaik surveyed the river island of Majuli and met flood victims recently.
Jorhat (Assam), July 13 (ANI): The return of peace and normalcy in the region has spelled better health for Jorhat, as the residents are getting good medical attention here.
Jorhat (Assam), July 9 (ANI): Police in Assam's Jorhat city recently recovered a huge cache of arms from two 2 ULFA cadres.
Guwahati, July 6 (IANS) The toll in floods and landslides in Assam has risen to 117 but the overall situation across the state has improved, officials said Friday.
Guwahati, July 5 (IANS) In a jolt to the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) faction opposed to peace talks, a cadre of the outfit and a surrendered militant were arrested in Assam's Jorhat district and a cache of arms seized, police said Thursday.
Guwahati, July 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday announced an ad hoc support of Rs. 500-crore for flood-hit Assam. He added that the Centre would decide on the exact financial support for the State after the Central team, which has reached the State to make an assessment of the damage, submitted its report.
Guwahati, July 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday arrived at the Rowriah airport at Jorhat in upper Assam to assess the flood situation here, officials said.
Guwahati, July 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi will make an aerial survey of some of the flood-affected areas of Assam Monday, a minister said Sunday, as the death toll in the floods, affecting 27 districts of the state, has gone up to 61.
Guwahati, June 27 (IANS) The Tea Board of India is to shift its northeast zonal office from Guwahati to Jorhat in Assam, a top official of the board said Wednesday.
Guwahati, June 25 (IANS) Flood situation continued to deteriorate in Assam Monday with reports coming in of more villages being inundated by surging waters of the Brahmaputra river and its tributaries in upper Assam districts, officials said.
Guwahati, June 1 (IANS) Three prominent tea growers' organisations in Assam have sought Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi's intervention over the halt in tea production in five districts.
Jorhat (Assam), May 27 (ANI): A group of young students in Jorhat, Assam, have launched a drive to stop the use of plastic bags.
Guwahati, May 22 (IANS) The anti-talks faction of the United liberation Front of Asom (UlFA) Tuesday called for a 12-hour dawn-to-dusk Assam shutdown May 26 to oppose the scheduled visit to Assam by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who also heads the ruling United Progressive Alliance.
Jorhat (Assam), May 21 (ANI): Youth in the upper Assam region are working to bring a socio-economic change here, with a group of young men providing free education to the needy.
Guwahati, May 16 (IANS) Carrying two severed heads of men, seven people from a tea-tribe community Wednesday surrendered at a police station in Jorhat district, saying they had hacked two brothers to death and beheaded them, said police.
Jorhat (Assam), May 13(ANI): Assam police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel arrested four militants belonging to the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) in a joint security operation here.
Guwahati, May 4(ANI): Abhijit Baruah, an athlete from Jorhat ,Assam has made it to the Guinness Book of World Records for becoming the first person in the world to cover 150 km barefoot in 24 hours.
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.
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, Jan 8 (ANI): In a bid to promote socio economic empowerment among the people of Northeast both the central and the state governments are working on strategies to create self-employment opportunities for the youth in the region.
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.
Guwahati, Aug 8 (ANI): With militancy on the decline in the northeast, development and progress have become the new watchwords in states such as Assam.
New Delhi/Guwahati, Aug 4 (ANI): With peace and normalcy returning and insurgent groups talking with the Centre, multinational brands are now willing to invest in the northeast market.
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.
New Delhi, July 17 (ANI): The Central Government has deployed five National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams in the flood-hit 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, July 7 (ANI): The northeast region has huge potential in the agriculture sector and the Centre is sparing no effort to help actualize this potential.
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.
New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): The Ministry of Civil Aviation has decided to increase the services of Alliance Air to Lilabari and Tezpur due to non-operation of Pawan Hans Helicopter services to Arunachal Pradesh.
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.
Guwahati, Apr 29 (ANI): The sounds of drumbeats and cymbals thrilled the milieu as people celebrated the Rongali Bihu festival with utmost enthusiasm in Assam.
Guwahati, Apr 23 (ANI): Citing inaction of the central government on the investigation into the helicopter crash in Tawang, members of the North East Students Organisation (NESO) urged government to stop discrimination against the region.
Jorhat, Apr 14 (ANI): Locals celebrated Bihu, the annual harvest festival with great zeal in Assam's Jorhat town on Thursday.
Guwahati, Apr 4 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday cast his vote during the first phase of the state assembly polls in Jorhat town and expressed confidence the Congress victory.
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.
Guwahati, Mar 17 (ANI): The filing of nominations for the first phase of Assam Assembly elections closes today.
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, Feb 19 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Saturday said the development of Assam and the North East has always been one of the priorities of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre, and that a number of projects have been initiated for the development of Assam.
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.
Guwahati/Imphal, Jan 7 (ANI): The decline of militancy in the northeast has given a fillip to growth and progress in the region following which daily wage workers from all across the country are flocking here in search of work.
Jorhat (Assam), Dec.25 (ANI): Multinational brands, foreign banks and investors from across the country have flocked to Jorhat to tap the potential of the region as the militancy has declined in Assam. he city has transformed into one of the biggest markets and most investment friendly regions in the country.
Jorhat (Assam), Dec.4 (ANI): Assam's Jorhat District recently played host to two mega tennis tournaments, which saw the participation of players from across the country.
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.
