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22 Sep

Private Madrassas to regulate soon

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Several madrassa teachers have been arrested for their links with terrorist organizations. Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu said the Assam government can control all private madrasas in the state. When asked whether private madrassas will be regulated, the minister said, "Till now we were not looking at the issue. We already have a law to monitor private educational institutions. But, not all private schools are covered under this Act now.”The minister said that the government is gradually taking measures to bring all private educational institutions under their control and monitoring under the existing law.

22 Sep

West Bengal man arrested by NIA

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a 37 year old man from West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district for his alleged involvement in the CPI (Maoist) case in Assam’s Cachar district. He was arrested near Narayana School from Mahishpata on Kalyani Expressway. An investigation of the case revealed that the accused Chakraborty was an active member of the West Bengal-based CPI (Maoist).

20 Sep

NRL to start new project

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NRL remains the company's key focus area to implement long-term business growth and without any time and cost overruns. Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) plans to invest Rs 35,000 crore over the next five years to complete its five major ongoing projects, including the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline (IBFPL), a top company official said. The sanctioned expenditure of the expansion project is Rs 18,968 crore and as on June 30, 2022, the physical progress was 14.1 percent and the cumulative financial commitment was Rs 11,996 crore.

20 Sep

Longest river cruise service will begin early next year in Assam

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The service for the people of Assam, to use the inland waterways for their trade, tourism and cargo transport etc. will start in Assam soon, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Monday. 4,000 km. Through the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route (IBRP), the route will connect the Ganga and Brahmaputra rivers with the longest river cruise service between Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and Bagibil in Assam starting early next year. He laid the foundation stone for the construction of floating jetties at Bagibil and Guijan. Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the Bogibeel Riverfront Passenger Jetty.

20 Sep

Assam Doctor seeks help to cure snake bites

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A doctor has developed a comprehensive care model to ensure zero patient deaths by 2024. he is a doctor at a rural health centre in Sivasagar. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1.38 lakh people die of snakebites worldwide every year, and 50,000 of them in India. Dr Surjit Giri, an anesthesiologist at the National Health Mission and Demo Rural Community Health Center (DRCHC), is trying to plug the loopholes in his model snakebite management system, with the help of the state government.

19 Sep

Ram temple, Ayodhya reaches completion soon

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Ram temple is soon to be completed. But before it, a temple in Ayodhya is dedicated to Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. The temple is situated near the Bharat Kund. The chief minister's idol shows him carrying a bow and arrow and an 'aarti' is performed in the temple every evening. Temple builder Prabhakar Maurya said, “Yogi Adityanath built the Ram temple for us and I built this temple for him.

19 Sep

4,800 Covid-19 cases loaded in India

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4,858 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day to which India's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,45,39,046. According to the sources, 48,027 active cases in the country. Along with it 5,28,355 deaths. As per report, the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.71 per cent, the health ministry said.

19 Sep

Unique pieces of Durga idols in Dhubri

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Keeping in concern of the ban on single-use plastics, renowned artists Pradip Kumar Ghosh and Sanjib Basak have decided to give the message of 'Save Environment' through their idols. On Durga puja pandals the idols will be exhibited in Dhubri town. Sanjeev Basak is a recipient of the Kamala Award and the Rashtra Prerna Award of the Craft Council of India. He uses single plastic utensils like spoons, bowls, etc. to make the idols. "Durga has the power to destroy all the evils in society. If all the single-use plastic is eradicated from the environment, the earth will get a…

17 Sep

Bharat Jodo Yatra soon to begin in Assam

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Congress MP Jairam Ramesh said that Assam will start its own India Jora Yatra from Dhubri to Sadia town from November 1. He also said that similar marches will be held in West Bengal in the next three to four months. In a press conference, he described about the yatra. In Assam, the yatra will begin on November 1, and in West Bengal soon.

17 Sep

31 stray dogs were tied in sacks found in Golaghat district

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Assam police found 31 stray dogs tied in sacks on roadside of Golaghat district on September 16. The dogs were found smuggled with their legs and mouth tied. Police suspect, the traffickers might have dumped these dogs due to a glitch in their vehicle and fled. Further the investigation is underway.