July 2021

ASSAM   Assam organisation calls for economic blockade’ against Mizoram An Assam-based organisation, the Bir Lachit Sena, on Thursday said it will enforce an indefinite economic blockade against Mizoram from Saturday, disallowing entry of people from the neighbouring state. The protest call comes days after six policemen and a civilian were killed, and 50 others … Read more

    ASSAM Assam: Akhil Gogoi seeks Rs 100 crore to develop historic Sivasagar Peasant leader Akhil Gogoi has raised the demand for a package of Rs 100 crore to transform historic Sivasagar into a tourism and cultural hub. The Sivasagar MLA and Raijor Dal president said the investment of Rs 100 crore can give a return of Rs … Read more

ASSAM Assam cow bill seeks ban on beef around 5km of temples Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday tabled the Assam Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021, in the state assembly to regulate slaughter, consumption and transportation of cattle, even as the Opposition MLAs staged a walkout over price rise on the first day of the budget session. After … Read more

ASSAM Assam state committed to eliminate drug menace   CM Sarma said in Hojai that the decision to cleanse the state of the scourge of drugs was beyond political inclination or ideology. Three central Assam districts — Nagaon, Hojai and Morigaon — and the hill district of Karbi Anglong, bordering Nagaland, are under the police’s … Read more

ASSAM   Himanta inaugurates centre for disaster management and research in IIT Guwahati Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has inaugurated a new ‘Centre for Disaster Management and Research’ (CDMR) at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. The new facility was inaugurated recently in the presence of Prof. RK Bhandari, former director, Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Prof. T.G. … Read more

ASSAM   Memorandum of understanding for water projects in 8 Cachar schools A memorandum of understanding (MOU) for drinking water project in eight schools in Cachar district under corporate social responsibility amounting to Rs 10,31,592 lakh has been signed between Cachar district administration and North East Transmission Company limited (NETCL) at the office of the Cachar DC.   The … Read more

ASSAM     Assam-Mizoram border clash: States agree on deployment of CAPF A neutral central force will be deployed along the disturbed Assam-Mizoram border where five policemen and a civilian were killed following a bloody clash recently, officials said Wednesday. The decision was taken after a two-hour long meeting chaired by Union Home Secretary Ajay … Read more

ASSAM     Schools not to open in Assam till cases dip below 2% across districts The Assam government will not reopen schools unless the Covid positivity rate dips below two per cent across all districts, the state education department said. The new SOP published by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority directed all education institutions, including schools, colleges and universities, to continue to provide quality virtual options and … Read more

ASSAM 50% of Assam’s adult popn yet to be given vaccines Erratic supply of vaccines has slowed down the pace of immunisation to the extent that if the third wave were to hit the state in August, about 50% of Assam’s adult population would be vulnerable as they have not been fully vaccinated. Amid third … Read more

ASSAM     Assam: Medical museum to take shape in November The heritage Dr John Berry White Medical School in Dibrugarh will get a new lease of life this November when the ongoing project to convert the iconic medical school to a heritage medical museum will take shape. The New Delhi-based Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage … Read more