#Assam Archives - Page 4 of 8

In the JVPLC, the Assam government-owned AGCL will have 51 percent equity with OIL retaining the remaining 49 percent share

Oil India Limited inks pact with AGCL for piped gas supply...

PGurus Newsdesk - April 30, 2023 0

Oil India, Assam Gas Company form JV for piped natural gas distribution An agreement has been signed between the Assam Gas Company Limited (AGCL) and...

Centre, under PM Modi’s leadership has signed several accords including for the Reang refugee settlement in Tripura, and several to end violence in the northeast

Politics

Assam, Arunachal ink agreement to resolve decades-old border disputes

PGurus Newsdesk - April 21, 2023 0

Dispute over 800 km of Assam-Arunachal boundary resolved On Thursday, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh signed an agreement to settle the long-pending disputes along their over...

Till February this year, around 27,000 cases have been withdrawn, it is estimated that through this action around one lakh criminal cases will be disposed off

Justice System

At least 27,000 cases withdrawn in Assam to lower burden on...

PGurus Newsdesk - April 8, 2023 1

Assam withdraws 27,000 cases to lower burden on the judiciary While addressing the platinum jubilee celebrations of Gauhati High Court, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa...

After spending years in the Congress party, Azad's autobiography broadly covers every aspect of virtually everything that has gone wrong with the party

Politics

Azad’s veiled comments on Sonia Gandhi

Rajesh Singh - April 7, 2023 1

Azad’s book 'Azaad' out; Read the revelations about the grand old party Senior journalists and television anchors have commented and will continue to comment till...

Highest numbers of arrests reported from Biswanath district where 139 people were held and 97 cases were registered against child marriage

Law and Order

Assam: Massive crackdown against child marriages; over 2,000 people arrested

PGurus Newsdesk - February 5, 2023 2

Crackdown on child marriage: Assam registers over 4,000 cases and made over 2,000 arrests In a massive crackdown against child marriages, the Assam Police have...

CM announces an ambitious project for protection, conservation, maintenance, and restoration of the heritage sites of Sivasagar

Culture

Assam: Bihu festival to get international exposure, strives to enter Guinness...

PGurus Newsdesk - January 31, 2023 1

PM Modi to attend the Bihu festival; around 10,000 to 15,000 artists to take part Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma led the Assam government is...

Assam has a high rate of maternal and infant mortality, and health professionals link it with the child marriage

Justice System

Assam: Men marrying girls below 14 yrs to be booked under POCSO Act

PGurus Newsdesk - January 24, 2023 1

In Assam, men who marry girls below 14 will face child sex abuse case Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the state...

For the first time in two decades that there was no incident of rhino poaching across the Assam

Opinion

Saving one-horned rhinoceros

Nava Thakuria - January 21, 2023 0

Zero rhinoceros poaching cases in Assam in 2022 First thing first. Incidents of poaching related to rhinoceros in various forest reserves of Assam in northeast...

Speaking at the event, Sarma said that the government is preparing a 5-year roadmap for Sainik School Goalpara so that the educational institution can be transformed into one of the top 10 educational institutions in the country

Military

Assam govt to prepare 5-year roadmap for Sainik School Goalpara; aims...

PGurus Newsdesk - January 7, 2023 2

Assam govt will help in Sainik School infrastructure development: CM Himanta Biswa On Friday Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited Sainik School Goalpara, apart...

The Assam police also seized drugs worth Rs 781 crore, one of the largest haul in the country excluding by sea, as against Rs 400 crore the previous year

Law and Order

Assam: CM Sarma directs teachers coming from outside to teach in...

PGurus Newsdesk - January 2, 2023 1

Assam police working with Muslims in the state to “rationalize” Madrasa education On Sunday Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma said that all teachers...