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12 Jul

Administration of Wokha districts partners to enforce skill training

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In efforts to upgrade Handloom weaving quality in Wokha district skill training has been initiated by DIPR. The Wokha district administration has joined hands with the North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation Limited (NEHHDC), Guwahati, and the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Task Force for skill training on Jacquard Handloom. According to the sources, the initiative aims to provide sustainable employment and livelihood opportunities for women in the district of Wokha.

11 Jul

Colleges to be upgraded to universities in the state, Assam

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On Monday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced of seven colleges to be upgraded to Universities in Assam. Assam Chief Minister said through a tweet, "In our endeavor to make Assam an educational hub of eastern India, we are planning to upgrade 7 colleges to university status. Once this happens, we would have established 10 new universities in the State since 2021. Yesterday, I met the principals of these colleges”.The list of the colleges are given here, Sibsagar College (Autonomous), Sivasagar, Gurucharan College, Silchar, Jagannath Barooah College (Autonomous), Jorhat, Kokrajhar Government College, Kokrajhar, North Lakhimpur College (Autonomous), Lakhimpur, Nowgong College…

11 Jul

Protest against draft delimitation continues in the state, Assam

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Election Commission of India has recently released draft delimitation of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies in Assam. Since the release, there has been protest going on in the state and other places by the opposition parties. Many Political parties have stepped back and stand against the draft delimitation due to the minimizing number of seats. And many communities have also expressed their dissatisfaction regarding the new exercise. Including with it, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has filed a case in the Supreme Court against the draft delimitation proposal. Also according to the sources, the case was filed by Katlicherra MLA…

10 Jul

Assam Education Minister speaks on detecting ghost students in the schools

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Ghost students, schools and teachers are those who exist only on paper. It is done to obtain government funds for various purposes. Recently, Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu has directed schools to provide clear information about the number of students coming to schools. It has been detected number ghost students in govt schools of Assam. During a press meet, Ranoj Pegu informed, “We had already detected ghost students. Now, there could be ghost schools and teachers.” Special grants to schools which failed to provide complete information about staff have been put on hold, with salaries of such employees to be…

10 Jul

Training program initiated for 5,000 farmers, Assam

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Across Sonitpur district, the Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation (APART) Project has started two-month training program for 5,000 farmers to boost agribusiness and rural transformation in the state, Assam. The initiative was inaugurated ceremonially at the No 2 Barchala-Chitalmari area in Sonitpur. The aim of the program is to create awareness among farmers about various agricultural schemes, including the PM-Kisan, Kisan Credit Card (KCC), Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), and Paddy procurement. During the initiative program government officials and business institution have given their attendance.

08 Jul

Infosys founder Narayana Murthy tells about the Mahabharata character which he likes the most

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Founder of an Infosys (Indian multinational IT company) NR Narayana Murthy, in a interview with Rohan Murtyat at the Moneycontrol Startup Conclave 2023, revealed about the character which he likes the most from Mahabharata. The billionaire told that he was very much impressed by the character of Karna in the longest epic Mahabharata. He said, "The character who has impressed me the most in Mahabharata is Karna. Nobody else. Because of his generosity. That's the way I grew up." While talking about the reason behind him not keeping the most part of Infosys, Murthy said, "I enjoyed the company of…

08 Jul

1 death and four injured in an accident

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An accident takes life of a student from Dibrugarh University, Assam, occurred at Jamugurighat in Sonitpur district. The deceased is identified as Luku Sharma, a student from Dibrugarh University, Assam. According to the reports, the accident took place when a Maruti Suzuki Swift car, traveling at high speed, collided with a dumper truck from behind. As a result, Luku Sharma lost his life. Also in the accident four others have been injured and are taken to nearby hospital immediately.

08 Jul

Hike in LPG cylinders brings challenges for minors in the state

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14.2 kg LPG cylinder has become a challenge for Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries of Assam. The beneficiaries are not able to afford the cylinders as they are large and costs’ high. Instead of large cylinders, IOCL has decided to provide two 5 kg LPG cylinders as a refill package to the PMUY beneficiaries in Assam. Assam Oil Division (AOD) shared updates of the taken initiative that about 25% of beneficiaries have not applied for refills due to various reasons. This leaves approximately 34 lakh beneficiaries interested in continuing to use LPG, provided it is more affordable. Also to…

07 Jul

Congress protest against EC draft delimitation

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On Friday, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge raised strong objection against the delimitation exercise being carried out in Assam. To the sources, leaders of 11 opposition parties will also sit on a dharna at Jantar Mantar against the exercise and later hand over a memorandum to the Election Commission."The delimitation exercise in Assam needs wider acceptance and consensus within the political spectrum," Kharge said on Twitter.

07 Jul

Arms deposited Adivasi insurgents outfit, Assam

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On Thursday, eight Adivasi insurgents outfit from Assam has laid down arms in Assam and signed a peace agreement with the central and Assam Government. The outfits deposited their arms to the chief minister at a ceremony organized by the home department Guwahati. According to sources, altogether 1182 cadres have formally deposited their arms to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati.