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05 Aug

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticized for comment by Assam CM

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Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi was convicted for his surname ‘Modi’ by the Supreme Court. As per reports, the Congress Leader is now relief by Supreme Court for the defamation case. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has criticized the Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi for his duplicitous comments towards the judiciary. After the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi got released by the Supreme Court, Assam CM tweeted, “Heights of duplicity! You abuse the judiciary when you get convicted, and when the same judiciary grants you bail, you say justice has prevailed.”

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04 Aug

Assam Rifles withdraws plan to leave Manipur

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Due to the ongoing violence in Manipur since May 3, Assam has led hands for safety of the state’s people by deploying paramilitary forces in the state. Recently, a decision was made to withdraw Assam Rifles from the Kangpokpi district, Manipur. The Kuki-Zo women in Kangpokpi town made late-night protest across all localities in the town through PA systems calling their localities to come and show resentment of the plan to withdraw the Assam Rifles from the buffer zones in Kangpokpi district. During the protest, the Kuki-Zo womenfolk chanted, "Assam Rifles Don't Leave Us", "Assam Rifles We Need You", and…

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04 Aug

No easy entry for Assam CM’s son, replies to a tweet

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On 31st July Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma had shared a family photo celebrating Riniki Biswa Sarma's birthday, Wife of Assam CM. While sharing the picture on social media, he captioned, "We celebrated Riniki's birthday with a family dinner on 31st July. This picture captures the moments after the meal.” In the meanwhile, Ashok Swain, professor at Uppsala University in Sweden, commented on the post saying, "Hindu supremacist leaders send their kids to study abroad, they wear western clothes, and enjoy a luxury life. But, they never let them join Bajrang Dal or Durga Vahini or BJP IT Cell in…

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03 Aug

Assam Government approves an amendment

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In a recent Cabinet meeting, the Assam Government has approved an amendment to re-designate two new posts for tourism services in Assam. According to the amendment, the post of ‘Tourist Information Officer’ will be renamed as ‘Tourism Development Officer’ and the post of ‘Assistant Tourist Information Officer’ will be changed to ‘Assistant Tourism Development Officer.’ Additionally, Tourism Development Officer will reflect the wider scope of duties beyond providing information. On the other hand, Assistant Tourism Development Officer will acknowledge the dynamic nature of the job, involving active participation in the growth of the tourism sector.

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03 Aug

New regulation introduced for TET aspirants

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On Wednesday, Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu has announced new regulation regarding the Teacher Eligibility Test qualification for the candidates. According to the sources, it has been decided that the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) will no longer be required for Graduate Teachers (GT) and Post Graduate Teachers (PGT) of Secondary Schools. And for the Graduate and Post-Graduate Teachers will have to appear in separate examination which is newly introduced by the Assam Government, TET-cum-Recruitment Test.

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02 Aug

From 1 to 15 October Assam CM decides to stay in villages

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On Tuesday, officials informed about Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will be spending 15 days in rural area along with his Cabinet Ministers. According to the sources, the program is initiated to take stock of the ground situation of the state government’s beneficiary schemes and development work. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Cabinet Ministers will shift to the selected rural area on October 1 to 15 October, 2023. Later, the Assam government has decided to send its council of ministers, MPs, MLAs and select top government officials to the villages for a period of two weeks.

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02 Aug

AEGCL holds new appointment meeting

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The Government of Assam has issued a notification regarding reshuffle of senior officers in Assam, it includes transfer and re-appointment for Assam Electricity Grid Corporation Limited (AEGCL). As per reports, AEGCL has appointed new Chairman from the notification issued by the Assam Government. The reshuffle was done between Senior Officers IAS and ACS. IAS officer Maninder Singh, who was the Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Assam in the Sports and Youth Welfare, Cooperation, and Tourism Departments, has been appointed as the Chairman of Assam Electricity Grid Corporation Limited (AEGCL). Additionally, the initiative was taken due to public interest.

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01 Aug

Assam DGP initiate investigation over a video of youths

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A video was surfaced over the internet where 300 youths were trained to handle arms organized a camp by Rashtriya Bajrang Dal in Assam‘s Mangaldai town. According to the video, the youths were trained to handle guns and other weapons at the four-day camp in the Maharishi Vidya Mandir School in Mangaldai, started from July 27, 2023. The arms camp was organized without Assam Police permission and Assam Govermemnt. Assam DGP G.P. Singh through a tweet said, “Instructed to register a case under appropriate sections of law & investigate the matter and take lawful action”.

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01 Aug

Assam Tea Garden students into new opportunity for educational ground

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An opportunity was made possible through the 'Arohan' programme, initiated by District Commissioner Aditya Vikram Yadav to identify talented students from rural and underprivileged backgrounds. According to the sources, Bhagyadeep Rajgarh, a 16-year-old student from Bokota Nemuguri Deuriting Tea Garden in Assam, was chosen to be the Sivasagar District Commissioner for a day.  The initiative was taken to motivate students from remote and disadvantaged communities to pursue their dreams and achieve academic excellence. The class 10 student later thanked Assam Government for such opportunity.

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31 Jul

Assam CM promises to work for the state, Assam Assembly inauguration

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On Sunday, State Assam Assembly new building was inaugurated by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and MPs from the state. Addressing the event, Assam CM said, “Assam Vidhan Sabha is one of the oldest and most prestigious in the country. As the temple of democracy, it has played a key role in writing a new destiny for Assam.” The Assam Chief Minister also spoke on working together and taking proper decision for its state’s people along with his colleagues. Additionally, the building is equipped with an e-Vidhan facility, Advance AV systems…

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