Assam govt to support 10 lakh girls’ education to eliminate child marriage |

GUWAHATI: Assam’s Finance Minister Ajanta Neog, while presenting the state Budget for the 2024-25 fiscal on Monday, announced that the government will support the education of 10 lakh girls in the state.Neog said the state government is proposing this in the Budget to eliminate child marriage from Assam.Delivering her fourth Budget speech on Monday, Neog … Read more

Assam Govt Proposes Common State Board For Classes 10 And 12; Details Inside

Home Education Assam Govt Proposes Common State Board For Classes 10 And 12; Details Inside The Assam govt has tabled a new bill in the assembly, Assam State School Education Board Bill, 2024 which proposes to merge the education body for classes 10 and 12. Here’s all you need to know.. Updated: February 7, 2024 … Read more

Rahul Gandhi: Rahul Gandhi protests after Assam govt denies him temple visit

The Congress has said that Rahul Gandhi was not allowed to have darshan of Batadrava Than, the birthplace of Sri Sri Sankardev (a 15th century Assamese saint), despite the managing committee having already granted permission to Gandhi to visit the temple. Gandhi was also stopped from holding a street corner meet and from taking out … Read more

Assam govt to carry out socio-economic assessment of state’s indigenous Muslim communities through Directorate of Minority Affairs

Guwahati: Assam government has decided to carry out Socio-economic assessment for indigenous Assamese Muslims through the Directorate of Minority Affairs & Char Areas. Assam has the highest Muslim population after Jammu and Kashmir. Muslims comprise 34% of the 3.12 crore population of Assam, of which 4% are indigenous Assamese Muslims and the remaining mostly Bengali-speaking … Read more