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ASSAM · Acharya stresses on tribal heritage preservation ð The Adi community in the state on Friday celebrated the festival of Solung with traditional pomp and gaiety. Governor PB Acharya was among the dignitaries in attendance at the observation of the agriculture-based festival. ð Exhorting the younger generation to preserve their rich culture and tradition, the governor … Read more
ASSAM First time in 27 years: State govt extends Afspa in Assam For the first time in 27 years since the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act was promulgated in the state, the state government, and not the Centre, extended the term of the Act for six months from September 1. The ministry of … Read more
ASSAM Satyarthi will launch Bharat Yatra in Guwahati Nobel peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi will launch the northeast leg of the Bharat Yatra from Guwahati to Siliguri on September 22. Bharat Yatra, a campaign to create awareness for making India a country safe for children, is set to be flagged off from Kanyakumari on September 11 before culminating in New … 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
ASSAM Assam government decides to start award in name of Guru Tegh Bahadur The Assam government has decided to start an annual award in the name of ninth Sikh Guru Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur and it will be given for exemplary work in the social field. This was decided in a meeting between Assam chief minister Sarbnanda … Read more
ASSAM Assam slowest in ease of doing of business A NITI Aayog-IDFC Institute joint survey to find out whether the ease of doing business in India was actually making life easier for the manufacturing business has brought out the sorry state of affairs in Assam. It’s not just the sluggish process to get land permits, environment … Read more
ASSAM ABB India to upgrade 20 sub-stations in Himachal Pradesh The sub-stations will be equipped with the latest control and protection technology to allow future digitisation. According to the statement, the order placed by the state utility, Himachal Pradesh Electricity Board Ltd (HPSEBL), supports India’s Smart Grid Vision and the government’s ambition of … Read more
ASSAM Nungthaang Tampak- North East’s First 100% Computer Literate Village Manipur’s Nungthaang Tampak village has emerged as the ‘100 percent computer literate’ not only in the state but in the entire North East. The computer course, which is affiliated to All India Society for Electronic and Computer Technology (AISECT), was … Read more
ASSAM Kudumbashree signs MoU with Assam government. Kudumashree’s poverty eradication activities will be replicated in 51 more grama panchayaths in Assam. An agreement in this regard was signed between Assam state rural livelihood mission’s chief financial controller Diganta Gogoi and Kudumbashree executive director S Harikishotre. The decision to replicate the Kudumbashree programmes in 51 grama panchayats … Read more
ASSAM Assam forest dept deploys excavators to evict illegal encroachers. Assam forest department deployed 20 elephants and excavators to evict 1400 families that have been encroaching upon Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary on the northeastern fringe of Guwahat. The sanctuary is spread over 78.64 sq km. As a precautionary measure against possible protest by the encroachers, … Read more