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Assam Cabinet gives nod to set up industry-focused Kanaklata Barua University

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Assam Cabinet gives nod to set up industry-focused Kanaklata Barua University

Follow Us on Google News Guwahati, June 4 (IANS) In a significant move to boost higher education and industrial innovation, the Assam Cabinet has greenlit the establishment of the Kanaklata Barua University at the Bholaguri Tea Estate in Gohpur. The State Government Will invest RS 400 Crore in the Ambitious Project, Chief Minister Sarma Announced … Read more

Assam’s ‘Elephant Girl’ Parbati Barua shatters gender stereotypes in wildlife conservation

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Guwahati, March 8 (IANS) Known as “Elephant Girl” (Hasti Kanya) in Assam, 67-year-old Parbati Barua is India’s first woman mahout (elephant keeper). She was conferred the Padma Shri last year for her pioneering work in wildlife conservation and for breaking gender barriers in a field traditionally dominated by men. Born into the Gauripur royal family … Read more

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