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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 ICICI Bank wins Rs 400 crore case against Assam Oil in UK ICICI Bank UK has won a £44 million (Rs 401 crore) case against Assam Oil, the parent company of India’s oldest tea company, at the high court in London. The UK subsidiary of ICICI Bank was suing Assam Oil, registered in England, the parent company … Read more
ASSAM Skill development training centres launched Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal formally launched Skill Development Training Centres across the State in a programme organised by the Department of Skill, Employment and Entrepreneurship, Government of Assam. The Chief Minister informed the gathering that the State government has already signed an MoU with the Government … Read more
ASSAM 103rd birth anniv of Rani Gaidinliu The Zeliangrong Heraka community from all over Assam, Manipur and Nagaland will be celebrating the 103rd birthday of Rani Gaidinliu, a great freedom fighter of India, on January 26, which coincides with the Republic Day. “She is also known by the Zeliangrong people as the reformer of … Read more
ASSAM Assam, Meghalaya yet to achieve 100% household electrification The country on the year-end achieved 100% household electrification in 25 states. But Assam, along with Meghalaya, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, are still away from the finish line. According to a government statement, about 10.48 lakh households are still left to be electrified in these four states. Assam … Read more
ASSAM Assam, Singapore sign MoU for skilling youths The Assam government signed MoUs with its Singapore counterpart for skilling over 78,000 rural youths in the state by 2019 and greening Guwahati. The skill development training will be imparted to 78,500 poor rural youths during 2016-19 under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana. … Read more
ASSAM Soon flights to ASEAN countries from Assam ADB has Rs 7,000 crore in investments in Assam and is a key to integrating the state with ASEAN countries by preparing a vision and strategy suitable for the South East Asia markets. The areas where Assam can increase ties with the ASEAN … Read more
ASSAM Dense fog hits traffic in Guwahati, Northeast-bound trains run late Dense fog affected life in the northeast in the last 24 hours with visibility reducing significantly around Guwahati in the early hours on Saturday. While many NE-bound trains were running late, traffic movement in the city was also hit. The lowest … Read more
ASSAM Assam govt to buy Bhupen Hazarika’s house Assam government has set itself on a mission mode to acquire an abandoned three-storey house located at Kolkata’s Golf Course Road from its present owner where the bard had lived and created his magic for about 40 decades. The objective is to preserve the house number … Read more
ASSAM 14 lakh ghost kids in Assam anganwadis, finds survey A survey of children enrolled in anganwadis in Assam has thrown up 14 lakh fake entries of names of children in records who actually were non existent when the state government conducted a ground verification. There are around 14 lakh anganwadis across India and it is … Read more