Republic Day 2022: Assam Governor unfurls national flag in Guwahati
India Today
Assam Governor Professor Jagdish Mukhi on Wednesday unfurled the national flag at the Veterinary Field, Khanapara in Guwahati on 73rd Republic Day.
Assam has joined the rest of the country to celebrate the 73rd Republic Day with enthusiasm. Assam Governor Professor Jagdish Mukhi unfurled the national flag at Khanapara Veterinary College Field in Guwahati on the occasion of 73rd Republic Day celebrations on Tuesday. Assam Chief Minister Himanata Biswa Sarma was also present on the occasion.
In his speech, the Assam governor said that the year that passed by was very challenging for us, adding that the novel coronavirus pandemic tested our patience and resilience.
“The coronavirus pandemic tested our patience and resilience. Many of us lost our near and dear ones in the pandemic. While the world was grappling with this pandemic, our country was fortunate to have a leader like Prime Minister Narendra Modi who led this war against the invisible enemy from the front,” Prof Jagdish Mukhi said.
He further said that the Assam government is focused on zero tolerance against any kind of crime-be it drug smuggling, crime against women and children, human trafficking, cattle smuggling, cyber crime and so on.
“In 2021, 2152 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) Act have been registered in the state and a total number of 3643 persons were arrested alongside the recovery of 64.15 kg of heroin, 18590.73 kg of ganja, 69.32 kg of opium, 31.64 lakh numbers of tablet, 1.55 lakh bottles of cough syrup and cash amounting to Rs 2.35 crore," he said.
The Governor added, "Further, a mobile app ‘Drugs Free Assam’ has been developed. In the action against illegal transportation of cattle, a total of 685 cases have been registered from January 1, 2021 to October 31 last year and 520 persons have been arrested and 184 vehicles have been seized along with 1709 cattle."
ALSO READ| Ahead of Republic Day celebrations, security beefed up at Guwahati railway station
The Supreme Court was hearing West Bengal's objections to the maintainability of the ED plea filed under Article 32. The ED has sought a CBI probe into the alleged obstruction of its raids on I-PAC by Mamata Banerjee and her government.
While investigating, the police learnt that the gang lured victims with attractive social media advertisements and later duped them of a significant amount of money.
Harish Rana, India's 1st person to be allowed passive euthanasia, dies in AIIMS Delhi after 13 years in coma
The three were convicted earlier for their involvement in activities linked to Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM), a banned organisation that sought the secession of Jammu and Kashmir from India. It was founded by Andrabi.
PM Modi, in his Lok Sabha address, had urged unity and preparedness, warning that the conflict could have long-term global and economic impacts.
Lalu Yadav had argued that the FIR, the probe and the chargesheets in the land-for-job case were legally unsustainable, claiming that the CBI had not obtained prior sanction.
From a record outlay to a sweeping green push, Rekha Gupta lays out Delhi's roadmap with big allocations across sectors, while key claims and ambitious targets set the tone for the year ahead.
Proposed changes to the transgender law trigger outrage over exclusion, mandatory certification, and the rollback of self-identification rights.
India's artillery strength sees a steady build-up with new Pinaka regiments, but the bigger plan points to a much larger force and more advanced systems in the coming years.