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14 Oct

Assam school takes plastic bottles as school fee

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A NGO, Akshar Foundation situated at Pamoli area of Guwahati, Assam runs a schools for its local children in the area mostly for the under privileged one. The NGO is based on restoring and balancing the natural environment through plastic recycling. Co-Founder of the NGO, Parmita Sarma said that their school do not charge fees in currency notes instead they asks the students to collect single use plastic from their area and bring it to the school daily as school fees. According to the sources, the students bring 25 single use-plastics daily to the school. Further, the NGO is championing…

13 Oct

Israel-Palestine conflict: Assam nurse refuses to move out of the war hit country

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Israel and Palestine are on war since past few days, due to the war thousands of men, women died on bomb blast, firing. A report said, a northeast woman working as nurse in Tel Aviv, the economic centre of Israel has refused to return to her own country and state, Assam in times of war service towards the people of Israel people. She is identified as Bharati, a Nepali woman from Kanglatongbi, Imphal West in Manipur and married in Assam. The report was collected from her husband named Darpan. He said that Bharti is quite confident that the Israel government…

13 Oct

25,000 new Orunodoi beneficiaries added to scheme

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during ‘Orunodoi 2.0’ scheme programme said that his government has not imposed any additional taxes on the people for implementing various welfare schemes. Under the Orunodoi scheme, economically weak families receive Rs 1,250 in the bank account of the woman member every month to meet various household expenses. Also under the scheme around 7 lakh new names will be added to the list of beneficiaries, taking the total to 26 lakh. According to the sources, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has handed cards over 25,000 new beneficiaries of Jorhat district at the programme. Assam…

12 Oct

Assam champion Lovlina Borgohain honoured by Assam Police on return from Asian games

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On Thursday, ace pugilist Lovlina Borgohain received warm welcome at native place, Assam after returning from Asian Games, 2023. Lovlina was facilitated by the Assam Police for taking home a silver medal in the recently-concluded 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. Lovlina was presented the state DGP’s Commendation Medal, event held in Guwahati at the Assam Police headquarters. The Assam DGP G.P. Singh ON X wrote, “Assam Police felicitated Asian Games medalist, our own DySP Lovlina Borgohai at Police Hq Guwahati on grand success at 19th Asian Games at Hangzhou. She has also been awarded Assam DGP Commendation Medal. She also…

12 Oct

Tourists now can visit Kaziranga National Park, Assam

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Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam were closed since May due to continuous rain and warning alert was activated as Brahmaputra river water got raised. Now as the situation got lighter, an official statement said that, Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve under the jurisdiction of Eastern Assam Wildlife Division will be reopened for tourists from October 15, 2023. "In view of present road conditions due to inclement weather, the park is partially opened only for Jeep Safari in two ranges Kaziranga Range, Kohora and Western Range, Bagori", said Divisional Forest Officer of Eastern Assam Wildlife Division.

12 Oct

North East Express derailed in Bihar, 4 passengers death

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Last night, at Bihar there has been train mishap where number of man life ended and some were injured. According to the sources, at least four passengers died when six coaches of the Anand Vihar-Kamakhya North East Express derailed near the Raghunathpur station in Buxar district. In view of the situation, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed condolence for the families of the deceased on X. He also informed that the state government is closely monitoring the situation and has established contact with local authorities. On X the Assam CM said, “My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. Praying…

11 Oct

Assam CM announces financial support for killed army man during natural disaster in Assam

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Assam army man named Mitu Kalita who died during the Sikkim flash flood, the jawan’s body was found in the flood and brought back to his native place, Assam. Many Ministers of Assam has mourned the demise of the Army jawan and also visited and performed his last rite. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has also visited the jawan’s residence and also tweeted post on the demise of the jawan. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday has announced a financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh for his family and Assam jawans who died during the Sikkim natural…

11 Oct

Assam to organize series of cultural events

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Assam Government in an order to promote young talents across the state, Assam has decided to organize a series of cultural events, ‘Assam Sanskritik Mahasangram’ under Cultural Affairs department. Assam CM said, ''This Assam Sanskritik Mahasangram is being organised to tap the inherent talents of the youth''. According to the sources, the state government will invest Rs. 36 crore for the event in and around 10 lakh participants will participate at 3000 venues. The CM has urged the organizers not to seek any donation from anybody for the programme. The Assam CM has informed that each MLA can also use…

10 Oct

Parineeti Chopra Blushes as Paps Ask Her ‘Jiju Kaise Hai’

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The newlywed couple Actress Parineeti Chopra and Politician Raghav Chaddha' is filling the city with all the happiness and joy. The actress is back to bollywood city Mumbai after wrapping the post-wedding rituals at Chadha's residence in New Delhi. A video of the actress is doing rounds on the internet wherein she can be seen blushing as the paps asked 'Jiju kaise hain'. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyN5vlZKxRR/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== As soon as the video went viral, fans came together to react on the same. One fan wrote, "Kitnaa sharma rahi hai." "khushi dekh rhy ho," another fan commented. A "She's looking so beautiful..and those who…

10 Oct

Fibe and Axis Bank to Launch India’s First Numberless Credit Card

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Axis Bank one of the largest private sector banks in India has partnered with Fibe (formerly known as EarlySalary) to launch India's first ever numberless co-branded credit card for tech-savvy Generation Z individuals. This new numberless credit card will help the users to enhance security by removing the details of card number, expiry date, and CVV which are printed on the physical card. Hence this initiative will help to reduce the risk of identity theft. The numberless credit card also has other interesting features like it offers a cashback of flat 3 per cent on online food delivery across all…