Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use and said that it will be rolled out from early next week. A vaccine is seen as the best chance for the world to get back to some semblance of normality amid a global
Month: December 2020
Over a discussion held in Dispur’s MLA Hostel on Tuesday, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) and Assam Pradesh Congress have decided to start the campaign in alliance for the upcoming Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections. AIUDF would be fielding candidates in six constituencies, while, Congress would field candidates in
The central government of India is planning to construct a multipurpose reservoir on River Brahmaputra in Arunachal Pradesh in a bid to offset the impact of construction over a hydro-power project in Tibet, a senior official of the Jal Shakti ministry said to PTI. Commissioner (Brahmaputra and Barak) in the
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday inaugurated the first phase of commissioning of South West Guwahati water supply project under JnNURM implemented by Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) at Sadilapur, Jalukbari in the city. The first phase commissioning of ambitious water supply project would cater to the needs of people
GUWAHATI: Assam government has mulled to bring an act that will require the bride and groom to declare their religion and income in official documents a month before their marriage, announced Health & Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Sarma said the act aims to empower women of the state.