Assam: State Govt Employees, Pensioners to Get 2% Dearness Allowance and Relief Hike

  GUWAHATI: The Assam Cabinet has approved a 2% increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for state government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners, raising the rate from 58% to 60%. ALSO READ: Assam Braveheart Awarded Shaurya Chakra for Saving Eight Soldiers During Manipur Ambush Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the decision on Tuesday, June 9, stating…

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Centre Announces ₹10,000-Crore Relief to Help Airlines Tackle Fuel Price Surge

  GUWAHATI: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, June 3, approved a one-time budgetary support of up to ₹10,000 crore for Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to help stabilise Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices for scheduled Indian airlines amid ongoing volatility in global fuel markets triggered by the West Asia crisis….

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Gauhati University Protest Put on Hold After VC Assures Fee Waiver Relief

  GUWAHATI: Tension prevailed on late Monday night of May 25 at Gauhati University as students from multiple organisations including ruling party-backed, opposition-linked, and independent student bodies, launched a joint agitation demanding implementation of free admissions under the state’s fee waiver scheme along with reduction of various university fees. ALSO READ: Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay’s Assam Visit…

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