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01 Jul

Last date today to link PAN card-Aadhaar card, check step-by-step guide

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The last date for linking PAN with Aadhaar is Friday, June 30, as per the latest notification from the Revenue Department of the Finance Ministry. To link the two cards, users will have to pay Rs 1,000. The central government had earlier set the deadline for linking PAN and Aadhaar as March 31, 2023 However, the date was later extended to June 30 After today, if someone fails to link their two cards within the deadline, their PAN will become inactive. It is mandatory for all taxpayers to link their PAN number with Aadhaar. Capital markets regulator Sebi has also…

30 Jun

Police assaults a minor girl, suspended

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News of a Police inspector was circulated over sexually assaulting and taking objectionable pictures of a minor girl inside the police station. The complaint was registered by the minor girl herself at Ghograpar Police Station in Nalbari. According to the reports, the police inspector was dismissed from the services for violating norms during the service inside the police station. "Being convinced of the instant case being rarest or rare, and as the Director General of Police and Head of Police Force of Assam, and in accordance with extant law & rules, I have decided to dismiss Inspector (UB) Biman Roy…

30 Jun

Assam CM asks political leaders to not intervene

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Recently, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited Manipur due to the ongoing hit between the communities in the state. Reacting to his visit, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that politicians should not try to take advantage when a state is going through a disturbed situation. “No political party or person should try to take advantage of a violence-hit state,” CM added. Peace resolution in the state, Manipur is in the hands of the state government and the central government. Political leaders can only grab media attention and some pictures according to CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.

29 Jun

Assam Education Minister talks on NE performance in civil services exam

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Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu expresses concern on Assam’s poor performance OF candidates in Indian Civil examination, UPSC. According to the reports, Assam candidates in Indian Civil Services stand at 1.62% as per official data. "We are seriously lagging behind. It’s a matter of serious concern. HEIs of NE must prepare young aspirants for Civil Services and may collaborate with Private Institutions. Sharing a few important slides," Pegu said. In the year, 2022 only nine were selected for 861 vacant seats. A total of 796 vacancies were available in 2020 with only nine eligible candidates being selected.

29 Jun

Under mutual category teachers transfer, Assam

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538 teachers transfer has been approved by the state government, Assam Education Minister have notified its recent update through a tweet. Education Minister, Ranoj Pegu tweets, "Transfer orders of 538 Teachers under mutual category in Secondary Education have been issued. The same can be checked at http://hrmsassam.in portal. We are working on other applications.” The 538 teachers have been transferred under mutual category in Secondary Education. Earlier on June 14, the state's education minister shared the efforts to facilitate smooth and fair transfers. The initiative aims to optimize teacher placements and enhance the overall educational environment in schools across Assam.

28 Jun

500 opposition protesters arrested for bandh, Assam

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In link to the ECI’s proposed draft delimitation of assembly and parliamentary constituencies for the state, Assam there has been protest going on across the state. Opposition and political parties have called out 12 hour bandh in the state. According to the sources, around 500 people have been detained in Assam’s Barak Valley during a 12-hour-bandh against the draft proposal. The draft triggered protests in the Barak Valley, which includes districts of Cachar, Karimganj, and Hailakandi, as the number of assembly seats in the area is proposed to be reduced to 13 from 15. Barak Democratic Front called for the…

28 Jun

Central support for flood affected people, Assam

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Flood situation had been simmering in the state, Assam as Monsoon hit the region few weeks ago. Lakhs of people were grimed in the flood crisis with deaths, land sliding and displacement within the state. Due to the flood crisis, Union Home Minister Amit Shah reached out to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, assuring him of full support from the Central government to tackle the situation in the state, Assam. According to a report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the deluge has impacted more than 4, 07,700 individuals in districts such as Baksa, Barpeta, Darrang, Dhubri,…

27 Jun

50K people rescued by Assam Rifles in Manipur violence

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Assam Rifles have played critical role in the ongoing Manipur violence especially for those who were displaced from the state. Since May 3, the situation in the state has worsened. According to the sources, the Assam Rifles has evacuated over 50,000 displaced people from various communities in the state. The security forces gave the displaced people relief providing them with safe passage, food, shelter, medicines. Also, Assam Rifles was the first responder in the wake of the ethnic violence triggered in Manipur. And from the beginning the force has been actively involved in managing the simmering situation.

27 Jun

ECI’s draft for delimitation proposal faces backless, Assam

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Election Commission of India (ECI) has recently proposed a draft for Assam delimitation. Since then the proposal has faced significant opposition from political parties, Assam. Now, several organizations and political groups in Assam have organized a 12-hour bandh in opposition to the Election Commission of India's (ECI) delimitation draft proposal. The ECI has released a draft outlining the delimitation plans for Assam's 126 assembly seats and 14 Lok Sabha seats on June 20. The proposal includes renaming certain parliamentary and assembly constituencies, as well as redrawing their boundaries.

26 Jun

301 ‘Lok Tantra Senani’ felicitated by Assam Govt.

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In 1975, by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared Emergency, to which many persons were sent to prison those who were protesting against the declaration. On Sunday, Assam Government facilitated those people who served prison terms and announced monthly pension for those protesters. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma felicitated 301 ‘Lok Tantra Senani’ and their relatives, and handed over 91 pension papers. Sarma said, “The date June 25, 1975, when the Emergency was clamped, is considered as a ‘black day’ in Indian democracy because it was declared flouting all democratic principles and norms. “However, braving the high handedness of the…