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ASSAM Govt policy to check food adulteration in State soon Taking serious note of food adulteration cases detected recently in Assam, the State government may frame a policy to check the menace.Sources said the policy would also have guidelines to prevent rampant use of toxic chemicals used by unscrupulous traders for ripening fruits … Read more
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
ASSAM Assam cancels 2.66 lakh bogus ration cards Assam government has cancelled over 2.66 lakh bogus ration cards across the state and added more than 2.42 lakh people in the list of genuine beneficiaries. Food and civil supplies minister Rihon Daimary said over 2.66 lakh cards issued under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) to … 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 Excess teachers in Assam: Himanta The second phase of Gunotsav, a school assessment programme, has revealed that schools in Assam have excess teachers. Announcing the results of Gunotsav II, education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told that going by the Right to Education Act (RTE), they found 443 excess teachers in schools of … Read more