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20 Oct

Delhi Govt to withdraw fine for not wearing mask

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The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) in a meeting last month had decided to stop collecting fines after September 30 amid a decline in COVID-19 cases in the national capital. on Thursday An order in this regard was issued. But no official notification has been updated till now.

20 Oct

Fake certificate identified for Assam Police constable post

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On Wednesday, three constable candidates of Assam Police for allegedly submitting fake certificates while applying for the posts. With this, the total number of arrests has gone up to 11 since Monday night. The investigation was done by CID, Assam. According to the investigation, the certificate of the candidates was found to be fake. Since four months the investigation was on. And it is said, more candidates are to be put behind bars. At present eight candidates are selected taking the tally to eleven altogether.

20 Oct

Program implemented for providing scooters to the students: Assam

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The Assam government will distribute scooters to around 36,000 meritorious students, mostly girls, who have passed higher secondary examinations in this year. A proposal to implement the program at a cost of Rs 258.9 crore was passed by the state cabinet on Wednesday, Education Minister Ranoj Pegu said after a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma. The minister said the cabinet has decided to make the monthly remuneration of assistant professors working in provincial colleges Rs 55,000 on a permanent salary.

17 Oct

Congress polls began In New Delhi

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Sonia Gandhi and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra came together at the AICC headquarters and cast their vote as Congress Polls got started in New Delhi. Chief Sonia Gandhi said, she has been waiting for long for this moment. Several senior leaders including general secretary Jairam Ramesh, Ambika Soni, Ajay Maken and Vivek Tanka cast their votes at the party headquarters.

17 Oct

Assam Government collaborates with Google

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Google today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support and accelerate the Government of Assam's mission for digital growth and development in the state. Under this new initiative, Google will collaborate with the Assam Government's Skills, Employment and Entrepreneurship Department (SEED) to strengthen their school digitization efforts to support teaching and learning through digital learning tools and solutions, while also promoting online safety and fundamentals of digital citizenship. will do to school children through the 'Be Internet Awesome' programme. CM Himanta Biswa Sharma thanked Google for being steadfast and committed to supporting Assam. The memorandum also mentions the scholarship…

17 Oct

Deaths on Brahmaputra River

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One person died and three others were injured in a boat accident in the Brahmaputra river in Assam's Nalbari district. The deceased's name is Aijul Haque. The injured are Makibul Islam, Taizuddin Ahmed and Farman Ali. This incident happened on Sunday. According to the report, the incident took place when two boats collided with each other.

15 Oct

Assam-Agartala National Highway to get blocked from Nov 5

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Militants who surrendered in Tripura have announced an indefinite blockade of National Highway 8, the state's only road link with Assam and the rest of the country through West Bengal's Siliguri Chicken Neck, from November 5 due to unfulfilled promises. The Deprived Return Movement Committee (DRMC), a joint body of militants who surrendered in Tripura, said they have six major demands, including the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), power tillers, piggery and housing facilities under the Animal Resource Development Department. ARDD), education for children of returnee families, rubber plantations for rehabilitation and withdrawal of pending cases against Ultras. All these…

15 Oct

Difficulties underway for earthen lamp makers

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Earthen lamp makers in Dibrugarh, Assam are facing difficulties due to heavy rainfall in the state. “There is no sunlight to dry the earthen lamps. After 2 years of covid-19 recession, we are now facing problems due to rains", said the clay lamp maker to ANI. However, floods in Assam have affected most parts of the state due to incessant rains.

15 Oct

IIT student of Assam found dead

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Faizan Ahmed, 23, a third-year mechanical engineering student of IIT Kharagpur, was found dead who had been called after a foul smell began emanating from the closed room in the Lala Lajpat Rai Hall. From sources, the body is sent for post-mortem, Police said. Also report says, the deceased committed in his room. He is from Tinsukia, Assam.

15 Oct

Harry Potter’s beloved Hagrid Passes away at 72

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Robbie Coltrane, the infant-faced comedian and character actor who played more than a hundred roles including the crime-solving psychologist in the TV series 'Cracker' and the gentle half-giant Hagrid in the famous movie 'Harry Potter', has died. He was 72 years old. The actor's agent, Belinda Wright, stated he died on Friday at a hospital in Scotland. He did not give a reason. In her statement about his death, Belinda Wright stated that "as well as being a wonderful actor, he was forensically intelligent, brilliantly intelligent and after 40 years of being proud to be his agent, I will miss…