Assam To Have 5 More Universities, Announces CM Five autonomous colleges of Assam – two located in Lakhimpur, Nagaon along with JB Law College, Jorhat; Sibsagar College, Sibsagar; and Handique College, Guwahati – will be given the status of university in the next two years, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. He … Read more
Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said that there are plans to make the state of Assam a “laboratory” for a unique “caste, tribe, and language-based education system”. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the North-East Education Conclave 2021 in Guwahati, the Union minister said that all the northeastern states together inculcate as many … Read more
As many as 14 babies had a narrow escape on Friday when a massive fire broke out in a child care unit of a government-run hospital in the Goalpara district of Assam. The fire incident took place at Goalpara civil hospital on Friday morning. Hospital authorities said that 14 babies, many staff members and attendants … Read more
Assam CM Announces Merger Of SEBA & AHSEC From 2022 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday during a review meeting announced that Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) & Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) will be merged from next year i.e., 2022. The announcement has been made while reviewing the functioning of … Read more
Suman Swargiary Martyred in Ambush on Nov 13 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday handed over Rs 50 lakh to the family of Assam Rifles jawan Suman Swargiary killed on November 13 in Manipur ambush, and announced that a road will be constructed in his village and named after him. After meeting Swargiary’s … Read more
In another major drug haul, Karbi Anglong Police on Tuesday night detained two drug smugglers and recovered large quantities of heroin from them in Bokajan in Assam. Approximately 1.777 kg of heroin was seized from their possession in a stop and search operation by Bokajan police. The two smugglers were identified as Bimal Tassa and … Read more
In what could prove to be an engineering marvel, the Narendra Modi government has proposed a 15.6-km twin-tunnel under the mighty Brahmaputra river, which will not only protect the Kaziranga National Park by bypassing it but also benefit India strategically by cutting travel time between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Each of the two tunnels will … Read more
The UNICEF has been putting all efforts to get back to pre-COVID enrolment rates before the end of 2021, said Dr Madhulika Jonathan, Chief of Field Office, UNICEF Assam. “One of our priorities is to get all children back in school for complete or partial in-person instruction before the end of 2021 – that is, … Read more
In a major development to the Paltan Bazar murder case, the Guwahati police on Monday arrested Mousumi Chakrabarty, wife of deceased Narayan Chakrabarty. As per sources, the elder daughter of the Kali temple priest was also summoned by the Latasil Police for questioning. The daughter during the interrogation has reportedly revealed that her deceased father … Read more
Acting on a tip off, an operation was conducted on Sunday at 5 pm at Lahorijan Dudu Colony under Khakhati police station of Bokajan subdivision in Karbi Anglong. In this connection three persons were nabbed by Khatkhati police. One 0.22mm pistol along with one magazine and two rounds of live ammunition were recovered from their … Read more