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Growing menace of child trafficking
Trafficking in persons – more particularly in women and children – has been increasing at an unbelievable pace in Assam
| 2021-07-25T10:00:51+05:30
Trafficking in persons – more particularly in women and children – has been increasing at an unbelievable pace in Assam. The rescue of 40 children of the state on Friday is definite proof of this. It was June 13 that the Assam Police got a major tip-off that several children from villages on the Bhutan border in Chirang district had been trafficked to Sikkim. Based on this input, a police team led by a senior officer of the rank of a Special DGP left for Sikkim and rescued 40 children and two adults with the help of the Sikkim Police. The police have arrested the kingpin of the trafficking racket, one Krishna Yogi, along with an accomplice. The duo had reportedly taken around 80 children from the border villages of Chirang, of whom 42 have been rescued so far. It is suspected that the r
Assam CM reviews proposed project for elevated corridor at Kaziranga National Park ANI | Updated: Jul 21, 2021 08:01 IST
Dispur (Assam) [India], July 21 (ANI): Assam Chief MinisterDr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday reviewed the proposed elevated corridor at the NH-37 stretch of Kaziranga National Park from Jakhalabandha to Bokakhat.
He reviewed the project with officials of Environment and Forest and PWD (Building & NH) Departments at Janata Bhawan.
The proposal of the elevated corridor prepared by the PWD (Building & NH) Department in close consultation with the Wildlife Institute of India covers a length of around 35 km with a view to boost wildlife preservation and tourism promotion at the national park, as per an official release.
Centre Sends 4 Oxygen Tankers to Assam, NE, Assam CM Thanks PM Modi
This comes amid the state government taking several steps including announcing free power to new oxygen plants to avert any oxygen crisis in Assam
| 22 May 2021 11:14 AM GMT
Guwahati: Amid reports of the demand for oxygen rising in Assam as COVID cases continue to rise in the state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has allocated four additional oxygen carrying tankers to Assam and other Northeastern states.
We are grateful to Government of India for having allocated four additional Oxygen carrying tankers to us for use in Assam and other NE states.
Tough time ahead
Tough time ahead
Though the number of persons testing Covid-positive has shown some signs of stabilization in the past few days, the overall situation in Assam appears to be moving from bad to worse.
| 17 May 2021 5:30 AM GMT
Though the number of persons testing Covid-positive has shown some signs of stabilization in the past few days, the overall situation in Assam appears to be moving from bad to worse. This has started ringing alarm bells, with the new BJP-led alliance government headed by Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma gradually increasing the daily curfew hours and imposing one new restriction after the other. The number of containment zones has also risen in the past few days at a fast pace. To tackle the situation, the new government has stepped up the creation of several new Covid-treatment facilities, while several oxygen plants have been established in different hospitals across the state. With all offices and establishments – both government and non-go