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23 Jun

Jobs seat be reserved for tea community, Assam

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On Thursday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced 3-4 per cent of state government jobs will be reserved for the tea community members. Additionally, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took an indirect jibe at previous governments in the state for not doing enough to educate the tea-garden community. He also inaugurated six new tea garden model schools in Sonitpur district. The tea gardens where these model schools were inaugurated are Arun Tea Garden in Dhekiajuli, Adabari and Sonabeel tea gardens in Rangapara, Kettla and Jingia tea gardens in Behali, and Pabhoi tea garden in the Biswanath constituency of…

23 Jun

Again drugs smuggling seized in Assam

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On Friday, Assam Police seized narcotics worth at least Rs 25 crore in the international market. Police also arrested five persons on charges of drugs peddling. The five arrested persons were identified as Talab Hussain, Tahir Ahmed and Khalid Hussain, residents of Patharkandi in Assam and Nitai Sarkar and Nitu Sarka from Tripura. Earlier, Police was informed about drugs was being peddled through the Karimganj district. Acting on the information, a team from Karimganj police was deployed in the Bazarichera area. Soon the team arrested the drugs peddlers and seized their vehicle too.

21 Jun

National Highway threatened, Manipur

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The Assam Rifles has moved additional troops to secure a bridge on a national highway in south Manipur in the district of the violence-hit state. As per reports, Meitei insurgent groups who were planning to damage the bridge at Sinzawl on NH102 B, which connects Manipur with neighboring Mizoram. Since the day of the violence, May 3 more than 100 people have been killed and more than 50,000 people from both Kuki and Meitei communities have been displaced.

21 Jun

Assam Delimitation draft, released

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On Tuesday, Election Commission has released its draft proposal for delimitation in Assam resulting in increased of seats. As per reports, seats increased and reserved for Scheduled Castes from eight to nine and for Scheduled Tribes from 16 to 19. Additionally, the delimitation was carried out on the basis of the 2001 Census, the first such exercise in Assam since 1976. Among the Lok Sabha seats, two seats were proposed to be reserved for STs and one for SCs. The EC invited suggestions and objections from the public till July 11 and announced that the three-member panel would visit the state for…

19 Jun

492.72 MW Power Purchase agreement signed by Assam Govt.

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Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power Ltd (NUPPL) and Assam Government have recently inked a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) a step towards development for the state, Assam. According to sources, the agreement is signed to ensure a steady and reliable power supply of 492 megawatts MW to the state of Assam from the NUPPL's Ghatampur Thermal Power Plant. Under this agreement, NUPPL, a joint venture subsidiary of NLC India Ltd (NLCIL), will supply 492.72 MW of power to the Assam Government. Further, the energy supply will not only meet the growing demand for electricity in Assam but also contribute towards the development…

19 Jun

142 villages under water, nearly 33,500 affected, Assam

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On Monday, flood condition in Assam increases affecting more villages in number than before including villages, towns and farmlands. According to the sources, the India Meteorological Department has issued a 'Red Alert' and predicted 'very heavy' to 'extremely heavy' rainfall across several districts of Assam till Thursday. Due to continuous rain more than 33,500 people are affected in Cachar, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Hojai, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sonitpur, Tinsukia and Udalguri districts. Also, 142 villages are under water and 1,510.98 hectares of crop areas have been damaged across Assam so far.

18 Jun

Adipurush in legal trouble: FIR filed against makers and cast of Prabhas-starrer for ‘distorting image of Hindu gods’

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Shishir Chaturvedi, the national spokesperson of the Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha, registered an FIR with the Hazratganj police against the producers and the star cast of the mythological movie 'Adipurush'. Chaturvedi claimed that the movie has been produced with an intension to hurt/insult the sentiments of Hindu by misrepresenting the characters of Hindu gods and goddesses with vulgar dialogues and costumes. The film was released on 16th of June, it features actor Kriti Sanon, Saif Ali Khan, Prabhas.

17 Jun

Bangaluru delivery agent beaten up over a false allegation

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A delivery working boy from Assam was beaten and locked up in a room of a society in Bangaluru. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma urges Karnataka counterpart to ensure justice to the delivery boy. According to the sources, the incident took place on June 12, 2023 when an 8- year’s old girl went missing in an apartment. Later, the family recovered the girl and asked about how she went missing. The girl alleged her parents about a delivery boy dragged her to the terrace. Later, the residents of the apartment identified the delivery boy and he was beaten up…

17 Jun

34,000 people affected due to continuous rain

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Assam situation continuously getting worsen due to continuous rain as Monsoon hits the state. So far 11 districts are affected in state, Assam. According to reports, 34,000 people in the state are affected due to flood. Bishwanath, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur, Tamulpur and Udalguri are among the affected districts. Most of the rivers, including the Brahmaputra, are maintaining a trend of rising water level at different places though none are flowing above the danger mark, according to the daily flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).

16 Jun

NEET UG clarifiers seats to be reserved for MBBS

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Seats in MBBS will deduct of 15 per cent All India quota, Central pool, North Eastern council quota, Royal government of Bhutan quota seats. The deduction will be done due to reservation of seats for NEET UG students, for those who cleared the examination. The discussion is taken due to Assam Cabinet proposed 10 per cent reservation of MBBS seats for NRI/ NRI sponsored students specially who have cleared NEET UG. Detailing about the reservation, seats will be reserved for six communities OBC, MOBC category (non-creamy layer) for the state, Assam. Also along with it, there will be an increase of…