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ASSAM Rs 2,149 crore deficit budget tabled in Assam Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarmaon tabled a Rs 2,149.04 crore-deficit budget that focussed, among others, on setting up new educational institutions and improvement of roads and infrastructure, officials said. It also focused on increasing social media presence of government departments, revival of closed industrial units, … Read more
ASSAM State’s salary bill higher than revenue After the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations, the expenditure incurred by the Assam Government is much higher than its own revenue generation. Though the State’s share of Central taxes has increased considerably over the years, the high salary burden has affected development works.Highly placed official … Read more
ASSAM Guwahati organises tribal festival ‘Aadi Mahotsava’ Assam has organised a tribal festival called ‘Aadi Mahotsava’ at Gandhi Mandir Indoor stadium field in Guwahati to celebrate the ethnic tribal culture of the country. The 10-day festival is being conducted by the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India in collaboration with the Ministry of Tribal … Read more
ASSAM Centre constitutes committee to study Brahmaputra and flood control measures in Assam The Centre has constitued a committee headed by the Vice Chairman of the NITI Aayog Rajiv Kumar to study the Brahmaputra and flood control measures in Assam and neighbouring states. Assam government has submitted required report on flood control measures … Read more
ASSAM Oral cancer to be major public health problem in State The 13th annual conference of the Association of Oncologists of North East India (AONEI) was held at the Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute (BBCI). Although there is reduction in tobacco consumption nationally, there is an increase of 9 per cent in Assam … Read more
ASSAM Japan to scale down security advisory for travellers to Northeast states In an effort to encourage tourists to visit northeast, Japan has decided to scale down to the lowest level the security advisory issued to its citizens for travelling to the region. The ambassador indicated that the decision has been taken in view of … Read more
ASSAM Bhutan sets up consulate in Guwahati Bhutan became the second country in the Indian sub-continent to set up its consulate general office in Guwahati ahead of the first global investors’ summit, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Bangladesh set up its office of consulate general last year. Coinciding with the 50th anniversary … Read more
ASSAM NGT asks Assam to track jumbo movement around Deepor Beel The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the state government to constitute a committee to identify movement of elephants in and around Deepor Beel, a wildlife sanctuary on the outskirts of the city, and to find out the extent to which railway tracks have “encroached” into … Read more
ASSAM Five new cycling corridors soon in Guwahati At a time when pollution and lack of fitness pose two of the biggest threats to urban life, the city is set to get dedicated cycling corridors under the smart city project. Locations like Deepor Beel, the Dighali Pukhuri bank and the area near Srimanta Sankardev Kalakhetra are leading candidates … 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