affairs

ASSAM   Bengal tiger’s Assam lifeline   The Bengal tiger is looking to Assam to help it survive a massive population erosion in one of its erstwhile strongholds.   The plan is to relocate a male and two females from Kaziranga or Orang in Assam to Buxa Tiger Reserve in north Bengal before 2020.   … Read more

  CM reviews schemes for welfare of tea tribes    Sonowal also asked Power Minister Tapan Kumar Gogoi to ensure electrification of all households in tea garden areas on a priority basis under the Saubhagya scheme of the Government of India. He also asked the Assam Power Distribution Company Limited to install individual meters in … Read more

ASSAM   Assam betters rank in ease of business   Assam has improved its ranking in “ease of doing business” from 24th to 17th.   The department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP), ministry of commerce and industries, released the final rankings of states in “ease of doing business” in New Delhi on Tuesday.   … Read more

ASSAM   Sonowal inaugurates Cyberdome project building of Assam Police   Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the office building of Assam Police Cyberdome project under Moitri at a programme held at special branch headquarters in Kahilipara, Guwahati   The Cyberdome Project of Assam Police aims to empower police forces to use information and communication technology … Read more

ASSAM   Declare Assam floods as national problem: AAUA to Centre   In connection with the devastating flood in Nowboicha Revenue Circle (RC), some organizations of Lakhimpur district came out on the streets to protest.   The Lakhimpur district unit of All Assam Unemployed Association (AAUA) initiated a two-hour long sit-in against the lackadaisical attitude … Read more

ASSAM   Small tea growers decries government apathy   The small tea growers of the state have been deprived from getting genuine prices while selling green leaves due to lack of own production factories in the state.The tea growers have exhorted the state government as well BTAD administration to provide financial aid for setting up of tea production factories for self-reliance of the tea farmers. … Read more

ASSAM   Minister reviews works of Brahmaputra Board   Union Minister of State for Water Resources Arjun Ram Meghwal today stressed the need for making the Brahmaputra Board more efficient, converting all threats into opportunities and minimizing all weaknesses.The minister said this while interacting with the officials of the Brahmaputra Board following a meeting here … Read more

ASSAM   Centre revives talks on Bodo issues   The Centre has revived the Bodo dialogue process after a gap of over one year, with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh taking fresh initiative to resolve the vexed Bodo problem.A round of tripartite talks involving the Centre, the Assam government and a joint delegation of the … Read more

ASSAM   Lakhimpur flood situation remains critical   The overall flood situation of Lakhimpur district has remained critical as water level of major rivers and tributaries are still flowing above the danger level.The surging water has submerged new areas, including Amtola region due to a breach in an embankment of Ranganadi river.   Incessant rains … Read more