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ASSAM Strikes in Oil and Gas sector in Assam prohibited The Assam government has banned strikes by employees in the Oil and Gas sector in the state under the Essential Services Maintenance (Assam) Act, 1980 for six months. A notification to this effect was issued on March 13 prohibiting strikes in Assam by officers, workmen, … Read more
ASSAM Excess teachers in Assam: Himanta The second phase of Gunotsav, a school assessment programme, has revealed that schools in Assam have excess teachers. Announcing the results of Gunotsav II, education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told that going by the Right to Education Act (RTE), they found 443 excess teachers in schools of … Read more
20.04.18 RAJASTHAN Nabard approves Rs 14,690 cr funding to Rajasthan National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has extended total credit support of Rs 14,690 crore to Rajasthan for 2017-18. Rajasthan has been one of the biggest beneficiaries under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) of NABARD, under which NABARD disbursed … Read more
ASSAM Assam to ‘March for Science’ on April 11 The Assam chapter of All India People’s Science Network (AIPSN) will lend its support to the Global March for Science which will be organized as a protest against ‘attacks’ being launched on science and rational discourses across the world. While the march will be held … Read more
ASSAM Assam to observe ‘Rhino Day’ on September 22 The Assam government will be observing September 22 as ‘Rhino Day’ to generate public awareness on protection of the one-horned pachyderm, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said. A State Rhino Project in line with National Rhino Project will be launched in Assam soon for … Read more
ASSAM Many opting for open schooling in Assam Open schooling has slowly emerged as a new alternative to class X state board examinations, with sources in the Board of Secondary Education, Assam(Seba), which conducts the state board exams, pointing out the number of students registered to appear in the exams this year has gone down by … Read more
ASSAM Centre for CBI probe into serious cybercrime cases Assam Police may refer specific cases of cybercrimes having inter-state or international ramifications to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), following an advisory sent by the Union home ministry to the state government after a spike in the number of cybercrime cases. Assam has earned the fifth position in the … Read more
ASSAM Gauhati University to participate in national youth fest A 40-member team from Gauhati University (GU) will participate in the National Inter University Youth Festival to be held at Ranchi University from February 16-20. The first three winners from five different zonal inter-university youth festivals held across the country will get the opportunity to participate in the National … Read more
ASSAM Assam gears up for Magh Bihu amidst cold spell The spirit of festivity has emerged victorious as Assam gears up to celebrate Magh Bihu braving the severe cold weather. Magh Bihu is one of the biggest festivals of the state celebrated with merriment across the Brahmaputra valley. Held during the Assamese month of … 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