Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, in a meeting at Raj Bhavan, took stock of the General Administration Department (GAD) with a special focus on digitization and transforming the entire state manual.
OUR CORRESPONDENT
MANGALDAI: Darrang district administration is determined to leave no stone unturned in ensuring a totally free, fair and safe election in the district. It is the duty and responsibility of the administration to offer all facilities to every citizen of the district in exercising their democratic right to participate in the largest democracy of the world, said Darrang Deputy Commissioner-cum- District Election Officer Dilip Kumar Borah while addressing the first official press meet on Saturday evening immediately after the publication of the notification to the assembly election in Assam. Stressing upon the safety aspect of the polls, he also said that the elections would be conducted keeping in mind all the COVID safety precautions, including supply of adequate numbers of face masks and sanitizers for the polling officials as well as the voters.
Gauhati University
GUWAHATI: The buzz is expected to be back on the campus from February 1 with the return of students to hostels across the state. Dormitories were partially reopened in December last year for final semester students. But now all students would be back, though in a phased manner.
While most leading higher educational institutions are ready to welcome cent percent hostel boarders, lack of Covid testing infrastructure continues to be a concern for the institutions. Moreover, instructions to invite students to hostels in phases, has put several institutions in a fix about prioritising the student list.
As far as Gauhati University (GU) is concerned, most of the 22 hostels will be opened on February 1. The leading state university has already opened its hostels to around 500 final semester students. “To reopen hostels is a challenging task but we are confident of managing it. We have been able to operate the hostels as of now and maintain Covid protocols,” said
JEE Main 2021 introduces Assamese language option, academics welcome new move
Academics welcome the move of introducing Assamese language in JEE (M) 2021. Many believe that this move has proved to be a boon to vernacular medium schools.
Representational Image
| 18 Dec 2020 11:25 AM GMT
Guwahati: The decision to conduct JEE (Main) in Assamese, among other regional languages is expected to boost the vernacular medium schools.
This might slow down the pace at which English medium schools have been increasing in Assam, particularly in towns and suburban areas, educationists said.
After the introduction of Assamese language in JEE (Main) 2021, school heads and academics said the thrust on mother tongue during schooling has been affirmed in an era of high competition at the 10+2 level.