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ASSAM Assam, Singapore sign MoU for skilling youths The Assam government signed MoUs with its Singapore counterpart for skilling over 78,000 rural youths in the state by 2019 and greening Guwahati. The skill development training will be imparted to 78,500 poor rural youths during 2016-19 under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana. … Read more
ASSAM Kaziranga gets additional firepower Rhino habitats and tiger reserves of the state, including the Kaziranga National Park (KNP), received a fresh batch of automatic firearms on Sunday, adding more teeth to the anti-poaching drive at the world heritage site. Home to two-third of the world’s one-horned rhino population, Kaziranga has been bearing the brunt … Read more
ASSAM Real estate sector requests government to intervene in sand, stone price crisis Assam Real Estate and Infrastructure Developers Association (Areida) requested the state government to intervene into the problem of acute scarcity and unabated price rise of sand and stone chips. The real estate body said they have been suffering huge losses for the last few … 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 Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal Launches 647 Schemes for Development of Majuli Assam Chief MinisterSarbananda Sonowal rolled out 647 schemes entailing an investment of Rs 24.57 crore for development of the world’s largest river island Majuli. Out of these, 448 schemes under MGNREGA involved Rs 21.90 crore and 199 schemes under 14th Finance Commission … Read more
ASSAM Majuli set for big projects Majuli is all set for a bumper investment week with the Centre and state collectively pumping in Rs 345.5 crore for infrastructure development projects. the highest in the history of the riverine island The local residents, however, are hoping that the enthusiasm the administration is displaying for … Read more
ASSAM Drink in public, go to jail in Assam Drinking in public would soon become a punishable offence in the state. And, if anyone involved in a brawl or creating a nuisance after drinking, the punishment includes a three-month jail term. On the first day of the budget session, the state government tabled the Assam … Read more
ASSAM Priyanka Chopra visits India once again to promote Assam tourism A few months ago, Priyanka was in the news for receiving flak after her cover on Assam Tourism Development Corporation showed her wearing “minimal clothes”. The opposition in the state even demanded the removal of Priyanka as the brand ambassador of Assam, however, State … Read more
Role of drdo in various fields (other than weapons) The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is an agency of the Republic of India, charged with the military’s research and development, headquartered in New Delhi, India. It was formed in 1958 by the merger of the Technical Development Establishment and the Directorate of … Read more
ASSAM Assam minister questions ‘inequality’ in northeast peoples’ lives Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarmaon Saturday questioned the “inequality” in the lives of the people of northeast states, while asserting the importance of Central government schemes. Sarma was speaking at India Economic Summit 2018 being held at the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai. Sarma questioned … Read more