ASSAM

Doctor wanted in cash-for-job scam surrenders in Dibrugarh

8:34 pm December 28, 2020

Dibrugarh: A doctor of Assam Medical College Hospital (AMCH), Ajanta Hazarika, wanted on the basis of a complaint accusing her of promising jobs in lieu of money surrendered before the chief judicial magistrate’s court here on Monday. She had been absconding for the last 21 days after a cash-for-jobs case was registered against her at […]

IMD warns cold wave in 9 Odisha districts, Phulbani coldest at 7.5 degree Celsius

Cold wave persists in north India

10:14 pm December 21, 2020

New Delhi: Many parts of north India was under the grip of a cold wave with minimum temperatures remaining below the 5 degrees Celsius-mark at several places, while the 40-day harshest winter period, ‘Chillai-Kalan, began in Kashmir on Monday. The 40-day period from December 21 to January 31 is considered the harshest winter period as a cold […]

IIT-Guwahati students’ start-up develops for farmers to manage crops

7:45 pm December 15, 2020

Guwahati : Students of IIT Guwahati and alumni of NIT Silchar and Dibrugarh Universities in Assam have developed a multi-lingual smartphone application, AgSpeak, for farmers to manage their crops. The agri-tech start-up which is free for small farmers has been developed with the goal of optimising in-farm productivity through Artificial Intelligence (AI), a press release issued by IIT, Guwahati said. This […]

Assam govt to bring new law to control micro finance firms

10:57 pm December 13, 2020

Guwahati: The Assam government on Sunday approved a proposal to bring in a new legislation for controlling the micro finance firms, which charge exorbitant interests from borrowers, as per the RBI guidelines. A meeting of the state cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, decided to reign in the micro finance entities, who mostly give loans […]

Modi pays tributes to martyrs of Assam movement

9:11 pm December 10, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to the people who lost their lives in the Assam movement and said their passion towards the state’s progress and its citizens’ empowerment continues to inspire everyone. As many as 855 people lost their lives in the Assam agitation of 1979-85, demanding detection and deportation of illegal immigrants from the state. […]