Himanta Biswa Sarma to take oath as new Assam CM tomorrow
May 10, 2021, at 01:25 am
Guwahati: Himanta Biswa Sarma will be sworn in as the 15th Chief Minister of Assam on Monday after he was unanimously selected as the leader of Assam BJP Legislative Party on Sunday.
Himanta Biswa Sarma to become Assam CM
May 09, 2021, at 07:28 pm
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma will become the new Chief Minister of Assam, a state where the saffron brigade maintained its dominance in the Assembly polls.
Himanta Biswa Sarma to be Assam's new chief minister: Reports
May 09, 2021, at 06:53 pm
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s strongman Himanta Biswa Sarma is all set to take over as the new chief minister of Assam. He will replace Sarbananda Sonowal.
Sarbananda Sonowal reviews COVID-19 situation in Assam with DCs
May 07, 2021, at 03:30 am
Guwahati/IBNS: In view of the rising cases of COVID-19 in the state, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday discussed the situation with Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over the phone.
Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal reviews COVID-19 situation
Apr 20, 2021, at 02:14 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday held a meeting with the health department, disaster management, police and concerned officials to review the current COVID-19 situation in the state and prepare the action plan for tackling the same at his official residence in Guwahati.
EC reduces campaigning ban on Himanta Sarma from 48 to 24 hrs
Apr 03, 2021, at 11:38 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Election Commission on Saturday reduced the electioneering ban imposed on Assam BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma for threatening an opposition leader, from 48 to 24 hours, after he apologised and assured to abide by Model Code of Conduct in future.
Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma banned from poll campaign over NIA threat to Congress
Apr 03, 2021, at 04:53 am
New Delhi/Guwahati: Assam Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Himanta Biswa Sarma has been banned from campaigning for 48 hours ahead of the third and final phase of the state assembly election, which is due on Tuesday.
BJP adopts three mantras ‘Security-Civilization-Development’ for its Assam assembly poll campaign
Mar 10, 2021, at 09:21 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Finance Minister and convenor of BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma said that, the composite Assamese culture is under threat and BJP has adopted three mantras – Suraksha (security), Sabhyata (civilization) and Vikas (development) and these are the three pillars of the BJP’s campaign for the upcoming assembly polls in the state.
Pro-talk ULFA leader, two others arrested for allegedly conspiring to kill Himanta Biswa Sarma
Mar 10, 2021, at 03:29 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Guwahati city police have arrested three persons including a pro-talk ULFA leader for their alleged conspiracy to assassinate Assam minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Assam government distributes scooters to another 15,000 girl students
Feb 18, 2021, at 01:25 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The BJP-led Assam government on Wednesday distributed scooters to another 15,000 girl students who secured minimum 60 per cent marks in Higher Secondary (Class 12) examination.
Feb 15, 2021, at 10:35 pm
Guwahati: Assam Finance minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma described Badruddin Ajmal as the enemy of Assam and called him the most dangerous face of Assam politics.
BJP doesn’t need Miya Muslim vote, party will not give ticket to them: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Feb 04, 2021, at 06:47 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Finance minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma said that, BJP doesn’t need vote from the Miya Muslims and his party will not give candidature to any Miya Muslim in the upcoming assembly polls in the state.
Assam minister appeals ULFA-I to release abducted employees of oil drilling company
Feb 03, 2021, at 12:24 am
Guwahati: Assam Health minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma has appealed United Liberation Front of Asom – Independent (ULFA-I) to release two employees of an oil drilling company who were abducted by the banned outfit on Dec 21 last year.
Assam Assembly passes bill to abolish all government-run Madrassas in state
Dec 31, 2020, at 02:50 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam Assembly on Wednesday passed the repeal provincialisation of Madrassa Bill, 2020 to abolish all government-run Madrassas and convert them to general schools.
Amid row over 'Love Jihad', couples in Assam have to declare religion, income before marriage
Dec 01, 2020, at 05:35 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Amid row over laws against alleged religious conversions due to marriage or 'Love Jihad', Assam government is mulling a law that would require the bride and the groom to declare their income and religion a month before their marriage.
Nov 20, 2020, at 10:32 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Finance minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma said the Congress party is now playing very dirty politics in the country from Jammu & Kashmir to Assam and it has now become a big threat to the nation.
Centre asks Assam to prepare for Covid-19 vaccination from Jan to July
Oct 13, 2020, at 08:10 pm
Guwahati/UNI: The central government has asked Assam to prepare for Covid-19 vaccination programme between January to July next year.
Assam decides to provide scooties to 22,000 girl students
Aug 19, 2020, at 08:17 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government has decided to give scooties to 22,000 girl students who passed the higher secondary final examinations (Class 12) with first division marks.
Assam reports 2,792 new Covid-19 cases, toll mounts to 197
Aug 18, 2020, at 04:23 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam has reported 2,792 fresh positive cases for Covid-19 and eight deaths due to the virus in the past 24 hours.
Assam: 67 COVID-19 cured police personnel donate plasma
Aug 02, 2020, at 04:14 am
Guwahati/IBNS: As the state has witnessed a sharp spike in the number of COVID-19 cases and many patients in hospitals are in critical condition, Assam police brought a ray of hope for the sick as 67 police personnel, cured of the infection, donated their plasma.
Covid-19: Assam government imposes lockdown for 14 days in Guwahati
Jun 26, 2020, at 02:03 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In view of the spike in Novel Coronavirus cases in Assam, the government of the northeastern state on Friday imposed a complete lockdown for 14 days in Guwahati.
Assam to conduct 50,000 random tests for COVID-19 to check community transmission
Jun 17, 2020, at 11:16 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Keeping in view the surge in the numbers of COVID-19 positive cases in the state, the Assam government has decided to launch Assam Targeted Surveillance Program (ATSP) from Jun 17 by aiming to conduct 50,000 random tests for the deadly virus in a week’s time.
Assam: 60 new cases takes Covid tally to 1621
Jun 03, 2020, at 12:53 pm
Guwahati/UNI: The Covid-19 count in Assam rose by 60 on Wednesday, taking the overall figure to 1621.
Assam sets target to conduct 2 lakh tests for Covid-19 by Jun 15
Jun 01, 2020, at 10:43 am
Guwahati/IBNS: After completing 1 lakh samples test for Covid-19, Assam has now set a target to conduct 2 lakh tests by Jun 15.
Assam witnesses highest single-day spike with 177 COVID-19 positive cases, state tally rises to 1057
May 30, 2020, at 03:31 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam witnessed highest single-day spike in COVID-19 as 177 positive cases were detected in the state in the last 24 hours.
Two more COVID-19 positive cases reported in Guwahati
May 16, 2020, at 03:52 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Two more positive COVID-19 cases were detected in Assam’s capital city Guwahati on Saturday.
Assam reports two more COVID-19 positive cases, state tally rises to 64
May 11, 2020, at 07:19 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam on Monday has reported two new positive cases for COVID-19 taking the state's tally to 64.
Assam’s first COVID-19 patient discharged from hospital
May 06, 2020, at 07:08 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam’s first COVID-19 patient along with one more was discharged from hospitals on Wednesday.
Assam government decides to appoint Hima Das as DSP
Mar 07, 2020, at 12:07 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The BJP-led Assam government has decided to appoint ace athlete Hima Das who is also known as ‘Dhing Express’ as a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP).
Assam minister slams Mamata Banerjee, asks her to campaign in Bangladesh, not in West Bengal
Mar 04, 2020, at 09:48 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Finance minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma asked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to campaign in Bangladesh, not in West Bengal.