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Guwahati

Administration
Native ameGuwāhāti (গুৱাহাটী)
Other nameGauhati
Nickname
"The Gateway of the North-East"
TypeMetropolitan city
RegionLower Assam
StateAssam
DistrictKamrup Metro
Government
MayorDolly Borah
Deputy CommissionerSri S. K, Roy, ACS
Geography
Total Area101.1 sq mi (262 km2)
Altitude55 m
Demography
Total Population2508021 (42) (2009)
Other information
Time zoneIST (UTC+5:30)
Pincode781 XXX
Telephone91 - (0) 361 - XX XX XXX
VehicleAS-01 (Guwahati) / AS-25 (Dispur)

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Guwahati (Assamese: গুৱাহাটী, spelled as Guwāhāti - with diacritics) formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis and is the largest city of Assam in India, with a population of 818,809 (2001 census). It is also the largest metropolis in the north-east region of India and the second large metropolitan area in Eastern India after Kolkata. It is said to be the "Gateway" of the North East Region. Dispur, the capital of the Indian state of Assam, is located within the city is the seat of Government of Assam.

The city is situated between the southern bank of the Brahmaputra river and the foothills of the Shillong plateau, with LGB International Airport to the west, and the town of Narengi to the east. The city is gradually being expanded as North Guwahati to the northern bank of the Brahmaputra. The Guwahati Municipal Corporation, the city's local government, administers an area of 216 km2, while the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority, the planning and development administers an area of 340 km2.

Guwahati is a major commercial and educational center of North-East India and is home to world class institutions such as the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. The city is also a major center for cultural activities and sports in the North Eastern region and for the administrative and political activities of Assam. The city is also an important hub for transportation in the North East Region.

