Kaziranga has added a new feature on its cap when the famed abode of one horn rhino found place in KLM flight.
In a major boost to Assam’s tourism front, Boeing 777-300ER belonging to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has added PH-BVO named after the KazirangaNational Park which flies in between New York & Amsterdam.
Talking to Assam Times in Guwahati, People's Science activist, science writer and environmental activist Mowsam Hazarika said that it was a part of a campaign to spread awareness.
In his tweet, Hazarika said, "We feel proud see the name of 'KazirangaNational Park' in one of your KLM flight. Thank you so much KLM . It will promote tourism of Assam."
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Activists of Asomiya Yuva Mancha, Kamrup District Committee took out a unique "Rickshaw Riding Abhiyan” to build work culture to deport the illegal Bangladeshis in the streets of Guwahati...
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Dispur is prepared to operationalise 181 helpline exclusively for women in distress.Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi writes to Chief Secretary PP Verma asking him to instruct the state Home and Political...
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PRASENJIT SAHA AGARTALA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is again on visit to Tripura on February 15 to campaign for the party candidates for the assembly polls slated for February. Addressing a press...
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Rongali Bih 2011 will be celebrated at Guwgaon on April 16. This year, there will be a 'Bihuwoti Competition' with a prize money of Rs.15,000/-, performance by guest artist Abhishruti Bezbaruah,...
Amid conflict between Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and health minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, the former refused to bring a legislation in the Assam assembly to ban Gutkha.According to Gogoi, it would be more convenient to ban harmful tobacco products under the existing Food Safety Act because the latter had been upheld by courts, including the Supreme Court.It’s a major embarrassment for Dr Sarma who often boasts of his landmark initiative to bring the legislation.
The much-hyped ULFA government peace process seems to have been depending on Anup Chetia.The ULFA leader is believed to have been averse to join the peace process which is why, he is not in a mood to be repatriated from Bangladesh. Chetia is yet to make his decision formal even after he met two pro talk ULFA leaders in Dhaka last month. Chetia was urged to withdraw his plea before the Bangladesh apex court seeking political asylum. Chetia’s reluctance is expected to be a big blow to the peace process.
Amid simmering allegations of clear link Congress dissidence with syndicate, the Assam government rolls up its sleeves to probe it very soon.Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday admitted that syndicates have been operating in different parts of the state where the truckers are taxed bereft of any reason. Gogoi’s ire assumes significance a few days after KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi alleged syndicate by dissident Congress MLAs where the common people have been bearing the brunt.
Delhi and Dispur are gearing up to finalise the NRC updating process. A meeting between the State Government and the Centre will be held in Delhi on Monday to kick-start the process.Dispur is in a process to increase the number of foreigners tribunals for expediting the detection and deportation of illegal foreigners through the judicial process.An advisory council with Justice KN Saikia, PK Chaudhury and Sankar Barua has been formed on the issue of NRC and illegal foreigners living in the State.
Dispur is in a process to bifurcate Nagaon, Sonitpur districts to update the administration system.According to Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi the big districts would be divided into smaller districts for ensuring better administration in the areas.Gogoi told reporters on Saturday that a similar exercise would also be initiated in some subdivisions for creation of new ones.He said that the State’s growing population demands creation of more districts and subdivisions for better administration.
Assam Association,Chennai is planning to celebrate "Rongali Bihu" on April 14, 2013 at CLRI, Adyar, Chennai. The event will start at 4pm.For details, please contact:-Sulakshan Saikia, President (9444391730)-B.K.Gogoi, Working president (9445005241)-G.N.Barua, Secretary (9445005186)-B.K.Sarma, Assistant Secretary (9445005171)-Kishore kalita, Org.Secretary (9840588738)
Maria’s Public School, Guwahati, Assam sent a delegation of six students and two teacher advisors to UNIS-UN, 2013. They set off on 3rd March to attend the Global Conference at UNIS-UN, New York and returns on 18th March. An initiative, taken by Mrs. Nellie Ahmed Tanweer, the Managing Trustee, to send students to UNIS, UN so that they interact and become global students. It has become an annual feature in the diary of the Marians since its first team visited in the year 2007.An endeavour close to the heart of Mrs. Nellie Ahmed Tanweer, this year the six students who had gone were Antareep Hazarika, Surya Prakash Medhi, Srijani Roy Chaudhury, Phameinao Shaiza and Filzah Belal, and the...
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi tabled his Rs 1300 crore deficit budget on the floor of the assembly on Monday with a mixed bag of cheers and tears. Gogoi, who also holds the finance portfolio has proposed lift tax on molasses and hiked the same on on bidi and cigarette increased from 20% to 25%. He further hiked tax on brick kiln. The budget proposed Rs 150 cr for 30 cold storage.The Chief Minister proposed smartcard for NREGA beneficiaries beside proposing Rs 60 crore for mini Assam project. Gogoi has proposed 200 bedded cancer hospital in Guwahati beside hills engineering college.
Raj Phukan,Secretary General of Green Guard Nature Organization is travelling to Antarctica with their campaign to "Save the Rhino". The group includes Robert Swan, OBE, the first & only person to walk to both the poles & environmentalist and the Indian contingent for the International Antarctic Expedition 2013.
Eight ULFA militants and three link men surrendered before the police at Tinsukia on Friday.The militants further laid down arms before Tinsukia district Deputy Commissioner SS Meenakshi Sunderam, district superintendent of police PP Singh and DIG Satyen Gogoi.They deposited four AK-81 assault rifles with four magazines, one G-2 self-loading rifle (SLR) with three magazines, two 7.65 pistols, seven Chinese grenades, half kg TNT explosives and two mobiles.The eight ultras are Monoranjan Gogoi, Dipen Saikia, Manik Dohotia, Jayanta Saikia, Bulon Moran, Rantu Moran, Nizu Gohain and Hemkanta Changmai.
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