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ASSAM Centre plans to set up coach maintenance facility in State The Railway Ministry is considering setting up a coach maintenance facility in Assam. It is noteworthy that a Coach Refurbishment Unit was approved at Bongaigaon last year with an investment of Rs 150 crore for daily upkeep of new-generation LHB coaches. … Read more
ASSAM Assam gets protected area tag after NRC Assam has now been placed under protected area category by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs following the controversy generated by the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Till now foreign media were barred from entering only Jammu and Kashmir … Read more
ASSAM Assam set to stream budget ‘made by public’ In a first for Assam, the budget will be presented in the electronic format by finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. This unique digital budget will also be the first one in the country to be drafted with citizens’ participation and streamed on social media. “Andhra Pradesh … Read more
ASSAM New greenfield airport at Silchar on the cards, NE airports to get major facelift The AAI has received a green field airport at Silchar. Also, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has granted ‘in principle’ approval for setting up of a new greenfield airport at Hollongi in Arunachal Pradesh for which steps for … Read more
ASSAM Assam woos investors; targets upto Rs 30,000 cr funds in 2yrs The Assam government invited investors to tap investment opportunities in the state and targets investment of Rs 20,000 crore to Rs 30,000 crore in next two years by promoting the north-eastern state as an Indian gateway to ASEAN countries. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal visited mumbai … Read more
Assam and Entire North Eastern India has a unique and unstable geological Conditions which makes it prone to various natural disasters and also Assam has witnessed some of the hazards or disasters which are due to anthropogenic reasons. Disasters causes … Read more
ASSAM Assam committee recommends 80% employment for local youth in PSU jobs The Employment Review Committee of Assam legislative assembly has recommended formulation of a state policy to ensure 80% recruitment of local youths in all grade III and IV posts in all central public sector undertakings. In a report tabled in the house on Wednesday, … Read more
ASSAM Assam CM to expand cabinet Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal is all set to expand the 11-member ministry of two years in alliance with Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Bodo People’s Front (BPF) on Thursday. He is also likely to reshuffle the portfolios of the existing ministers to accommodate the new entrants. Sonowal was given the nod to … Read more
The Treaty of Yandaboo was signed on February 24, 1826 by General Sir Archibald Campbell on the British side, and by Governor of Legaing Maha Min Hla Kyaw Htin from the Burmese side. With the treaty of Yandaboo in 1826, the fate of Assam passed into the hands of theBritish. Now began a history in Assam … Read more
ASSAM Centre sanctions Rs 1,250 cr for Assam inland transport The central government has sanctioned Rs. 1,250 crore for the development of transport sector in Assam, Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari said. With this financial outlay, the government also aimed at developing the inland water transport, he said. … Read more