Assam CM Sonowal pays tributes to Dr. Bhupen Hazarika on birth anniversary
Sep 08, 2020, at 11:13 pm
Guwahati, Sep 8 : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated Sri Sri Uttar Kamalabari Sakha Satra and Cultural Research Centre at Jorhat on Tuesday.
Former President Pranab Mukherjee receives Bharat Ratna award
Aug 08, 2019, at 06:24 pm
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IBNS): Former President Pranab Mukherjee was awarded Bharat Award, the highest civilian award in the country, on Thursday.
Upset with Citizenship Bill but no invitation to reject father's Bharat Ratna: Bhupen Hazarika's son
Feb 13, 2019, at 02:22 pm
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): Clearing air over several media reports claiming he has rejected his father's Bharat Ratna award, Assamese cultural icon Bhupen Hazarika's son Tej Hazarika, who is upset with the Citizenship Bill, said he is yet to receive an invitation to accept or reject the honour on behalf of his late father.
Bhupen Hazarika's son turns down Bharat Ratna as protest against Citizenship Bill
Feb 12, 2019, at 12:06 am
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS): Amidst the strong protest over the Citizenship Bill across the northeast, Bhupen Hazarika’s son has decided to turn down the Bharat Ratna conferred to the Assamese singer earlier this year by the Narendra Modi government.
PM Modi hits out at Congress for late Bharat Ratna to Bhupen Hazarika
Feb 09, 2019, at 02:37 pm
Guwahati/Itanagar, Feb 9 (IBNS) : In a bid to fuel the local sentiment in favour of his Government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that singer-composer Bhupen Hazarika could have been alive to receive the Bharat Ratna award but it did not happen in the grand old party's regime as such honours were "reserved for some people at the time of their birth".
Pranab Mukherjee, Nanaji Deshmukh, Bhupen Hazarika awarded Bharat Ratna
Jan 25, 2019, at 10:08 pm
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS): Former President Pranab Mukherjee has been awarded the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour, by President Ram Nath Kovind.
Assam govt. to construct Uttar-Pub Sanskritik Samanway Kshetra near Bhupen Hazarika Bridge
May 29, 2017, at 03:38 am
Guwahati, May 28 (IBNS): In a bid to take Bhupen Hazarika’s message of peace and harmony forward as well as to showcase the rich and unique art and culture of Assam and North-East in front of the Indian and global tourists under one platform, Assam government will construct “Uttar-Pub Sanskritik Samanway Kshetra†near Bhupen Hazarika Bridge in Tinsukia district.