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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 Centre constitutes committee to study Brahmaputra and flood control measures in Assam The Centre has constitued a committee headed by the Vice Chairman of the NITI Aayog Rajiv Kumar to study the Brahmaputra and flood control measures in Assam and neighbouring states. Assam government has submitted required report on flood control measures … Read more
ASSAM Railways’ initiative to enhance safety As part of its initiative to enhance safety, the Railways has developed a web-based platform called Safety Information Management System (SIMS).“All-out efforts are being undertaken to ensure safety in rail operation as per directive of the Railway Minister. As part of the initiative the Ministry of Railways has … Read more
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
ASSAM Investors Summit initiative hailed The Assam Real Estate and Infrastructure Developers’ Association (AREIDA) has welcomed the initiative of the Government of Assam in organising the Global Investors’ Summit showcasing ‘advantage of Assam’. AREIDA president PK Sharma said every state in the country and every country in the world is in intense competition with … Read more
ASSAM Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurates Global Investment Summit In Assam The first two-day Global Investment Summithas been organized in Assam. The summit emphasizes on promoting investments in the state and the North East. The conference was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Businessmen like Ratan Tata and Mukesh Ambani are taking part in the … 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 a stable telecom network … Read more
ASSAM Assam lags behind in creating organ donation awareness The organ donation programme in the state is in dire straits due to administrative negligence and lack of general awareness. Assam has an abysmal record, as compared to other states like Tamil Nadu, Telengana, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, when it comes to organ donation. Organ transplant requires state-of-the-art facilities comprising proper equipments … Read more
ASSAM NRC is a priority agenda: Assam CM Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowalon the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a primary and priority agenda of the state government. He also said the government was providing all logistic support for a complete and flawless NRC, the updation of which is going on under the supervision of the … 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