The Assam government has received a huge fund of Rs 520 crore from the Centre to modernize police since 2004.
The disclosure was made in the AssamAssembly on Monday by forest and environment minister Rockybul Hussain.
According to Hussain, "Out of the total amount, Rs 68.99 crore have been spent on purchasing of vehicles and Rs 92.49 crore were used for arms and ammunition."
Hussain said the police department currently has a total of 5,270 vehicles, of which 2,532 are two-wheelers and the rest are four-wheelers and other higher carriage capacity vehicles.
For running these vehicles, the Assam Police has spent Rs 384.55 crore in purchasing petrol and diesel between 2004-05 and 2013-14.
Guwahati: “My home is where my food is grown” was the talking point of two days regional workshop on Food Sovereignty concluded in Guwahati which was held on October 26 to 27 and organized by Caritas India at Silver Jubilee Memorial Conference Hall of Northeast Diocesan Social Service Societies, Guwahati. Altogether 76 participants of 16 partner organisations from all seven states participated. 16 farmers stalls were installed by 16 partner organisations to showcase their organic farm produce as well as wild edibles under the FARM NE banner.
Dr. Rituraj Phukan was the Chief Guest to grace the occasion along with Dr. Pranab Bujarbarua, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany...
Shillong: Wanna learn about modern interventional tools related to cognitive impairment in children with neurodevelopmental disorders and improvements in their functional outcomes and quality of life? Come to North Eastern Hill University (NEHU). The department of Biomedical Engineering of the Premier Northeast Varsity in Shillong is hosting an international IBRO-APRC Associate School on Monday. Holding in collaboration with the Society for Neurochemistry India Satellite, the event ends on October 30.
The school is expected to help students gain hands-on training with neurodevelopmental disorders. They would understand how diseased brain conditions could be improved and made to function...
Buffy is a feminine hygiene pad which provides “happiness with freshness to each class and stage of women.
Buffy’s aim is to improve women’s lives through holistic feminine care.
Sumita Priya is the founder of Buffy and has a vision to see a world where women feel comfortable and confident during periods. She has designed and developed it in such a way that every woman can use it without any tension and worries. As the brand suggests, it can be used with feelings “Happiness in Freshness”.
When it comes to cost, Buffy is cost effective compared to other brands , so that every female user can afford it.
“The reason behind distributing Buffy is...
Binanda Swargiary of Deolkuchi HS school of Baksa district was awarded 'best teacher award' and 172 retired teachers across the districts of Bodoland Territorial Council were felicitated on the occasion of the 60th Teacher's Day celebration in Kokrajhar on Sunday.
The Teacher's Day was organized by the Education Department of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) at Science College auditorium, Kokrajhar to mark the birth anniversary of former President of India, Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan.
Floral tributes were paid to Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan on the occasion.
Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly Biswajit Daimary, BTR CEM Pramod Boro. Director of BTC Education directorate, Jagadish...
Guwahati: Raijor Dal leader and MLA Akhil Gogoi demanded Food Corporation of India to purchase rice from farmers of the state, in a live Internet video on Friday,
Members of the Raijor Dal also demonstrated a dharna in front of FCI offiice at Guwahati.
Actor Urmila Mahanta will be sharing the screen with Manoj Bajpayee in her upcoming release ‘Dial 100,’ directed by Rensil D’Silva. A Zee5 original movie premiering on the platform from - August 6, the film also stars Neena Gupta and Sakshi Tanwar in the lead.
While sharing her experience with Manoj Bajpayee Urmila says “Manoj Bajpayee is a thorough gentleman! Very down to earth and quite supportive . We talked a lot on the set regarding films , acting & of course about my native Assam “. She further ads “when I told him I met him before and received ‘Best Actress Award “in his hands in Patna international Film Festival he could recollect and our bonding...
Lovlina Borgohain has lost the semi-final match against Turkey’s Busenaz Surmenel in the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday.
The bronze medal is now confirmed for India.
I am grateful to everyone for your love and support. pic.twitter.com/M3BZ5FvpCS— Lovlina Borgohain (@LovlinaBorgohai) August 4, 2021
Congratulations @LovlinaBorgohai on bringing home bronze at your debut Olympics! We're all so proud of you #TokyoOlympics @WeAreTeamIndia pic.twitter.com/NG0EqQ0Q5H
— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) August 4, 2021
"After killing 5 Assam police personnel and injuring many , this is how Mizoram police and goons are celebrating.- sad and horrific" tweets Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Look at this video to know how personnel of Mizoram Police acted and escalated the issue.Sad and horrific! pic.twitter.com/vnS1RlcsOt— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 27, 2021
Assam Police officials confirmed that five of their personnel were killed in clashes on Monday at a contested border point.Fifty policemen were injured, including Nimbalkar Vaibhav Chandrakant, SP of Assam’s Cachar district, who sustained a bullet injury in the leg.
in a tweet, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, said: “I am deeply pained to inform that six brave jawans of @assampolice have sacrificed their lives while defending constitutional boundary of our state at the Assam-Mizoram border. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families.”
PRESS STATEMENT: GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM (JULY 26, 2021)
1. In another breach of existing agreements and the existing status...
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