Guwahati Video

This Masterpiece is sang by some 'Anonymous' singer.. (Rohan Rathore + IIT Guwahati + Cancer + Girl Friend....that story is FAKE.. it was to promote dis SONG)
1.47 min. | 4.89 user rating
The song has been sung by Rohan Rathore, an iit student of guwahati.. Was suffering frm cancer nd loved a gal.. Nd dedicated dis song 2 her nd died 15 days after recording.. . This is an extended and modified video of the song along with lyrics by... Abhishek Adhikary (me) and Rahul Pandey (my friend).. students of Bengal College of Engineering & Technology, Durgapur.. This is an Awesome song... and we have tried our best to be with each and every word of the song..... Hope you guys will like it... :) The audio is available at: www.abhishek-adhikary.com
3.98 min. | 4.90 user rating
"The Singer Rohan Rathore was an IIT-Guwahati student who was suffering from cancer and died 15 days after recording this song. He loved a girl and dedicated this song to that girl" - That's what I could find on web about Rohan Rathod & hats off to the creative guy who attached this cute Chinese video with this lovely song.. I don't have copyrights to the song or the video and i've just uploaded it to make the song more famous, and the whole video available in one place, since all other youtube uploads of this have the video cut in two different parts.. Njoyy Many people say that this song is composed and sung by Gajender Sharma and Rohan Rathod is just a fake story. I don't know if its true, all I can say is that song is lovely... Lot of people ask me about the Video, so here's the link to Original Korean Video- www.youtube.com Note - I do not have all the copyrights to this and just posted the video to make it more famous and popular. Audio Copyrights belong to Entity: HT Mobile Solutions Limited Content Type: Sound Recording. If you hold copyrights to the video playing onscreen, let me know and I would be happy to mention your work and links to your channel in video description AND even remove this video from YouTube. Thanks for watching... Lets Spread Love...
7.75 min. | 4.96 user rating
A documentary movie on IIT and its brand reputation. The world's toughest educational institute to get into. Acceptance rate- less than 1.7%. Its a famous saying that combine Harvard, MIT and Princeton - then you will get a feel of the level of IIT. It is very economical and students pay only $700 to study the best-in-the-world education. There are 15 IIt in India, the best ones being Mumbai, Delhi, Kharagpur, Chennai, Kanpur and Roorkee. Some of Notable alumni include Vinod Khosla, Shailesh Mehta, Narayan Murthy, Rajat gupta, Arun Sarin and many more The biggest Indian hit movie, '3 Idiots', was based on author Chetan Bhagat's experiences in his engineering life at IIT Delhi. Students all over India start dreaming of IIt when they are 10 and when they finish their 10th class, they join specialized coaching institutes and study for 10 hours everyday (minimum) for next 2-3 years, and then if they do well then some lucky 3000 people are accepted at these top institutes out of almost 200000 plus applicants. Its a dream.. a way of life.. the best of life.. its best of the India. The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are a group of 15 autonomous engineering and technology-oriented institutes of higher education established and declared as Institutes of National Importance by the Parliament of India. The IITs were created to train only scientists and engineers. In order of establishment, they are located in Kharagpur (1950; as IIT 1951[2]), Mumbai (1958), Chennai (1959 <b>...</b>
13.32 min. | 4.84 user rating
Assam was rocked by violence during Saturday's protests by tribals, backed by the All Assam Adivasi Students' Association (AAASA) students, when locals brutally beat them up resulting in at least one death and over 250 people getting injured. Not only were the Adivasi students beaten up, but the women protesters were also stripped and molested by the residents of Guwahati. A local Assamese businessman, identified as Ratul Burman, was seen attacking a woman after she was stripped during clashes on Saturday. "The act is condemnable and the states human rights commission would investigate the matter. This is the first time such a thing has happened and stern action must be taken," says Mridula Saharia, Chairperson of Assam State Commission for Women. Burman and two others have been arrested. Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has announced a Rs 1 lakh compensation to the woman. "Adivasis every where are angry. I request you all to keep the situation peaceful," former Union Minister and Adivasi leader Shibu Soren said. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Gogoi also said, "We'll demand maximum punishment for him. A judicial inquiry has been ordered over the incident. This is an uncivilised act." The AAASA has called a 36-hour bandh in Assam starting Monday to protest against Saturday's clashes between Guwahati residents and tribal demonstrators demanding scheduled tribe status. Over 250 people were injured in those clashes. In Ranchi, capital of Jharkhand, all major pro-tribal organisations <b>...</b>
1.75 min. | 3.0 user rating
An excellent combination of both English and Hindi lyrics.Sung by the well known IIT student Rohan Rathore. The Singer Rohan Rathod was an IIT-Guwahati student who was suffering from cancer and died 15 days after recording this song. He loved a girl and dedicated this song to that girl. It was a shocking news for me, India lost such an amazing talent and what's more sad is that the guy himself couldn't see his song getting appreciated all over the world
4.10 min. | 4.95 user rating
This video is a compilation of videos taken by me in 2008 and 2009 comprising of passages of Rajdhani and Shatabdi expresses at speeds over 100kmph. Featuring in this video are the Howrah Rajdhani, Sealdah Rajdhani, Rajendranagar/Patna Rajdhani, Dibrugarh Town/Guwahati Rajdhani, Ranchi Rajdhani, Lucknow Shatabdi and Dehradun Shatabdi. The videos have been shot at the following locations: between Howrah and Bardhaman, between Saharanpur and Laksar, between Aligarh and Ghaziabad, between Allahabad and Kanpur and between Allahabad and Mughal Sarai.
4.27 min. | 4.87 user rating

4.27 min. | 3.0 user rating
December 20, 2007: A crazy man who was a school teacher put his arm into the tiger enclosure to make a better photo with his mobile camera. Instinctively, the tigers attacked and injured him deadly. A second tiger joined the attack after the first grabbed his arm and finally separated it with a bite. One tiger hit him with a single slash on the head. That poor guy died while driving to hospital. His shocked wife and children had to watch the whole process. This is one of the best examples why it is better to let all the big cats in the wild and not to cage them forever for no reason. Tigers need a big area up to 250 square kilometers and not such a little cage. If you cage or pet them don't wonder if such an attack will happen. I hope people who watch this video will accept and support organizations who support wildlife and animal rights! Sadly, there are more tigers in captivity and not in the wild. This must be changed! Please visit the following websites and support them. For the big cats in need! www.bigcatrescue.org www.wildcatsanctuary.org www.endtigertrade.org www.insyncexotics.com www.cheetah.org I know this video is really bloody but I hope this video will be up, because we need such extrem examples to open peoples eyes and change their opinion that big cats shouldn't be in cages. They should belong in the wild.
2.43 min. | 3.90 user rating
Full song cover of Emptiness (also popular as 'Lonely') originally by Rohan Rathore of IIT, Guwahati. The guy died of cancer 15 days after he finished this song. Vocals by Dhritiman Dasgupta Guitars by me Piano, Strings, and Xylophone were programmed in FL Studio 9. The drum loops were made in Hydrogen (Linux). The project was made in FL Studio 9, and Mixcraft 5.
3.62 min. | 4.75 user rating

