This music institute created quite a buzz in Bangalore in 2009, by being the groundbreaking “First Registered Music Institute to be commenced by an Assamese”. With the festive spirits still vivacious, Eastern Fare Music Foundation had more than one reason to celebrate. Thanks to the trailblazing initiative by Jim Ankan, a music composer from Assam, the institute has not only completed a year but has done extremely well in the Trinity Guild Hall Exam for music. The students of Eastern Fare scored record percentages in the whole of Bangalore City (Shreya Krishnaswamy 98%).
The anniversary celebrations were conducted on 12th February at the Furtados Music Showroom in Koramangala. The event "Euphony - a winter nocturne" also marked the launch of the official website of institute www.easternfare.com. The show took off with some quick and crispy piano recitals by the beginners; while the intermediate students did some covers like “Heal the world” by MJ and “To be with you” by Mr Big. The institute’s band Eastern Fare really got the temperatures rising with some original tracks like “Personally Your’s” and “Least Liked Best”. Vocalist Siddharth Tanti and Faheeda Fahad made the crowd groove to some equally nifty covers like “Friday”, “Wild World”, “Heart Shaped Box”, “Give Me Some Water” and “Animal Instinct”. However it was the featured performance by Chief Guest Suchetan Rangaswamy with his fusion band “Veenar”, whose melodious phonation touched some meticulous Carnatic notes leaving the crowd awe struck. Mr. Rangaswamy also felicitated the top performers of the institute. Parmita Borah anchored the show with her usual panache.
Eastern Fare Music Foundation is a full-fledged music institute and is recognized by the Trinity School of Music. The courses offered are purely western classical, but the management has decided to foray into Carnatic and Hindustani classical music towards the second half of this year. The foundation also has a club, Eastern Fare Music Club, where the members are provided with facilities like jamming room, studio and library. The members of the club have been associated with charitable causes like ‘blood donation’, ‘helping the poor’ and ‘teaching the under priviledged’. The director of the institute Jim Ankan has composed music for many albums, films and south Indian television serials. He has also been featured in Radio Channels like Radio Indigo (Bangalore) and Gupshup FM (Guwahati).
Security forces have arrested a hardcore NDFB militant from Salbari in Baksa district on Saturday. Identified as Sanjiv Swargiary, he was arrested during an operation by Baska police in the wee hours. A 9 mm pistol with two rounds of ammunition along with two mobile phones have been seized from him.
Police have arrested three militants, including two ULFA ultras, from different parts of the state on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, the police launched a search operation in Noshdia area of in Tinsukia district and nabbed two suspected ULFA militants belonging to the anti-talk faction of the outfit.
A 7.65 pistol and two rounds of ammunition have been recovered from them. The militants have been identified as Kehsav Gogoi and Shofik Gogoi.
The Assam government has banned the strikes in all services relating to the Assam Gas Company Limited.
According to an official release, the prohibition will come into force with immediate effect for a period of six months. The prohibition is applicable to all sectors related to production, storage, supply or distribution of natural gas within the state.
Assam forest department is all set to launch the state-wide rhino census from 15 March.
The census will be conducted in Kaziranga and Orang National Park and Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary. The entire operation is expected to be completed by March 27. On 15 March census will begin in Orang. This would be followed by Pobitata on March 20. The census will cover Kaziranga National Park on March 26 and 27.
The United States of America is interested to do research on the renewable energy sources in the north eastern region.
Disclosing this n Saturday, US envoy to India Peter Burleigh said that the country would send a team of research experts to study the region’s climatic change.
Talking to reporters in Guwahati on Saturday, he evinced keen interest to engage American companies to be associated with the nuclear plants in India.
Over 20 houses have been burnt down at the height of a group clash at a tiny village along Assam-Meghalaya border on Saturday.
A group of miscreants armed with weapons suddenly stormed into a small village in Byrnihat in the afternoon and unleashed terror with blank firing. The local residents started fleeing from their houses. Then the miscreants set on fire around 20 houses including 10 shops.
Guwahati police and their Meghalaya counterparts reached the spot and brought the situation under control. The extent of damage is yet to be ascertained.
There is flutter Assam youth Congress. Two ballot boxes recovered at a Guwahati based hotel has created no less hue and cry in the rank and file of the party on Friday.
Two youth Congress ballot boxes have been found abandoned at the Hotel Rajdoot in Paltanbazar in the evening. Initially, people started fleeing from the spot apprehending it a crude bomb. But after thorough check it was confirmed that two bombs were abandoned inside the hotel.
Notably, the Assam Youth Congress Committee held its organizational polls on Thursday and Friday across the state.
Opposition members in the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council on Friday walked out of the budget session alleging various anomalies in both plan and non planned financial statement.
Backed by PAPAS and ASDC MAC Jagat Sing Engti, Kang Jang Teron, Robin Son Kro later held a press meet at ASDC (P) office and blamed it all on the ruling Congress for its failure in protecting the interest of the autonomous district.
Engti said the Dispur prepared KAAC budget where no provision for proposed medical college, polytechnic, has been available.
ULFA on Friday lambasted former DGP and Chief minister’s Security Advisor GM Srivastava a day after he claimed that Jahnovi Rajkumar joined ULFA only because of her personal affairs with an ULFA leader.
In a press statement e-mailed to media, ULFA Acting Chairman Dr Abhijit Asom called Srivastava the brain behind the nefarious secret killing cases.
Notably, Jahnabi, a teacher and prolific writer from Naharkatia left her kids and family members to join the ULFA. Her husband later found a letter where she stated that she had joined the outfit to follow her ideology.
Security forces busted a KPLT camp in Karbi Anglong district during a joint operation on Friday.
Two hardcore cadres of the Karbi militant outfits were also arrested from Tarapung area during the operation. The due have been identified as Rupsing Rongpi and Ratan Taro. Some incriminating materials have been seized from their possession.
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