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23 Dec

Covid1-19 may rise again, Assam urgent meeting

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On Thursday, Assam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta called an emergency meeting due to the rise in Covid-19 infections in China. Mahanta said there are plans to monitor passengers coming from outside the state. Also, precautions should be taken in advance for emerging situations. According to sources, no new case of covid has been detected in Assam since last month. "If any new Covid cases are detected, such samples will be sent to the INSACOG lab for genome sequencing," a health department spokesperson said. The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) is a national multi-agency consortium of Genome Sequencing Laboratories (RGSLs). Health…

23 Dec

Uorfi said the outfit was not why she was stopped by Dubai police

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Uorfi Javed was recently arrested by the Dubai Police for wearing revealing clothes while shooting a video. However, while talking to a national daily, the actress rubbished these reports, claiming that the police contacted her as there were some issues at her shooting location. He maintains that he was not detained by the police. In her statement, the actress said they were not allowed to shoot because we exceeded the deadline as it was a public place,” she said while adding that it had nothing to do with her outfit. The actress shared a funny post on Instagram about how…

22 Dec

Manipur ‘strengthening police force’ to curb smuggling along Indo-Myanmar border

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Of the thirty four police outposts to be originated on the Manipur-Myanmar border additionally to the prevailing police stations and camps of the safety forces, foundation stones for four police outposts were arranged at the Haolenphai village playground in Tengnoupal district of Manipur bordering Union of Burma on Wed.Letpao Haokip, Manipur minister of social group affairs and hills, gardening, and conservation was the chief guest of the perform. The four police outposts ar to be created at Haolenphai Village, Sunrise ground, Muslim Basti, and Kwatha Khunou.Speaking on the occasion, the Manipur minister aforementioned, “Opening of the police outposts at the…

22 Dec

Third border dispute meeting between Arunachal and Assam

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A regional committee-level border meeting was held for the third time between Assam and Arunachal to resolve the ongoing border issue. According to sources, the committee members visited the disputed areas of Namsai and Lohit districts in Arunachal Pradesh and Tinsukia in Assam and interacted with various stakeholders before attending the meeting. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah also want to resolve the problems as they want the people of the Northeast to live in harmony. “People of both the states want to live in peace. It is usually some miscreants on either side of the…

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.