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ASSAM Assam pitches for tea to be recognised as national drink After declaring tea as the state drink in 2011, Assam is making the case for the brew to be declared the national drink. Besides being the place where tea production first started in India, the sheer volume of production justifies the … Read more
ASSAM Centre for citizen bill in the monsoon The Centre will take up the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, in the monsoon session of Parliament. The bill, which was introduced by the Centre in the Lok Sabha in July 2016, aims to grant Indian citizenship to persons belonging to minority communities, namely, Hindus, … Read more
ASSAM Underground, underwater sensor at Indo-Bangla border soon The 60.740-km open Indo-Bangla riverine border, that is considered to be a passage for many cross-border illegal activities, will now be equipped with underground and underwater sensor (Sonar). The officials of the Border Security Forces (BSF), explained that they have taken up a project ‘BOLD-QIT’ to … Read more
ASSAM Assam wants central forces deployed on Nagaland border to prevent encroachment The state government is planning to move central paramilitary forces close to the Assam-Nagaland border to prevent encroachment of Assamese territory by people from the neighbouring state. This comes in the wake of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah)’s renewed pledge to acquire … Read more
ASSAM Assam wants central forces deployed on Nagaland HIV-positive cases on the rise in Assam The latest AIDS fact sheet released by Assam State Aids Control Society (ASACS) on Tuesday revealed a significant rise in the prevalence of HIV-positive cases in the men having sex with men (MSM) community. The cases have been … Read more
ASSAM Bumper millet production in Agomani circle Massive cultivation of millet in the Kherbari, Jinkata, Gharial-danga area under Agomani circle adjacent to North Bengal has brought a ray of hope among the progressive cultivators as a bumper crop is being harvested which will very likely improve their economic conditions.Formerly, the cultivators of the … Read more
ASSAM PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate the first global investors’ summit in Assam Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first global investors’ summit to be organised by the BJP-led government in Assam. The summit will be held on February 3-4, 2018 at Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati. The government also announced tax breaks and incentives to … Read more
ASSAM CM Sonowal showcases Assam as business and investment destination at Singapore event With Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal by her side at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Singapore on Sunday, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj pushed the northeast as a “pitch to South East Asia” while emphasizing on greater India-ASEAN cooperation for mutual growth. … Read more
ASSAM Assam Police to keep an eye on social media The state prepares for the publication of the draft version of the updated National Register of Citizens(NRC), scheduled by the end of the year, Assam Police have decided to keep an eye on social media posts to avoid rumour-mongering. State police have already … Read more
ASSAM 8 nominations for Assamese film ‘Xhoixobote Dhemalite’ in US fest A movie on children raised during a violent period in Assam has received as many as eight nominations at a US festival. ‘Xhoihobote Dhemalite'(Rainbow fields) directed by Bidyut Kotoky has received nominations for best feature film, director, screenplay, actor (Nakul Vaid), actress (Dipannita Sharma), supporting actor … Read more