ASSAM

Four cyber police stations to be set up in Assam

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In a bid to prevent cybercrime in the state, the Assam Police will be setting up four cyber police stations. The decision was taken in view of the rising cybercrime cases in the State. According to a notification issued by the Home and Political Department of the Government of Assam, the cyber police station/outposts will be established for effective maintenance and prevention of Cyber Crime offences committed under the Information Technology Act and other related offences under any other law

There will be two cyber police stations at the CID headquarters in Guwahati and the office of the City Police Commissioner. A DSP-level officer will inspect both the police stations in Guwahati. The Cyber PoliceStation at Police Commissionerate, Guwahati will work independently in the jurisdiction under the Police Commissionerate, Guwahati, whereas the proposed CID cyber Police Station will have jurisdiction all over the territory of the state of Assam except for the areas falling under the Police Commissionerate, Guwahati.

Assam to link each constituency to one Circle Office to streamline administration: CM

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that his government is linking every assembly constituency to just one circle office in a bid to streamline the administration. Currently, assembly seats are linked to the district headquarters and one district may have several circles and constituencies.

Sarma said that his government has initiated large-scale changes in the District Administration and a deputy commissioner must not get involved in routine administrative work but spend time on the overall progress in the district across key developmental parameters.

Assam: Health, education bigger issues in Barpeta than citizenship

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Minority strongholds inBarpetaseem more concerned abouthealth,educationand development than Citizenship issues.

Thousands of people were excluded from the NRC, the updated version of which was published in August 2019 in Baghbar, Jania and Chenga constituencies in Barpeta. This district has been the nervecentre of political andintellectual activismof the minority community in lowerAssam.

The movement against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act too gained widespread support in this region, where the Muslims were up in arms against the legislation to regularize the entry of non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Even though some intellectuals in the area feel that citizenship questions will be the deciding factor in this election, others see the polls in a different Light.

Assam, Arunachal sign MoU to resolve border disputeIn a significant development, the Assam and Arunachal Pradesh governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in New Delhi on Thursday to resolve a long-pending border dispute along the boundaries of both northeastern states. The MoU was signed in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who lauded the efforts of both states to resolve the issue. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Arunachal Pradesh counterpart Pema Khandu were present at the signing ceremony.

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As per the agreement, out of 123 villages claimed by Arunachal Pradesh before the Local Commission in 2007, 71 have been amicably resolved so far. This includes 37 villages resolved through the Namsai Declaration on July 15, 2022, and 34 villages through the MoU signed on Thursday. Out of these 71 villages, one village will be included in Assam from Arunachal Pradesh, 10 villages will continue in Assam, and 60 villages will be included in Arunachal Pradesh from Assam.

The signing of the MoU has been welcomed by both states, with the hope that it will bring an end to the long-pending border dispute and usher in an era of peace and harmony between the two northeastern states.

Assam plans to turn hotels into Covid observation centres

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The Assam Health department has asked the respective district authorities to explore the possibilities of turning hotels near hospitals into observation centres to accommodate the growing number of asymptomatic patients.The Assam health department has asked the respective district authorities to explore the possibilities of turning hotels near hospitals into observation centres to accommodate the growing number of asymptomatic patients.

The health department is looking to give better facilities to patients with round-the-clock monitoring of their health, assisted by ambulance facilities, which is not always feasible while in Home isolation.

Fall in eastern swamp deer count at Kaziranga National Park

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Floods have reduced the number of vulnerableeasternswamp deer inKaziranga andTiger Reserve(KNPTR), which has been counted for the first time in the whole KNPTR on January 10 and 11.

Prior to this, the process was only done in Kaziranga National Park.

The official said this is mainly due to two high floods in the intervening period, that is, 2019 and 2020. Territory wise, 786 undereastern Assamdivision, 62 under Biswanath wildlife division and 20 under Nagaon wildlife division have been recorded by experienced and trained wildlife experts from outside the forest department. In the field exercise for census of the vulnerable eastern swamp deer, 29 enumerators and 112 forest personnel were directly involved.
On the other hand in the fourth wetland bird estimation 2021-2022, carried out from December 21 to 27, encompassing the whole tiger reserve, a total of 66,776 birds of 126 species were enumerated using point count method.

Online Survey to understand Causes and Solutions to Traffic Congestion

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Guwahati has been witnessing a huge increase in traffic congestion over the last few years. It has impacted the lives of almost everyone in one way or the other. People have lost productive hours due to delays, their expenses on fuel are increasing, people’s Stress levels are rising, and there has been a perceptible rise in noise and Air Pollution. Despite many attempts and measures taken by the government, the problem is becoming worse by the day. To understand the causes and probable solutions to the problem, Guwahati-based civil Society organisation GAMOF (Green and Active Mobility Forum), is conducting an online perception survey, for the citizens of Guwahati.

The survey also seeks to understand their travel behaviour. The citizen’s feedback and information can help to work on practical and scientific proposals that the government can consider for implementation.

Assam to give ‘Asom Ratna’, other awards every year

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TheAssamcabinet approved setting up annual state Awards – “Asom Ratna”, “Asom Bibhushan”, “Asom Bhushan” and “Asom Shree” – in a replication of the country’s highest civilian awards and decided that photographs of President, Prime Minister and Assam’s first CM Gopinath Bordoloi will have to be displayed at all government offices.

Asom Ratna” award will be presented every year to a person who has made significant contributions to Society and will carry cash component of Rs 5 lakh. Similarly, “Asom Bibhushan” will be presented to three persons with Rs 3 lakh cash for each, “Asom Bhushan” to five persons with Rs 2 lakh each and “Asom Shree” to 10 persons every year with Rs 1 lakh each.

The recipients will also be eligible for other benefits like free medical treatment of critical illness, free stay at Assam Bhawans and free travel inAssam State Transport Corporationbuses.

Assam education department starts free distribution of textbooks

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The state Education department on Thursday started distributing over 3.22 crore textbooks in nine mediums and 19 languages for around 62 lakh students. Sources in the education department said that the number of students enrolled would be known at the beginning of the new academic session in April, but as of now they have printed the same number of books as in last year.

Education ministerRanoj Peguinaugurated the ceremonial dispatch of free textbooks for the academic session 2022-23 at theAssamState Textbook Production and Publication Corporation (ASTPPC) Ltd godown atBonda on Thursday. The minister, in the presence of education adviser to the ,Nanigopal Mahanta, flagged off several vehicles carrying these free textbooks to various districts. Altogether 3,22,58,564 textbooks will be delivered across 34 districts and 149 education blocks in Assam.

Vivek Express, country’s longest train, to operate twice a week: NFRThe services of the country’s longest train, Vivek Express, that connects Assam from Dibrugarh with the southernmost tip of Tamil Nadu, Kanyakumari, will be available twice a week beginning November 22, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) said.

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Bearing the train no. 15906 (Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari) Vivek Express, which previously used to run on Saturdays, will now operate additionally every Tuesday from November 22, a press release issued by NFR said and the train no. 15905 (Kanyakumari to Dibrugarh) Vivek Express, which currently runs only on Thursdays, will now be available even on Sundays from November 27, the release mentioned.