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23 Dec

Covid1-19 may rise again, Assam urgent meeting

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On Thursday, Assam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta called an emergency meeting due to the rise in Covid-19 infections in China. Mahanta said there are plans to monitor passengers coming from outside the state. Also, precautions should be taken in advance for emerging situations. According to sources, no new case of covid has been detected in Assam since last month. "If any new Covid cases are detected, such samples will be sent to the INSACOG lab for genome sequencing," a health department spokesperson said. The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) is a national multi-agency consortium of Genome Sequencing Laboratories (RGSLs). Health…

22 Dec

Third border dispute meeting between Arunachal and Assam

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A regional committee-level border meeting was held for the third time between Assam and Arunachal to resolve the ongoing border issue. According to sources, the committee members visited the disputed areas of Namsai and Lohit districts in Arunachal Pradesh and Tinsukia in Assam and interacted with various stakeholders before attending the meeting. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah also want to resolve the problems as they want the people of the Northeast to live in harmony. “People of both the states want to live in peace. It is usually some miscreants on either side of the…

22 Dec

Hmar militants surrender in Assam

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On Wednesday, nine militants of the Hamar People's Convention Democracy (HPC-D) group surrendered with arms and explosives in Assam's Cachar district. Cachar District Superintendent of Police, Numal Mahatta, said, "There is a discussion under the supervision of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma and yesterday's surrender is just the beginning of a bigger surrender". The government and administration are trying to fulfill their demands and bring them back into the mainstream. . After surrendering, they get special identity cards through which they get their guaranteed privileges. Reports also state that HPC-D militants are active in many neighboring areas. Soon these militants…

21 Dec

Jail provision for violation to be removed in Assam

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On Tuesday, Labour welfare minister Sanjay Kishan tabled 10 amendment bills. Proposal was to decriminalize all the labour laws of the state by replacing the existing criminal penal provisions of imprisonment with civil penalties through hefty fines. He said, “The rationale behind decriminalization is that imprisonment is too severe a consequence for economic offences that do not involve mala fide.” The idea is that strong deterrent provisions with heavy penalties will force employers to have watertight internal organizational and operational mechanisms to ensure there are no lapses in compliance. This would protect workers' rights as well as relieve employers from…

21 Dec

SOP for raising crime against women and Children by Assam government

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On Monday, the proposal for the grant of industrial status to the tourism sector in Assam was approved headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Assam Tourism Minister, Jayant Mallabarua highlighted that the status of such an industry it will attract new investment in tourism infrastructure of sustainable nature and contribute to rapid employment generation, public-private partnership and infrastructure development. Officials said that the growth in the tourism sector is important for socio-economic growth in the state. Also, with the grant of industry status to the tourism sector, now, restaurants, cafeterias, health clubs, spas and wellness centers among others will…

21 Dec

Assam granted industry status to the tourism sector

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On Monday, the proposal for grant of industrial status to the tourism sector in Assam was approved headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Assam Tourism Minister, Jayanta Mallabaruah highlighted that with such industry status it would attract fresh investments in tourism infrastructures permanent in nature and would contribute towards rapid employment generation, public-private partnership and infrastructure development. Officials said that the growth in tourism sector is important for socio economic growth in the state. Also, with the grant of industry status to the tourism sector, now, restaurants, cafeterias, health clubs, spas and wellness centres among others will be eligible…

21 Dec

Fybros forays steps in North Eastern India

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Fybros, a proficient brand of modern electrical goods in India, announced its entry into the North Eastern division of India. They held a Partner’s Meet in Guwahati on 18th December 2022 at Radisson Hotel to officially announce the market entrance. Partners Meet as a platform has been conceived by Fybros to sensitize the channel partners on the product portfolio and benefits of several schemes. The event witnessed the participation of more than 100 Distributors, Dealers and Retailers. The Meet focused on detailed knowledge of Fybros products, including Wires & cables, Switches & Accessories, switchgear, and Lighting systems. Representatives from Fybros…

20 Dec

Assam Cabinet approved proposal for development of 550 acres land in Assam

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On Monday, the Assam cabinet approved a proposal to build a township on 550 acres of defunct Hindustan Paper Corporation's land in Morigaon district near Guwahati that the state government acquired in March, minister Jayant Malla Barua said. It also aims to develop the tourism sector, paving the way for businesses to avail of incentives provided under the State Industrial Policy. He said that the township will be set up on 550 acres of land after discussions with the local people, but in today's meeting the preliminary decision of the satellite town has been taken.

20 Dec

JEE-Main overlapped with class 12 board examinations

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The first session of the all-India engineering entrance exam JEE-Main, scheduled for January 24-31, overlaps with the 12th state board practical exam. “While focusing on tough exams like JEE-Main, we need to focus on engineering entrance exam topics. I don't think the National Testing Agency (NTA) has discussed the possible schedule with the state boards. Chaos seems imminent,” said the JEE-Main candidate. According to sources, candidates are demanding the postponement of the JEE-Main entrance exam. The hashtag "postponeJEEMains" is trending on Twitter. Although CBSE has not announced the exam schedule yet. The Assam Council of Higher Secondary Education (AHSEC) announced…

19 Dec

Eviction drive began in Nagaon

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Eviction operation started from Nagaon on Monday; Strict security measures were put in place for the drive. An eviction drive was carried out near the birthplace of Vaishnava saint Srimanta Shankardeva. According to sources, the eviction drive began in the Shantijan Bazar area with the deployment of over 600 security personnel and has been peaceful so far. "After Santijan Bazaar we will clear the land in Haidubi area and depending on the time taken there, we will decide on the operation in the remaining two villages", said Nagaon SP. An eviction drive will be launched over the next few days…