02.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Stir in Guwahati against transgender bill   Members of the transgender community and civil rights groups here on Friday staged a protest against the Transgender (Protection of Rights) Bill which has been passed in the Lok Sabha recently. The protest was a part of a nationwide stir demanding that the bill is immediately repealed.   … Read more 02.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

31.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

  ASSAM   Centre will use technology to seal Bangladesh borders in Bengal, Assam: Rajnath Singh   Union home minister Rajnath Singh  said the Centre will use technology to seal the international borders with Bangladesh in West Bengal and Assam through an integrated border management system.   The move will help check infiltration as well as smuggling and … Read more 31.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

27-28.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Govt trying to operationalise Indo-Bangla waterway project   Both the Centre and Tripura government are trying hard to operationalise the proposed Indo-Bangla waterway project   At present, an inland waterway is operational between Guwahati and Haldia through Dawodkandi along Meghna river of Bangladesh. If a waterway is opened from Sonamura in Tripura to … Read more 27-28.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

23.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   NRL receives ‘Best Miniratna PSU’ award     Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) has been awarded the best miniratna PSU in strategic performance.   The award, comprising of a trophy, was presented to NRL MD S K Barua by Member of Parliament Manoj Tiwari and Poonam Dhillon at an award function held in New … Read more 23.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

20-21.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Wagah border-like structure at Sonahat in Dhubri dist soon   With an aim to strengthen the Indo-Bangladesh relationship and to promote border tourism in Assam, a Wagah border-like structure will soon be constructed in the border areas of Sonahat in Dhubri district.   The project will be undertaken by the Border Protection and … Read more 20-21.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

11.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Agitations to continue till Citizenship Bill is scrapped: AASU   Though the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was not passed by the Rajya Sabha yesterday, there is nothing to be elated about and North East region wide movement will continue till the Bill is scrapped, asserted the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU). The student’s … Read more 11.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

06-07.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   ·        State govt wants Clause 6 in Article 371 of Constitution ð  The State Government wants Clause 6 of the Assam Accord, which talks about granting constitutional safeguard to the Assamese people, to be included in the Article 371 of the Constitution by an amendment. ð  The State Government also wants the word … Read more 06-07.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

10.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Welfare policy soon for State’s transgender community   The transgender community of Assam will get a welfare policy before the upcoming general elections, and the draft policy has been uploaded by the Department of Social Welfare for public opinion.   According to the draft policy, the Government of Assam, for the first time, … Read more 10.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

30.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Festival to promote NE trade, tourism on a global platform    Dubbed as the first-ever initiative to promote trade, tourism and cultural exchange between India’s North East and South East Asian nations, the North East India Festival to be held at the Central World, Bangkok, during February 9-10 will showcase the North East … Read more 30.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

17.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Govt elicits citizens’ opinion on Budget 2019-20   The state government has instructed all the deputy commissioners to collect citizens’ feedback on Budget 2019-20 by January 24 so that their suggestions may be considered before it is finalised and tabled on February 6.   Interested citizens may send their suggestions on the Budget … Read more 17.01.19 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs