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ASSAM Tea body urges Govt to stop ‘bandh culture’ The 195-year-old Assam tea industry, which is already struggling for its survival, is currently facing a new threat in the form of ‘bandh culture’, said the North Eastern Tea Association (NETA). Assam has a long history of many bandhs and agitations, but the functioning of … Read more
ASSAM Assam Government rolls out new Tourism policy Assam State Government rolled out ‘Tourism Policy of Assam 2017’ with an aim to increase tourist inflow in the state by at least two to three times within next five years. In the policy, special emphasis has been laid on making the state a preferred … Read more
ASSAM Dhubri gets Assam’s first Darpan portal Dhubri in lower Assam has become the first district in the state to have the Dashboard for Analytical Review of Projects Across Nation (Darpan) portal. This platform will facilitate deputy commissioners to manage and enhance the performance of the schemes and programmes of the Centre … Read more
ASSAM MoA to commercialize innovations at Tezpur University A Memorandum of agreement (MoA) was recently signed between Tezpur University (TU) and National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) to build collaborations which will help researchers and entrepreneurs commercialize their home-grown technologies. TU registrar Biren Das and H Purushotham, chairman and managing director of NRDC, signed the agreement. … Read more
ASSAM Stage set for final phase of NRC update The stage is set for the implementation of the final part of the process of update of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), that is hearings and verification of the claims and objections filed on the draft of the NRC. But it is still … Read more
ASSAM Vibrant Northeast in Guwahati from May 3 The ‘Vibrant North East 2018′, an event in which people would be made aware of central government’s schemes and programmes, will be held in Guwahati from 3-5 May. Players from the agriculture, food processing, consumer affairs, civil supply, drinking water and sanitation sectors … Read more
ASSAM ABSU slams government on Bodoland issue The All Bodo Students Union (ABSU), NDFB (Progressive) and People’s Joint Action Committee for Boroland Movement (PJACBM) on Thursday slammed the BJP-led state and Union governments and observed 26 April as ‘Betrayal Day’ in seven different districts for failing to give a positive gesture towards the … Read more
ASSAM Assamese community in London opposes Citizenship (Amendment) Bill The Assamese Community in London has joined in the ongoing opposition to centre’s Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the state describing it as a threat to Assam’s demography, culture, and the Assamese language. There is a strong probability that a significant beneficiary of this amendment … Read more
ASSAM Over Rs 8,000 crore telecom projects face delays in north east The government’s ambitious plan to provide seamless connectivity across the country’s north-eastern region has made little headway despite the Union Cabinet approving a comprehensive plan more than three years back. Budgetary estimate for the plan — that would have provided … Read more
ASSAM Assam to roll out Aadhaar from Oct Adhaar enrolment, which was delayed in Assam for over four years owing to “citizenship concerns”, will finally be rolled out early next month through 1,241 centres. The enrolment process had been carried out in Golaghat, Nagaon and Sonitpur districts as a pilot project in … Read more