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22 Dec

Hmar militants surrender in Assam

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On Wednesday, nine militants of the Hamar People's Convention Democracy (HPC-D) group surrendered with arms and explosives in Assam's Cachar district. Cachar District Superintendent of Police, Numal Mahatta, said, "There is a discussion under the supervision of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma and yesterday's surrender is just the beginning of a bigger surrender". The government and administration are trying to fulfill their demands and bring them back into the mainstream. . After surrendering, they get special identity cards through which they get their guaranteed privileges. Reports also state that HPC-D militants are active in many neighboring areas. Soon these militants…

21 Dec

Jail provision for violation to be removed in Assam

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On Tuesday, Labour welfare minister Sanjay Kishan tabled 10 amendment bills. Proposal was to decriminalize all the labour laws of the state by replacing the existing criminal penal provisions of imprisonment with civil penalties through hefty fines. He said, “The rationale behind decriminalization is that imprisonment is too severe a consequence for economic offences that do not involve mala fide.” The idea is that strong deterrent provisions with heavy penalties will force employers to have watertight internal organizational and operational mechanisms to ensure there are no lapses in compliance. This would protect workers' rights as well as relieve employers from…

21 Dec

SOP for raising crime against women and Children by Assam government

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On Wednesday, Assam Government has prepared new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) due to the raise of crime against women and children. According to the sources, The Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, raised the issue of the rising rate of crime against women and children. Replying to Saikia state finance and social welfare minister Ajanta Neog said, "This is an issue of concern for all of us. Therefore, the state government has formulated a standard operating procedure (SOP) to counter crimes against women and children. It will make it easier for various government agencies to work together to combat…

21 Dec

Assam granted industry status to the tourism sector

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On Monday, the proposal for the grant of industrial status to the tourism sector in Assam was approved headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Assam Tourism Minister, Jayant Mallabarua highlighted that the status of such an industry it will attract new investment in tourism infrastructure of sustainable nature and contribute to rapid employment generation, public-private partnership and infrastructure development. Officials said that the growth in the tourism sector is important for socio-economic growth in the state. Also, with the grant of industry status to the tourism sector, now, restaurants, cafeterias, health clubs, spas and wellness centers among others will…

21 Dec

South Central Guwahati water project to partially be commissioned in Assam

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Guwahatians may get slight relief because the South Central Guwahati development is anticipated to be partly commissioned on weekday. The project is anticipated to hide around thirteen,000 households in Guwahati East. As per reports, the project is anticipated to be inaugurated by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. JICA sponsored this project.While the project is simply partial, once commissioned absolutely, it'll cowl over two large integer population within the Gauhati east assembly body. It'll additionally cowl components of the Dispur assembly body. Whereas the project was imagined to be initiated abundant earlier, the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), cited many reasons…

20 Dec

Assam Cabinet approved proposal for development of 550 acres land in Assam

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On Monday, the Assam cabinet approved a proposal to build a township on 550 acres of defunct Hindustan Paper Corporation's land in Morigaon district near Guwahati that the state government acquired in March, minister Jayant Malla Barua said. It also aims to develop the tourism sector, paving the way for businesses to avail of incentives provided under the State Industrial Policy. He said that the township will be set up on 550 acres of land after discussions with the local people, but in today's meeting the preliminary decision of the satellite town has been taken.

20 Dec

JEE-Main overlapped with class 12 board examinations

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The first session of the all-India engineering entrance exam JEE-Main, scheduled for January 24-31, overlaps with the 12th state board practical exam. “While focusing on tough exams like JEE-Main, we need to focus on engineering entrance exam topics. I don't think the National Testing Agency (NTA) has discussed the possible schedule with the state boards. Chaos seems imminent,” said the JEE-Main candidate. According to sources, candidates are demanding the postponement of the JEE-Main entrance exam. The hashtag "postponeJEEMains" is trending on Twitter. Although CBSE has not announced the exam schedule yet. The Assam Council of Higher Secondary Education (AHSEC) announced…

19 Dec

Eviction drive began in Nagaon

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Eviction operation started from Nagaon on Monday; Strict security measures were put in place for the drive. An eviction drive was carried out near the birthplace of Vaishnava saint Srimanta Shankardeva. According to sources, the eviction drive began in the Shantijan Bazar area with the deployment of over 600 security personnel and has been peaceful so far. "After Santijan Bazaar we will clear the land in Haidubi area and depending on the time taken there, we will decide on the operation in the remaining two villages", said Nagaon SP. An eviction drive will be launched over the next few days…

19 Dec

Argentina wins against France; Messi takes FIFAWorldcup trophy home

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Argentina won the FIFA World Cup trophy for the second time in Qatar. Lionel Messi's brilliant career ended his football career. The World Cup is a precious talismanic piece of the puzzle called football, especially in modern football, when it comes to determining who is the best of the best in the world. In a world dominated by club football, Champions League and Ballon d'Or, the World Cup remains a glory, especially since it comes once every 4 years. Lionel Messi's Argentina won their third World Cup title after defeating Kylian Mbappe's France 4-2 in the penalty shootout. On the…

19 Dec

Institution of Valuers aiming to expand in the Northeast India.

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Institute of Valuers (IOV), a pioneer in the field of valuation organized an awareness press conference on valuation and home loans. IVC has also launched "ekta" software in collaboration with Evalo to bridge the supply-side gap for entry-level jobs and digitize 766 districts in India. This initiative is a step towards alignment of assessment fraternity with "Skill India" and "Digital India" movements. "Indian Values Congress" is being held in Guwahati from 16 to 18 December 2022. It is not only to reach that part, but also to try to open the gate for the Southeast Asian region. There begins a…