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  • Nagaon-Cachar Paper Mills To Get Rs 1,900-Cr Revival Package

    By Bhupen Goswami   Guwahati : Nagaon-Cachar Paper Mills To Get Rs 1,900-Cr Revival Package.The BJP-led central government has allotted Rs 1,900 crore revival package for the Nagaon Paper Mill and the Cachar Paper Mill. On Thursday, during the session of the Assam Legislative Assembly, Minister for Commerce and Industry Chandra Mohan Patowary said that […]

    Union Government To Make Brahmaputra Board Pro-Active

    By Bhupen Goswami   Guwahati : The Union Government has intended to make the Brahmaputra Board more effective. Upendra Prasad Singh, Secretary Ministry of Water Resources stated that the Union government is serious in matters of management of water resources of the Northeast. But it is high time to go for out of the box […]

    Indefinite strike at Bodoland University enters 9th day

    By Preetam BC   Kokrajhar: Functioning of the  Bodoland University  both academically and non-academically have been severely affected for the 9th consecutive day due to the ongoing indefinite strike by the Bodoland Students Union (BSU) demanding resignation of present acting vice chancellor and appointment of a permanent Vice Chancellor in the university which enters 9 […]

    Punjab, Himachal sign MoU to set up Anandpur Sahib-Naina Devi ropeway

    Punjab and Himachal Pradesh governments today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to set up a ropeway in Public Private Partnership mode between Anandpur Sahib and Naina Devi. The MoU was signed by Secretary, Punjab Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Vikas Pratap, and Additional Chief Secretary, Himachal Tourism,  Ram Subhag Singh,  in the presence of Punjab Chief […]

    DCW chief Swati Maliwal hails SC judgement on Sabarimala

    Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal today welcomed the Supreme Court judgement on Sabarimala temple. Taking to the micro-blogging site, Twitter, Ms Maliwal said that women are equal to men in all respects and should be allowed to enter all religious places be it Temple, Mosque, Gurudwara or Church. The DCW chief thanked […]

    Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurates International conference on plastics recycling and waste management

    Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has asked industry to adopt recycling of plastic waste.  He said the Marvel material of one-time plastic is now choking the ecosystem and societies must self-regulate before it becomes a menace which could further bring into a mass movement against it. Inaugurating an International conference on plastics […]

    First consignment of non-basmati rice of 100 tonnes to be shipped to China from Nagpur today

    The first consignment of non-basmati rice of 100 tonnes is to be shipped to China from Nagpur today. The consignment will be received by China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation which is one of China’s state-owned food processing holding companies. Commerce and Industries Ministry said in a release that after concerted efforts of the […]

    4 convicted in Bengal hooch tragedy that left 170 dead

    A court in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district has convicted four people in connection with a hooch tragedy that left around 170 people dead in 2011. Additional district and sessions judge PS Chakraborty found Noor Islam Fakir alias Khora Badshah, the prime accused, and three others — Dukhi Laskar, Khairul Laskar and Nazmul alias […]

    Tough stand of Excise department on illicit country liquor in Darrang

    By  Mayukh Goswami Mangaldai : Keeping in mind the forthcoming festive period and the evil effect of illegal practice of liquor  the Excise branch under the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Darrang has stepped up operations against the gangs of spurious  country liquor in various places of the district. In a joint excise raid […]

    New Co-orporate Retail Outlet under scanner of Municipal authority

    By  Mayukh Goswami Mangaldai   : Just at a time when raising of  unplanned commercial structures  in Mangaldai town  have been a matter of concern for the conscious circle of the township , violation of section 223/68 of the Municipal Act1956 by a section of big commercial establishments have been reported . Taking a serious note […]