Новости за 31.03.2022

Four river channels in the city, which act as drains for excess water during floods and water-logging, have narrowed and the measurement of their width do not match the government records in many places, said city-based conservationist Hemen Lahkar.

CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday told the House that the government is still working on writing the definition of “Assamese” in the context of Clause 6 of Assam Accord of 1985 which provides for protection, preservation and promotion of the “cultural, social, linguistic identity and

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said Assam’s border dispute with Arunachal Pradesh is resolvable like that of with Meghalaya. The dispute with Nagaland is, however, pending in the Supreme Court but the one with Mizoram is at a “conflict status”, he added.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the state government advocates defining a religious minority community district-wise and to push for this the state will try to be party to an ongoing Supreme Court case based on a PIL by Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ashwini

Petrol price crossed Rs 100-mark in Guwahati on Wednesday after continuous hike since March 21, impacting the people’s monthly budget. The price was increased by 89 paise each litre on Wednesday, which was the eighth hike in the last 10 days.

Escorted by supporters who danced and sang on the streets, a large number of candidates for the Guwahati Municipal Corporation elections made a beeline for the deputy commissioner’s office here on the last date of filing nominations on Wednesday.

Of the three lakh households residing in the city, nearly one lakh residents living on the 16 hills here, complained that the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) does not fog their areas in the pre-rainy season from March to May when vector-borne diseases are on the rise.

Assam Public Works (APW), the NGO on whose PIL the Supreme Court had ordered updating of NRC in Assam in 2013, has filed an affidavit seeking the apex court’s directive to unlock the biometric data of 27 lakh people of the state so that they can get their Aadhaar cards.

Elaborate arrangements have been made by schools in Guwahati for a live viewing of ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ (PPC) with PM Modi, scheduled on April 1. The programme will be telecast live across Doordarshan, radio channels and various other streams of digital media.

Closure of schools, which are being used as centres for the ongoing board examinations, has hit hard the Covid-19 vaccination for children aged between 12 and 14 years in the state.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the northeastern states would have devised a common taxation policy, become a united tourism hub and most importantly would have been working under one separate time zone different from rest of the country had it not been for the dogging

Barely three months after launching hi1 colege in Maharashtra for a two-year International Baccalaureate diploma program.

The prolonged closure of schools in view of the Covid-19 pandemic has caused a huge learning loss among students, revealed the results of a baseline assessment, conducted in government schools across the state.

BJD MP Prasanna Acharya on Wednesday demanded a law to censor contents on OTT platforms and web channels.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued a yellow warning of heatwaves in many interior districts of the state for the next two to three days.

With industry poised to grow at 14.5% in 2021-22 despite the impact of the second and third waves of Covid-19, the Economy Survey report said the growth projection shows the resilience of the industrial sector of the state.

Thousands of people took dip in the Rushikulya river near Aska, Surada and Purushottampur in Ganjam district on Wednesday on the occasion of Baruni Snan amid tight security. The event could not be held for the last two years due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana, Kalia, rural housing and priority projects like ABADHA, redevelopment of Lingaraj temple, sports infrastructure development and tourism promotion are some of the key areas to have received sizeable allocation in the annual budget for 2022-23 financial

Apart from the sand, sea and gentle breeze, visitors to Gopalpur-on-Sea will soon be able to enjoy some adventure activities in the resort town. The Ganjam district administration has set up Biju Adventure Park, which is expected to open to the public in a fortnight.

Amit Rohidas was retained as captain, while defender Neelam Sanjeep Xess made a comeback in India's 22-member squad for the upcoming FIH Pro League double-header against England here this weekend.

The Special Task Force (STF) of the Crime Branch has seized assets worth Rs 2 crore from a drug smuggler in Ganjam district.

A day after opposition BJP and Congress leaders expressed concern in the assembly over safety of Jagannath Temple in Puri due to construction works for the heritage corridor project, Bhubaneswar BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi met the director general of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to

The assembly on Wednesday witnessed pandemonium as BJP and Congress MLAs opposed minister of state for home Dibya Shankar Mishra’s reply to an adjournment motion on the law-and-order situation especially political violence during the local body polls.

A batch of 10 students from different colleges of Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) here left for University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the US on Wednesday for a training-cum-exposure visit.

University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman Mamidala Jagdesh Kumar has said state universities can reserve seats for local students with CUET score.