Utpal Boruah

Stories by Utpal Boruah

Only Arunachal seat where non-tribals hold the key

Only Arunachal seat where non-tribals hold the key

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2024

Of the 20,831 voters in this assembly constituency, an overwhelming majority of around 18,000 are not tribals.

Microsoft Word has an Assamese clone

Microsoft Word has an Assamese clone

Rediff.com   31 Dec 2013

Named Jahnabi, the word processor has came as a boon for those who need help in writing the language and can be easily used by those with a rudimentary knowledge of Assamese.

India's longest bridge to connect Assam and Arunachal

India's longest bridge to connect Assam and Arunachal

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2013

Scheduled to be completed in 2016, the 4.94 km rail-cum-road bridge, India's longest bridge, will come up across the mighty Brahmaputra at Bogibeel in Assam. It is not only expected to be a lifeline for the Northeast, but will also strengthen the country's security.

Airport project in Arunachal hangs in limbo

Airport project in Arunachal hangs in limbo

Rediff.com   24 Oct 2011

Two sites for the location of the airport had earlier been rejected, one of them being Imchi near Gumto, which was cancelled on account of being a riverbed and not having an even ground.