Guwahati: North East, the abode of immense resources is set to get a fresh lease of life on its economic sector. The engine of economic activities has started changing its track which was tedious over the years. Now it would be faster like never before. Entrepreneurship is going to be the stock in trade of the state’s economic activities in the time of COVID19 endemic.
These are more or less of what Union minister of state for development of north eastern region (DoNER) Dr Jitendra Singh said as he was interacting with a team of officials led by Managing Director Manoj Das of North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC) accompanied by a group of farmers in a video conference.
The minister admitted the potentials across the entire landlocked region and stressed a viable mechanism to harness these to help the agriculture and horticulture based economy. According to him, “lucrative offers for setting up industries like fruit concentrates and juice plants were received and the same can be executed at the earliest.”
He suggested Das and his team of NERAMAC to promote an era of profitable enterprise to get rid of the COVID19 blues in the economic sector. The speakers, more or less, agreed to figure out the unique products and through their branding and sale in markets outside the region to the rest of the nation. NERAMAC is now preparing a roadmap for the same.
Notably, NERAMAC is now throbbing with economic activities with bountiful of resources in the form of fruits, spices and other unique agro products. If this tempo keeps intact, NERAMAC would hold the key in the region’s economy. NERAMAC has increased its turnover from Rs 2 Crore in 2018-19 to Rs 20 Crore in 2019-20 while it has set a target of Rs 200 Crore in the next 5 years.
The Union minister thanked Das and his officials for helping the farmers through procurement during the lockdown period and thus avoiding distress sales. But in the same breath, he told the officials to boost their area of activities.
DoNER secretary, Dr. Inderjit Singh, NEC secretary, Sh. Moses K Chalai, Chairman of NERAMAC Saurabh Endley and other senior officers of the department attended the Video Conference.
This week, I’ve been swept away by three songs from very different worlds—but each one touched something deep inside me. They tell stories of life, struggle, hope, and joy in their own unique ways. And I want to share how these songs became a part of my own story.
Rose in My Garden — Lou Majaw’s New Video, A Dream Finally Realized
The highlight of my week—and honestly, a moment I’ve been waiting for—is the official music video release of Rose in My Garden by Lou Majaw, my all-time favourite musician and a true living legend of Northeast India’s rock scene.
Written back in 1993 on a lazy summer afternoon in Shillong, this song has been a quiet companion in my life for years. But...
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Anjali is my friend. She lived in Guwahati for nearly three years. I didn't know she was researching this book!
I love to read books. Recently, I read her book, "Keeping in Touch." It's a love story set in today's world. The story is about Keteki, a designer, and Ved, a businessperson. Once I started reading, I couldn't stop.
The story begins with Keteki and Ved meeting at an airport. Ved is going to Assam to see a special lightbulb factory. Keteki is coming back home to Guwahati after an art show in London. Their chance meeting leads to a love story that goes beyond borders and takes them on adventures in Assam and other places.
What I liked about "Keeping in Touch" is how Anjali...
During the Covid-19, a few brave Assamese boys and girls sailed offshore in search of their destiny, braving heavy odds like the lack of flights, lack of appointments for visas and uncertainty in foreign land. In the most unprecedented times in the history of mankind, now when the world goes through spells of complete lockdown, the youth were clueless about how to deal with this situation. Nevertheless, some brave-hearts embraced challenges with the right spirit and converted them to opportunities.
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KOKRAJHAR: An encounter incident took place in the Ultapani forest area along the Indo-Bhutan border area of Kokrajhar district on Thursday night that reportedly killed a person who was allegedly involved with extremist activities recently in Chirang district.
The deceased was identified as Sanjula Wary, 26, of the Sapkata area of the Gossaigaon subdivision.
Police arrested Sanjula Wary(26) of Kashiabari Dulagaon under Gossaigaon police station on Thursday. as per police, he was earlier a member of the NLFB Udalguri camp and had formed an extremist gang of about 10-15 members who were personally involved in the recent dacoity and firing incident at Bithani village under Amteka in...
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Opposition legislators alleged a mysterious rise in the number of deaths in police firings since the new government was installed in Dispur.
Senior minister Piyush Hazarika tried to pacify the legislators by saying that there is no such word as "encounter" in the Assam police manual. He said that police can’t remain idle if a criminal tries to flee from custody.
“It was during the erstwhile...
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Watch video of winning moments: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=813783922615822
Lovlina BORGOHAIN advances to quarters in the Women's Welter (64-69kg) beating Germany's Nadine APETZ in the Tokyo 2020 on Tuesday.
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