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ASSAM Assam CM says TN can contribute a lot to his state in education, health Tamil Nadu can contribute a lot towards Assam in focus areas such as education, health, tourism, plastic and petrochemicals, river ports, infrastructure, said Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who was TN to woo investments to his state. He said, In other sectors such … Read more
ASSAM Assam accuses West Bengal of hijacking investors Assam government which received investment proposals of Rs 1 lakh crore at its first global investors’ summit- Advantage Assam, held in February, is accusing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of trying to hijack investors by branding her state as the gateway to northeast and southeast Asia. A … Read more
ASSAM Illegal migrants row: Arunachal, Manipur step up vigil on Assam border Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur have stepped up vigil on the respective inter-state borders with Assam to prevent any possible spillover of illegal migrants following the updating of the national register of citizens (NRC). Out of a total of 3.29 crore applicants, 1.9 … Read more
ASSAM Assam deletes names of 10 lakh ‘ghost children’ beneficiaries of Anganwadi centres The Assam government has saved Rs 150 crore by deleting names 10 lakh of ‘ghost children’ beneficiaries of supplementary nutrition from the state’s Anganwadi centres. An estimated Rs 2250 cr of public fund meant for providing supplementary nutrition to children by the social welfare department has … Read more
ASSAM Centre yet to release Rs 893 crore The Union Government is to release an amount of Rs 893.01 crore against the Flood Management Programme (FMP) schemes the State has executed during the Eleventh and Twelfth Five Year Plans. The State Government, on the other hand, is to release an amount of Rs … Read more
ASSAM Assamese celebration of harvest and renewal Rangali Bihu, also known as Bohag Bihu is the first month of the Assamese calendar and is one of the main festivals of Assam. The day before bohag month of assamese calendar is called Dumahi. On this day, women in Assam prepare different types of desserts … Read more
ASSAM Vibrant Northeast in Guwahati from May 3 The ‘Vibrant North East 2018′, an event in which people would be made aware of central government’s schemes and programmes, will be held in Guwahati from 3-5 May. Players from the agriculture, food processing, consumer affairs, civil supply, drinking water and sanitation sectors … Read more
`Allopathic, Indian System of Medicine, Naturopathy and Yoga (AYUSH) An AYUSH system of medicine includes Indian systems of medicine and Homeopathy. AYUSH is an acronym for Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha & Sowa Rigpa, and Homoeopathy. Ayurveda is the oldest system with documented history of its practice since more than 5000 years whereas Homeopathy … Read more
ASSAM Assam govt rolls out tax schemes tailor-fit for GST regime Ahead of its ambitious Global Investors’ Summit scheduled for next month in the capital city, the state government on Friday rolled out a bunch of tax reimbursement schemes tailored to fit into the GST regime to woo investors in various sectors. The new … Read more
ASSAM CM Sonowal distributes free bikes to Class XII topper girls Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday launched a programme to distribute free scootys to 1000 girl students who excelled in the Class XII state board exams. Government has been striving to sustain an academic atmosphere and make quality the only attribute to select beneficiaries … Read more