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ASSAM Assam govt staff face pay cut for neglecting parents Assam government employees will now face a salary cut of 10% to 15% if they fail to look after their aged parents and siblings with disabilities, according to the Assam Employees’ Parents Responsibility and Norms for Accountability and Monitoring Bill, 2017 that was passed in the … Read more
ASSAM Assam to stop naming colleges after Deendayal Upadhyaya The state is setting up model colleges, with central assistance, in districts where the gross enrolment ratio in higher education was lower than the national average in 2008-09. Last month, Himanta had announced that all 22 proposed model colleges will be named after Upadhyaya, … Read more
ASSAM Sonowal govt in Assam scores high on fighting graft: Survey According to a survey conducted by the BJP-led state government to gauge its performance in its first year in power, more than half of the people who participated in the poll feel that the ‘overall development’ by the new dispensation is just average and … Read more
ASSAM Fresh floods in 5 Assam districts, 72,000 people hit A fresh wave of flood inundated several places in five districts of the state, affecting thousands of people. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), nearly 72,000 people in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur, Morigaon and Nagaon districts have been hit by the … Read more
ASSAM SpiceJet launched its new domestic destination – Dibrugarh — by introducing daily flight services on the Silchar – Guwahati – Dibrugarh route from October 3, 2017. SpiceJet is the first airline to offer daily direct air connectivity between Guwahati and Dibrugarh. This is in perfect sync with the airline’s agenda to connect smaller … Read more
ASSAM Assam mulls medical quota for Myanmar, Bhutan students. Assam health and education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the state government is working on a plan to reserve seats for students from Myanmar and Bhutan in state’s medical colleges to boost ties with the two neighbouring countries. The minister said about 20 to 25 seats in state’s … Read more
ASSAM Guwahati in dire need of e-waste hazard awareness. Experts have cautioned awareness among people against the increasing health hazards associated with the disposal of ewaste, primarily computers. Recycling e-waste has become a major concern for the city civic body. Guwahati is among the 10 cities selected by the ministry of electronics and information … Read more
ASSAM Assam government launched Northeast first digital archive Assam government today launched the first digital archive of the Northeast at Jyoti Chitraban Film Studio here to preserve films, music, special events, photographs and texts. First community news portal of the Northeast was also launched as part of the digital archive which will give a … Read more
ASSAM Air India mulls Thailand, China flights from Guwahati. Air India is exploring ways to launch Guwahati-Bangkok and Guwahati-Kunming flights as the Centre and state governments in the northeast push for better connectivity between the region and southeast Asian countries as part of the Act East Policy. An ATR flight service between Guwahati-Dibrugarh-Pasighat(Arunachal Pradesh) started … Read more
ASSAM · Acharya stresses on tribal heritage preservation ð The Adi community in the state on Friday celebrated the festival of Solung with traditional pomp and gaiety. Governor PB Acharya was among the dignitaries in attendance at the observation of the agriculture-based festival. ð Exhorting the younger generation to preserve their rich culture and tradition, the governor … Read more