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ASSAM 28 groups protest against citizenship bill in Assam The simmering discontent against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 once again came to the fore on Thursday as over ten thousand activists from 28 organisations staged a mass protest at the old high schoolfield in Dibrugarh in protest against the controversial bill. Several prominent organisations, including … 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 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 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
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 Tech City to be completed by January 2019 The proposed Tech City at Bongora, which seeks to establish Assam as a hub for electronics design and manufacturing in line with the objectives of the Act East Policy, is scheduled to be completed by January 2019.“The Tech City infrastructure is likely to be completed … Read more
ASSAM Guwahati organises tribal festival ‘Aadi Mahotsava’ Assam has organised a tribal festival called ‘Aadi Mahotsava’ at Gandhi Mandir Indoor stadium field in Guwahati to celebrate the ethnic tribal culture of the country. The 10-day festival is being conducted by the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India in collaboration with the Ministry of Tribal … 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 Underground, underwater sensor at Indo-Bangla border soon The 60.740-km open Indo-Bangla riverine border, that is considered to be a passage for many cross-border illegal activities, will now be equipped with underground and underwater sensor (Sonar). The officials of the Border Security Forces (BSF), explained that they have taken up a project ‘BOLD-QIT’ to … Read more
ASSAM Assam ranked fifth in highest number of cyber-crimes Uttar Pradeshstands on top of recording highest number of cyber crimes in India followed by Maharashtra. While Assam stands on the fifth position, as per latest data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB),a total of 696 cybercrime cases were reported during 2016 in Assam, … Read more