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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
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
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
ASSAM Northeast India gets first Centre of Excellence in Electronics Sector Skill Development In a historic development northeast India gets its first Skill Development Center of Excellence, an initiative through industry-academia participation under government facilitation when Electronics Sector Skill Council of India (ESSCI) signed an MoU with Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati to jointly set up a state of the art Center of Excellence (CoE) … Read more
ASSAM The Netherlands keen to invest in Assam: Envoy The Netherlands today evinced interest for investment in various sectors in Assam, including infrastructure development and flood management. Netherlands Ambassador to India Alphonsus Stoelinga told reporters here that the country is keen to sign a letter of intent for “greater government to government interaction”. The … 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 woos investors; targets upto Rs 30,000 cr funds in 2yrs The Assam government invited investors to tap investment opportunities in the state and targets investment of Rs 20,000 crore to Rs 30,000 crore in next two years by promoting the north-eastern state as an Indian gateway to ASEAN countries. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal visited mumbai … Read more
ASSAM Assam student bodies up ante against Naga encroachment Ten organizations led by All Assam Students’ Union(Aasu) have announced a series of protest programmes against the state government’s failure to protect Assam’s land from alleged encroachment by the Nagas in six bordering districts of Jorhat, Golaghat, Charaideu, Sivasagar, Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao. The organizations are … Read more
ASSAM Assam to provide textbooks to blind students The state government will provide free textbooks to visually impaired students of the state. The chief minister made the announcement while releasing a guidebook for visually challenged students for competitive examinations. He said his government had taken up various programmes aimed at uplifting … Read more