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Assam to see quantum jump in tourism expenditure in FY18

The state govt has signed Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra as its tourism brand ambassador

Assam to set up 71 skill development centres in tea garden areas to increase employability

The state government would soon prepare a blueprint to revitalise the defunct skill centres in tea gardens

Assam to stop Friday holidays for govt-run madrassas

Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said there is no law in India that recognises Friday as a holiday

Assam ambush: Three soldiers killed Home Ministry monitoring situation

Rajnath Singh spoke to Assam Chief Minister and said his ministry was closely monitoring the situation

Rajnath Singh speaks to Assam CM Sonowal over militant ambush

After suspected militants fired at an army convoy in Tinsukia district leaving 3 soldiers dead and 1 injured

3 jawans killed, 4 injured in ambush in Assam

The soldiers were travelling in an Army vehicle when the explosion took place

Assam wants industry-specific tax exemptions for attracting investors

North East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy, which provides exemptions to industrial units in the region, is set to expire in April 2017

Assam would need Rs 2 lakh cr investments to touch double-digit growth: Assocham

The decadal growth clocked by the state during 2004-05 to 2014-14 had been around 6%

"Assam 2030" to focus on Zero poverty, no hunger, full literacy

It also set to achieve maternal mortality ratio to below 70 per 1,00,000 live births

Assam calls for policy road map to boost infrastructure and road development

The major challenges that plagued the region include poor intra-state connectivity and lack of adequate physical infrastructure, said Assam's PWD minister Parimal Suklabaidya

Six militants killed, one Army personnel injured in encounter

One SLR rifle, one Insas rifle, three pistols and two grenades were recovered from the slain ultras

Assam urges UK, Australia to rectify travel advisory

Clubbing together Assam with some disturbed parts of the country is a careless oversight, Assam Tourism Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam State Transport Corporation should carry Swach Bharat message: Sarbananda Sonowal

He said 58 more such buses will be pressed into service in the next phase

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal vows to seal Indo-Bangla border

Sonowal said that he will take all inclusive step to seal the border to end entry of illegal immigrants

Sarbanda Sonowal launches Digital Literacy pgm in Assam constituencies

Digital literacy would be an engine of growth in socio-economic, cultural, spiritual spheres and would go a long way in skill development, said Sonowal

Efforts on to secure release of abducted son of BJP leader

In ISIS-style video, Kuldeep also expressed the fear that his life was in danger as he could be caught in a crossfire between kidnappers and security forces

Banwarilal Purohit sworn in as governor of Assam

Purohit succeeded Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya, who was governor in-charge of Assam

Tribal bodies against grant of ST status to 6 communities

CCTOA in their convention said that these communities have been following the Hindu caste system and they did not possess characterstics of tribals

12-hour bandh in Morigaon and Nagaon oevr AIIMS

No untoward incident has been reported so far

Assam govt to raise compensation for man-elephant conflict

The Assam government is planning to increase the compensation to the families of persons killed in man-elephant conflict from the current amount of Rs 1 lakh to Rs 3 lakh.