New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The government is planning to invest Rs 4,800 crore in projects across northeast over the next five years, including community jetties, cargo vessels, dredgers and cruise terminals, according to an official statement.These initiatives are expected to strengthen last-mile connectivity, improve logistics efficiency and generate employment in riverine regions.According to Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, the Brahmaputra Board is being repositioned as a modern, tec…
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Guwahati, May 20 (IANS) Majbat Railway Station in Assam’s Udalguri district has been comprehensively redeveloped under the Centre’s Amrit Bharat Railway Station Scheme. Passengers expressed happiness over the upgraded facilities and credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the transformation. Equipped with modern infrastructure, enhanced passenger amenities, digital services and an upgraded architectural design, the revamped station is likely to be inaugurated by the Prime Minister in the c…
Guwahati, May 19 (IANS) Three Bangladeshi nationals, including a woman, were apprehended by police in Assam’s Cachar district for allegedly entering India illegally, officials said on Tuesday. The trio was detained by police personnel from the Gumrah police outpost under Katigorah police station during a routine checking operation carried out in the area, officials added.According to police, the arrested individuals have been identified as Mohammad Awal, Reena Akhtar and Mohammad Harun. All th…
Guwahati, May 19 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that the state government has introduced a stricter accountability framework to ensure timely disbursal of pensions to retired government employees, including financial penalties for officials responsible for undue delays in pension processing. Sharing the development in a post on social media platform X, the Chief Minister noted that retired government employees had played a vital role in Assam’s development and de…
Guwahati, May 19 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that effective urban garbage management remains one of the lesser discussed achievements of his government, asserting that the state has already remediated 65 per cent of legacy waste in urban areas under the Swachh Bharat Mission. In a post on social media platform X, the Chief Minister noted that the initiative was inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a cleaner India under the Swachh Bharat campaig…
Guwahati, May 19 (IANS) Assam Minister Atul Bora has been given charge of the Parliamentary Affairs Department as an interim arrangement ahead of the first session of the newly constituted Assam Legislative Assembly, officials said on Tuesday. The official stated that Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, on the advice of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, had entrusted Bora with the additional responsibility.“The Governor of Assam, on the advice of the Chief Minister, is pleased to allow S…
Guwahati, May 19 (IANS) The Centre is stepping up efforts to transform the Brahmaputra into a major economic and connectivity corridor for the Northeast, with Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday outlining an integrated river development strategy combining transport, trade, tourism, and scientific river basin management. The roadmap was discussed at the High Powered Review Board meeting of the Brahmaputra Board held in Guwahati, where ministers, technical experts, and representatives fro…
Guwahati, May 19 (IANS) Assam is likely to witness widespread thunderstorms, lightning and heavy rainfall over the next several days, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing warnings for multiple districts across the state, officials said on Tuesday. According to the district-wise weather forecast issued by the Regional Meteorological Centre in Guwahati, several parts of Assam are expected to experience thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, gusty winds and isolated heavy to very…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Paatil on Tuesday reviewed the expanding role in externally funded projects, including studies on sustainable irrigation development in Assam, economic impacts of Brahmaputra water diversion, and water management practices in North East India. Speaking at the 6th Meeting of the Governing Body of the North Eastern Regional Institute of Water and Land Management (NERIWALM), an institute under the Department of Water Resources, River Developme…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Leading food and beverage firm PepsiCo India will invest up to Rs 5,700 crore in India by 2030 to expand the manufacturing capacity of its foods business, a senior company official said on Tuesday.PepsiCo India and South Asia CEO Jagrut Kotecha said the planned investment will be directed mainly towards three manufacturing facilities in Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Tamil Nadu.We have committed almost Rs 5,700 crore of investments from 2025 to 2030, Kotecha said. According t…