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In a review meeting of the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) in Assam, some 3.12 lakh children have been identified as ‘ghost children’ because they do not exist. According to reports. officials said that the number of students studying in government and provincialized schools in 2018-19 was around 46 lakh, which is lower than the 49 lakh figure of the 2016-17 session. The additional figure was therefore misleading. The government accused the previous administration of this. It accused the previous government of showing these wrong figures in government schools for embezzling public money in the name of textbooks, mid-day meals, uniforms and other paraphernalia for these non-existent students. Sonowal said at the review meeting that strict action would be taken against those found guilty.
KMSS leader Dharjya Konwar appealed to student organizations and people of Assam to continue with their non-violent protest against contentious Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 rather than focusing on forming a new regional political party.
‘Jim Corbett National Park’ which attracts wildlife lovers and tourists for the Royal Bengal Tiger, will have new guests. Over a dozen of rhinos from the ‘Kaziranga National Park’ will be sent to the ‘Corbett Park’ in Uttarakhand. The Uttarakhand Wildlife Advisory Board recently approved a proposal for the reintroduction of one-horned rhinos on an experimental basis in the ‘Corbett Tiger Reserve’.
The next edition of the All Assam Arm Wrestling Championship will be held at Dhemaji. The decision was taken in the meeting of the All Assam Arm Wrestling Association held in the city yesterday. Silver Jubilee celebration of All Bodoland Taekwondo Association (ABTA) with prize money for ‘Best of the Best’ got underway from today at Sikhnajhar Taekwondo Gymnasium.
One of the most glamourous cine awards – the Filmfare Awards — will be held in Guwahati on February 15. Shahrukh Khan and Vicky Kaushal will host the 65th Filmfare Awards, according to media reports. The event worth Rs 20- Rs 30 crore will be organized at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium at Amingaon.
The Central Trade Unions (CTUs) along with various sectoral independent federations and associations will participate in a National General Strike on January 8, 2020. Around 25 crore people are expected to participate in the strike, the CTU stated in a release.
A video of one Bhupendra Tomar aka Pinky Bhaiyya President of the Hindu Rashtra Dal has surfaced on social media where he is shown claiming responsibility for the JNU attack. He calls JNU a “communist adda” and vows further attacks on those participating in what he thinks are anti-national activities. A few days ago many students and teachers were severely injured in a direct confrontation between scores of masked goons and JNU students in Delhi. In videos circulating widely, masked goons wielding batons and rods can be seen entering hostels and engaging in vandalism.
After seven long years, respite comes to Nirbhaya’s mother Asha Devi after a Delhi court issued death sentences to the four convicts involved in the 2012 brutal rape and murder of a young girl in Delhi. The convicts will be hanged on January 22 at 7 am in Tihar jail in Delhi. Nirbhaya’s mother Asha Devi hailed the verdict.
Home Minister Amit Shah said that 52.72 lakh people called on BJP’s toll-free number to express support for the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. To counter nationwide protests against CAA, the party had launched this campaign to drum up support for the Act. It had released a toll-free number and asked those in support of the Act to dial in. That's all for tonight