A notification issued by the excise department stated that the step has been taken due to the Covid-induced restrictions imposed by the government as well as theSupreme Courtand the Madras permitting non-direct sale to avoid overcrowding.
The online sale of all Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL)/beer/country spirit in retail OFF shops in the Guwahati Municipal Corporation areas has been introduced, a government statement said. There are 306 IMFL OFF shops in Guwahati.
The number of maternal death cases in 2022-23 (May-February) was 448 against 680 in the corresponding period of 2021-22, showing a decline of 232 deaths. The number of child death cases in 2022-23 (May-February) has been reported as 5,805, while the corresponding figure was 6,721 in 2021-22 (May-February), a decline of 916 deaths or 13.6%.
Assam has seen a steep (34% ) decline in maternal deaths compared to last year, while child deaths in the state have gone down by 13%, theAssam National Health Mission(NHM) said.
According to the Registrar General of India’s ‘Special Bulletin on Maternal Mortality’ for the period 2018 to 2020 released last year, Assam recorded 195 deaths per lakh live births, though it was an improvement from the previous figure of 215 in the period 2016 to 2018. Nationally, there has been a significant decline in theMMRfrom 130 in 2014-16 to 97 per lakh live births in 2018-20. In 2005, Assam’s MMR was 480 per one lakh live births.
AssamGovernor Jagdish Mukhi constituted a three-member committee on Empowerment of autonomous colleges in Assam.
The three-member committee will be headed by the ‘s Education adviser Prof Mihir Kanti Chaudhuri as its Chairman, principal secretary higher education B. Kalyan Chakravarthy and principal, Jagannath Barooh College, Jorhat, Dr. Bimal Barah as its members, an official release said.
Moreover, the committee will also assess the Resources (monetary, manpower, material, academic, etc.) required for the purpose.
Further, the committee will also decide on the modus operandi to enable these autonomous colleges to award degrees on their own, besides creating adequate space for them to make progress in research and training as per NEP 2020.
While addressing the newly-elected 15thAssam legislative assembly, governor JagdishMukhi said the was planning to introduce abillon cow protection in the next assembly session to ban cattle transport outside the state.
Mukhi also underlined the BJP-led governments commitment to recover the lands of the Vaishnavite satras and places of worship from illegal encroachments.
A task force will be constituted to recover the lands of the satras and places of worship from illegal encroachments.
Assamchief ministerHimanta Biswa Sarma said the is not involved in the process of redrawing of assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies, either directly or indirectly. Therefore, it cannot say as to when the exercise will be completed.
The full team of the Election Commission, which is entrusted with the task of delimitation in the state, will be here on a two-day visit from March 26 to monitor the exercise.
The EC had set the ball rolling for the long overdue delimitation in the state with the issuance of a notification on December 27. It came into effect on January 1.
Child marriageis a major problem inAssamand many other parts of the country. Despite laws and policies to curb the menace, it continues unabated in the region.
The root causes of child marriage in Assam are POVERTY, social and cultural norms, and a lack of Education. In many rural areas of the state, families consider child marriage as a way to secure the future of their daughter. They believe that getting her married at an early age will ensure her financial security and protect her from social stigma. In some communities, child marriage is also seen as a means of establishing a social alliance between families.
The consequences of child marriage are severe and far-reaching.Child bridesare forced to leave school and miss out on the opportunity to receive an education. They also face increased Health risks, including complications during pregnancy and childbirth, and a higher risk ofdomestic violence. Furthermore, child brides are often unable to exercise their basic rights and have limited autonomy, which can have a detrimental impact on their mental and physical well-being.
To mark the 400th birth anniversary celebrations of Lachit Borphukan, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced building a Lachit Samadhi this year along with the construction of a war memorial on the Alaboi war.
The CM made this announcement in the Cabinet meeting held on Sunday.
CM Sarma also announced that President Ram Nath Kovind will visit the State on a three-day visit from February 25 to 28. On February 25, the President of India will inaugurate the year-long celebration of 400th birth anniversary of Lachit Borphukan at Srimanta Kalakshetra in Guwahati.
Assamlast year recorded 3,243 suicides, an Average of 8.88 daily, which was an increase of 36.8% over the previous year. More than 50% of those who took their lives were unemployed and daily wage earners, according to the latest data from the Centre.
A total of 974 unemployed people and 789 daily wage earners died by suicide during the pandemic-hit lockdown period accounting for over 54% of the total suicide victims in the state in 2020, the report showed. Out of 3,243 suicides, 2,337 were male and 906 female, it added.
There is also an increase in the number of suicides among students. About 390 committed suicides in 2020 compared to 357 in 2019. According to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), family problems accounted for 42.7% of the suicides in 2020, while love affairs also claimed 13.38% lives. Assam also saw 10 cases of mass or family suicides where 10 people lost their lives.
The suicide rate (per lakh Population) also increased from 6.9 in 2019 to 9.3 last year, the NCRB, which functions under the Union ministry of Home affairs (MHA), stated on Thursday. The national average of the rate is 11.3.
A total of 2,011 people, whose annual earnings were less than Rs 1 lakh and 998 others, who earned Rs 1 lakh and above but less than Rs 5 lakh, committed suicide. The report shows that of the total number of people who died, 673 had no Education and 505 had studied up to Class V.
Neglected in the sphere of development, theBarak Valleycould play a vital role during the formation of the next government inAssam.
Sources said amongst the 15 constituencies seven in Cachar, five in Karimganj, and three in Hailakandi district the Muslim community would be a deciding factor in at least nine. These are Sonai, Borkhola, and Katigorah in Cachar; Algapur, Hailakandi, and Katlicherra in Hailakandi; and Badarpur, South Karimganj and North Karimganj in Karimganj district.
Assam chief ministerHimanta Biswa Sarma said the state will continue to be under Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 and a decision on withdrawing it will be taken only if the present peace prevails for a longer term.
He expressed apprehension that the militant groups might not reciprocate the same way if theAFSPAis withdrawn from Assam.
Sarma, however, said that no wants to continue with AFSPA if the law and order situation is peaceful and conducive.
Stating that no state government will want to continue with AFSPA if the law and order situation is peaceful and conducive, he said “I am only saying this in the context of our state and notNagalandbecause I have no jurisdiction to do so. On Nagaland I do not have any assessment. I do not want to comment on the situation that exists in that state,” he added.
The Act was imposed in Assam in November 1990 and has been extended every six months since then after a review by the state government.
AFSPA empowers security forces to conduct operations anywhere and arrest anyone without any prior warrant. It also gives a certain level of immunity to the security forces in case of an operation going wrong.