Gogoi inaugurates IT institute session - Classes of first batch of IIITG...
Guwahati, Aug. 26: Chief minister Tarun Gogoi today inaugurated the first academic session of Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati (IIITG) at a function held at Rabindra Bhawan here....
View ArticleAssam seeks Rs.307,430 crore from finance panel
Tweet Guwahati, Nov 28 (IANS) Assam Thursday sought Rs.307,430.13 crore from the 14th Finance Commission to meet its non-Plan expenditure and give a thrust to infrastructure development projects. Chief...
View ArticleCM tables balanced budget, juggles tax proposals
GUWAHATI: Fighting dissidence after 12 years of undisputed leadership, chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday produced his most balanced budget so far by some apt juggling of tax proposals. He has not...
View ArticleDemands on Chilarai Divas OUR CORRESPONDENT Kokrajhar, Feb. 14: The All Koch...
Kokrajhar, Feb. 14: The All Koch Rajbongshi Students Union (AKRSU) today demanded that educational institutions should remain open on the occasion of Bir Chilarai Divas and the students should be...
View ArticleAssam government to launch Rs 50 crore scheme for tea tribes' education
GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi today announced that his government would launch a Rs 50 crore scheme for educational...
View ArticleAssam CM seeks Smriti help to check brain drain
GUWAHATI: Chief minister Tarun Gogoi has approached Union HRD minister Smriti Zubin Irani for an incentive-packed policy to woo private investors in the higher education sector in Assam and check brain...
View ArticleAssam CM Tarun Gogoi wants improvement in 'quality of education' in state
Tarun Gogoi wants quality education in Assam Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has directed district and block education officials to improve the standard and quality of education in the state. While...
View ArticleSoon, stipend for poor pupils
GUWAHATI: The state government would soon launch a special scheme for poor but meritorious...
View ArticleDhemaji excels in arts, commerce Rise in Class XII pass rate OUR...
Guwahati, May 30: Pass percentages have increased slightly in the Class XII examinations conducted by Assam Higher Secondary Education Council, the results of which were declared today. In the arts...
View ArticleTarun Gogoi alleges Narendra Modi government stopped many welfare schemes
Friday, 31 October 2014 - 10:02pm IST | Place: Bonpara (Assam) | Agency: PTI Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday alleged that...
View ArticleGogoi mantra to tackle rat race - Counselling, meditation must: Assam Cm...
Guwahati, Nov. 19: Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi today said meditation and counselling classes would be made mandatory in educational institutions to arrest the alarming rise in the number of...
View ArticleI am not going to divide Assam: Gogoi
Rejecting demands to divide Assam, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday said all ethnic groups need to stay united. “I am not going to divide Assam. We all need to live together. Stop bandh culture and...
View Article1400 students visit Guwahati under Gyanjyoti scheme
GUWAHATI: The trip to Guwahati of 1,400 students from rural Assam under the chief minister's Gyanjyoti scheme culminated on Saturday. The students toured the prime educational and cultural centres in...
View ArticleGovt largesse on Childrens Day - Gala fest marks event - New schemes add to ...
Guwahati, Nov. 14: The Assam government today announced schemes worth Rs 50 crore for children. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi made the announcement at a function organised by the state government to mark...
View ArticlePM Scholarship Scheme bungling being probed: Omar Abdullah
SRINAGAR: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Friday told Legislative Council that Crime Branch has been asked to look into the complaints against the NGOs reportedly fiddling in the Prime Minister’s Special...
View ArticleFood security bill will benefit 2.25 crore in Assam: Gogoi
Guwahati, July 23: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today welcomed the central government's recent move to pass the food security bill and said it proved the United Progressive Alliance (UPA)...
View Article2014 board examinees to get tablet PCs
Guwahati: In a bid to enhance students' IT skills, the state government has begun distributing tablet PCs among those who secured second...
View ArticleAssam CM launches food security scheme campaign
Guwahati, Aug 20: The Assam government today launched a state-wide promotional campaign to showcase the centre's ambitious food security scheme at the grassroots coinciding with the birth anniversary...
View ArticleTarun Gogoi launches Food Security scheme promotional campaign
The ordinance on food security would help battle malnutrition and hunger and it should not be opposed just for the sake of opposition, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said today. "In Assam, about 2.25...
View ArticleAASU plea for AIIMS-like hubs - Student union felicitates 94 exam toppers A...
Guwahati, June 9: The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) today demanded a centre of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, an AIIMS-like medical institute and a top biodiversity research...
View ArticleAssam government has enough funds for ongoing health schemes, says CM Tarun...
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi File Photo Assam government has adequate funds to continue with the implementation of various health schemes...
View ArticleAssam CM Gogoi
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday claimed that his government's scheme of awarding first-division holders in the High School Leaving Certificate Examination with computers has been very...
View ArticleGogoi directs implementation of social security schemes
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday directed the state's Health and Family Welfare, Labour and Employment and Social Welfare departments to...
