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ASSAM Safe abortion training for medical staff in districts The state government is in the process of training medical officers and nursing staff on comprehensive abortion care in different districts to ensure women have access to safe abortion by trained medical staff. The state government has set up centres in 23 districts where … Read more
ASSAM Assam cancels 2.66 lakh bogus ration cards Assam government has cancelled over 2.66 lakh bogus ration cards across the state and added more than 2.42 lakh people in the list of genuine beneficiaries. Food and civil supplies minister Rihon Daimary said over 2.66 lakh cards issued under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) to … Read more
ASSAM 1/4th of Northeast kids can’t go to school for terrain’ The National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2017-18 state reports by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has revealed that about one-fourth of the total students in northeastern states find it difficult to travel to their schools, despite having enthusiasm in attending classes. … Read more
ASSAM AAI Signs MoU With Assam Government The Airport Authority of India (AAI)signed an MoU with Assam government under its Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) initiative for the sustainable development of human settlements at villages in Kamrup district. AAI would provide financial assistance under its CSR initiative of 4.58 crore Rupees for the Kamrup district as … 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
INTERNATIONAL World Water Day: 22 March World Water Day is an annual observance day on 22 March to highlight the importance of freshwater. It is also used to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. The first World Water Day, designated by the United Nations, was commemorated in 1993. … Read more
ASSAM National Register of Citizens update reunites cousins after 43 years in Assam In a throwback to reunions we see in films, the family tree in an NRC update process in Assam on Monday brought two cousin brothers together after almost 43 years The National Register of Citizens is one of the key promises made … Read more
ASSAM Police gets device to fight cyber crime Assam Police, which has been engaged in high intensity counter-insurgency operations for nearly four decades, is set to shift its focus to cyber terror, the new domain of crime that has a global reach. Emulating Kerala Police, the police force of the state will get … Read more
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 · Over 32,000 posts vacant in Assam schools: Himanta Biswa Sarma ð Over 32,000 posts, including nearly 28,000 teaching posts, are lying vacant in government schools across Assam, the state Assembly. ð Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said at present 15,852 teaching posts are lying vacant in Middle English and High Schools of the … Read more