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ASSAM Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal pledges to serve the farmers on priority under APART project Enveloping Assam’s ‘agri-business’ by focusing on farmers income, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal directed to make farmers’ interests a priority. He advocated priority outlining and creation of adequate amenities for the farmers under the Assam Agri-business and Rural Transformation Project … Read more
ASSAM North East Festival in Delhi ends The North East Festival aimed at “promoting talents and culture of NE India” concluded on November 5. “More than two lakh people attended the festival, the visitors comprising people from Delhi-NCR, NE communities and foreigners. The event is an attempt at bringing the NE closer to … Read more
Assam Human Development Index Human development is a process of enlarging people’s choices. But human development is also the objective, so it is both a process and an outcome. Human development implies that people must influence the processes that shape their lives. In all this, economic growth is an important means to human development, but not … Read more
ASSAM Assam to ‘March for Science’ on April 11 The Assam chapter of All India People’s Science Network (AIPSN) will lend its support to the Global March for Science which will be organized as a protest against ‘attacks’ being launched on science and rational discourses across the world. While the march will be held … Read more
ASSAM Assam-Arunachal border dispute to be resolved soon’ Assam irrigation, textile and handloom ministerRanjit Dutta expressed confidence that the decades-old boundary dispute between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh will be resolved soon through meaningful dialogue between both the BJP-ruled states. While participating at the Nyokum Yullo festival of the Nyishi community at Nyokum Lapang festival ground, Dutta said, “Assam … Read more
ASSAM Tribute to Lachit Borphukan Assam pays tributes to Lachit Barphukan across the state highlighting the great strength and courage of the Ahom General who defeated the Mughals in the battle of Saraighat. Chief minister Sarbanabda Sonowal took the lead to pay homage to the war hero at the central function organized at theSankardeb Kalakhetra. In … Read more
ASSAM Tech City to be completed by January 2019 The proposed Tech City at Bongora, which seeks to establish Assam as a hub for electronics design and manufacturing in line with the objectives of the Act East Policy, is scheduled to be completed by January 2019.“The Tech City infrastructure is likely to be completed … Read more
ASSAM Rs 2,149 crore deficit budget tabled in Assam Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarmaon tabled a Rs 2,149.04 crore-deficit budget that focussed, among others, on setting up new educational institutions and improvement of roads and infrastructure, officials said. It also focused on increasing social media presence of government departments, revival of closed industrial units, … Read more
ASSAM Assam keen to start flights to ASEAN countries: Sonowal Assam is in discussion with the Centre to start flight services to ASEAN countries, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said The Centre was exploring possibilities of initiating work on the ASEAN Trilateral Motor Work, which will transform the economic scenario of the region, the CM said. Meanwhile, Asian … Read more
ASSAM Assam accuses West Bengal of hijacking investors Assam government which received investment proposals of Rs 1 lakh crore at its first global investors’ summit- Advantage Assam, held in February, is accusing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of trying to hijack investors by branding her state as the gateway to northeast and southeast Asia. A … Read more