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10 Nov

Governor Gulab Chand Kataria attends Uttarakhand Foundation Day

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A decision taken by Central Government to celebrate the statehood days of different states in the Raj Bhavans across the country, following the decision Raj Bhavan Assam celebrated the foundation day of Uttarakhand. In a move Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, Raj Bhavan Assam under the leadership of Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, celebrated the foundation day of Uttarakhand in the premises of Raj Bhavan on 9 November, 2023. Along with the Governor, the programme was also attended by Joint Director SIB Tarun Kumar, personnel from 18th Garhwal Rifles and Indian Army and officers and staff of Raj Bhavan. Governor Gulab Chand…

09 Nov

Assam CM says Nitish Kumar threat to the state

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During the ongoing, Bihar Assembly winter season Chief Minister Nitish Kumar remarked offensive statement regarding birth control and women's education, since then there had been chaotic situation inside the assembly. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched a stringent attack against his Bihar CM, Sarma said that Nitish Kumar has lost mental balance and is a threat to the state. Assam CM said that, "I think he (CM Nitish Kumar) has lost his mental balance. His party should remove him from the Chief Minister's post. A chief minister with a lost mental balance is a threat to the state.”…

09 Nov

Assam government announces SLRC examination registration date

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Recently, Assam government announced about massive recruitment for upcoming State Level Recruitment Commission (SLRC) examination which is to be started from November 10 via website sebaonline.org and assam.gov.in. And deadline for candidates is set to be on December 29. According to the reports, the recruitment is to fill 12600 openings at Grade 3 and Grade 4 positions at Graduate, Class 10 and Class 12 levels. Details about the vacancies below: Grade 3 vacancies: Bachelor Degree Level – 4055 posts HSSLC Level (Class 12) – 3127 posts HSLC Level (Class 10) – 418 posts Grade 4 vacancies: HSLC (Class Ten) or…

08 Nov

Assam cabinet approves 135 crore for Cancer hospitals

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A meeting presided by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma with state cabinet has decided to release 135 crore for construction of Cancer hospitals in Assam. According to the discussion, the sum will be handed to Assam Cancer Care Foundation (ACCF) for constructing 10 cancer hospitals. For the first phase, the amount will be released to hospitals being built in Silchar, Guwahati and Diphu. In the second phase, seven cancer hospitals will come up in Dhubri, Nalbari, Goalpara, Golaghat, Nagaon, Sivasagar and Tinsukia. Tourism Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah during media said that the project is also to generate 8,000 jobs…

08 Nov

MLA Aftabuddin Mollah arrested by Assam Police

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Assam Congress MLA Aftabuddin Mollah, during a public event accused Hindu priest, holy person with offensive comments, due to which the MLA was arrested by Assam Police. According to the reports, the MLA got arrested under Sections 295(a), 153A (1) (b), and 505(2) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Dispur Police Station. Mollah during the event said, "Wherever there is a rape, always a sadhu or namghoria is involved. They blame Muslims to hide the sins committed by Hindu priests."

08 Nov

Hydro power project threatens Assam’s white-winged duck

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Recently, a document was published by Assam Forest and Environment Minister for conservation of the bird species in which it came into notice that the construction of large dams in Arunachal Pradesh for hydro power projects, is found to be threats to white-winged duck, an endangered duck species and Assam's state bird. According to the sources, flow of rivers such as the Lohit, Dibang, Siang, Subansiri and Kameng in Arunachal Pradesh would seriously impact breeding sites of the duck in Dibru Saikhowa National Park and Nameri National Park in neighbouring Assam,major habitats of the duck species, white-winged duck. Also, the white-winged duck…

07 Nov

PM Modi response to Iran President Raisi

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A call was exchanged between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, amid ongoing conflict between Israel and Gaza. Also Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged India to use "all its capacities" to end the Israeli actions in Gaza. According to Raisi quoted readout said, “India is expected to use all its capacities to end the Zionist crimes against the oppressed people of Gaza. The continuation of the killing of the Palestinian people has infuriated of all the free nations of the world and this killing will have extra-regional consequences.” "Palestinian resistance groups have a legitimate right to…

07 Nov

Nepal earthquake, India extends its helping hands

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Nepal witnessed magnitude 6.4 earthquake, which left 157 deaths, thousand injured, destroyed properties, people are left homeless. India has came up and forwarded their helping hands towards the country, Nepal. The Indian Air Force's C-130 J aircraft has carried over 9 tonnes of relief material as humanitarian relief mission for Nepal. The Indian Air Force said, "IAF's participation in the ongoing Humanitarian Relief Mission for Nepal continues. Another C-130 J aircraft got airborne on 06 Nov 23, airlifting over 9 tonnes of relief material to Nepalganj. The overall relief load airlifted till now exceeds 21 tonnes." Earlier, India has also sent an…

07 Nov

Amazon employee loses stocks worth Rs 1.7 cr after refusing to return to office

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An Amazon employee who worked in a remote role with the tech giant for nearly four years has decided to quit after being asked to return to an office in the US. In doing so, he had to part with $200,000 (roughly Rs 1.7 crore) worth of company stock, but John Schoenhoff (name changed) has zero regrets. Speaking to Business Insider, Schoenhoff said the return mandate at the company's office required him to move cities across the country, from New York to Seattle, giving up the dream life he was living. "I enjoyed my work at Amazon," Schoenhoff told the…

06 Nov

Supreme court to commence on validity of Citizenship Act’s Section on Dec

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On Monday, the Supreme Court has announced to commence the hearing of illegal migrants in Assam on December 5. According to the sources, the hearing is to examine the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act relating to illegal immigrants in Assam, a special provision was inserted in section to deal with the citizenship of people covered by the Assam Accord. According to the provision, those who have come to Assam on or after January 1, 1966 but before March 25, 1971 from specified territories, including Bangladesh, as per the Citizenship Act amended in 1985, and since then…