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ASSAM Poet to translate Lal Ded’s verses into Assamese Assamese poetand Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar awardee Bijoy Sankar Barman has embarked on an ambitious task of translating available works of 14th century Kashmiri mystic poetess Lalleshwari, also known as Lal Ded, into Assamese. Her verses, ‘Lal Vakhs’ (meaning voices), are believed to be the earliest compositions in … Read more
ASSAM Centre yet to release Rs 893 crore The Union Government is to release an amount of Rs 893.01 crore against the Flood Management Programme (FMP) schemes the State has executed during the Eleventh and Twelfth Five Year Plans. The State Government, on the other hand, is to release an amount of Rs … Read more
INTERNATIONAL World Intellectual Property Day: 26 April World Intellectual Property Day observed across the globe on 26 April. Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind, inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names and images used in commercial activities. The day is observed across the world to spread awareness about the … Read more
ASSAM Climate Vulnerability Index Highest For Assam and Mizoram Indian scientists have developed a common framework for the assessment of climate change vulnerabilityin all the states in the Himalayan region. The assessment shows that the vulnerability index is the highest for Assam (0.72) and Mizoram (0.71). Sikkim is the least vulnerable state with the index being 0.42. Assam is highly vulnerable … Read more
ASSAM State govt making data base on foreigners The Assam government is in the process of making a data base of illegal migrants. The data base is being prepared involving three agencies – the border branch of Assam Police, election department and foreigners tribunals (FTs). Of the declared foreigners, 32,860 are … Read more
ASSAM Wagah border-like structure at Sonahat in Dhubri dist soon With an aim to strengthen the Indo-Bangladesh relationship and to promote border tourism in Assam, a Wagah border-like structure will soon be constructed in the border areas of Sonahat in Dhubri district. The project will be undertaken by the Border Protection and … Read more
ASSAM Chinese scholars hail invite to invest in NE Scholars in China have cautiously welcomed India’s move to invite limited Chinese investments for the development of its northeastern States by connecting them with Bangladesh’s Chittagong port. India has unveiled a major plan for the development of its NE States by connecting them … Read more
ASSAM Police gets device to fight cyber crime Assam Police, which has been engaged in high intensity counter-insurgency operations for nearly four decades, is set to shift its focus to cyber terror, the new domain of crime that has a global reach. Emulating Kerala Police, the police force of the state will get … Read more
ASSAM Assam wants to set up ASEAN consulates in Guwahati Assam government is waiting for Centre’s approval for opening consulates of 10 ASEAN nations in Guwahati and has dubbed it as the launch pad for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Act East policy to venture into the huge market in India’s eastern neighbourhood. The ASEAN bloc … Read more
ASSAM Agitations to continue till Citizenship Bill is scrapped: AASU Though the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was not passed by the Rajya Sabha yesterday, there is nothing to be elated about and North East region wide movement will continue till the Bill is scrapped, asserted the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU). The student’s … Read more