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14 Dec

DBT scheme launched for Assam women by Himanta Biswa Sarma

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On Wednesday, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated Orunodoi 2.0 scheme for Assam women. Under this scheme women in the state can get around Rs 1000 per month. With this, the Assam chief minister hopes to make Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) a reality; making it one of the largest projects in the country As per the report, 10.54 lakh new beneficiaries were newly added. And, with the new inclusion, there will be around 27 lakh of beneficiaries in the state. The total financial outlay for Orunodoi is Rs 4,142 crore per year. Also under…

14 Dec

14 crore drugs seized from Guwahati ambulance

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On Tuesday, an ambulance was caught transporting drugs worth Rs 14 crore in Guwahati. One person has been arrested after this incident. According to the report, the seized package contains 200 grams of heroin and 50,000 Yaba tablets. Also known as madness drug or nazi speed, a yaba tablet is a crystal meth combination drug that is taken orally or crushed and ingested through the nose. Also said, Joint Commissioner of Police Partha Sarthi Mahant said that the arrested businessman's name is Mirazul Islam, a resident of Meghalaya. He was transporting banned drugs from Manipur when police stopped him. The…

14 Dec

Assam: Gamosa gets Geographical Indication tag

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The ‘gamosa’ from province got its Geographical Indication (GI) hang on Tues. The historically woven loom product is known with its distinctive red border and floral motifs. Gamosa– the image of Assamese pride was approved for the geographical indication (GI) tag, that has been publicized within the twenty fourth Geographical Indications Journal.GI tag is employed to spot agricultural, natural, or factory-made merchandise originating in a very aforesaid space and it ought to have a special quality or characteristics distinctive to the actual geographical indication. “The gamosa could be a ancient textile and a logo of Assamese culture,” the GI journal…

14 Dec

NGT fines Nagaland govt for sewage and solid management failure

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The National inexperienced judicature (NGT) has obligatory a fine of Rs two hundred large integer on the Nagaland government for its failure to manage waste material and solid waste within the state.This was declared by Hukato Chishi, member secretary, of Nagaland Pollution control panel, whereas addressing a workshop on plastic waste management and segregation of waste at the supply on the theme “Freedom from Garbage” at Niuland deputy commissioner’s conference hall on Mon, per a political candidate report on Tues. “If we have a tendency to don’t begin managing solid, waste material and plastic wastes these days, our land and…

13 Dec

Mustard oil will be provisioned, pact signed by Assam Rifles and KVIC

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The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Assam Rifles to supply about 458 quintals of mustard oil. 2.71 crore during 2022-23. According to sources, there was also a directive from Amit Shah to support the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan' launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to encourage local products. KVIC Chairman Manoj Kumar thanked the Home Minister for his initiative and said that this is the second time that KVIC has signed an agreement with the paramilitary forces for supply of any material. The Home Minister also added that there is a need…

13 Dec

Two outfits of Assam surrender, Hailakandi

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1,179 Bru militants of two outfits surrendered in Assam's Hailakandi district. Director General of Police (Special Branch) Hiren Chandra Nath said the surrendered rebels belonged to United Democratic Liberation Front of Barak Valley (UDLF-BV) and Bru Revolutionary Army of Union (BRAU). Two gangs active in the area near the Assam-Mizoram border kept AK series rifles, M16 rifles and other firearms besides more than 400 cartridges. A total of 634 members of BRAU led by Rajesh Charki and 545 UDLF-BV militants led by Dhanyaram Rayang surrendered during the day, Nath said. “The peace process with these two groups had been underway…

13 Dec

CM Mamata Banerjee starts two-day visit to poll-bound Meghalaya

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee began her two-day visit to Meghalaya on Monday to rejuvenate the party within the Northeastern State. Mamata Banerjee, in the midst of her kins man and party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and different leaders, arrived in Shillong to a rousing welcome by the Trinamool Congress leaders and employees.TMC's Meghalaya unit president Charles Pyngrope, Opposition Leader and former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, party leaders George Lyngdoh and celestial point Sangma received Mamata Banerjee at the field. A TMC leader same that on Tuesday Mamata Banerjee would hold a celebration workers' convention at the U…

13 Dec

“Indian soldiers’ timely intervention compelled PLA to go back”: Rajnath Singh

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday same that no Indian soldier was killed or seriously livid within the clash with the Chinese PLA at Tawang Sector in Arunachal Pradesh.Addressing the Parliament over the face-off between Indian and Chinese troopers in Arunachal Pradesh, Singh said, “on 9 December 2022, PLA troops tried to transgress the animal product within the Yangtse space of Tawang Sector and unilaterally amendment the establishment. The Chinese try was contested by our troops in an exceedingly firm and resolute manner.” The defence minister same the following face-off diode to a physical scuffle during which the Indian Army…

12 Dec

Assam CM to start new project in Majuli

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The world's largest river island project worth Rs 894 crore will begin in Assam, CM Himanta Biswa Sharma said in a release on Sunday. “The project is being implemented under Government of Assam’s flagship programme ‘Asom Mala’ at a cost of Rs 694 crore. The chief minister also handed over cheques to families affected by land acquisition for construction of the road to connect Balichapari to the bridge,” the release said. Sarma said that Majuli, which is known as the land of spirituality, tradition and culture, is experiencing rapid progress and this also brings serious challenges for the people to…

12 Dec

Lakhimpur in higher state incorporates an outsized potential for development of palm tree Cultivation

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After earning a “dubious distinction” inside the state of Chhattisgarh for its poor record inside the year 2011, a Hyderabad based palm tree manufacturing firm, 3F palm tree Pvt Ltd has enigmatically created its manner into state, with the company being granted empanelment for palm tree cultivation, inside the state’s Lakhimpur and Chirang districts, aforementioned a offer.As per sources, the ‘tainted’ firm getting empanelment for palm tree cultivation in Assam’s Chirang district came to light-weight once a notification was issued recently by the Department of Agriculture & farming, Government of state, in its official computing device https://diragri.assam.gov.in/.Lakhimpur in higher state…