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Prime Minister Modi rallies for peace, harmony, togetherness and development in Kokrajhar. Bodo accord marks a new dawn of peace, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during a rally in Kokrajhar on February 7 PM Modi who was here to participate in the celebrations of the signing of the Bodo Peace Agreement spoke about peace and development in the region. Under the Accord, a commission will be created to demarcate the area falling within BTAD. This area will get special development package of Rs 1,500 crore, said PM Modi. He said that the status of the North East has improved from a recipient state to a growth engine. He touched on the fact that a lot of states in the region are not under AFSPA anymore. He also assured the gathering that anti-Assam and anti-national mentality will not be tolerated and forgiven by the country, and that CAA poses no threat to the North East.
Rajasthan Royals are all set to play two of their matches at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. The decision was taken at a meeting held between, IMG-Reliance (IMG-R), Rajasthan Royals and ACA (Assam Cricket Association). IMG conducted an inspection at the ACA Barsapara Stadium before giving confirmation. Profit-sharing was the reason why a change of venue to Guwahati from Ahmedabad had taken place, according to reports.
Film actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui was so mesmerized after travelling to Arunachal Pradesh that he announced the next shooting of his film there. Siddiqui was there to join the Mishmi community in celebrating the 52nd central Reh festival. Siddiqui said that he learned about the beauty of the region from Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu’s tweet.
The 12th edition of the International Guwahati Film Festival begins today. Movies on various genres will be screened at Kanaklal Barua Auditorium, Assam State Museum, Guwahati. The event is being organized by Gauhati Cine Club. A total of 11 fictional and non-fictional movies will be screened from various countries including Kazakhstan, Tunisia, Hungary, Turkey, Bangladesh and the Czech Republic.
As death toll in China mounts due to coronavirus, Manipur and Mizoram governments have decided to impose a ban on food items and other products from China. Officials from Manipur Health and Family Welfare Department informed that a circular has been issued to restrict production, distribution, sale of packed food products, which are produced in China, Myanmar and other South-East Asian countries. These same restrictions also apply on products which are not labeled properly.
Suspended Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Superintendent of Police Davinder Singh along with four other convicts have been sent to 15-day judicial custody by a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Jammu. Singh was caught while allegedly transporting two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists was sent to will be sent to the Hiranagar Sub Jail in Kathua district. Four others including two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists who were arrested along with him will be lodged in Kotbalwal jail in Jammu. According to reports, Singh had pleaded before the court that he should be kept in Hiranagar Sub Jail as Kotbalwal Jail has many militants that were arrested by him, according to media reports.
Videos of Pakistani students from Wuhan, China requesting Pakistani government to evacuate them due to coronavirus outbreak have been circulated widely.While Pakistan authorities have said that they stand with China in his hour of crisis. Dr. Arif Alvi, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan tweeted-- If you hear of an outbreak of plague in a land, do not enter it, but if the plague breaks out in a place while you are in it, do not leave that place. Many have condemned this stand of the Pakistani government and have indicated that it is the responsibility of the government to evacuate its citizens.