18-19.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Over 29K cases of crime against women in Assam in 2 years: Govt   The Assam government said 29,223 incidents of violence against women were reported from various parts of the state in the past two years. In a written reply to a query by Congress MLA Nandita Das, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary … Read more 18-19.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

19.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

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 19.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

27.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Assam: Construction work begins on world-class airport terminal   Union minister for civil aviation P Ashok Gajapathi Raju and chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stone for the new international-standard integrated terminal building of the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport.   To be completed by 2020 at a cost of Rs 1,232 crores, the ambitious project is being … Read more 27.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

03-04.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

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 03-04.06.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

11-12.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Rs 2,149 crore deficit budget tabled in Assam   Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarmaon tabled a Rs 2,149.04 crore-deficit budget that focussed, among others, on setting up new educational institutions and improvement of roads and infrastructure, officials said. It also focused on increasing social media presence of government departments, revival of closed industrial units, … Read more 11-12.03.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

12.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

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 12.05.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

22-23.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM     Over Rs 8,000 crore telecom projects face delays in north east   The government’s ambitious plan to provide seamless connectivity across the country’s north-eastern region has made little headway despite the Union Cabinet approving a comprehensive plan more than three years back. Budgetary estimate for the plan — that would have provided … Read more 22-23.04.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

18.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM   Historic Jonbeel Mela to begin today   Jonbeel Mela – perhaps the only fair in the country where barter system still exists – will start in Morigaon district tomorrow. Jonbeel Mela is a community fair held on the weekend of ‘Magh Bihu’ at a historic place known as Dayang Belguri at Jonbeel.   … Read more 18.01.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

11-12.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

ASSAM Assam forests under pressure from encroachments: Minister   Assam Forest Minister Pramila Rani Brahma said the green cover of the state was under constant attack from human encroachment. “It is a fact that there is pressure on forest land. There are various factors contributing to it. There is encroachment by bordering states. Then people of the … Read more 11-12.02.18 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs