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Assam govts public debt balloons over 107% in 4 years
Assam

Assam govt's public debt balloons over 107% in 4 years

Guwahati, Aug 31: The Assam government’s debt has surged by over 107% between 2018-19 and 2022-23, a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), presented at the Assembly on Friday, the last day of the autumn session, revealed.The report also highlighted a sharp increase in the growth rate...
NF Railway to redevelop 91 railway stations in NE region
Assam

NF Railway to redevelop 91 railway stations in NE region

Guwahati, Aug 30: The North East Frontier Railway (NFR) is carrying out redevelopment work across 91 stations in the northeast region. This initiative is being undertaken as a part of the broader vision of Indian Railways to enrich the experience of passengers availing services; additionally,...
Assam CM implements Clause 6 of Assam Accord to safeguard indigenous communities
Assam

Assam CM implements Clause 6 of Assam Accord to safeguard indigenous communities

Guwahati, Aug 30: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, during the last day of the autumn assembly session, announced a significant step to protect the indigenous people of the state by implementing Clause 6 of the Assam Accord.The new measures will primarily focus on protection of Tribal Belt &...
MoU inked between Govt of Assam & Vishwa Bharati for Sankardeva Chair
Assam

MoU inked between Govt of Assam & Vishwa Bharati for Sankardeva Chair

Guwahati, Aug 30: The Assam Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vishwa Bharati University on Thursday to establish a Srimanta Sankardeva Chair at the university.The MoU was signed by the Secretary of Higher Education of the Government of Assam, Madhu Sudan Nath, and the...
Assam to get its newest wildlife sanctuary
Assam

Assam to get its newest wildlife sanctuary

Guwahati, Aug 30: Poba Reserve Forest in Assam’s Dhemaji district is all set to be notified as a Wildlife Sanctuary. Responding to a question of MLA Bhubon Pegu during Zero Hour of the Assam Legislative Assembly's autumn session, Assam Environment and Forests Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said...
Anti-elephant seasonal solar fence helps Mirza farmers reap good harvest
Assam

Anti-elephant seasonal solar fence helps Mirza farmers reap good harvest

Guwahati, Aug 30: A low-cost solar fence has immensely boosted paddy harvest for farmers in Assam’s Mirza, resulting in a 90 percent harvest. The solar panel has protected standing crops on three hectares of crop field from depredation by wild elephants.Installed in Gosaihat Village, near the...
No more Namaz breaks during Assam Assembly sessions
Assam

No more Namaz breaks during Assam Assembly sessions

Guwahati, Aug 30: In a significant move, a major decision has been taken to abolish the Namaz breaks that were given to minority communities on Fridays during a session at the Assam Legislative Assembly.“Today, the House adopted a motion to amend this rule so as to provide for sitting of the House...
Assam Assembly passes two major bills during autumn session
Assam

Assam Assembly passes two major bills during autumn session

Guwahati, Aug 30: The Assam Legislative Assembly passed two major bills, the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation (Second Amendment) Bill and the Assam Urban Water Bodies (Preservation and Conservation) Bill during the ongoing autumn session on Thursday. The Assam Land and Revenue Regulation (Second...
Assam: Mob attacks molestation accused; Locals demand justice
Assam

Assam: Mob attacks molestation accused; Locals demand justice

Biswanath, August 30: A tense situation prevailed at the Biswanath Chariali Sadar Police Station after locals of a tea garden gheraoed demanding the arrest of the group of people who attacked a youth accused of molestation. The incident unfolded after a young woman of a tea garden was allegedly...
Oil exploration at Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary ‘deeply troubling’: Gaurav Gogoi
Assam

Oil exploration at Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary ‘deeply troubling’: Gaurav Gogoi

Guwahati, Aug 30: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi expressed that the Assam wildlife department’s recommendation to grant forest clearance for the proposed oil and gas exploration by Vedanta in the eco-sensitive zone of the Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary in Jorhat district is “deeply troubling.” ...
Protests erupt on Assam-Agartala highway following arrests in Tripura communal tensions
North East

Protests erupt on Assam-Agartala highway following arrests in Tripura communal...

Agartala, Aug 29: A day after Tripura Police arrested five individuals in connection with communal tensions in the Ranirbazar area of West Tripura district, protests broke out on the Assam-Agartala national highway on Thursday.The protesters, demanding the immediate release of the arrested...
Royal Bengal Tiger kills forest guard in Orang; blanks fired to scare off predator, retrieve body
Assam

Royal Bengal Tiger kills forest guard in Orang; blanks fired to scare off...

Mangaldoi, Aug 29: In a tragic incident highlighting the growing human-animal conflict in Assam, a Royal Bengal tiger killed a Home Guard, who was serving as a forest guard, in the Orang National Park and Tiger Reserve on Wednesday evening.The deceased, identified as Dhanmoni Deka, a resident of...
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