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ASSAM Subscribe on YouTube CM asks revenue dept to provide land rights to indigenous people of Assam Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal directed the revenue department to implement recommendations of the Committee on Protection of Land Rights of Indigenous People. A government statement said the committee headed by former chief election commissioner Hari Shankar Brahmahas laid down … Read more
ASSAM Centre has pledged to protect Assam identity The Centre conveyed to Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal that it would soon set up a committee to implement a key clause of the Assam Accord of 1985 which has remained on the back burner for the past 33 years. The clause provides for constitutional, legislative and administrative … Read more
ASSAM India and World Bank Signed $200 Million Loan Agreement for Assam The Government of India and the World Bank signed a $200 million LoanAgreement for the Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project. The Project will support Assam to facilitate agri-business investments, increase agricultural productivity and market access. The Project will be implemented in … Read more
Assam Rivers and Drainage System The State of Assam comprised of two valleys namely the Brahmaputra and Barak Valley. The flood prone area of the state is 31,500.00 Sq Km as assessed by the Rastriya Barh Ayog which is about 39.58 % of the total land area of Assam. This is about 9.40% of total … 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 Priyanka Chopra visits India once again to promote Assam tourism Join Our Telegram Channel A few months ago, Priyanka was in the news for receiving flak after her cover on Assam Tourism Development Corporation showed her wearing “minimal clothes”. The opposition in the state even demanded the removal of Priyanka as the brand ambassador … Read more
ASSAM Assam committee recommends 80% employment for local youth in PSU jobs The Employment Review Committee of Assam legislative assembly has recommended formulation of a state policy to ensure 80% recruitment of local youths in all grade III and IV posts in all central public sector undertakings. In a report tabled in the house on Wednesday, … Read more
ASSAM Centre sanctions Rs 1,250 cr for Assam inland transport The central government has sanctioned Rs. 1,250 crore for the development of transport sector in Assam, Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari said. With this financial outlay, the government also aimed at developing the inland water transport, he said. … Read more
ASSAM Assam Government rolls out new Tourism policy Subscribe on YouTube Assam State Government rolled out ‘Tourism Policy of Assam 2017’ with an aim to increase tourist inflow in the state by at least two to three times within next five years. In the policy, special emphasis has been laid on making the … Read more
ASSAM Assam to set up 19 new cancer hospitals Assam is soon going to set up 19 new cancer hospitals across the state, health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said at the launch of ‘Atal Amrit Abhiyan: Medical Benefits Under Cashless Mode’, a state healthcare initiative. The state government has tied up with Tata Trust to set up the cancer hospitals. … Read more