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ASSAM Government staff join Aasu to oppose citizenship bill Assam government employees have joined hands with the All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu) to intensify their protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 with the slogan ‘Job not above motherland’. The most influential association of the employees-Sodou Asom Karmachari Parishad (SAKP)-which enjoys the support of over 3.5 … Read more
ASSAM Safe abortion training for medical staff in districts The state government is in the process of training medical officers and nursing staff on comprehensive abortion care in different districts to ensure women have access to safe abortion by trained medical staff. The state government has set up centres in 23 districts where … Read more
ASSAM Assam offers slew of incentives to filmmakers to promote tourism In a bid to promote Assam’s tourism sector, tourism minister Himanta Biswa Sarmasaid the government has decided to provide subsidy up to 45% of the total cost if shooting of a film is done in the state. Sarma, who released state’s tourism policy … Read more
ASSAM Karbi Youth Festival from February 15 The 44th Karbi Youth Festival, India’s biggest-ever Karbi ethnic festival, is going to be held at Taralnagshu in Diphu from February 15 to 19, 2018. Talking to the media at Guwahati Press Club, Baithalangshu MLA Mansing Rongpi said: “This festival has been observed every year in February … Read more
ASSAM Assam CM launches skill development training centres Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has ceremonially launched skill development training centres across the state. The chief minister launched the centres in a programme organized by Department of Skill, Employment and Entrepreneurship at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati. The Chief Minister further informed … Read more
ASSAM Kaziranga gets additional firepower Rhino habitats and tiger reserves of the state, including the Kaziranga National Park (KNP), received a fresh batch of automatic firearms on Sunday, adding more teeth to the anti-poaching drive at the world heritage site. Home to two-third of the world’s one-horned rhino population, Kaziranga has been bearing the brunt … 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 woo … Read more
ASSAM Exhibition of organic vegetables A large number of farmers from the three districts of Barak Valley attended an exhibition of organic vegetables organized by local NGO Seva Kendra at Sonai Road. The initiative is to promote organic farming in North East and the vegetables exhibited here have been cultivated sans use of … Read more
ASSAM Assam ranked fifth in highest number of cyber-crimes Uttar Pradeshstands on top of recording highest number of cyber crimes in India followed by Maharashtra. While Assam stands on the fifth position, as per latest data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB),a total of 696 cybercrime cases were reported during 2016 in Assam, … Read more
ASSAM Tata Motors begins E-bus pilot-runs in Guwahati Tata Motors, which began a pilot-run of its 9-meter electric bus in Assam, claimed that it’s become the first automaker to get Arai and homologation certifications for its 9-m and 12-m electric buses. The company, which bagged a 350 units order from the EESL to supply e-cars … Read more