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Assam by-polls outcome a test for three political bigwigs
1 month, 1 week ago

Assam by-polls outcome a test for three political bigwigs

Hindustan Times  

The results of the by-elections to five assembly seats in Assam, held on Wednesday, will be a test for three political leaders active in the northeastern state. The Congress’ Gaurav Gogoi and Rakibul Hussain and Asom Gana Parishad’s Phani Bhushan Choudhury were not among the 34 candidates who fought in the polls but when the counting’s over on November 23, …

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Dynastic politics in focus with kin of MPs in fray in Assam bypolls
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dynastic politics in focus with kin of MPs in fray in Assam bypolls

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: The issue of 'dynastic politics' has taken the centre-stage in Assam by-elections with both the ruling alliance and the main opposition party fielding candidates from political families, and the parties engaging in a sparring match targeting each other over it. If it is Barpeta MP Phani Bhusan Choudhury's wife Diptimayee contesting as ruling alliance candidate on an Asom Gana …

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Didi Accuses Congress of Colluding with BJP
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Didi Accuses Congress of Colluding with BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Congress of teaming up with BJP to ask the voters not to support her party in the Lok Sabha Election in the state. Addressing a poll campaign rally for TMC candidate Mahua Moitra, Ms Banerjee said at Tehatta in Nadia, “I salute the Election Commission member who resigned for …

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California State rewards Kolkata artist for paintings on Indian mythology
1 year, 6 months ago

California State rewards Kolkata artist for paintings on Indian mythology

India Today  

Kolkata-based artist Prithviraj Choudhury has gained a lot of recognition for articulating the complex yet striking storyline of Mahabharata through his strikingly vivid artwork. Choudhury has received the prestigious certificate of recognition from the California State Legislature Assembly and it is a major showcase of the mythological art that is prevalent in the country. “I am honoured and humbled to …

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Assam denies allegations of anomalies in Kaziranga rhino count
1 year, 8 months ago

Assam denies allegations of anomalies in Kaziranga rhino count

Hindustan Times  

The Assam government has denied allegations of anomalies in the census of rhinos carried out last year at Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve as claimed by a right to information and wildlife activist. In the reply sent on Tuesday to additional director general of forests, Yadava also sought “suitable action” against Choudhury for bringing disrepute to the park, the …

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Congress leader arrested over alleged derogatory remark against Mamata Banerjee
1 year, 9 months ago

Congress leader arrested over alleged derogatory remark against Mamata Banerjee

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader and lawyer Koustav Bagchi was arrested by the Kolkata police after a post-midnight swoop in his house on Saturday for his alleged derogatory remarks against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. Congress leader Koustav Bagchi termed his arrest as ‘totally illegal’. “Bagchi was arrested under sections 120b, 153, 354a, 504, 505, 506 509,” said an officer of the …

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INTERVIEW | Pradyot Manikya Debbarman on Tripura Assembly election: ‘BJP did not give me anything in writing’
1 year, 10 months ago

INTERVIEW | Pradyot Manikya Debbarman on Tripura Assembly election: ‘BJP did not give me anything in writing’

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 09, 2023 10:35 IST In less than two years, Pradyot Manikya Debbarman’s Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance Motha party has emerged as the most dominant indigenous party in Tripura’s tribal belt. After forming the party in 2021, Debbarman, with his call for a separate State of Greater Tipraland, swept the elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous …

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CPI(M), Congress to jointly contest Tripura elections
1 year, 11 months ago

CPI(M), Congress to jointly contest Tripura elections

Deccan Chronicle  

Agartala: The CPI and Congress have announced that they will fight the Tripura assembly elections together, in a major shake-up in the political arena of the northeastern state, where the two parties were considered arch-rivals. The announcement was made after AICC general secretary Ajoy Kumar held a meeting with CPI state secretary Jitendra Choudhury on Friday evening. Choudhury said both …

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CPI(M), Congress to jointly contest Tripura elections
1 year, 11 months ago

CPI(M), Congress to jointly contest Tripura elections

The Hindu  

The CPI and Congress have announced that they will fight the Tripura assembly elections together, in a major shake-up in the political arena of the northeastern State, where the two parties were considered arch-rivals. The announcement was made after AICC general secretary Ajoy Kumar held a meeting with CPI State secretary Jitendra Choudhury on Friday evening. Mr. Choudhury said both …

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‘Joint Initiative’ to Defeat BJP at Final Stage, Claims Tripura CPI(M)
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Joint Initiative’ to Defeat BJP at Final Stage, Claims Tripura CPI(M)

News 18  

The ‘joint initiative’ of the CPI to bring all secular and democratic forces ahead of the Assembly elections in Tripura to defeat the BJP has reached its final stage, the Left party’s state secretary Jitendra Choudhury claimed on Tuesday. “We are exploring all possibilities to ensure defeat of the BJP in the 2023 assembly elections but no final decision has …

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Abdus Salam reviews The Braided River: A Journey Along the Brahmaputra, by Samrat Choudhury
3 years, 5 months ago

Abdus Salam reviews The Braided River: A Journey Along the Brahmaputra, by Samrat Choudhury

The Hindu  

Long before the ‘chicken’s neck’ became the sole point of access for India to its Northeast, there was Goalando. But as Samrat Choudhury puts it in perspective, maps and names are just human inventions as civilisations waxed and waned along riversides: “‘This is China,’ we say, ‘and this is India, and downriver from here is Bangladesh.’ The river doesn’t know, …

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CPI (ML) Red Star Leader Sharmistha Choudhury Dies of Post-Covid Complications
3 years, 6 months ago

CPI (ML) Red Star Leader Sharmistha Choudhury Dies of Post-Covid Complications

News 18  

CPI Red Star leader Sharmistha Choudhury, a prominent face of the Bhangar land agitation in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, died here on Sunday due to post-COVID complications. Choudhury, a central committee member of the CPI Red Star, had recovered after contracting the disease a month ago. CPI Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya and several others condoled her death. …

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Assam musician Bibhuranjan Choudhury dies at 71
4 years, 3 months ago

Assam musician Bibhuranjan Choudhury dies at 71

India TV News  

Renowned music composer Bibhuranjan Choudhury died on Sunday after a prolonged battle with cancer, coupled with other complications, his family said. Choudhury, 71, who was also an eminent singer, lyricist and actor, died at a private hospital in Guwahati, the musician's son Binayak Choudhury told PTI. Choudhury, who composed the music of Guwahati Doordarshan's first serial 'Jibonor Batot', retired as …

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A conservationist’s call
4 years, 3 months ago

A conservationist’s call

The Hindu  

Chou dhury, a wetlands resources professional with over 45 years of experience, is the executive trustee of the Wildlife Trust of India. His involvement over the past seven years in the project for community participation in conservation of the sarus crane and its wetlands habitats in eastern Uttar Pradesh has paid rich dividends. Choudhury explains that wetlands, the primary habitat …

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The sarus crane: Walking tall in the wetlands of north India
4 years, 3 months ago

The sarus crane: Walking tall in the wetlands of north India

The Hindu  

Binoculars go hand in hand with birdwatching, but I do not need them to see the sarus crane, the world’s tallest flying bird. On June 21, 1999, during the first national survey of sarus cranes, which was called “The Collaborative Sarus Crane Count”, I eagerly gazed into the grasslands of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh to catch a glimpse of …

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