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14 Dec

DBT scheme launched for Assam women by Himanta Biswa Sarma

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On Wednesday, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated Orunodoi 2.0 scheme for Assam women. Under this scheme women in the state can get around Rs 1000 per month. With this, the Assam chief minister hopes to make Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) a reality; making it one of the largest projects in the country As per the report, 10.54 lakh new beneficiaries were newly added. And, with the new inclusion, there will be around 27 lakh of beneficiaries in the state. The total financial outlay for Orunodoi is Rs 4,142 crore per year. Also under…

14 Dec

14 crore drugs seized from Guwahati ambulance

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On Tuesday, an ambulance was caught transporting drugs worth Rs 14 crore in Guwahati. One person has been arrested after this incident. According to the report, the seized package contains 200 grams of heroin and 50,000 Yaba tablets. Also known as madness drug or nazi speed, a yaba tablet is a crystal meth combination drug that is taken orally or crushed and ingested through the nose. Also said, Joint Commissioner of Police Partha Sarthi Mahant said that the arrested businessman's name is Mirazul Islam, a resident of Meghalaya. He was transporting banned drugs from Manipur when police stopped him. The…

13 Dec

Mustard oil will be provisioned, pact signed by Assam Rifles and KVIC

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The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Assam Rifles to supply about 458 quintals of mustard oil. 2.71 crore during 2022-23. According to sources, there was also a directive from Amit Shah to support the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan' launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to encourage local products. KVIC Chairman Manoj Kumar thanked the Home Minister for his initiative and said that this is the second time that KVIC has signed an agreement with the paramilitary forces for supply of any material. The Home Minister also added that there is a need…

13 Dec

Two outfits of Assam surrender, Hailakandi

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1,179 Bru militants of two outfits surrendered in Assam's Hailakandi district. Director General of Police (Special Branch) Hiren Chandra Nath said the surrendered rebels belonged to United Democratic Liberation Front of Barak Valley (UDLF-BV) and Bru Revolutionary Army of Union (BRAU). Two gangs active in the area near the Assam-Mizoram border kept AK series rifles, M16 rifles and other firearms besides more than 400 cartridges. A total of 634 members of BRAU led by Rajesh Charki and 545 UDLF-BV militants led by Dhanyaram Rayang surrendered during the day, Nath said. “The peace process with these two groups had been underway…

12 Dec

Assam CM to start new project in Majuli

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The world's largest river island project worth Rs 894 crore will begin in Assam, CM Himanta Biswa Sharma said in a release on Sunday. “The project is being implemented under Government of Assam’s flagship programme ‘Asom Mala’ at a cost of Rs 694 crore. The chief minister also handed over cheques to families affected by land acquisition for construction of the road to connect Balichapari to the bridge,” the release said. Sarma said that Majuli, which is known as the land of spirituality, tradition and culture, is experiencing rapid progress and this also brings serious challenges for the people to…

12 Dec

Wounds of CAA to remain alive in Assam

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On this day, three years back protest for CAA was spread over after the enactment of CAA which left wounds of many while some lost their lives. Protests against the law in Assam were led by the All Assam Students Union (AASU) and the Krishak Mukti Sangam Samithi (KMSS) but the agitation was different from other parts of the country as the agitators insisted that the state could not be dumping. A place for foreigners regardless of religion. The Citizenship Act, 1955 was amended to grant citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian religious minorities fleeing persecution from…

12 Dec

Anupam Kher remembers Dilip Kumar on his birth anniversary

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Bollywood actor Anupam Kher remembered veteran actor Dilip Kumar on his 100th birth anniversary on Sunday. Taking to Instagram, Anupam dropped a glimpse down memory lane from his film Karma and captioned it in Hindi, "Today is Dilip Kumar Ji's 100th birthday. Subhash Ghai Ji gave me the role of Dr. Dang in Karma and perhaps made me a star from a good actor. But it was the wonder of Dilip Sahab's magical personality that got me that status! I will be forever grateful to him. His blessings are always with me!🙏❤️ #DilipKumar #Legend #Actor #Thespian." https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmB84WYvGlF/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

10 Dec

Brazilian couldn’t reach semifinal, fans were left heartbroken

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A loss to Brazil on Friday night. According to sources, this time the team has been knocked out of the football world cup. Sources also said fans are disappointed; They can't bear the fact that their favorite team will be eliminated from the World Cup without making it to the semi-finals on Friday night. It was a night of shock and dismay for die-hard Brazil fans in Kerala, where the South American football teams have a huge following.

10 Dec

Massive fire broke out in Ambari, Guwahati

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A terrible fire broke out in Guwahati's Ambari on Friday night. In this incident, several houses and assets worth lakhs of rupees have been vandalized. According to reports, the incident took place after several cylinders exploded in the slum colony. According to reports, locals and firemen brought the situation under control. Besides, no casualty was reported in the fire.

09 Dec

Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa comments on Hijab

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On Thrusday, CM Himanta Biswa Sharma in a meeting lashing out at All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) Chief Badruddin Ajmal said that there is a need to change the system of men marrying three-four women to give justice to Muslim women. Sarma said, "There cannot be any right to a man living in independent India to marry three-four women (without giving divorce to the previous spouse) and we will have to change such a system. We will have to try to give justice to Muslim women. If Muslim girls were asked to wear the Hijab, why not the boys…