Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to Assam and the northeast, celebrating the region’s cultural and historical significance while unveiling key initiatives for its development.
Largely unnoticed by even the vibrant media of the Northeast, the Government of Assam has been successfully implementing a novel scheme of decentralised governance to benefit every ‘distinct ethno-cultural’ group that might hold lessons for Eastern India and other parts as well.
Nudged by the resignation of N Biren Singh as the Chief Minister, Home Minister Amit Shah finally made up his mind on the 13th of February and declared the imposition of President’s Rule under Article 356 of the Constitution.
Over two lakh small tea growers from the Northeast, under the banner of the North East Confederation of Small Tea Growers’ Association, have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging immediate intervention to protect the Indian tea industry, which has a legacy of over 200 years.
The direct selling industry in the Northeast has achieved 16% growth with the total sales crossing Rs 1,854 crore in 2022-23, according to the Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA).
Eight journalists were waiting to speak with the minister on issues related to the departments that Sangma holds.
The Ministry had last time extended AFSPA in the state on June 30 for six months which was scheduled to end on December 29.
Two teenagers were killed in police firing on Thursday's CAB protests.
A public notice issued by National Testing Agency, an autonomous organisation under the Department of Higher Education, said, 'The candidates scheduled to appear in Joint CSIR-UGC NET December 2019 examination in Assam (Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Sivasagar and Tezpur) and Meghalaya (Shillong) are hereby informed that their examination has been postponed.'
The Uddhav Thackeray-led party, which supported the bill in the Lok Sabha, but stayed away from voting on it in the Rajya Sabha, made the critical remarks in the editorial of its mouthpiece Saamana.
