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31 May

The Write Circle initiative in Guwahati

editor0 CommentsAssamPrabha Khaitan Foundation, Roopa Pai, Ruskin Bond

The Write Circle initiative hosted a virtual session in Guwahati for the first time ever, featuring Ruskin Bond, the renowned Indian author of British descent. The indulgent session had the literati and media fraternity of Guwahati engage in an hour-long candid conversation with Roopa Pai, on 29 May. Prabha Khaitan Foundation presented the first Guwahati edition of The Write Circle initiative, bringing together authors, conversationalists and people to focus on rejoicing literature. A journalist and children’s author, Bangalore based Roopa Pai has over 20 published books which include India’s first fantasy-adventure series for children Taranauts and the national best seller The…

21 May

Samantha Akkineni on her role in Family Man 2

editor0 CommentsEntertainment, AssamFamily man, Samantha

Samantha Akkineni completed 10 years of being an actress in the Telugu film industry. Now, the actress is all set to make her digital debut with the much-awaited series The Family Man 2. The trailer of the series was dropped recently and Samantha is seen playing the role of Raji, who belongs to a terror group. Talking about being a part of the show, Samantha said, “From 15 to 50-year-olds have come to me and have not asked me anything about my other work but asked ‘When is Family Man releasing?’. I am just lucky to be here and be…

03 May

Vivek Bansal, the man behind UPPL’s success in the Assembly Election

editor0 CommentsAssamAssembly Election, UPPL, Vivek Bansal

A team of BJP workers ensured ousting of BPF, using social media. The man credited with UPPL's huge success in assembly elections was Vivek Bansal, leader the social media team. According to Vivek Bansal, “All credit should go to the dynamic leadership of Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, UPPL Chief Mr. Pramod Boro and BJP MLA from Dhekiajuli, Mr. Ashok Singhal. They worked hard on the ground level to ensure the win of the alliance. I just worked as part of a team.” He said they used social media platforms to consolidate the voters. They tried their best to expose the…

27 Apr

Assam Night Curfew: The Assam government has imposed night curfew in the entire state from 8 pm to 5 am to tide over Covid19 criris.

editor0 CommentsAssam

The state disaster management authority, in its order, said the curfew will be in place till May 1. Movement and gathering of individuals will not be allowed during the curfew period. All the essential services will, however, be exempted from restrictions. "The COVID-19 situation in Assam has been reviewed. It has been observed that there has been a rapid increase in the number of active cases of COVID-19 across the state. It is felt that night curfew needs to be imposed in all districts of Assam, except for essential and emergency activities/services," the order signed by Chief Secretary Jishnu Barua…

27 Apr

Alankit starts Aadhaar enrolment for unorganized workers

editor0 CommentsAssamAadhaar enrolment, Alankit, assam

Alankit Limited has started the work on Aadhaar enrolment of unorganized workers and tea garden workers and their family members for Labour Welfare Department, Assam. Alankit as a key partner of the Assam Government on this project will ensure data quality check of daily enrolments and updates. Under the project, Alankit has established exclusive Data Quality Audit centers with secure data connectivity with the UIDAI systems and deployed its work force to undertake the audit services. The enrolment exercise would go a long way in helping the workers become beneficiaries of various welfare initiatives and schemes of the Government. Managing…

17 Apr

COMED-K Exam expects over 80000 students

editor0 CommentsAssam, North EastCOMED-K, entrance examination, UGET, Uni-GAUGE

As a combined examination, COMEDK UGET and Uni-GAUGE entrance examination will be held on June 20. The exam will be conducted online in over 150 cities across India, in over 400 test centres. This year, it expects over 80,000 students to appear for the examination. The entrance test will be held for admissions to B.E/B. Tech, for colleges affiliated with the Karnataka Professional Colleges Foundation Trust and Uni-GAUGE member universities. Applicants have to register at www.comedk.org or www.unigauge.com. The application process is open online from 22 March to 20 May. The entire application and exam process will be online. A…

12 Apr

EDII’s PGDM-Entrepreneurship course

editor0 CommentsAssamEDII, PGDM

An acknowledged national resource Institute in Entrepreneurship Education, Research, Training and Institution Building -Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad has enabled 1730 students till now to pursue an entrepreneurial career. 78% of these students have become successful entrepreneurs and social change leaders. The remaining alumni are either pursuing a career in the corporate sector/academics or pursuing further studies. EDII is a preferred Institute for Entrepreneurship Education. Its flagship programmes include: Post Graduate Diploma in Management- Entrepreneurship (PGDM-E) and PGDM in Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Venture Development (IEV). At the end of two years students are ready with a bankable project…

25 Mar

RLG Clean to Green campaign taps 29 cities in India

editor0 CommentsAssamRLG

Reverse Logistics Group (RLG), a leading global service provider of comprehensive reverse logistics solutions launched its flagship campaign ‘Clean to Green’ in May 2020 and will be running till March 2021. The campaign aimed at creating awareness and sensitizing consumers on responsible disposal of electronics and safe practices for recycling by partnering with responsible organizations. RLG’s Clean to Green campaign saw great success over the last 3 years, reached people in 25 states & 6 UT’s, outreaching stakeholders in the sphere of Schools, College, RWA’s, Office Clusters, Retailers, Bulk Consumers and Informal Sector. A total of 2,210 activities were conducted…

24 Mar

BJP will win over 200 seats out of 294 in West Bengal, improve its tally in Assam: Amit Shah

editor0 CommentsAssamAmit Shah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi

New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah said Tuesday the Congress' tie-up with the AIUDF will be a factor in the BJP-led alliance's win in the Assam assembly polls as voters will back the saffron party decisively because its main rival cannot stop the influx of illegal immigrants by joining hands with Badruddin Ajmal, accused by the ruling bloc of protecting infiltrators. In an interview to PTI, the senior BJP leader also predicted a thumping win for his party in West Bengal, asserting that people there are yearning for a change from the Trinamool Congress' "misrule" and will embrace Prime Minister Narendra…

23 Mar

Svatantra Microfin: A next-gen microfinance entity

editor0 CommentsAssamSvatantra Microfin

A next-gen microfinance entity offering differential banking solutions in Assam, Svatantra Microfin has provided extensive support to its women borrowers lead a stable life. A resident of Gohpur village in Assam, Phulmoni Gour Sahu determined to improve their financial condition. Phulmoni became a member of Svatantra Microfin and received her first loan. She bought cows with that money and started selling milk. When she started making profits, she repaid her first loan amount. As she had a desire to restart their eatery stall, Phulmoni intends to borrow more money to expand her eatery stall. A single parent living at Satboinay village…