Guwahati, Jan 20 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that the state is proactively preparing its workforce for an increasingly automated and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven future, leveraging its young demographic advantage and focusing on industry-aligned skill development. Speaking on the second day of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting here, CM Sarma shared how Assam is reshaping its skilling ecosystem to meet the demands of emerging technologies and futur…
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Guwahati, Jan 20 (IANS) The first commercial run of the Vande Bharat Sleeper train between Kamakhya (Guwahati) and Howrah (Kolkata) has received an overwhelming response from passengers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 17 flagged off the country’s first Vande Bharat Sleeper Express Train between Guwahati (Kamakhya) and Kolkata (Howrah), and he also launched the Amrit Bharat Express trains. The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharm…
Davos, Jan 20 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Tuesday highlighted Gujarat’s rapid investment-led growth and its expanding global footprint, asserting that the state’s development journey has become a model not only for India but for the world. Speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting at Davos, Sanghavi underlined how Gujarat’s long-term vision, rooted in policy continuity and investor confidence, is delivering tangible results.Sangha…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Assam’s iconic Bagurumba dance is rapidly gaining global prominence, driven by the sustained efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide a national and international platform to the state’s cultural heritage. For the first time in nearly two decades, global Google search interest for Bagurumba has touched its highest level, while videos related to the traditional dance shared on the Prime Minister’s social media platforms have crossed 200 million views, refl…
Davos, Jan 20 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that India is steadily advancing towards becoming the world’s third-largest economy under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with Assam emerging as a major beneficiary of the Centre’s development-focused approach. Addressing reporters on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Sarma said Assam has undergone a remarkable economic transformation, driven largely by the Prime Min…
Guwahati, Jan 20 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday congratulated Nitin Nabin on being elected as the new National President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, expressing confidence that his leadership will further strengthen the party and its organisational base across the country. In a post on X, Sarma said that on behalf of the people of Assam, he extends his heartfelt wishes to Nabin. Sarma noted that his long experience in organisational work and public service would emp…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) As Nitin Nabin was elected as the BJP’s National President during the organisational event ‘Sangathan Parv’ at the party headquarters in New Delhi, becoming the youngest leader to hold the post, leaders from across the political spectrum on Tuesday extended their best wishes to him, calling it a moment of joy and expressing hope that he would take both the party and the country to greater heights. BJP spokesperson Pratul Shah Deo said the occasion was a matter of p…
Imphal/Aizawl, Jan 20 (IANS) Security forces, in separate operations across Assam, Manipur and Mizoram, have seized heroin worth Rs 4.65 crore and arrested four drug peddlers during the past 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday.A police official in Imphal said that security forces arrested a drug peddler, identified as Hriili Kaihrii (65), from the Phougakchao Ikhai Bazar checkpoint in Bishnupur district. Around 94 grams of heroin, packed in eight soap cases, were recovered from his possession. I…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The government on Tuesday said it has released Rs 213.9 crore as untied grants under the 15th Finance Commission for rural local bodies in Assam.This represents the first instalment for the financial year 2025–26, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj said in a statement.“It has been released for all 2,192 eligible Gram Panchayats, 182 eligible Block Panchayats and 27 eligible Zilla Parishads across the state, said an official statement.In November last year, the Centre rel…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) With elections in West Bengal, Assam and Bangladesh around the corner, Intelligence agencies have sounded an alert about large scale radicalisation drives in these regions.While on one hand the radicalisation drives are aimed at polarising voters, on the other hand they are also meant to set up terror modules with the intention of carrying out large scale attacks.In Bangladesh, the Jamaat-e-Islami is already in overdrive mode to radicalise individuals. The idea is to cha…