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Assembly resolves to support Lovlina’s quest for Olympic glory
GUWAHATI, July 20: The Assam Assembly on Tuesday unanimously resolved to support and motivate state boxer Lovlina Borgohain in her quest for glory at the Tokyo Olympics, which gets under way on Friday.
A ‘congratulatory’ proposal was…
Assam better fiscally managed than any Cong-ruled state: Himanta
GUWAHATI, July 20: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that “Assam is a better fiscally-managed state than any other Congress-ruled state in the country.
Addressing the Assam Assembly during a discussion on the state…
Assam police officer suspended for ‘unauthorised’ foreign trips
GUWAHATI, July 20: A senior police officer in Assam has been suspended for undertaking “numerous” foreign trips since joining service without prior official approval.
A notification issued by the home and political affairs department…
Assam-Meghalaya border talks might make some headway: Himanta
GUWAHATI, July 20: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said he expected “some headway” in the Assam-Meghalaya border talks in Shillong on July 23 with Meghalaya Chief Miniser Conrad Sangma, ahead of the two-day North Eastern…
WCCB-Aaranyak sensitises SSB officers on alarming trend of wildlife crimes
GUWAHATI, July 20: With an objective to raise the awareness level among its officials posted on various frontiers of the country including Northeast on gravity of wildlife crime and its impact on biodiversity and human health, a workshop…
Cash for marks scam: Assam CM orders action against guilty
GUWAHATI, July 20: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has asked the Education Department to take stern action against the offenders after the Assam police arrested two people and detained seven others in Kamrup district for alleged…
Opp leader urges Assam CM for relook into exam valuation criteria
GUWAHATI, July 19: Leader of Opposition in the Assam Assembly, Debabrata Saikia has demanded re-examination of the valuation criteria of the state board exams, while also requesting the chief minister to take corrective action in the wake…
Manipuri activist, held for FB post, freed after SC order
IMPHAL/NEW DELI, July 19: Authorities in Manipur on Monday released activist Erendro Leichombam on the Supreme Court's orders, two months after he was detained under the National Security Act (NSA) for his Facebook post…
Gauhati University cancels 3rd semester UG exam
GUWAHATI, July 19: Gauhati University (GU) has decided to cancel the third semester examinations for undergraduate courses in colleges affiliated to the university, an official notification issued here on Monday stated.
The decision by…
Poverty, encroachment linked to population growth: Himanta
GUWAHATI, July 19: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said the growth of Muslim population in the state has led to paucity of living space in the minority-dominated constituencies, prompting people to “occupy” or “encroach…