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ASSAM Bid to connect Guwahati with 4 international cities The Centre invited second round of bids from airline operators to run flight operations on routes connecting Guwahati with four international cities under the UDAN scheme, according to an official document. Through the scheme, the Centre wants to facilitate and stimulate regional air connectivity … Read more
ASSAM Guwahati slumps from 26th spot to 81st in Smart Cities list The delay in starting the major projects under the Guwahati Smart City Limited (GSCL), has made Guwahati slump from the 26th position to the 81st in the list of smart cities in the last three years. At the initial stage … Read more
ASSAM GSI, GU sign MoU for collaborative research The Geological Survey of India Training Institute (GSITI) and Gauhati University (GU) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for collaborative research programmes leading to Ph D degree in the fields of ‘Genesis of the Alkaline Complexes of North East India’ and ‘Disaster Management Studies … Read more
ASSAM PM urged to sanction toy train, ropeway projects to boost tourism The Viswa Shanti Sangathan, Assam after a threadbare discussion with its national organisation Viswa Shanti Sangathan, Bharat, having its headquarters at Ayodhya, UP has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to introduce nano electric train service (toy train service) right from Udalguri via Bhairabkunda … Read more
ASSAM Over 62,000 hit by floods in Assam The flood situation in Assam turned serious on Tuesday with over 62,000 people across the state getting affected. Widespread rain has been continuously lashing Assam since the past 24 hours. Major rivers in the state, which include the Brahmaputra and its tributaries that flow from Arunachal Pradesh, Bhutan and Nagaland, … Read more
ASSAM Guwahati to host annual Modi-Abe summit in December The 19th-century colonial riverside bungalow and a cruise on the Brahmaputra are expected to be among the highlights of the annual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe held in Guwahati in mid-December.The date for which are yet to be … Read more
ASSAM Assam Govt to develop 316 hundred tourist spots Assam government has taken a step to develop 316 tourists spot in the state. Rs 150 crore rupees will be spent to develop these locations under Axom Darshan. Toilet, waste management, drinking water and waiting shades to be built or develop across … Read more
ASSAM Brahmaputra worship festival in November Brahmaputra Pushkaram – a 12-day festival dedicated to worshipping the Brahmaputra and taking a holy dip in the mighty river, would be held here from November 5 to 16. Essentially a South Indian festival, Pushkaram is held on the banks of different rivers of the country as … Read more
ASSAM Nearly 1.6 lakh people are fighting for their cases in Foreigners Tribunals: Assam minister Nearly 1.6 lakh people are fighting for their cases in Foreigners Tribunals to prove their Indian citizenship across Assam, the state Assembly was informed. Assam Parliamentary Affairs minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said in a written reply to a query by AIUDF MLA Rafiqul … Read more
ASSAM Copyright to develop app for translation from Assamese to English Assam Down Town University (ADTU) has obtained a copyright registration for a work titled “App to translate daily use English sentences in Assamese and vice versa” from the Copyright Office of the Government of India. The copyright registration was … Read more