The Assam Accord was a Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) signed between representatives of the Government of India and the leaders of the Assam Movement. It was signed in the presence of then-Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in New Delhi on 15 August 1985. New Delhi: The constitution bench of the Supreme... The post appeared first on .

The Assam Accord was a Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) signed between representatives of the Government of India and the leaders of the Assam Movement. It was signed in the presence of then-Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in New Delhi on 15 August 1985. New Delhi: The constitution bench of the Supreme... The post appeared first on .

Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 28 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said the National Register of Citizens (NRC) should be reviewed and done afresh.

Guwahati Dec 17 PTI The Assam Cabinet on Friday decided to amend a bill to allow transportation of cattle from one district to another though it will not be allowed in districts having an international border It was decided at the meeting chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma that the Cattle Protection Bill 2021 will be amended in the forthcoming winter session of the assembly Irrigation and Urban Development Minister Ashok Singhal saidThe decision was taken following reports that people are facing difficulty in transporting cattle from one district to another Singhal told reporters after the meeting The Cabinet also decided to set up four new forensic laboratories by April 22 2022 and give temporary appointments to 14 scientific officers and 11 junior scientific officers against vacant posts in the Directorate of Forensic Sciences Health Minister Keshab Mahanta said The ministers also approved recruitment in 1391 Grade III and IV posts in the panchayat and rural development department while the posts of joint director and deputy director would be re-designated as joint commissioner and assistant commissioner respectively he said It was also decided to engage guest faculty in elementary and secondary government provincialised and other government institutions with a service term for an academic year and they can be engaged from alumni associations NGOs and other local organisations The scheme for engagement of consultants in 27 districts under the Integrated Land Record Management ILRM will be also revamped as decided by the Cabinet Mahanta said The Council of Ministers also decided that the licenses issued to retailers will be valid for three years instead of the prevailing one year The number of representatives from the All Assam Students Union AASU would be increased to three from the existing one in the trust set up for the welfare of Assam agitation victims and their families the Cabinet decidedThe Cabinet also decided to amend the Assam Police Act 2007 to make certain changes in the functioning of the State Level Police Accountability Commission PTI DG NN NN

RegionalAASU stage protest near BCPL in Dibrugarh over various demandsDibrugarh Aug 23 Agencies Publish Date 8232021 112645 AM ISTMembers of the All Assam Students Union AASU on Monday staged a 2-hour sit-in demonstration in front of the Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited BCPL at Lepetkata in Dibrugarh over non-fulfilment of various demands of the students bodyThe Assam Gas Cracker Project later christened as the Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited BCPL was a part of the historic Assam Accord for the socio-economic development of the regionOne of our demands was that a Martyrs Park Swahid Udyan should be constructed inside the BCPL complex to honour the 855 martyrs of the Assam agitationThe students body also sought 100 job reservation for indigenous people from Assam at the BCPLOn February 5 2016 the Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited in Assams Dibrugarh was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi