Bikash Singh
Bamboo farmers across the Northeast turned jittery since local production of this product will take a beating with the FM’s budget proposal to slash custom duty on bamboo (for agarbatti) from 30 per cent to 10 per cent.
FM Pranab Mukerjee's budget proposal to virtually double allocation for the Northeast to Rs 8000 crore has enthused political parties in the Northeast.
The State Bank of India will not raise deposit rates in the near term like other banks which are attempting to correct an asset-liability mismatch with loan growth outstripping growth in deposits.
After successfully steering the party in the Bihar assembly polls, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley has been made in-charge of the upcoming electoral battles in Assam and West Bengal.
Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad will design the curriculum of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Co-operative Management in Assam.
The Asom Gana Parishad has roped in a research-cum-consultancy firm to suggest ways to defeat Congress in the Assembly elections next year.
Hectic lobbying has begun for the Tea Board chairman post, which is falling vacant next month.
Sources in intelligence agencies said that Ulfa commander-in-chief Paresh Barua is in Yunnan province of China.
NDFB triggered twin explosions in Garib Rath in Assam's Kokrajhar district.
The batch of 63 students has attracted an average salary of around Rs 9.8 lakh per annum.
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