Guwahati: Union tribal affairs minister Arjun Munda met Assam Governor professor Jagdish Mukhi at Raj Bhavan on Monday and discussed steps for bringing about more developments for the tribal people, where the Governor assured matching steps from the State government in Dispur for taking all schemes and programmes of the Centre to empower people socially,…
Guwahati: Union tribal affairs minister Arjun Munda, while on a two-day visit to Assam with an aim to review implementation of tribal development programs in the State commented that Van Dhan can be a game changer for promoting tribal livelihoods and enterprises in Assam as Eklavya Vidyalayas will impart uniform and high-quality education to the…
Guwahati: Expressing profound grief over the demise of at least two passengers (Parimita Das and Indreswar Bora), who drowned following the boat accident on mighty river Brahmaputra near Nimatighat in Jorhat last week, All Assam Engineer’s Association (AAEA) bats for a complete revamping of the State’s water transport services. Assam government has already suspended three…
Guwahati: The BJP led Union government in New Delhi has expressed its willingness to open more Ayush colleges in the north-eastern region (NE) so that the traditional medicine systems of Bharat can only be popularised by making more and more qualified practitioners, said Union Ayush minister Sarbananda Sonowal. Presently the entire region has only one…
Guwahati: Union ports, shipping and waterways minister Sarbananda Sonowal visited the Nimatighat boat capsizing site on mighty river Brahmaputra near Jorhat on Friday and assured that the authority would work together to build necessary infrastructure to prevent such accidents in the future. The immediate past Assam chief minister and the BJP legislator from Majuli assembly…
Guwahati: Assam government has suspended three officials of inland water transport (IWT) department following the incident of boat capsizing on mighty river Brahmaputra near Nimatighat in Jorhat locality on Wednesday and instituted a high level inquiry into the accident that snatched away the life of at least one passenger. The mishap occurred following a head-on…
Guwahati: Assam government plans to implement Mission Basundhara from 2 October under which many public services including the updating of land records online, land mutation, conversion etc are ensured. A preliminary meeting was organised in the city to discuss bottlenecks and infrastructural problems, manpower, internet services in fringe areas etc. Attending the State level conference…
Guwahati: Assam government flagged off 15 mobile vaccination vans on Wednesday to be pressed into service for the districts of Kokrajhar, Baksa and Bajali to target the residents who are yet to be vaccinated against the Covid-19. These vaccination vans are expected to provide vaccination services at the door step of targeted population in various…
Guwahati: On the occasion of Assam’s first Arjun awardee athlete Bhogeswar Baruah’s 85th birth anniversary on 3 September 2021, the BJP led State government in Dispur observed Sports Pension Day where sports pension and financial awards to sports personalities were presented at Shrimanta Shankardev Kalakshetra in the city. Governor professor Jagdish Mukhi in presence of…
Guwahati: Assam Governor professor Jagdish Mukhi, while visiting Kalyani Niwas at Rupnagar locality in the city on Tuesday, emphasized on educating the girls so that they can contribute to the growth of the nation. Spending time with the girls taking shelter there, Governor Mukhi opined that a girl-child should be given utmost priority to provide…
