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ASSAM Centre for citizen bill in the monsoon The Centre will take up the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, in the monsoon session of Parliament. The bill, which was introduced by the Centre in the Lok Sabha in July 2016, aims to grant Indian citizenship to persons belonging to minority communities, namely, Hindus, … Read more
ASSAM 6th International Tourism Mart to Begin in Guwahati 6th International Tourism Mart” (ITM) will begin in Guwahati, Assam. The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, in association with the North Eastern States is organizing this Mart from 5-7 December, 2017. Shri Jagdish Mukhi, Governor of Assam will inaugurate the Mart in … Read more
ASSAM Smuggling of drugs into Assam highest in last decade Unchecked rise in smuggling of foreign cigarettes and synthetic drugs into the state has resulted in Assam Police recording the highest number of cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances(NDPS) Act in 2016 in the one last decade. While 121 cases were registered under NDPS in 2006, … Read more
ASSAM Assam girl strikes gold at world boxing meet Assam girl Ankushita Boro were declared as the winner in the 64-kg category of the AIBA World Women’s Youth Boxing Championships. She defeated by 3-2 Russian opponent Ekaterina Dynnk in the last bout of the tournament. INTERNATIONAL France wins davis cup for 10th time Lucas Pouille … Read more
ASSAM Assam wants to set up ASEAN consulates in Guwahati Assam government is waiting for Centre’s approval for opening consulates of 10 ASEAN nations in Guwahati and has dubbed it as the launch pad for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Act East policy to venture into the huge market in India’s eastern neighbourhood. The ASEAN bloc … Read more
ASSAM Muskan-III’ rolled out in Assam to check crime against children In view of rising crime against children, especially trafficking, child labour and child marriage, the Kamrup (metro) district child protection committee is pressing for a massive awareness campaign. The state campaign is part of a nationwide campaign known as ‘Muskan-III’, which aims to rescue and recover missing children. … Read more
Assam: Trade and Commerce:- As Assam is the gateway of north-eastern India, the trade links of all the States like Meghalaya, Manipur , Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Tripura with the rest of the countries are though Assam. Their trade is mostly conducted through the markets of Assam. So out of all the commodities which … Read more
ASSAM Guwahati in dire need of e-waste hazard awareness. Experts have cautioned awareness among people against the increasing health hazards associated with the disposal of ewaste, primarily computers. Recycling e-waste has become a major concern for the city civic body. Guwahati is among the 10 cities selected by the ministry of electronics and information … Read more
ASSAM Assam Cabinet approves state population policy bill. The state cabinet on Thursday approved the state population policy bill that proposes confining family size to two children but has shifted the focus from enforcement by the government to getting the job done by women by empowering them. Assam’s average family size is 5.5 … Read more
Varina Vyavastha or Varina System Vedas prescribe that all human beings should leave ignorance, get educated, select a profession for himself based on his “tatva” (basic traits) and education, take a vow to follow such a profession, and follow such a profession. Vedas classifies all profession into three viz. “Knowledge based”, … Read more