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ASSAM Centre has pledged to protect Assam identity The Centre conveyed to Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal that it would soon set up a committee to implement a key clause of the Assam Accord of 1985 which has remained on the back burner for the past 33 years. The clause provides for constitutional, legislative and administrative … Read more
ASSAM Assam deletes names of 10 lakh ‘ghost children’ beneficiaries of Anganwadi centres The Assam government has saved Rs 150 crore by deleting names 10 lakh of ‘ghost children’ beneficiaries of supplementary nutrition from the state’s Anganwadi centres. An estimated Rs 2250 cr of public fund meant for providing supplementary nutrition to children by the social welfare department has … Read more
ASSAM Adopt A Heritage Scheme: Assam sees protests over Kaziranga National Park, Ahom-era monuments Centre’s decision to engage corporate houses for maintenance of tourism infrastructure in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP) and Ahom-era monuments in Sivasagar district has angered many organisations, triggering protest in different parts of the state on Wednesday. This comes at a time when … Read more
ASSAM Adopt A Heritage Scheme: Assam sees protests over Kaziranga National Park, Ahom-era monuments Centre’s decision to engage corporate houses for maintenance of tourism infrastructure in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP) and Ahom-era monuments in Sivasagar district has angered many organisations, triggering protest in different parts of the state on Wednesday. This comes at a time when … Read more
ASSAM Brahmaputra heritage centre to open to public this month The Brahmaputra River Heritage Centre, Bahniman, which was converted from the old DC’s bungalow on the river bank, will be opened to the public soon. The British-era building has been transformed at a cost of Rs 9 crore. Located on a hilltop in Pan … Read more
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 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 Centre constitutes committee to study Brahmaputra and flood control measures in Assam The Centre has constitued a committee headed by the Vice Chairman of the NITI Aayog Rajiv Kumar to study the Brahmaputra and flood control measures in Assam and neighbouring states. Assam government has submitted required report on flood control measures … Read more
ASSAM No Assam land to be included in Nagalim: CM Certain forces are trying to create trouble in Assam by launching false propaganda to stall the process of development of the State and the government will take strong action against such forces, asserted Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. He also reiterated that not an inch … Read more
ASSAM Assam to tie up with Ola for river taxi service The water transport system in Assam is about to get a major boost with several projects in the pipeline including the introduction of river taxis for transportation and tourism. Assam transport minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said his government is likely to sign a … Read more