The cost of the Tour price is Rs 750/per person for Indians & Rs 1400/ for NRI's per person.The cost Includes Vessel journey,Buffalo Cart ride at Mayong Village,Visit to Mayong Centrel Museum & Emporium established by TOURFED and Magic show.The Mayong Centrel Mueseum houses some of the rare Archeological Relics and Antiques.A Plaquin nearly 6oo years old has been donated to the mueseum by His Exclleny Ghono Kanta Singha ,the 90 year old King of Mayong.

love to portray their idols as something out of this world, calling them by different epitomes, including semi-God sometimes! And we as Assamese, can we be far behind?

We don't wish to underestimate the contribution of Biju Phukan to the Assamese Film Industry who has been working as Actor and Film Director since the last 30 years or so, but while we go through that, we want to make it clear that Biju Phukan, like Mumbai's Amitabh Bachchan, has been the most unwavering factor in the history of Assamese Film Industry in the 70s and 80s.

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Moved by the plight of the flood-affected people in the state, Assamese NRIs based in the US have launched an aid campaign, which is bringing succour to thousands of villagers in Lower Assam. The campaign has been launched through a city-based voluntary organisation Aarohi, led by a team of young doctors. Bhaskar Thakuria of Aarohi told The Telegraph that as the first instalment, the NRI have donated over Rs 1 lakh.

Want of finance, it is often said, is the reason why the North-East has remained economically backward. The general allegation in the region is that the banking sector is not playing its proper role, despite the Central Government’s directives in this regard. Moreover, the financial institutions, including the banks are so prejudiced against the region that it is a hard task for local businessman and entrepreneurs to secure financial assistance from them to get their projects on hand going.

In fact it is the only place in the North East where one can see sculptures and Architectural remains of Buddha,Jain and Hindu periods.

With myriads of ancient relics like sculptors, temple ruins, caves and cut out into rocks, votive stupas, chaityas,images of Brahmical Buddhists and Jaina affiliation and gateways adorning its bosom, the Sri Surya Pahar presents a magnificent spectacle, but unfortunately very few people even in the state of Assam are aware that such a monumental tourists spots exists.

Handique, who portrayed the character of 'Joymoti' in the film of the same name, directed by Jyotiprasad Agarwala, had to overcome various obstacles on her way to 'act' in the first Assamese film as in those days it was beyond any thought of females acting alongside male artists.

“North East with its enchanting destinations can become the Switzerland of India with improved air connectivity within the region,” said the Union Minister for Civil Aviation Shahzawaz Hussain at the inauguration of first 50-seater ATR-42 aircraft launched by the Alliance Air at LGBI Airport here this morning.

The voice that rendered such unforgettable songs, like Dine dine khusia paribe, Hastir kanya hastir kanya, sonar baron pakhi, etc, her death marked the end of an era in the State’s folk music. A genius who strode the world of folk music like a colossus, she was the lone force that opened the doors of Goalparia lokageet to a worldwide audience, immortalising the folklore of the area in the process. Her last rites will be performed at her ancestral home at Gauripur tomorrow with full State honours.