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ASSAM Assam emerges as hub of human trafficking From Assam, women are trafficked to places like Delhi, Haryana and Gujarat. In Delhi, the victims of trafficking are mostly used as sex workers and household helpers. In Haryana, they have been forced to do marriages and in Gujarat, the victims are engaged as labourers … Read more
ASSAM · Challachitram National Film Festival to begin from March 1 ð Challachitram National Film Festival will be held at Guwahati in March 2019, with a special award for entries from the northeastern region. ð The theme of this three-day film festival is ‘Our Heritage, Our Pride’. ð Chalachitram is a Guwahati-based organisation working … Read more
ASSAM Artificial intelligence to create smart cops in Assam The Assam budget 2019-20 has proposed more teeth to Assam police’s capability in stopping crime before it happens by announcing an artificial intelligence-powered data analysis facility for predictive policing. Predictive policing is a method of predicting and identifying potential criminal activity, developed in the … Read more
ASSAM · Tea Board app soon to monitor leaf quality, track origins ð The Tea Board of India can now monitor the quality of green leaf harvested by growers through a mobile app and accordingly know at what price it has been sold to the factory. ð Christened Chai Sahayak (tea assistant), the app … Read more
ASSAM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Hollong Modular Gas Processing Plant Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally inaugurated the Hollong Modular Gas Processing Plant (HMGPP)of Hindustan Oil Exploration Co. Ltd. (HOEC) at Dirok Field in The HMGPP will initially have a capacity to process 35 million standard cubic feet per day of gas equivalent to 15% of Assam gas production … Read more
ASSAM Stage set for final phase of NRC update The stage is set for the implementation of the final part of the process of update of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), that is hearings and verification of the claims and objections filed on the draft of the NRC. But it is still … Read more
ASSAM Mushroom trademark ‘KathFu’ released A progressive farmer engaged in mushroom cultivation named Hemanta Nath of Borjhar village in Nalbari district formally released a trademark named ‘KathFu’ for his dry mushroom product at a modest ceremony held at his farm on February 8. An FPC on mushroom is going to be formed … Read more
ASSAM New scheme to make ASTC more efficient Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced a new scheme that will not only increase the availability of public transport services, but will also encourage local entrepreneurs to enter this service industry. At present, there are less than three buses per 1,00,000 persons in … Read more
ASSAM Rs 706 crore allocated for Guwahati development Stating that Guwahati – the gateway to the North East – ‘must get its due’, Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma earmarked Rs 706 crore for the Guwahati Development Department in the State Budget for the year 2019-20. The Assam State Capital Region Development Authority … Read more
ASSAM Employ a local, get Rs 10,000 as incentive: Assam govt In a win-win situation for both the investor and the unemployed, private investors in the state will now be eligible for additional incentives of Rs 10,000 for every local youth they employ. The state government has been taking some bold steps … Read more