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ASSAM Assam govt setting up 65-storeyed twin tower to boost trade The Assam government is in the process of setting up a Global Trade Centre in Guwahati as part of making it a “trade and business gateway” to South East Asia. Government has already started work to dredge the Barak river while … Read more
ASSAM CM Pema Khandu Inaugurates Arunachal Pradesh’s Biggest Solar Plant Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu inaugurated the state’s biggest solar power plant at Energy Awareness Park in the presence of Power Minister Tamiyo Taga in Itanagar. The plant, with a capacity of 1 MW, was commissioned on April 1 at an estimated investment of … Read more
ASSAM Assam Skill City to have 10,000 training seats may take 4-5 years to get functional The Assam State government to launch well-equipped cities with the capacity of 10000 seatsin the state. A Singapore based premier institute will support the state government for further development. A temporary complex with 400 capacity is being set up in Guwahati. Around 30 … Read more
ASSAM NHRC notice to Assam govt on harassment over nationality verification The National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) issued a notice to the state government after taking suo motu cognizance of media reports about the harassment being meted out to several people by the police in the name of verification of their nationality in Assam. The … Read more
Human resource development includes development at various levels, including community. Community development requires HRD efforts, such as training and organization development. Community development is an alternative route to educating and training citizens of a community. Community settings, especially in developing countries, require that HRD practitioners take into account many factors, such as cultural variables, … Read more
ASSAM Assam electricity tariff to fall by 14 paise/unit from April Power tariff in Assam will fall by about two per cent from next month with the regulatory body announcing a cut in energy charges. “The energy charges have been reduced by 20-30 paise per unit. The Commission has marginally increased the fixed/demand charges for most … Read more
ASSAM Cargo service on Brahmaputra to begin soon. In a first, the government will launch scheduled regular service of cargo movement using waterway in Brahmaputra. The regular movement of cement using National Waterway (NW) on the Brahmaputra Subscribe on YouTube in Assam will be between Pandu Port to Dhubri, a distance of about 255 km. According to shipping … Read more
ASSAM 6th International Tourism Mart to Begin in Guwahati 6th International Tourism Mart” (ITM) will begin in Guwahati, Assam. The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, in association with the North Eastern States is organizing this Mart from 5-7 December, 2017. Shri Jagdish Mukhi, Governor of Assam will inaugurate the Mart in … Read more
ASSAM Citizenship bill faces stiff opposition in Northeast The Modi government’s Citizenship(Amendment) Bill, 2016 — proposing citizenship to religious minorities fleeing Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan because of persecution — has run into opposition in the Northeast. While Assam’s BJP government wants a Joint Parliamentary Committee currently touring the region to hold public hearings to defer … 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 will … Read more