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ASSAM India-Bangladesh border in Assam to be sealed by Dec: Sonowal The India-Bangladesh border in Assam will be sealed by December employing technical solutions on the river part of the frontier and smart fencing on the land area, state chief minister Sonowal has said. The CM said the move was a part of … Read more
ASSAM Centre will open up restricted northeast areas to foreigners The ministries of home, defence and tourism have agreed, in principle, to open up restricted areas of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim for foreign tourists. A formal announcement to this effect will come only after consultations with state governments involved that need to … Read more
ASSAM Centre for CBI probe into serious cybercrime cases Assam Police may refer specific cases of cybercrimes having inter-state or international ramifications to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), following an advisory sent by the Union home ministry to the state government after a spike in the number of cybercrime cases. Assam has earned the fifth position in the … Read more
ASSAM Assam to observe ‘Rhino Day’ on September 22 The Assam government will be observing September 22 as ‘Rhino Day’ to generate public awareness on protection of the one-horned pachyderm, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said. A State Rhino Project in line with National Rhino Project will be launched in Assam soon for … 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 Karbi Youth Festival from February 15 The 44th Karbi Youth Festival, India’s biggest-ever Karbi ethnic festival, is going to be held at Taralnagshu in Diphu from February 15 to 19, 2018. Talking to the media at Guwahati Press Club, Baithalangshu MLA Mansing Rongpi said: “This festival has been observed every year in February … Read more
ASSAM Advantage Assam Summit: Investment of Rs 1,00,000 crore committed Assam’s investment scouting exposition “Advantage Assam” attracted series of investment proposal. In the two day event as many 200 MOUs were inked and investment proposal to the tune of Rs 1,00,000 crore is committed. The event was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra … Read more
ASSAM NGT asks Assam to track jumbo movement around Deepor Beel The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the state government to constitute a committee to identify movement of elephants in and around Deepor Beel, a wildlife sanctuary on the outskirts of the city, and to find out the extent to which railway tracks have “encroached” into … Read more