North East

06 Jan

Army Public School, Agartala Recruitment Drive for Session 2024-25

Priyanka BhowmickNorth East

Army Public School, Agartala Tripura is inviting applications from eligible candidates for recruitment to the various teaching positions and posts of Trained Graduate Teachers (TGT) and also of Primary Teachers (PRT). Last Date for receiving applications is 21st Jan 2024 at 1200 hrs. No TA/DA will be admissible. Below 40 years for fresh candidates and below 57 years for experienced candidates in Education Science and Management with minimum 5 years of Teaching Experience in last 10 years. Experienced candidates will be given preference. Shortlisted Candidates will be called for interview by E- mail. Candidates may send their Applications on prescribed…

05 Jan

Bus association do not stands with the passed law, protest held to uphold

editorNorth East

All Assam Day-Night (P) Super Bus Driver Union to protest against the recently passed Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). As per the reports, no buses will ply within the northeast region for 48 hours from 5-6 January. The association members demand action from the government on the taken decision.

05 Jan

Picnic goers need to follow newly issued SOP, Assam

editorNorth East

The Assam Government has issued SOP for picnic goers due to the recent tragic incident which took place in Dergaon. Assam CM directs, buses carrying passengers for picnic can only operate after the fog clears in the morning and must arrive before the fog clears in the evening. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "People should not start travelling for picnic so early in the morning. Today the state police have issued an SOP which states that buses can only operate after the fog clears in the morning and must arrive before the fog clears in the evening."

05 Jan

Assam govt in a move to motivate minorities within the education sector

editorNorth East

In a move to fostering diversity within the education sector, the Assam Government has decided to reserve three percent of seats for the Tea tribe and Adivasi communities. Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu via X announced the initiative to reserve seats in the current teachers recruitment which is going to be held soon. According to the sources, there will be a three percent reservation for the communities within the existing 27 percent quote under OBC/MOBC under the Department of School Education, Assam.

04 Jan

Assam ‘Gunotsav 2024’ starts across 35 districts

editorNorth East

The state government is all set to assess students performances including school through 'Gunotsav 2024'. Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu said, the assessment is to get started by January 3 to February 8 of this year which will conduct an assessment for approximately 40 lakh students state wide. Ranoj Pegu said, "The exercise will be carried out at 43,498 government schools across 35 districts of the state, covering 39,63,542 students."

04 Jan

Assam CM gifts its people 200 EV buses with facilities

editorNorth East

With the New Year spirit, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched 200 electric buses in the city, Guwahati. According to the sources, the aim of the government is to free the state from air pollution. Also the buses comes with facilities like GPS tracking, CCTV installed inside the bus for women safety. Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "In 2023, we started the New Year by gifting 100 CNG buses. Continuing with the same tradition, this year we want to start the New Year by gifting 200 electric buses to the people of Guwahati.” Further, Sarma has…

04 Jan

Bus collides with truck in Assam’s Dergaon killing 14 passengers

editorNorth East

A bus collided with a truck in Dergaon, Assam which carried 45 passengers, the incident took place on 3 January early hours. According to sources, amongst the 45 passengers, 14 people died and 27 others were injured. The incident took place on the way when the bus was heading towards Tilinga Mandir, Tinsukia where the truck came in contact with the bus. Police reported that the bus passengers were on their way to picnic and were about to reach their destination, a coal-laden truck coming from Margherita collided with the bus.

29 Dec

Assam to sign tripartite peace accord with ULFA

editorNorth East

On Friday, Assam government has announced about signing peace accord with the United Liberation Front of Asom, ULFA in the presence of the centre. According to the sources, the government will sign tripartite peace accord with the ULFA, in the presence of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with the pro-talks of ULFA. Also to some reports it said, ULFA led by Paresh Baruah will not be part of the agreement as he has been consistently rejecting the olive branch offered by the government. However, the aim of the accord is to end insurgency in…

29 Dec

Assam farmers avails opportunity to export veg to foreign

editorNorth East

A team of 16 farmers has successfully exported 500kg of lablab or flat beans to the New Spitalfields market in London, from where farmers’ fresh products go to various European countries. To reports, along with flat beans from Sivasagar, farmers of Tinsukia District have also dispatched 5,000 lemons which are known as Kaji Nemu in Assam. Dhingporiya Mustard FED Producer Company managing director Mantosh Saikia said, “Locals don’t buy lablab beans usually. There was no market for lablab beans. But our unemployed youths, who are from farmers’ families, have got a new export option now.”

27 Dec

AFSPA removed and no lives lost in2023, Assam CM asserts peace

editorAssam, Breaking News, North East, PoliticalAssam

Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) has been removed from many districts of the state, Assam which is a major peace achievement for the leading government. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asserted that no lives were lost in the state due to extremist violence in 2023. He also claimed that there is a complete end of tribal militancy in Assam, a total of 8,756 former militants have been rehabilitated in the last two years, with over Rs 300 crore invested for the purpose. The year 2023 has been a remarkable year as Assam has been transformed into an abode…