The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption of Assam Police on Tuesday arrested a government employee for allegedly accepting a bribe in Sonitpur district.
The summit will also exhibit the opportunities for agricultural products like horticulture, dairy, poultry, fisheries, spices, tea, bamboo, and organic food of the North Eastern states.
Gajraj Corps of the Indian Army on Tuesday conducted a joint flood relief 'Exercise Jal Rahat' at Hagrama Bridge on Manas River in Assam to validate joint drills and coordinate preparedness by multi-agency flood relief columns.
"The state government over the last two years has been on its toes to usher in an era of hope and promise, as the government has taken a series of steps to expedite the rate of development in the state," CM Sarma said.
All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has welcomed the decision taken by the Assam Police to conduct a fitness survey of cops and to ask those found 'unfit' to take Voluntary Retirement from service.
According to the Ministry, the said business group was under the control of an individual with a significant political background. As part of the operation, the tax department also conducted searches on a close business associate of the individual.
The business group is controlled by a person with an active political background, an official release by the Union Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday without naming anyone.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said his government intends to start measuring the size of the economy (or GDP) at the district levels for a better understanding of their economic conditions.
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday alleged that Congress "ignored" the Northeast for 60 years whereas, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the region has become the "focal point of development".
According to the data of the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre, around 165 million kg of tea was sold at the tea auction centre in 2022-23 with an average price of Rs 191.26 per kg.