View ArticleEye on Assembly polls, Gogoi doles out sops for poor
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday presented a Rs. 265.32 crore-deficit budget for the 2015-16 financial year in which he proposed to mobilise additional resources by strengthening the tax...
View ArticleHealth scheme for employees A STAFF REPORTER Guwahati, Feb. 18: The Assam...
Guwahati, Feb. 18: The Assam government will introduce a comprehensive health insurance scheme for state government employees on the lines of the scheme for central government employees. This was...
View ArticleVarsities waive fees of meritorious students
MANGALORE: Providing fee concession for meritorious students seeking admission to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) courses is the new mantra of educational institutions of DakshinaKannada...
View ArticleSkill development of tea tribes in Assam
: The Assam Government would pass an Act for skill development of the tea tribe community to increase their...
View ArticlePadho Pardesh helps minority students above poverty line
HYDERABAD: Whereas the Telangana government's Overseas Study Scheme for minority students for pursuing higher studies in post-graduate courses in foreign universities is meant to cover those applicants...
View ArticleAssam CM Tarun Gogoi distributes laptops under Anundoram Borooah Award Scheme
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday distributed the 'Anundoram Borooah Laptop Award' among the students who secured first division in High school and Higher secondary. "There has been...
View ArticleState event turns poll rally - Cong presents united face at students award...
Jorhat, Dec. 12: A state government function in Jorhat to reward meritorious students was virtually turned into a rally for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Assam chief minister used the 9th Anunda Ram...
View ArticleMake higher education available to the meritorious: President
GUWAHATI: President PranabMukherjee on Monday said education should be accessible to every meritorious student in the country. He was speaking at the concluding ceremony of the golden jubilee...
View ArticleScholarship for toppers - Felicitation on Saturday A STAFF REPORTER Arup...
Guwahati, June 4: The Guwahati-based Royal Group of Institutions (RGI), a leading private educational institution in the state, has come forward with a scholarship scheme for rank holders in Classes X...
View ArticleScheme for BPL students
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi today announced the launch of a special education scheme for the meritorious students belonging to BPL category in the state....
View ArticleBPL list to be updated before launching food security scheme
GUWAHATI: Assam will soon start cleansing the current list of below poverty line (BPL) people of bogus names and names of dead persons as a preliminary step before launching the flagship food security...
View ArticleRs100cr plan for tea tribes A STAFF REPORTER Guwahati, Dec. 22: Assam chief...
Guwahati, Dec. 22: Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi today announced that the state government would take up a Rs 100-crore project for welfare of tea garden workers in the state. The project, Gogoi...
View ArticleSFI students demand early declaration of results
GUWAHATI: Students staged a demonstration in front of the office of the Board of Secondary Education (Seba) here on Saturday, seeking early declaration of error-free results of Class X...
View ArticleGogoi slams ‘fake’ activists - CM says strikes at the drop of a hat harming ...
Guwahati, Feb. 5: Chief minister Tarun Gogoi today dubbed protesters in Assam “fake regionalists”. Without naming any particular organisation, the chief minister said there is a section of individuals...
View ArticleNasa travellers meet Gogoi A STAFF REPORTER Chief minister Tarun Gogoi with...
Guwahati, Sept. 24: Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi today interacted with the students of the state who will leave for Nasa on October 2. The tour is a part of the state governments initiative Deba...
View ArticleBarpeta Boy Ripunjoy Tops With 97.83%
Guwahati: Boys outperformed girls in the High School Leaving Certificate (Class X state board) examination conducted by the Board of Secondary Education, Assam, (Seba). The pass percentage of boys was...
View ArticleHSLC results: Lowest pass rate in five years
GUWAHATI: The Board of Secondary Education, Assam (Seba) declared its Class X examination results on Wednesday, recording a surprising decline in the pass percentage this year. The pass percentage of...
View ArticleQuality over quantity claim HSLC results declared OUR CORRESPONDENT Guwahati,...
Guwahati, May 28: The overall pass percentage in the High School Leaving Certificate examinations has dropped by nine per cent, the most significant dip in five years. The fall was attributed to the...
View ArticleTarun Gogoi inaugurates free bicycle scheme for girls
GUWAHATI: Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday launched a special scheme for providing free bicycles to BPL girl students studying from Class VIII to X. The state education department will distribute...
View ArticleCompensation balm for toppers OUR CORRESPONDENT Guwahati, Sept. 3: The Assam...
Guwahati, Sept. 3: The Assam Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has directed Dispur to pay compensation of Rs 2 lakh each to four students who were denied ranks among the top 10 in the merit list of this...
View ArticleNasa beckons nine meritorious students from Assam
GUWAHATI: The Assam government has selected nine meritorious students to go on a trip to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa), USA, this year. The students, toppers in High School...
View ArticleLaptops for Matric 1st div holders
GUWAHATI: Inspiring young minds to make the best use of technology for a better future, chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday distributed laptops to students who passed the Class X state board exam...
View ArticleAssam to launch special scheme for poor meritorious students
GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi today announced that his government would soon launch a special scheme for poor meritorious students of the state....
View ArticleSpecial scheme for meritorious students
: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday launched a special educational...
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