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ASSAM 24,10,388 families in State to get power connections by next year Power Minister Pallab Lochan Das today told the Assembly that 24,10,388 families of Assam are yet to get power connections to their homes, even as all the villages covered by the 2011 Census have almost been covered by the rural electrification … 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 Japan to scale down security advisory for travellers to Northeast states In an effort to encourage tourists to visit northeast, Japan has decided to scale down to the lowest level the security advisory issued to its citizens for travelling to the region. The ambassador indicated that the decision has been taken in view 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 In a first, Assamese film ‘Rainbow Fields’ to get US release After winning numerous awards and acclaim in India and abroad, ‘Xhoixobote Dhemalite’ (Rainbow Fields) by National Award-winning director Bidyut Kotoky has earned yet another feather in its cap as it is all set to be the first Assamese film to be … 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
ASSAM CM Sarbananda Sonowal lays foundation for projects worth Rs 450 crore in Diburgarh Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation for a slew of projects amounting to Rs 450 crore in Dibrugarh. Sonowal laid the foundation stone for the Dibrugarh pure drinking water project, worth Rs 183.46 crore, under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and … Read more