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ASSAM Ban on illegal construction work on Tezpur wetlands The Sonitpur district administration took a major step to protect the biodiversity and ecology of Tezpur by ordering a ban on illegal constructions in the historic town to the north of the state. Penal provisions under the Disaster Management Act 2005 have also been imposed in case … Read more
ASSAM Panitola Mahotsav at Baihata from April 15 The traditional ‘Panitola Mahotsav’ and the tithi of Dev Damodar as also the 56th annual session of Gitarthi Samaj will be held at Baihata Shiva Mandir premises from April 15 with a two-day long programme.On April 15, Kabin Deka, president of the Baihata Shiva Mandir … Read more
ASSAM Crime rate in State has come down: Govt The State government said that number of crimes in Assam have come down substantially in the past two years and added that it is committed to reform and modernize the police force. The present government has taken steps to modernize the police force … Read more
ASSAM · State organic products adjudged numero uno at world agro expo ð The stall displaying organic agri products of Assam bagged the best prize at the World Agro Food & Beverage Processing Expo -2018 which has been organised at the Bombay Exhibition Centre at Goregaon in Mumbai from December 18 to 20. ð … Read more
ASSAM Assam most vulnerable to climate change in Indian Himalayas Among the 12 states in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR), Assam is the most vulnerable to the changing climate, a Department of Science and Technology (DST) vulnerability assessment has found. The assessment is significant for India as a majority of its … Read more
ASSAM Monti Rajkhowa, the First Assamese Woman to Scale Mount Kanchenjunga Monti, who is professionally an executive engineer of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) based in Mumbai, is the first lady ONGC officer among her male counterparts to have managed to scale the world’s toughest peak. She was born and brought up in The … Read more
ASSAM World Wetland Day observed in Kaziranga National Park World Wetland Day was observed in Burapahar Range of Kaziranga National Park. The theme of the World Wetland Day this year is ‘Wetland and Climate Change’. The programme was organised jointly by Kaziranga National Park authority and Corbett Foundation. It may be … Read more
ASSAM 50,000 foreigners may not make it to NRC, says Hajela Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) coordinator Prateek Hajela said the names of nearly 50,000 foreigners and their family members will not figure in the final draft of the NRC to be published on June 30. This is in sharp contrast to the claims … Read more
ASSAM Assam’s groundwater contamination will worsen, experts warn In northeast India, Assam is in the middle of a grave groundwater contamination crisis. According to government estimates, fluoride contamination affects 23 districts and arsenic contamination affects 24 districts (out of a total 33) in the state. Even as people grapple to survive this basic necessity … Read more
ASSAM Tea workers in Assam yet to have bank accounts More than a year after the note ban and the planned shift to complete digitalization of monetary transactions initiated by the Centre, about 25 % of the state’s 10 lakh tea garden workers are still waiting for their bank accounts to be created. … Read more