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08 Aug

Increase in tiger population in Assam tiger reserves

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Assam has been witnessing surge of tigers in the state, Assam since last year. Recently, a report was released in government data on International Tiger Day about the numbers of tigers the state is serving. As per the report, Assam currently has 227 tigers. According to earlier reports, in the year 2006 Assam had 70 tigers, the figure rose to 143 in 2010. In 2014, the population of the animal further increased to 167. It was 190 in 2018 and 227 in 2022 respectively. Assam has four tiger reserves; they are Manas, Kaziranga, Orang and Nameri and in all these…

07 Aug

Schedules till Independence Day released for Assam

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On Sunday, during a Press Conference Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announces programs for 15th August Independence Day celebration in the state, Assam Assam Chief Minister directed Independence Day celebration to kickstart from 8 August in village level program. From August 9-14, every gaon panchayat will plant 75 saplings to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. On August 13, the Assam Police will organize a special march, surrounding the Dighalipukhuri tank in central Guwahati. Also freedom fighters and martyrs in security forces will be remembered by installing granite plaques in every village on the first day.

07 Aug

Law to ban polygamy by this FY in Assam

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On Sunday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that State Government will soon enact legislation to ban polygamy in the state, Assam. Also he said, plans are to end polygamy within the state by this fiscal year. According to the sources, Assam CM stated about the issue after a report was asked to submit within 60 days. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had constituted a four-member committee headed by retired Guwahati high court judge Rumi Phukan in May to look into the issue and submit its report. Sarma said, “I have not gone through the contents of the report.…

05 Aug

Assam intellectual body questions Assam CM

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Few days ago, Assam Police had came across a video of youths involved in arms training camp organized by the Rashtriya Bajrang Dal at a school in Mangaldoi town. Also the camp was organized without government permission. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has maintained silence on the issue. The Assam Civil Society, an organization of intellectuals, has slammed Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his silence. ACS president and senior lawyer of the Gauhati High Court, Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhury told, "Around 350 youths were trained at the school for four days. They were seen openly handling weapons; however,…

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.”

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…

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…

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.

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.

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.