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ASSAM Assam wants central forces deployed on Nagaland Youth Womens World Championships 2017 held in Guwahati Youth Women’s World Championships 2017is held in Guwahati, Assam. The World Youth Women’s Boxing Championship 2017 was inaugurated Md. Ayatullah Hockey Stadium in Bhetapara by Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal. It is organized by AIBA (International Boxing … Read more
ASSAM Tribute to Lachit Borphukan Assam pays tributes to Lachit Barphukan across the state highlighting the great strength and courage of the Ahom General who defeated the Mughals in the battle of Saraighat. Chief minister Sarbanabda Sonowal took the lead to pay homage to the war hero at the central function organized at theSankardeb Kalakhetra. In … Read more
ASSAM NE ideal soil for organic farming The government is planning an organic revolution for the country, and the ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (NBSS&LUP) has come to its aid by identifying areas holding high potential for the same. After completing scientific research that started in 2011, the bureau along … Read more
ASSAM Assam to provide textbooks to blind students The state government will provide free textbooks to visually impaired students of the state. The chief minister made the announcement while releasing a guidebook for visually challenged students for competitive examinations. He said his government had taken up various programmes aimed at uplifting … Read more
ASSAM 92 new flight routes in Northeast under Udaan-2: Jayant Sinha To provide a major boost to air connectivity in the Northeast, 92 new routes will be opened in the region in the second round of the government’s ‘Udaan’ scheme. Udaan is a regional connectivity scheme under which the government plans … Read more
ASSAM Assam CM inaugurates Namami Barak festival Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the Namami Barak festival and said that Barak and Brahmaputra rivers have the same language, that is of brotherhood, unity and harmony. Sonowal said the Namami Barak is not only a festival but it is a new journey to … Read more
ASSAM Assam pitches for tea to be recognised as national drink After declaring tea as the state drink in 2011, Assam is making the case for the brew to be declared the national drink. Besides being the place where tea production first started in India, the sheer volume of production justifies the … Read more
ASSAM CM lays foundation for new roads under PMGSY in Tinsukia dist Reiterating the State Government’s commitment to boost rural infrastructure, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stone for construction of five roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) with an expenditure of Rs 18 crore at Amarpur under Sadiya Sub-Division … Read more
ASSAM North East Festival in Delhi ends The North East Festival aimed at “promoting talents and culture of NE India” concluded on November 5. “More than two lakh people attended the festival, the visitors comprising people from Delhi-NCR, NE communities and foreigners. The event is an attempt at bringing the NE closer to … Read more
ASSAM Assam may miss NRC publication deadline The state coordinator for updating the National Register of Citizens(NRC) of 1951 submitted before the Supreme Court that 1.23 crore applicants for inclusion are yet to be verified, which has now raised question whether the draft publication would able to meet December 31 deadline as announced by chief minister Sarbananda … Read more