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13 Sep

Assam soon to introduce human trafficking

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The Assam government soon to introduce a law to check human trafficking, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told the state assembly. According to the new law, those who employ themselves to check human trafficking will have to register details of their domestic help with the nearest police station and also be responsible to provide education and health facilities to them. He said the government will frame a policy for proper rehabilitation of trafficked children and take stern measures to check incidents of human trafficking According to the National Crime Records Bureau data for 2021, Assam reported 203 cases of human…

13 Sep

Pipe bombs to target CRPF in Dantewada were found

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On Tuesday, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personals recovered two powerful improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The explosive devices have been planted by Maoists, in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, according to the investigation. These explosives found are called pipe bombs. The IEDs were packed in iron pipes and weighed 10 kg each. The suspecting was spotted on Monday while the team of the Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) 231st battalion was out on a road security operation. From the reports, the CRPF personnel stationed in Karaguda camp have recovered IEDs many times in this area.

12 Sep

Covid cases declined in the country

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India logged 5,221 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,45,00,580, while the active cases dipped to 47,176.The death toll climbed to 5,28,165 with 15 fatalities which includes four deaths.From the earlier reports, India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.

12 Sep

Assam Colleges to start 4-year degree courses from next year

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday attended the closing ceremony of the golden jubilee year of Sonari College in Charaideo district. In his speech, Sarma urged the students of the state to take on the challenges of the new world. He said that the new education policy aims to develop students into full human beings by providing them with knowledge as well as wisdom. "The colleges of the state should play a vital role in the implementation of new education policy. Every university in the state is preparing itself to launch the new education policy from next year,"…

12 Sep

Assam govt to close around 300,000 petty crime cases

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The Assam government has decided to withdraw around three lakh petty crime cases to reduce the load on the judiciary, a minister said. Addressing a press conference after a Cabinet meeting, Tourism Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said lakhs of petty cases are pending across the state. "We have decided to withdraw around three lakh of the 4.19 lakh petty crime cases, invoking Section 321 of the CrPC. This will reduce the backlog of cases and decongest jails," he said. The government will soon issue instructions and detailed standard operating procedures to the public prosecutor for filing appropriate petitions on the next dates…

10 Sep

India records 5,554 new Covid cases

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India reported 5,554 new coronavirus infections taking the tally to 4,44,90,283 while active cases further declined to 48,850. The death toll rose to 5,28,139 with 18 new fatalities, including two deaths accounted for by Kerala. The National COVID-19 recovery rate rises to 98.70 per cent. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged on data to 4,39,13,294, while the case fatality has been recorded at a rate of 1.19 per cent. According to the report of the ministry, 214.77 crore vaccine doses have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 inoculation drive.

10 Sep

Transportation of bovine animals banned

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Over 2,100 cattle across 10 districts of Madhya Pradesh have been found infected with the skin disease, prompting the administration to ban the movement of cattle in the affected parts of the state. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, in a meeting held on Friday to review the situation arising out of the spread of the disease, directed officials that cattle brought to MP from other states should be banned and extra precautions should be taken. Areas surrounding disease-affected districts. Officials said the main symptoms of this contagious viral disease affecting cattle are fever, nasal and lacrimal discharge, eye ulcers, swollen…

10 Sep

Assam government plans to merge elementary and secondary education departments

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The Assam government has decided to create a new school education department by merging two existing ones, an official notification said. The elementary and secondary education departments are being merged to form the new one; all officers and staff of the two departments will come under the administrative control of the school education department. All correspondence relating to the existing departments will also be henceforth made in the name of the new one. The notification was issued by the administrative reforms department earlier this week. All existing directorates and organizations of the two departments will be under the administrative control…

09 Sep

Assam to set up state research foundation in line with NEP 2020

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Assam chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that his government will set up a state research foundation in line with the National Research Foundation as envisaged in National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The proposed research foundation is expected to promote innovative research with quantifiable outcomes for transformational reforms in the education sector, the chief minister said while speaking at a conference on the implementation of NEP 2020 in Assam as a follow up of the Varanasi Conclave. “We are committed to implement NEP 2020 for qualitative improvement of education. The fact that we have earmarked six per cent of…

09 Sep

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra becomes Diamond League champion

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Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Thursday achieved yet another historic feat as he became the first Indian to win the prestigious Diamond League Finals title here.Chopra began with a foul but jumped to the top spot with a throw of 88.44m -- his fourth career best -- in his second attempt, and that turned out to be his winning effort. He had 88.00m, 86.11m, 87.00m and 83.60m in his next four throws.He has produced 88m-plus throw six times this season which showed his consistency. He holds the national record of 89.94m, which he achieved this season.Chopra also…