GUWAHATI: All Public Sector Banks and Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) will function normally on Sunday, September 27, ahead of a proposed three-day nationwide bank strike from September 28 to 30. ALSO READ: ‘Differing Views Are Normal Part of Deliberation’: ECI Responds to Report of Internal Rift The strike has been called by the United Forum…
Guwahati’s realty dream turns into a debt trap as unsold flats, rising costs push sector into recession Guwahati’s once-booming real estate industry is now staring at an uncomfortable reality: the city is building more homes than its economy can absorb. Across the rapidly expanding urban landscape, newly constructed apartment blocks stand with shuttered windows,…
GUWAHATI: The Assam government has prohibited strikes by employees engaged in the state's oil and gas sector for six months under the Essential Services Maintenance (Assam) Act, 1980, citing public interest and the need to ensure uninterrupted essential services. ALSO READ: Orunodoi 3.0 Hoardings in Guwahati Draw Criticism Amid Assam’s Flood Recovery In a notification,…
GUWAHATI: The Assam government has proposed an allocation of ₹2,579 crore to the Power Department, as part of a broader push to strengthen the state's electricity infrastructure, according to budget documents presented in the state assembly. ALSO READ: Assam Budget: Bihu in Delhi, Films on Lachit Barphukan and Kushal Konwar Among Key Cultural Announcements The…
GUWAHATI: The Assam government has announced a target of creating 2 lakh additional employment opportunities across the state's broader public sector ecosystem over the next five years, Finance Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said while presenting the state Budget in the Assam Legislative Assembly on Thursday, July 9. ALSO READ: Japanese Encephalitis Death Toll in Assam…
GUWAHATI: In a major initiative aimed at revitalising Assam’s muga silk industry, Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jyotiraditya Scindia virtually launched Mission ‘Senehjori’ on Tuesday, June 2, a ₹411-crore project designed to benefit more than 2.5 lakh weavers, rearers and entrepreneurs associated with Muga silk production across the state. ALSO…
