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ASSAM Over 29K cases of crime against women in Assam in 2 years: Govt The Assam government said 29,223 incidents of violence against women were reported from various parts of the state in the past two years. In a written reply to a query by Congress MLA Nandita Das, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary … Read more
ASSAM Many opting for open schooling in Assam Open schooling has slowly emerged as a new alternative to class X state board examinations, with sources in the Board of Secondary Education, Assam(Seba), which conducts the state board exams, pointing out the number of students registered to appear in the exams this year has gone down by … Read more
ASSAM Gauhati University to participate in national youth fest A 40-member team from Gauhati University (GU) will participate in the National Inter University Youth Festival to be held at Ranchi University from February 16-20. The first three winners from five different zonal inter-university youth festivals held across the country will get the opportunity to participate in the National … Read more
ASSAM Oral cancer to be major public health problem in State The 13th annual conference of the Association of Oncologists of North East India (AONEI) was held at the Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute (BBCI). Although there is reduction in tobacco consumption nationally, there is an increase of 9 per cent in Assam … Read more
ASSAM Railways’ initiative to enhance safety As part of its initiative to enhance safety, the Railways has developed a web-based platform called Safety Information Management System (SIMS).“All-out efforts are being undertaken to ensure safety in rail operation as per directive of the Railway Minister. As part of the initiative the Ministry of Railways has … Read more
ASSAM Karbi Youth Festival from February 15 The 44th Karbi Youth Festival, India’s biggest-ever Karbi ethnic festival, is going to be held at Taralnagshu in Diphu from February 15 to 19, 2018. Talking to the media at Guwahati Press Club, Baithalangshu MLA Mansing Rongpi said: “This festival has been observed every year in February … Read more
ASSAM Assam forests under pressure from encroachments: Minister Assam Forest Minister Pramila Rani Brahma said the green cover of the state was under constant attack from human encroachment. “It is a fact that there is pressure on forest land. There are various factors contributing to it. There is encroachment by bordering states. Then people of the … Read more
ASSAM Sahitya Akademi Festival turns eastwards, to host two-day fest on tribal literature India’s national academy of letters, the Sahitya Akademi, will also ‘Look East’ in its annual festival of letters from February 12 to 17 in New Delhi this year. In a departure from norm, Sahitya Akademi will host a two-day celebration of … Read more
ASSAM Assam signs Total MoUs worth 1 lakh crore ‘Advantage Assam – Global Investors’ Summit, 2018′, which saw commitments of investments worth a mammoth Rs 1,00,000 crore. The main ambition of the event, held with the help of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is to provide the youngsters of the state with a better … Read more
ASSAM Drink in public, go to jail in Assam Drinking in public would soon become a punishable offence in the state. And, if anyone involved in a brawl or creating a nuisance after drinking, the punishment includes a three-month jail term. On the first day of the budget session, the state government tabled the Assam … Read more