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Fifty-three years ago, a band of Assamese youth led by Late Rohini Kumar Bhuyan and Atanu Prashad Baruah had planted a Seed of Hope to put Assam in the map of adventure world. At that time, no one had imagined that after half of century, it will become a source of inspiration for thousands of youth who wanted to sail in the ocean of adventure. The 53rd annual training of mountaineering was conducted by Assam Mountaineering Association in and around Guwahati recently.

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Ever since the former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma from the Meghalaya Congress has switched over to the Trinamool party with his 12 sitting MLAs, he has left no stone unturned to slam the present Government.  He has slammed the Conrad Sangma led government in the state for allegedly failing to take action against illegal coal mining. 

Recently, Dr. Mukul Sangma made a surprise visit to Eraaning Coal Depot, Rongara Siju, South Garo Hills. Mukul Sangma has claimed that rampant illegal coal mining in Meghalaya continues unabated, especially in South Garo Hills district. 

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Taron, a resident of Jido village in Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, had gone missing near the LAC since January 18. The boy along with his friend was initially believed to have been abducted by the PLA when he and his friend went hunting in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang district. Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh shares an international boundary with China. Most of the time people from Arunachal Pradesh go to the interior area for hunting. Miram Taron’s friend – Johny Yaiying, who managed to escape, informed the authorities about the kidnapping by the PLA. 

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Any effort which is directed towards augmenting the economic development of the resource-rich but fund-strapped North Eastern region of the country is always welcome. Inland Water Authority of India and Hooghly Shipyard Limited signing an agreement for setting up a new ship repair facilities also known as shipway at Pandu port in August 2021 is certainly an encouraging development. The need for such a project is long felt in the region given the fact that it lacks such facilities in the region. In absence of these facilities, ships have to be sent to Kolkata for repair/dry-docking, but the problem with this system is that it is extremely costly, inconvenient and time-taking. This proposed project at the Pandu port considered as the most important and largest river port in Assam, will not only avert unnecessary large haulage at Kolkata for repair/dry-docking, but also save a long distance of 2,500 km and 35-40 days voyage period. And, above all, the shipway will help boost the region’s economy, besides triggering much-needed employment opportunities for the local people through enhanced waterways connectivity for transportation of cargo and movement of passengers.