A CORRESPONDENT NAGAON:
Pond or Cash Cow in Nagaon District: Believe it or not, it s a fact that a development block in Nagaon district excavated and renovated a small pond sixteen times under four Centrally-sponsored schemes spending Rs 1.15 crore in 22 years, yet it has failed to give the pond its final shape.
The pond is in the Pakhimoria Development Block office campus. It is in the Goldsmith community-dominated Rantholi village. Rontholi village is six km from Nagaon district headquarters. The villagers allege that the pond with an area of 4,000 squire ft pond was excavated partially in 1997. It was given the shape of a pond in 2008.
CID files Chargesheet Against Former Karbi Anglong SP Gaurav Upadhyay
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) has filed a charge sheet against former Karbi Anglong SP Gaurav Upadhyay recently.
STAFF REPORTER GUWAHATI:
Chargesheet Against Ex Karbi Anglong SP: The Crime Investigation Department (CID) has filed a charge sheet against former Karbi Anglong SP Gaurav Upadhyay recently. Upadhyay has been charged under the Section 354/354(A) IPC and POCSO Act Section 10.
It is to be mentioned here that Gaurav Upadhyay, an Assam cadre IPS officer of the 2012 batch who took over as Karbi Anglong superintendent of police on January 22, 2019, allegedly sexually harassed the teenager in an inebriated condition inside his official bungalow during a New Year party in Diphu on December 31 night during a dinner at his official residence.
COVID cases drastically down in Italy
Coronavirus cases across all age groups in Italy fell by 80 per cent after the first five weeks of vaccine rollout, the country s National Institute of Health (ISS) and the Ministry of Health said in a joint statement.
| 17 May 2021 4:57 AM GMT
ROME: Coronavirus cases across all age groups in Italy fell by 80 per cent after the first five weeks of vaccine rollout, the country s National Institute of Health (ISS) and the Ministry of Health said in a joint statement.
The time covered by the comprehensive national report on the real-world effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines runs from December 27, 2020, when the national vaccination campaign started, through May 3.
High school contractual teachers urge Dispur to provide regular status
The All Assam Secondary (Additional) Contractual Teachers Association urged the newly formed state government to regularize their jobs as promised by former chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal government.
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: The All Assam Secondary (Additional) Contractual Teachers Association urged the newly formed state government to regularize their jobs as promised by former chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal government.
It is to be mentioned here that in the July 2020, the then Sarbananda Sonowal led-state government decided that all the contractual teachers in the state High Schools would be granted with a regular status.
Students Can Opt for 3 Subjects in HSLC/HS Exams: Assam Education Minister
The students who are appearing for metric or the higher secondary exams this year can appear in three subjects only
| 16 May 2021 3:02 PM GMT
Guwahati: Owing to the ongoing pandemic, the Assam state government has decided that this academic year, students who will be appearing for the High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC)/ Higher Secondary (HS) exams can appear in three papers only.
Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu speaking to the media said, The students who are appearing for metric or the higher secondary exams this year can appear in three subjects only.