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Assam Cong demands CBI probe into PM-Kisan anomalies
GUWAHATI, July 22: The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has asked the Centre to institute a CBI inquiry into the alleged anomalies in distribution of financial aid under the PM-Kisan scheme to farmers in the state.
Addressing…
Farmers with land patta, small tea growers eligible for PM-Kisan Scheme: Cabinet
GUWAHATI, July 22: The Assam Cabinet on Thursday took a number of key decisions, including making genuine farmers with land patta and small tea growers eligible for benefits under the PM-Kisan scheme.
Assam, it may be noted, has secured…
NLFB chief M Batha, 22 other militants lay down arms in Assam
GUWAHATI, July 22: National Liberation Front of Bodoland (NLFB) chief M Batha, along with two other leaders and 20 cadres of the militant outfit, laid down their arms at a surrender ceremony at Lalpani police station in Udalguri district in…
Assam Cong slams govt for PM-Kisan scheme anomalies
GUWAHATI, July 21: The Opposition Congress has lashed out at the ruling BJP government for Assam securing the “dubious” top spot in regard to irregularities in the PM Kisan scheme, with over eight lakh ineligible farmers taking funds…
Probe ordered into avian deaths in Assam village
GUWAHATI, July 21 : A high-level inquiry has been ordered to examine the death of scores of birds in a paddy field at Bohori Silagaon in lower Assam’s Barpeta district on Monday.
It is suspected that the birds might have consumed crops…
Ahead of Olympics, Assam MLAs join cycle rally to root for Lovlina
GUWAHATI ,July 21 : Ruling and Opposition legislators shrugged off political differences to unite as “Team Assam” and ride through a 6-km stretch on cycles to root for boxer Lovlina Borgohain, the state’s lone representative in the Tokyo…
CAA, NRC will not harm Muslims: RSS Chief
GUWAHATI, July 21: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat, who is on a three-day visit to Assam, on Wednesday said the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) would not harm the Muslims in…
Nagaland heading for Oppn less all-party govt
KOHIMA, July 21: In a significant political development, Nagaland is heading for an all-party government, as the opposition Naga People's Front (NPF) is most likely to join the People's Democratic Alliance (PDA) government headed by Chief…
Assam CM reviews proposed elevated corridor project at KNP
GUWAHATI, July 20: Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma today reviewed the proposed elevated corridor along the stretch of NH-37 through Kaziranga National Park (KNP) from Jakhalabandha to Bokakhat in a meeting with officials of…
Gauhati HC seeks views of 3 NE states on ‘alarming rise’ in Covid cases
GUWAHATI/ITNAGAR, July 20 : The Gauhati High Court has taken suo-motu cognizance of the "alarming rise" in the number of Covid-19 cases in Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh and sought views from the three northeastern states on the…