Jahnu Baruah

'Baandhon' is set to become the first Assamese film to be released outside the state.

The northeast film industry, which, until now, was taking baby steps towards making its presence felt on the national and global scenario, is now galloping ahead at full speed and becoming a force to reckon with.

After a hiatus of 9 years, internationally acclaimed director Jahnu Baruah’s Assamese venture “Baandhon” was premiered here on Thursday.

The National Investigation Agency apprehended a Ulfa-I operative, Jahnu Baruah, in Dibrugarh. He confessed to planting IEDs in Guwahati on Independence Day. The NIA seized incriminating materials from his residence. Baruah planted explosives at Pan Bazar, Dispur, Gandhi Mandap, and Satgaon. Ulfa-I claimed responsibility for the undetonated IEDs. The group cited technical issues for the failed explosions.

Shooting for 'Bhoga Khidikee' (Broken Window) - the debut Assamese film of 'Lunchbox' producer Shahnaab Alam and the latest venture by director Jahnu Barua - has come to an end.

The October 7 debate was titled, `Assam in Crisis: looking beyond the problem and search for Solutions.'

Did the government appoint actor Gajendra Chauhan chief of the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India on the basis of a single-para CV with only notable achievement being the role of Yudhisthir in BR Chopra's TV serial Mahabharat?

Two songs from Papon's debut album 'The Story so Far' released by Times Music globally has been put on i-Tunes, the popular online music application store, making them the first Assamese numbers to achieve the feat.

The European Union Sanskriti Festival, 2011, kicked off in Guwahati on Saturday with the screening of The Magic Tree, a children's film from Poland, in front of a capacity crowd at the district library auditorium.

The second annual Tarun Duarah Memorial Oil India Award for the year 2011 was declared on Tuesday by Gauhati Artists' Guild.

On Thursday, if you are in Goa, you may just be in chance to collect some stardust.

Actress Preity Zinta is one lovely girl.

The Assam government is set to complete the legal process for extension of the Kaziranga National Park from the present 430 square kilometres to double the area.

Films in three northeastern languages - Assamese, Manipuri and Mising - won the seven awards. Manipuri film director Aribam Syam Sharma won an award each in the feature and non-feature categories, a rare feat for a filmmaker.

With 'Life of Pi', which has a strong Indian connection and stars Assam boy Adil Hussain, bagging four Oscars including best director, the state has gone into celebration mode.

Rajinikanth, Amitabh and a slice of Gandhi

They propose to use the money allotted by the govt to build mini theatres across the country for independent cinema