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24 Mar

No local train services at Howrah cord line on Sunday

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On Sunday, all local trains on the Howrah cord line will be closed. Interlocking system works between Bally to Belanagar station. Local train services will be stopped from Saturday 12am to Sunday 12am. A test run on Sunday for 2 special trains.

24 Mar

What is it the bright spot just below the moon?

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As the evening wore on, the discussion spread. What is it just below the moon? Speculation has run rampant around a bright spot. Apart from several places in South Bengal including Kolkata, it is known that the picture was seen in different parts of the country. On seeing what almost everyone rushed to capture it on their mobile phones. There are discussions and speculations. Whether it is actually a star, a planet or something else, the cosmic light in space is endlessly debated. Meanwhile, astronomers began to investigate what the light actually was. Later it is known that actually the…

24 Mar

April 14 Bihu celebration and inauguration of AIIMS institute, Assam

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On May 26, 2017 PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of AIIMS. 84% of the construction work is completed of the institute, Assam Chief Minister Updated. The services of the outpatient department in AIIMS have already started since October last year. Assam Chief Minister said, PM Modi is to visit Assam on April 14 and witness the state government’s effort to script Guinness World Record with 10,000 bihu dancers. He also stated that the government is considering possibilities to inaugurate AIIMS on the same day. “PM Narendra Modi may inaugurate AIIMS Guwahati Campus on April 14,” Assam CM said.

24 Mar

Best district performance to awarded in Assam

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Assam DGP State Crime meeting was held at Assam Police Headquarters on Thursday in view of the discussion on meeting the crime rate etc. in the state. all extra. The Superintendent of Police, crime in charge of various districts, DCP (crime) and all range officers were present at the conference. The DGP said that from next month there would be a review crime meeting and the best-performing districts would be identified and rewarded. During the meeting, the DGP reviewed issues like crime parameters of the districts, investigation of child marriage cases, pending cases etc. He directed all the districts to…

24 Mar

Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha membership disqualified

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A day after receiving a criminal defamation verdict from a Surat court, Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from the Lok Sabha. According to the provisions of Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and Article 102 (1)(e) of the Constitution, Mr. Gandhi is ineligible to serve as a member of the Lok Sabha as of the date of his conviction, according to a notification from the lower house signed by Secretary General Utpal Kumar Singh. For his alleged remark during the 2019 parliamentary election campaign that "why all robbers have Modi surname," Mr.…

24 Mar

Municipal workers staged a protest against Rabindranath Ghosh’s car being stopped and harassed

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Cooch Behar Municipality employees and Trinamool workers took out a procession in front of Rabindranath Ghosh's house today against Rabindranath Ghosh's car being stopped and harassed. Municipal employees and Trinamool workers staged a protest at Kotwali police station in Cooch Behar today on demand of the arrest of the culprits.Also, municipal employees have decided to go on strike today in protest against this incident in Cooch Behar Municipality. Cooch Behar South Assembly Constituency MLA Nikhil Ranjan Dey accused the municipal workers of bringing outsiders and marching to show force against the residents. At the same time, he alleged that the…

23 Mar

Assam CM to open posts in schools of tea garden

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On Wednesday, State Cabinet meeting was held under Chairmanship of Himanta Biswa Sarma. During the meeting the CM discussed about opening post for teachers newly. The Chief Minister has decided to open 819 teachers’ post in the schools of tea garden areas. Assam Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said, "For improvement of the education sector in tea garden areas, the state cabinet has decided to create 819 posts of teachers in 419 tea garden-managed Lower Primary Schools, two tea garden-managed ME Schools and one tea garden-managed High School." Along with it other decision for improving the state with facilities were…

23 Mar

Jal Jeevan Mission deadline 2024, Assam &Meghalaya stands lowest

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World Water Day was celebrated on Wednesday, 22 March. Jal Jeevan Mission was inaugurated in the northeast states tp provide tap water in every rural household. But as per reports, Assam and Meghalaya both the states have failed to complete the target to more than half of the families in the states. Still on a hope to complete the target as soon as possible because its deadline is not completed yet. The ambitious Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) deadline is on 2024, next year. For now, Assam has covered 46.20% household tap water supplies. Whereas, Meghalaya completed 46.89% tap water supply.…

23 Mar

Assam Assembly passed a resolution “strictest possible action”

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In response to a BBC documentary on the 2002 riots that cast doubt on the role of the Narendra Modi-led Gujarat government, the Assam Assembly passed a resolution calling for "strictest possible action" against the broadcaster's "malicious, dangerous agenda to instigate religious communities, flare religious tension, and malign India's global standing." excerpts from the resolution's debate, which BJP Legislator Bhubon Pegu of Jonai moved.

23 Mar

UN Secretary issued a warning on Himalayan rivers

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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres issued a warning that key Himalayan rivers like the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra, all of which are extremely vital to India, may experience decreased flows as glaciers and ice sheets retreat over the ensuing decades as a result of climate change."For all life on earth, glaciers are essential. The landmasses that make up our home were sculpted out over many years. They currently cover 10% of the planet. The world's water towers are also glaciers "During a gathering on the International Year of Glaciers' Protection on Wednesday, Guterres made a statement.According to Guterres, melting glaciers…