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ASSAM Assam excise portal in race for SKOCH Award The Assam excise department portal has been nominated in the corporate excellence category of the prestigious SKOCH awards 2019 and has now been selected to be conferred with the SKOCH Order-of-Merit award. The excise department of the Government of Assam has seen … Read more
ASSAM Assam to be hydrocarbon hub, says petroleum minister Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Assam will be the hub of hydrocarbon trade with Southeast Asian countries along with Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal as the Centre is giving impetus to the growth of oil and natural gas sectors in the northeast. Pradhan inaugurated hydrocarbon-related projects Rs 1,500 crore in … Read more
ASSAM Assam to make public information on Hindu Bengalis out of NRC Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the BJP-led state government would table district-wise figures of Hindu Bengalis excluded from the final NRC during the ongoing winter session of the assembly. More than 19 lakh applicants were excluded from … Read more
ASSAM · Assam Tourism eyes 75 lakh domestic tourists ð Assam, one of the ‘seven sisters’ of North East, is eying over 75 lakh domestic and 50,000 foreign tourists to visit the State following digital promotions and documentaries. In 2018-19, the State had hosted 60,27,002 Indian travellers visiting Assam. The World Bank has … Read more
ASSAM Panel set up to implement Assam Accord The Centre notified the formation of a nine-member high-level committee with an aim to giving constitutional sanction to Clause 6 of the 1985 Assam Accord — which promises safeguards to preserve cultural, social and linguistic identity of the state’s indigenous people – in order to widen the ambit of … Read more
ASSAM Assam govt to give 10% quota to economically weaker sections in general category AssamCabinet headed by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has approved 10 percent quota for the economically weaker sections of the general category in government employment and government education institutes. The cabinet also approved the guidelines for disbursement of ₹5,000 each … Read more
ASSAM State’s tourism map to include lesser known archaeological sites A significant number of lesser known archaeological sites in 33 districts of Assam will now form a part of the State’s tourism map with the ambitious Asom Darshan scheme identifying 95 archaeological sites for developing tourist-friendly amenities. With the archaeological sites having … Read more
ASSAM Assam Bamboo and Cane Policy: The Assam State cabinet approved the Assam Bamboo and Cane Policy. The policy aims to utilize the bamboo and cane resources in the state through scientific management. Under the policy, the state will provide Rs.2.50 per bamboo sapling to the farmers as incentives. The State is planning to cultivate bamboo … Read more
ASSAM Over 4 lakh avoid biometric test, go ‘missing’ after draft NRC The whereabouts of more than four lakh men, women and children, who did not file claims after their names were dropped from last year’s draft NRC, have become a matter of mystery to the authorities in Assam. These “missing” claimants form almost … Read more
ASSAM Assam emerges as hub of human trafficking From Assam, women are trafficked to places like Delhi, Haryana and Gujarat. In Delhi, the victims of trafficking are mostly used as sex workers and household helpers. In Haryana, they have been forced to do marriages and in Gujarat, the victims are engaged as labourers … Read more