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ASSAM Air pollution wreaking havoc in Northeast states: Study Air pollution, this year’s theme of World Environment Day, has brought to focus how it is slowly turning into a major health problem in the Northeast where deaths deaths due to acute respiratory infection (ARI) are on the rise. The National Health Profile (NHP), … Read more
ASSAM UN concern over spurt in human trafficking cases Illegal migration from Bangladesh to India is now a well established fact, but incidents of human trafficking, particularly trafficking of children from Bangladesh to India and vice versa has become a major cause of concern. The United Nations office of Drugs and Crime … Read more
ASSAM 22 pc of State’s population covered The vaccination to prevent rubella disease which was launched in Assam in August this year, has covered around 84.22 per cent of the State’s population. Till today no study has been carried out in Assam to determine the exact number of rubella patients. On the … Read more
ASSAM Bill can be challenged in court if it becomes Act: PVM The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, after it becomes an Act, can be challenged before the court. Moreover, the Bill has created the ground for seeking revision of the cut-off date for grant of citizenship to migrants from Bangladesh from March 25, 1971 … Read more
ASSAM State to get inland navigation institute A Regional Inland Navigation Institute – the second such institute in the country that would impart training in various subjects related to inland water transport – would soon come up in the State The Central government has committed Rs 50 crore for the institute once … Read more
ASSAM Centre for Studies in Karbi Language opened The long-awaited ‘Centre for Studies in Karbi Language’ was inaugurated by Chief Executive Member (CEM) of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) Tuliram Ronghang in presence of executive member, Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council and in-charge of Higher Education department. The KAAC CEM also stated that Rs … 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 Push for geotextiles scheme The Assam public works department has urged the state government to implement the geotextiles scheme before it expires next March. Sources said the scheme was launched in March 2015 at a cost of Rs 427 crore but has not taken off in Assam. Geotechnical textiles are … Read more
INTERNATIONAL Iran to continue nuclear enrichment despite U.S. move-parliament speaker The United States acted on Friday to force Iran to stop producing low-enriched uranium and expanding its only nuclear power plant, intensifying a campaign aimed at halting Tehran’s ballistic missile programme and curbing its regional power. Under the (nuclear accord) Iran can produce … Read more
ASSAM Nightingale of Assam singer Dipali Borthakur passed away at 77 She was a Padma Shrirecipient in 1998 and was also known as “Asomiya Lata Mangeshkar.” She was honored with The Axiom Srestho by The Telegraph, Silipi Bota (2010) and Aideu Handique Silpi Award (2012) among others. A Padma Shri, many fans fondly called Borthakur “Asomiya … Read more