Category: Assam

Centralised mid-day meal kitchen to be set up at Majuli

Centralised mid-day meal kitchen to be set up at Majuli

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday handed over Rs 7 crore as the first instalment for setting up a state-of-the-art hygienic centralized mid-day meal kitchen by Akshaya Patra Foundation to feed the students of Majuli district. The Assam government will provide altogether Rs 14 crore for the construction

Two Rohingiya’s held in Karimganj

Two Rohingiya’s held in Karimganj

Acting on a tip-off, the Kolkata-based military intelligence department and Assam Police conducted a joint operation and apprehended two Rohingya from Badarpur railway station in southern Assam’s Karimganj district. They were allegedly on their way from Jammu and Kashmir to Bangladesh via Karimganj border in Assam. A senior police official