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The establishment of an IIM in Assam will enhance education infrastructure and draw students as well as researchers from all over India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday after Parliament gave nod to a Bill to this effect. The country's 22nd Indian Institute of Management (IIM) is set to be established in Guwahati with an investment of Rs 555 crore, as Parliament cleared a Bill in this regard. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the new institution will start admitting students from the current academic year itself. Earlier, replying to the discussion on the Bill, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said, Narendra Modi Government is committed to create new institutions and giving opportunities to students of the country. He said, Government has given the ...

India Meteorological Department has issued weather warnings for northeastern states as an active monsoon system brings sustained heavy rainfall across the region through August 10. Arunachal Pradesh faces the most severe conditions, with very heavy rainfall expected from August 7-10. The state recorded significant precipitation yesterday, with weather stations reporting widespread showers accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning. Assam and Meghalaya will experience heavy to very heavy rainfall on August 7-8, with moderate to heavy showers continuing through the forecast period. Yesterday's weather data showed considerable rainfall across both states, with Silchar in Cachar district recording 7 cm of precipitation. The four northeastern states of Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripur...

Tourist taxi services between Assam and Meghalaya were suspended on Wednesday as part of a nationwide 'chakka jam' called by central trade unions and national federations. The All Khasi Meghalaya Tourist Taxi Association (AKMTTA) had earlier announced that no tourist taxi will operate from Meghalaya to Guwahati or any other part of Assam on July 9 in support of the nationwide strike. The 24-hour strike is aimed at pressing several key demands affecting transport workers nationwide. These include withdrawal of the Motor Vehicle Reforms Act 2019, scrapping of the 'Hit and Run' clause under Article 106(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), an immediate halt to satellite-based toll collection, and protection of transport workers' rights, the association said.

Four Northeastern states have sought a 25 per cent increase in the devolution share over the 15th Finance Commission period and a special infrastructure fund. A delegation that comprised of Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, Mizoram CM P Lalduhoma, Tripura Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy and officials of Sikkim government presented the state’s key demands and concerns during a consultative meeting with members of the 16th Finance Commission in New Delhi. Sangma highlighted that a 20 per cent increase in the devolution share from 14th Finance Commission to 15th Finance Commission saw a 100 per cent increase in capital expenditure of the states. This enhanced fiscal space enabled marked improvements in health indicators, growth in the tourism sector and critical infrastructu...