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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar addressed 19th India-ASEAN summit, during the event India and ASEAN countries vowed to establish a comprehensive strategic partnership and enhance cooperation against terrorism. This year 30th anniversary of ASEAN-India relations is being celebrated as the ASEAN-India Friendship Year. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar is on three day in Combodia for the summit. Detailing for the summit, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is an international organisation that has 10 member countries in Southeast Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Assam-Mizoram border disputes talk for third round to take place on November 17. According to reports, the event was originally scheduled to be held on November 4, but was postponed owing to the visit of President Droupadi Murmu to Mizoram. The event will take place in Guwahati, as proposed by Assam Government. Mizoram delegations will be leaving the state by 16 November. Additionally, five government official delegations led by ministers Lalchamliana and Lalruatkim will be visiting Assam for the third-round talk.

National Health Mission addressed fresh Dengu cases in Assam. 84 fresh cases this month taking the tally to 726 from earlier reports. According to sources, Karbi Anglong suffers the worst with 65 records. And cases from other parts of the state. Additinally, Kamrup, Tinsukia, Barpeta, Bongaigaon are in the sufferer list so far, says NHM bulletin.

A 13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted and killed in the Darrang district. The victim was found dead at her employer's house in June, where she worked as a domestic worker. Regarding the case, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma said that a magistrate was arrested for compromising his duties. Apart from the prime accused, an Armed Border Force (SSB) personnel, several other government employees, the then Superintendent of Police, an Additional SP, the officer-in-charge of the concerned police station and three doctors have already been arrested in the case. “The magistrate was arrested today. The CID has already arrested the…

Liquor and freebies have been seized ahead of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly polls. According to the reports, Himachal Pradesh polling will get started on Saturday and Gujarat by December 1 to 5. And the counting of votes will take place by 8 December. The Election Commission said there has been a five-fold increase in seizures in Himachal Pradesh compared to the 2017 Assembly polls.

The on-going border disputes between Arunachal Pradesh-Assam that was inked on 15 July to resolve the border dispute, Chief Minister level meeting was held between Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam Chief Minister and Pema Khandu, Arunachal Chief Minister in Guwahati. Pema khandu through a tweet said, “It’s always delight to meet Assam CM Dr.@HimantaBiswaSarma ji. The Chief Ministers’ level meeting on ‘Assam-Arunachal Pradesh Border’ at Koinadhara will be a watershed moment in our collective resolve to address outstanding issues amicably.” Assam Chief Minister replied to the tweet, “I am certain that the two states would soon reach an agreement that would…

World’s largest river cruise to start its service from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to Dibrugarh in Assam via Bangladesh. As per Government, it is to get started by next month.The service will be launched to enhance the development of inland waterways in India. According to sources, the cruise, which will begin on January 10, will cover a 4,000-km stretch and will take 50 days to complete the journey from Varanasi. It will pass through Kolkata and Dhaka before reaching Bagibil in Dibrugarh district in the eastern Indian state of Assam on March 1. Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal…

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may visit Assam next month. Nitish is campaigning for an anti-BJP alliance ahead Lok Sabha election of 2024. A senior Congress leader and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) president Badruddin Ajmal said separately that Janata Dal-United chief Nitish Kumar is expected to meet various senior leaders of non-BJP parties in Guwahati. He made this statement to the media on Thursday. "The Congress and the Trinamool Congress will be part of the anti-BJP alliance led by Nitish Kumar," said Ajmal, a member of the Lok Sabha. Ajmal had earlier said that he has no problem…

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari visits Assam to discus about the infrastructure that is undertaken across the state. On Thrusday, the meeting was held between Nitin Gadkari and Assam Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi at Raj Bhawan in Guwahati. During the meeting, the minister apprised the governor about his ministry's plans to transport the Brahmaputra and promote business and trade activities and harness the huge power generation potential of the river. Besides, some other decisions are to be implemented in the state. For example, state-of-the-art driving training centers, simulation training for drivers, development of border infrastructure, etc.…

Minister Ranoj Pegu said many government schools have uploaded inflated enrollment figures on the Unified District Information System for Education portal. Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu said, “Many schools have uploaded inflated lists on the UDISE portal to avoid mergers or closures due to low enrolment. But with data sanitization, we hope the situation will stabilize soon." Ranoj Pegu also said that fake students were also shown in school enrollment registers to get benefits like inflated mid-day meal allocation and more money for free school uniforms and textbooks. On the other hand, secondary school dropout rate in Assam has come…