Guwahati: The Assam government is set to convert government-run madrasas and Sanskrit schools to high schools and higher secondary schools as the state cannot fund the religious institutions, Assam education minister Himanta Biswas Sarma said on Wednesday. “We have decided to convert the government-run madrasas and Sanskrit tols (schools) to
Month: February 2020
Kamrup: Police on Wednesday seized 600 kgs ganja from an oil tanker and apprehended three persons here. Based on a piece of information, at about 3 pm, one oil tanker was detained in front of the office of the Superintendent of Police, by the Deputy Superintendent of Police (Headquarter), Kamrup,
Assam film maker Kripasindhu Bordoloi’s film “Rohan” won the National Film Making Competition. The UGC has taken several proactive steps including effective launch of Media Campaign for preventing ragging. As a step further, UGC organised the National University Fllm Making competition to spread the awareness on ragging amongst students. 160+
Facebook-owned WhatsApp now boasts of more than two billion users around the world. WhatsApp made the announcement via its official blog, stating how the messaging app has helped in making communication easier while keeping it secure with end-to-end encryption. It also said that to ensure user privacy, it works with
Two Indian crew members have tested positive for novel Coronavirus onboard quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess. At least 174 people on the ship have been tested positive out of 3711 persons on-board (including 2666 guests and 1045 crew members). Among all, 132 crew members and 6 passengers are Indian nationals.