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Committee of inquiry set up into Tawang chopper crash - DailyIndia.com Tweet this news
DailyIndia.com--Seventeen people were killed when a MI-172 helicopter, on a flight from -Guwahati- in Assam to Tawang, caught fire as it was preparing to land and crashed into a gorge on April 19. The committee also comprises of Air Commodore (Retd. ... - Date : Sat, 23 Apr 2011 12:54:33 GMT+00:00
Gujarat tea buyers team visits State - Assam Tribune Tweet this news
Assam Tribune---GUWAHATI-, April 23 - A 34-member team of tea buyers from Gujarat, led by the Ahmedabad Tea Merchants' Association, has arrived in the State on a seven-day visit since April 20. The team will visit the tea plantation, tea factories an - Date : Sat, 23 Apr 2011 18:32:10 GMT+00:00
NESO to stage sit-ins in NE States against AFSPA - Assam Tribune Tweet this news
Assam Tribune---GUWAHATI-, April 22 - The North East Students' Organisation (NESO) has reiterated its opposition to the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, and reinforced its support to the anti-AFSPA campaign by Irom Sharmila of Manipur, who has been - Date : Fri, 22 Apr 2011 19:08:24 GMT+00:00
'Homeless' HIV girl dies unnoticed - Calcutta Telegraph Tweet this news
Calcutta Telegraph---Guwahati-, April 22: Dikshita Barman shifted three homes in four months but still died “homeless” � her little HIV-ridden body too fragile to endure her orphaned shuttlecock existence. When the four-year-old was discovered in a go - Date : Fri, 22 Apr 2011 22:35:05 GMT+00:00
Strong wind lashes city - Assam Tribune Tweet this news
Assam Tribune---GUWAHATI-, April 23 - A strong wind lashed the city around 8 this evening resulting in power cuts in different parts of -Guwahati-. The speed of the wind is reported to be around 50 kmph. According to weather office sources here, the cyclo - Date : Sat, 23 Apr 2011 18:32:05 GMT+00:00
Panchayat raj under scanner - Calcutta Telegraph Tweet this news
Calcutta Telegraph---Guwahati-, April 23: The All- India Panchayat Parishad, New Delhi, and Assam State Panchayat Parishad have appealed to the state government to look into allegations of corruption in panchayat bodies. Addressing a news conference here - Date : Sat, 23 Apr 2011 21:39:20 GMT+00:00
Northeast Briefs - Calcutta Telegraph Tweet this news
Calcutta Telegraph---Guwahati-, April 23: Grief and U, a -Guwahati--based NGO, organised a health check-up at Raja Mayang village near Pobitora in Morigaon district on Saturday. It was attended by 286 students. -Guwahati-: Voluntary organisation Save -Guw - Date : Sat, 23 Apr 2011 21:39:17 GMT+00:00
Foundation day of NRL celebrated - Assam Tribune Tweet this news
Assam Tribune---GUWAHATI-, April 23 - The NRL celebrated its 19th foundation day on Friday, a press release stated. It was on April 22, 1993 that the company came into being in fulfilment of the commitment made in the historic Assam Accord. True to its pr - Date : Sat, 23 Apr 2011 18:32:06 GMT+00:00
Gujarat team on tea visit - Calcutta Telegraph Tweet this news
Calcutta Telegraph---Guwahati-, April 19: They buy a lion's share of Assam tea and slurp on its full-bodied taste � for the first time now they will visit the state and get an experience of how their favourite beverage is grown and brewed. A 35-membe - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:24:55 GMT+00:00
ACA to revamp GU ground - Calcutta Telegraph Tweet this news
Calcutta Telegraph---Guwahati-, April 19: Cricket in -Guwahati- is all set to get a fresh lease of life with Assam Cricket Association (ACA) and Gauhati University agreeing to develop a ground belonging to the latter on its Jalukbari campus here. Respondi - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:24:54 GMT+00:00

State of Assam

CapitalDispur
DistrictsBaksa * Barpeta * Bongaigaon * Cachar * Chirang * Darrang * Dhubri * Dibrugarh * Dhemaji * Golaghat * Goalpara * Hailakandi * Jorhat * Karbi Anglong * Kokrajhar * Kamrup * Kamrup Metro * Karimganj * Lakhimpur * Marigaon * North Cachar Hills * Nagaon * Nalbari * Sibsagar * Sonitpur * Tinsukia * Udalguri
Major citiesBarpeta * Bongaigaon * Dhubri * Dibrugarh * Diphu * Goalpara * Golaghat * Guwahati * Jorhat * Karimganj * Nagaon * North Lakhimpur * Sibsagar * Silchar * Tezpur * Tinsukia



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