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Showing posts with label Assam economy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Assam economy. Show all posts

11.25.2013

Guwahati Metro Rail Project and some thoughts on Assam

A big apology to my readers, it was a tiresome shifting process that kept me away from posting regularly at Online Assam. The best part of my absence is though the expectation that from now onwards, things will be more crisper since my family has moved to Assam.

8.03.2013

Dr Hemendra Prasad Barooah: Life, works, achievements and great contribution of the Tea Doyen


Hemendra Prasad Barooah has achieved much more in a single life than several generations could have achieved. The Tea Doyen epithet is just befitting when we look at his contribution to Assam economy as a Tea Planter. He  was born in 1926 in Jorhat to a family of Tea garden owners. His father was Shiva Prasad Barooh. One of the pioneers of those who dared to dream big Barooah had acquired an MBA degree from Harvard Business School  in the year 1949.  As per records he has his batch-mates in the likes of  Parker(of Parker pens), Ernie Henderson of Sheraton Group and many others.

3.11.2013

Assam Budget 2013-14 Features and highlights

After a series of drama and disharmony in the party and Assam Politics, Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi presents the Budget 2013-14 in the state Bidhansabha on March 11, 201 . The budget 2013-14 is a deficit budget to start with. The proposed Assam Budget for 2013-14 is worth 1352.57 crore.  Here are the highlights of Assam Budget 2013-14.