Category: GUWAHATI

World's longest river cruise MV Ganga Vilas, after traversing through Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal as well as Bangladesh, arrived Dhubri in Assam on its 39 day of the voyage.

According to official data, the quake, which occurred at 9.26 a.m, with an epicentre in the East Khasi Hills in Meghalaya, was 46 km deep. The tremors were felt in Meghalaya and in some parts of Assam, including Guwahati.

The Assam government has got the National Medical Commission's (NMC) permission to start MBBS course in the newly-built Kokrajhar Medical College in Kokrajhar district.

A few hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi' visit to Rajasthan, the BJP in Rajasthan had a surprise after the leader of opposition Gulab Chand Kataria (LoP) was named as Assam Governor.

Taking to Twitter on Friday in response, the Chief Minister said: "Preserving wildlife is integral to our cultural identity. We are dedicated to persevering and safeguarding our rich cultural heritage.

Oscar winning Hollywood actor and environment activist Leonardo DiCaprio has lauded the Assam government for its efforts that has resulted in no poaching of the endangered one-horned rhinoceros in the Indian state in 2022.

A cadre of the banned outfit United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) was killed during a gunfight with Assam Police personnel in Tinsukia district on Thursday, sources said.

Ashraful Hussain, an All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA in Assam, has been booked on charges of kidnapping and physically abusing a girl at his house. A case has been lodged against him by the victim at the Dispur police station in Guwahati.

A man was lynched to death in Assam's Sivasagar district on suspicion of cow theft, officials said on Tuesday, adding that 14 people have been arrested so far.

According to data from the RCH portal, the district of undivided Dhubri, which includes South Salmara, had the largest number of teenage pregnancies (14,438), followed by Nagaon (12,188) and Barpeta (11,658).

Many then believed that political strategist Prashant Kishore played a role in the induction of Sangma and his followers into Trinamool. Whatever be the fact, this change made Banerjee's party the main opponent in Meghalaya.

Rajib Saikia, PRO of Assam Police, has said that the highest numbers of arrests were reported from Biswanath district where 139 people were held and 97 cases were registered against child marriage.

Assam fast bowler Abu Nechim, who also played for India U19 men's team and had appearances in the Indian Premier League (IPL), has announced retirement from all forms of the game.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday interacted with the NCC cadets and members of the National Service Scheme (NSS) belonging to Assam who had taken part in this year's Republic Day parade in the national capital.

The Gross Budget Allocation for N.F. Railway for the financial year 2023-24 is Rs 10,988.80 crore. It is 13.75 per cent more than the previous year's allotment. The allocation for the northeastern states is Rs 10,269 crore, which is about Rs 300 crore higher than last year.

The police have registered 4,004 incidents of child marriage in the last 10 days since the state Cabinet resolved on January 23 to take action. Many offenders have been arrested in this connection.

A senior police officer of the district informed that they received specific inputs and conducted the operations on Wednesday. A total of three persons were held on the charges of drug peddling.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that a total of 4,004 child marriage cases have been registered across the state, adding that "more police action is likely in days ahead"

"The Union budget has some good provisions to deal with the environment issue by aiming to achieve zero carbon emission. That is why I called this budget futuristic. This is a good initiative which may benefit not only India but also the whole world," he said.

He said: "The Amrit Dharohar scheme will ensure optimal use of wetlands in our region. Glad that the budget focused on tribal & indigenous communities with schemes like PM-PVTG for last mile development."

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Wednesday said that the northeastern region is set to gain substantially from the Budget 2023-24 presented in the Parliament by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

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Lt Gen R.P. Kalita, the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command, recalled the great sacrifice made by Assamese peasants during the Patharughat revolt of 1894 against the unfair taxes levied by the British.

Talking to reporters in Dibrugarh, he said: "We want to take our Bihu to be recognised globally. It has been planned to arrange a grand Bihu show in the Sarusajai stadium in Guwahati coming April where around 10,000 to 15,000 artistes will take part."

Protests broke out in Gohpur in Assam's Sonitpur district on Monday over the state government's decision to include 60 villages in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR).