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Nagaland DGP and Assam ADG among Prez medal winners
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‘AGP not under BJP, alliance for overall good of Assam’
AGP president Atul Bora on Wednesday said though it is in alliance with BJP, the regional character of the party is not to be diluted and that the alliance is for the interest of Assam.from
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Offline classes to restart, CU hostels to reopen from Jan 4
Hostels in Cotton University (CU) will reopen in a phased manner and classes for third and fifth semester undergraduate, fifth semester post graduate and higher secondary second year students will resume from January 4, a notification issued by the institute on Wednesday said.from
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Assam caps RT-PCR at Rs 1,200, rapid test at Rs 500
The Assam government on Wednesday capped RT-PCR and Rapid Antigen Test rates at Rs 1200 and Rs 500 respectively in view of a sharp fall in prices of testing equipment which are readily available in the market now.from
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Assam passes bill to abolish board-controlled madrassas
The Assam assembly on Wednesday passed a repeal bill, bringing an end to madrassas under the now-dissolved madrassa education board which were being funded by the state. All these provincialised and non-provincialised madarasas will now be converted into general upper primary, high and higher secondary schools.from
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Assam: Amazon to promote state’s artisans
The Assam industries and commerce department has chalked out plans to implement the “Karigar” programme, an initiative by Amazon, to promote the country’s rich handicraft heritage sourced locally across the state.
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Assam: Rape victim’s kin seek special public prosecutor to fight court case
The family of a minor, who was brutally gang-raped and murdered in Assam’s Biswanath district in February this year, has urged the state government to appoint a special public prosecutor to fight the case.from
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Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Former Congress leaders Ajanta Neog & Rajdeep Gowala join BJP
Ajanta Neog and Rajdeep Gowala, who were recently expelled from Congress for “anti-party activities”, joined BJP on Tuesday in presence of state president Ranjeet Kumar Dass and North East Democratic Alliance (Neda) convener and cabinet minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati.from
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Assam zoo to reopen from January 2, cap of 1,000 visitors/day
The Assam State Zoo-cum-Botanical Garden here, which remained closed for almost 10 months due to the Covid-19 outbreak, is set to reopen from January 2 next year.from
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Gauhati University eyes January date to open hostels
Even as the state education department continues to restrict reopening of the residential hostels amid the persisting Covid threat, Gauhati University (GU) has taken its own decision to open their hostels for newly enrolled students. Sources said it was considering January for the reopening.from
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Lower primary classes to go offline in Assam from January 1
For the first time since the lockdown was eased, the Assam government has allowed in-campus offline classes for lower primary standards (classes 1-5) from January 1.from
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Assam Covid test positivity rate dips to new low of 0.23%
Assam’s Covid-19 test positivity rate (TPR) plummeted to a new low of 0.23% on Monday as the last 30 days showed a fast decline in the TPR which was 1.16% on November 29. On Monday, 24,780 tests were conducted across the state.from
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Offline lower primary classes in Assam from January 1
For the first time since the lockdown was eased, the Assam government has allowed in-campus offline classes for lower primary standards (classes 1-5) from January 1.from
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Over Rs 1,032 crore released so far for Covid-19 mgmt in Assam
Assam government and NHM Assam have so far released over Rs 1,032 crore for various expenses related to management of Covid-19 pandemic in the state.from
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Guwahati based start-up gives free platform for online tutors
A group of ex-IITians, with the support of IIM Udaipur Incubation Centre, has launched a platform called 'TuitionBud' that allows tutors to set up virtual classrooms without any technical expertise.
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Monday, December 28, 2020
JEE (Main) scam: Police to file chargesheet against 7 in January
The city police have prepared a chargesheet against the seven accused, including the proxy candidate Pradeep Kumar, in the JEE (Main) paper leak scam. Cops said the chargesheet would be filed in January next year.from
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Will give stipends to educated jobless if we come to power: Assam Jatiya Parishad
Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), which is backed by All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu), on Monday announced that it if it comes to power in the state in 2021, it would disburse stipends of Rs 5,000 each per month to all people who have formal education but have failed to get a job. Moreover, AJP said it would also give Rs 10,000 each per month to all jobless, educated people who are skilled workers or belong to the economically backward categories or are specially abled.from
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‘Nagaland people faced abuse in other states during lockdown’
People of Nagaland were subjected to “racial discrimination” and “sexual abuse” while they were stuck in other states following nationwide lockdowns owing to the novel coronavirus, a state government report regarding alleviating issues faced by stranded persons revealed.
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Covid vaccine dry run begins in 2 Assam districts
The dry run for the Covid vaccination drive began in Nalbari and Sonitpur districts of Assam on Monday. Assam director of National Health Mission (NHM) Lakshmanan S said that the exercise to ascertain the effectiveness of Co-WIN, the electronic application which will support the vaccination drive, was conducted successfully on the first day.from
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Bill tabled in Assam assembly to shut board-controlled madrassas
The BJP-led Assam government, on the first day of winter session of the state legislative assembly on Monday, tabled a repeal bill that proposes to abolish government-funded and private madrassas regulated by the now-dissolved State Madrassa Education Board in the state and convert them into general schools of learning from the next academic session from April 1, 2021.from
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Vaccine dry run begins in 2 Assam districts
The dry run for the Covid vaccination drive began in Nalbari and Sonitpur districts of Assam on Monday. National Health Mission (NHM), Assam director Lakshmanan S said that the exercise to ascertain the effectiveness of Co-WIN, the electronic application which will support the vaccination drive, was conducted successfully on the first day.
