Guwahati, April 20 (IANS) In the wake of an intense cloudburst-like downpour that dumped nearly 120 mm of rainfall in just a few hours, causing widespread waterlogging in Guwahati, Chief Secretary Ravi Kota convened a high-level review meeting on Monday to assess the situation and directed multiple agencies to swing into action with immediate effect. The unprecedented rainfall intensity surpassed the 120 mm recorded over a full 24-hour period on May 31, 2025, underscoring the severity of the lat…
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Guwahati, Feb 4 (IANS) The Assam government has extended the tenure of Chief Secretary Ravi Kota by six months, officials said on Wednesday. The extension will be effective from May 1 to October 31, 2026.Ravi Kota, a 1993-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, was due to retire on April 30 upon attaining the age of superannuation. However, the state government decided to continue his services in view of administrative exigencies, the notification stated.The order confirming the exten…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of a major new urea production facility at the Namrup Fertiliser Plant in Naharkatia, Assam, on Sunday, marking one of the most significant fertiliser infrastructure initiatives undertaken in the Northeast in recent decades.The proposed fertiliser unit, with an estimated annual production capacity of 1.2 million metric tonnes of urea, is expected to play a crucial role in strengthening India’s agricultural supp…