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ASSAM · Centre, State govt move SC for extension of NRC deadline ð The Centre and the Assam government today moved the Supreme Court seeking an extension of the July 31 deadline for finalisation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC). ð The Union and State governments also sought to include sample verification of … Read more
ASSAM Bid to connect Guwahati with 4 international cities The Centre invited second round of bids from airline operators to run flight operations on routes connecting Guwahati with four international cities under the UDAN scheme, according to an official document. Through the scheme, the Centre wants to facilitate and stimulate regional air connectivity … Read more
ASSAM Over 62,000 hit by floods in Assam The flood situation in Assam turned serious on Tuesday with over 62,000 people across the state getting affected. Widespread rain has been continuously lashing Assam since the past 24 hours. Major rivers in the state, which include the Brahmaputra and its tributaries that flow from Arunachal Pradesh, Bhutan and Nagaland, … Read more
ASSAM Assam Govt to develop 316 hundred tourist spots Assam government has taken a step to develop 316 tourists spot in the state. Rs 150 crore rupees will be spent to develop these locations under Axom Darshan. Toilet, waste management, drinking water and waiting shades to be built or develop across … Read more
ASSAM Assam government lens on elephants’ right to safe passage Instances of man-elephant conflict are common in Assam, and more so when the annual floods in the Brahmaputra basin endanger both humans and animals. The latest flashpoint involves a dyke – a fragile bulwark against the raging river, but which also offers an escape … Read more
ASSAM Bhutanese cargo was flagged off from Dhubri in Assam to Narayanganj in Bangladesh Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI)ship, in its first movement, that carried Bhutanese cargo was flagged off from Dhubri in Assam to Narayanganj in Bangladesh. It will sail over Brahmaputra River and the Indo Bangladesh Protocol Route. For the first time ever, an … Read more
ASSAM Mapping of State forests to begin this month To consolidate the forest boundaries, a third party mapping of the reserve forest areas in the State would begin this month. The forest department hopes to complete the mapping of seven divisions of upper Assam within this year. The responsibility of the agencies will … Read more
ASSAM GU, ISRO sign MoU on research, projects Gauhati University and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Department of Space, have entered into a bilateral, institutional agreement to set up a Regional Academic Centre for Space (RAC-S) to carry out research and developmental projects which are of relevance to the future technological and programmatic … Read more
ASSAM New greenfield airport at Silchar on the cards, NE airports to get major facelift The AAI has received a green field airport at Silchar. Also, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has granted ‘in principle’ approval for setting up of a new greenfield airport at Hollongi in Arunachal Pradesh for which steps for … Read more
ASSAM Tezpur University gets UGC nod for Assamese department Tezpur University (TU), a premier central university in Assam, has finally received the long-pending nod by the the University Grants Commission (UGC) to open an Assamese department. The board of management of TU, via a notification, approved the establishment of four departments – Foreign Languages, Pharmacy, Design … Read more