North East

14 Feb

Ahead of Lok Sabha, Congress leader announces resignation, Assam

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Ahead of the upcoming Lok sabha elections, many Congress leaders have resigned from the party in earlier days. Now, the working president and three-time MLA, Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha, has announced his resignation from the party. About Purkayastha, he started his political career with the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) and eventually becoming an MLA from Karimganj district in 2011. According to the sources, the former leader of Congress party, will soon be joining Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

13 Feb

Assam budget 2024, Rs. 200 crore installed to reduce flood issues

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One of the major issues of the state which Assam people mostly face during the monsoon seasons is artificial flood in both rural and urban areas. To mitigate the problem, the Assam government has tabled Rs. 200 crore in the 2024-25 budget planning in the wetlands and the flood waters of the Brahmaputra River, Assam. Assam Finance Minister Ajanta Neog said, "In the initial phase, a few large wetlands are identified for rejuvenation and restoration creating additional storage capacity of 220 lakh cubic meter for water storage. NESAC has further carried out a hydrological analysis of the flood-causing rivers and…

13 Feb

Assam budget tabled with new majors, no additional tax

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Assam Finance Minister Ajanta Neog presented Assam's 2024-25 financial year budget of 2.9 crore with a deficit of Rs 774.47 crore, on Monday. According to the reports, no additional tax will be imposed on the people of Assam and also Neog said, GSDP is estimated to touch Rs 6.43 lakh crore during the next financial year as against Rs 5.7 lakh crore in 2023-24. Neog said, "The Budget Estimates of 2024-25 show a receipt of Rs 1,43,605.56 crore under the Consolidated Fund of the state. After adding the receipt of Rs 1,44,550.08 crore under Public Account and Rs 2,000 crore…

12 Feb

Protest erupts over Rahul Gandhi’s remark on Modi in Assam

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi commented some offensive statement against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's caste. According to the sources, the Congress leader stated that Modi donot belong to OBC by birth, it's his fake certificate of being OBC caste. Following the incident, Cachar district BJP OBC Morcha, President Bimalendu Roy, Assam BJP in-charge Biswarup Bhattacharjee of Cachar district and other leaders of the party have staged protest against the allegation and demanded an apology from the Congress leader.

12 Feb

Assam first state to deliver over one crore ‘Ayushman cards’

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has officially updated about 'Ayushman Cards' in the state, Assam. Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) scheme which provides assistance of 5 lakhs to families for health services. Sarma wrote on 'X', "Assam achieves a new milestone. Assam has taken sustained efforts to realise Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji's goal of Universal Health Coverage. We have become the 1st State to deliver more than one crore Ayushman cards to our people through efforts such as 'Viksit Bharat Yatra' and 'Ayushman Apke Dwar Abhiyan."

10 Feb

4.58 crore revenue from tourists visited Assam

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Assam's Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve both national parks of Assam has witnessed highest number of tourist for 2023-24 seasons. According to the reports, during the month of October 2023, 17,662 people visited the park, November 2023, 40,242 tourists, December 2023, 65,000 people and January 2024, 52,000 tourists visited the national park. However, the parks collected Rs. 4.58 crore revenue due to the tourists visit.

10 Feb

Musk plans to discontinue his phone number

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Tech billionaire, Elon Musk has recently announced about his plans to discontinue his phone number and instead use social media for communications. However, Elon Musk earlier promoted 'X' new feature availability, its capabilities of making video calls and audio. "In a few months, I will discontinue my phone number and only use X for texts and audio/video calls," Musk wrote on X.

09 Feb

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader shot dead on Facebook live

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Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Abhishek Ghosalkar was shot during a Facebook live session by Mauris Noronha, a business man on Thursday. As per the live video, after opening fire on Ghosalkar, Mauris shoot himself to death. Later, Ghosalkar was taken to nearby hospital. Following the incident, it is assumed that this comes after the Thane shooting incident, where BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad opened fire at Shiv Sena Eknath Shinde group functionary Mahesh Gaikwad inside a police station in Ulhasnagar.

08 Feb

Assam man sentenced for 30 year jail term in Jorhat

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Assam man in Jorhat was sentenced to imprisonment for 30 years under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. According to the reports, the man is identified as Biki Gupta, the accused man sexually assaulted a minor girl in 2019. Earlier, the parents of the accused tired to offer 20,000 to settle down the case. However, the parents of the victim lodged an FIR on April 4, 2019 at the Jorhat Police Station against Gupta.

08 Feb

Youth from Assam unfurls Gamosa underwater

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A youth named Debojit Bhowmik, an aerospace engineer from Gauripur in Dhubri district, unfurls Assam's pride Gamosa under water in Karnataka. According to the sources, Bhowmik's aim to unfurl Gamosa under water was to promote snorkeling among the youths of Assam. Basically, snorkeling is a form of swimming that is performed under water like sea to experience under water environment. Bhowmik stated that he wanted to showcase the beauty and diversity of marine life to the people of his state, Assam and encourage them to try snorkelling.