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Will give stipends to educated jobless if came to power: Assam Jatiya Parishad
The Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), which is backed by the All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu), on Monday announced that if it comes to power in the state in 2021, it would disburse stipends of Rs 5,000 per month to all the people who have formal education but have failed to get a job.from
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Assam bill to protect vulnerable borrowers from MFIs
Assam government on Monday tabled a bill to protect economically vulnerable groups and individuals from undue hardships from usurious interest rates and coercive means of recovery by micro finance institutions and money lenders.
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Assam govt tables bill to abolish all madrassas
BJP-led Assam government on the first day of winter session of the state legislative assembly on Monday introduced a repeal bill that proposes to convert all government-funded and private madrassas, which came into being since pre-Independence period, in the state into general schools of learning.from
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Day after two jumbos died of electrocution in Sivasagar, 6 arrested
Six persons were arrested under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, on Sunday over the death of two elephants which were killed due to electrocution caused by the fences put up by villagers at Disangmukh’s Dighal Dariali area in Sivasagar district.
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Sunday, December 27, 2020
Six killed, 26 injured in accident in Kokrajhar district
At least six passengers were killed and 26 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on NH-17 at Makrijhora under Bagribari police station in Kokrajhar district.from
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Singer Alaka Pandey joins BJP, wishes to contest assembly poll from Gauripur
Popular singer Alaka Pandey — the daughter of Assamese folk singer Pratima Barua Pandey — joined BJP on Sunday.from
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Covid-19 vaccine dry run in Nalbari, Sonitpur from today
The Assam health department will roll out the dry run of Covid-19 vaccination in Sonitpur and Nalbari districts of the state on Monday and Tuesday as per the Centre’s instructions.from
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Researchers find new snakehead fish species in Meghalaya hill stream
Researchers have discovered a new species of the colourful snakehead fish — ‘Channa aristonei’ — in a small hill stream at Puriang in East Khasi hills of Meghalaya.from
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7 killed, 20 injured as bus rams into truck in Assam
Seven people were killed and 20 others injured after a passenger bus collided head-on with a truck on National Highway-17 in Assam's Kokrajhar district on Sunday, police said.from
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Saturday, December 26, 2020
Amit Shah offers prayers at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati
Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday offered prayers at famous Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati.from
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JSF NE completes three-day webinar regarding population control laws
The first three-day webinar organized by the national social media unit of the Jansankhya Samadhan Foundation- Two Child Policy Movement with the northeast states was completed with the objective of raising awareness in the country regarding population control laws.
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First-of-its-kind disability studies university to come up in Assam
The government has come up with a proposal to set up a first if its kind central university of disability studies and rehabilitation sciences in Assam.from
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Assam: Robbery bid foiled in Dhubri, 8 arrested
The Dhubri Police foiled a robbery bid at Salkocha under Chapar police station and arrested eight people.from
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Assam has managed Covid better than any other state: Amit Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday, during a government function at Amingaon near here, announced that Assam has managed Covid-19 better than any other state.from
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Infiltration, floods main issues of Assam: Amit Shah in campaign kick-off
After West Bengal, home minister Amit Shah on Saturday launched BJP’s election campaign in Assam for retaining power in 2021 underlining two issues—infiltration and floods as the two problems of the state.from
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Friday, December 25, 2020
Sonowal condoles death of jawan
Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday expressed his condolences to the family of slain CRPF jawan, Mrityunjoy Chetia, from the Dhemaji district who was killed following a grenade attack by terrorists at Ganderbal in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Amit Shah begins 3-day visit to NE
Union home minister Amit Shah, who is the chairman of North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), arrived here late on Friday night on a three-day visit during which he will launch the party’s final preparations for the 2021 assembly polls in Assam on Saturday.from
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Thursday, December 24, 2020
Covid-19: 6 cinema halls to be closed in Assam
Hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, owners of six cinema halls in Assam, including four in Guwahati, have decided to discontinue operations, saying they will have to suffer huge losses if they reopen theatres with only 50% audience as per the standard operating procedure (SOP) issued by the state government in October.from
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KMSS students’ wing forms human chain against CAA
The students’ wing of the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) on Thursday staged a protest against the “anti-indigenous” Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Guwahati, along with various other parts of the state.from
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Never had any clash regarding ticket distribution, leadership in BJP: Ranjeet Kumar Dass
Assam BJP president Ranjeet Kumar Dass on Thursday said there is no dissidence inside the party regarding tickets for the upcoming assembly polls.from
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Assam schools, colleges, universities may resume regular classes from January 1
Schools, colleges and universities in Assam may resume regular offline classes from January 1, sources in the education department told TOI on Wednesday.from
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Four northeastern states have higher Covid positivity rate than national average
Four northeastern states — Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland — have registered a higher Covid positivity rate than the national average of 6.15%.from
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Assam: Pramod Boro confident of proving majority during floor test
Bodoland Territorial Council’s (BTC) newly appointed chief executive member Pramod Boro on Wednesday said he has more than the required numbers to prove his majority in the composite floor test to be held on Thursday under orders from the Gauhati High Court.from
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