Assam CM Sonowal chairs all party meeting regarding BTR elections
Oct 07, 2020, at 08:58 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday evening chaired an all party meeting at Assam Administrative Staff College regarding the current scenario at Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR).
Congress' 15 years rule in Assam is the epitome of corruption: Sarbananda Sonowal
Oct 06, 2020, at 02:07 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said that, in last four years, his government has given regular and contractual jobs to 80 thousand youths of the state on the basis of merit and in a very transparent manner. No one could cast any aspersion on the recruitment process, he said.
Assam CM distributes land pattas and allotment certificates at Majuli
Oct 06, 2020, at 01:27 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday led his government in starting the second phase of distribution of land pattas and land allotment certificates to indigenous landless people of the State when he allotted land pattas to over three thousand people at a function held at Majuli college playground in Majuli district.
Assam CM Sonowal presents Anundoram Borooah Award 2020 to meritorious students
Oct 01, 2020, at 07:00 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said that, the state's youth has the potential to shine at the world stage and the youth must strive for taking advantage of conducive environment for business, cultural and other exchanges brought about by Act East Policy.
Land pattas to be distributed to 60,000 indigenous families on Oct 5: Assam CM Sonowal
Sep 15, 2020, at 03:37 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday held a review meeting of Reveneu department at Assam Adminstratrive Staff College in Guwahati and it was decided in the meeting that land pattas would be distributed to 60,000 indigenous families of the state on October 5.
Assam CM Sonowal pays tributes to Dr. Bhupen Hazarika on birth anniversary
Sep 08, 2020, at 11:13 pm
Guwahati, Sep 8 : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated Sri Sri Uttar Kamalabari Sakha Satra and Cultural Research Centre at Jorhat on Tuesday.
Aatmanirbhar Bharat will get accomplishment through Aatmanirbhar Assam: Sarbananda Sonowal
Aug 25, 2020, at 05:52 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said India will become Aatmanirbhar, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has envisioned, when his state becomes self-reliant.
Akshay Kumar donates Rs 1 crore for flood relief in Assam
Aug 19, 2020, at 04:18 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has donated Rs. 1 crore to the Assam Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for flood relief as the northeastern state is reeling suffering due to the calamity.
Assam CM Sonowal urges border area residents to be vigilant against infiltration
Aug 18, 2020, at 12:52 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbanada Sonowal on Monday inaugurated the newly constructed building of Dhubri and Golakganj Police Stations in Dhubri district under Mission for Overall Improvement for Responsive Image (MOITRI) scheme and hoped that the newly built police station buildings would facilitate better service delivery by police.
Assam CM visits erosion hit areas of Biswanath and Lakhimpur districts
Jul 29, 2020, at 04:12 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday visited Lalpukhuri area which affected by erosion of Buroi river and inspected the erosion protection measures being undertaken by the water resources department at Chatrang river at Gohpur in Biswanath district.
Dalai Lama expresses solidarity with Assam flood victims
Jul 18, 2020, at 02:46 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has written to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal expressing his sadness at the loss of lives and damage properties in the devastating flood in Assam.
Assam CM visits flood-hit Kaziranga National Park
Jul 17, 2020, at 04:07 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday visited the submerged areas of Kaziranga National Park through a speed motorboat via Mora Difalu River under Bagori Range of the Park and took stock of the condition of the marooned animals and measures taken by the Park authority to ensure their protection.
Development works must not be stalled with the excuse of COVID-19 fight: Assam CM Sonowal
Jul 10, 2020, at 02:00 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday held a video conference at Brahmaputra State Guest House with the Deputy Commissioners (DCs), Superintendents of Police (SPs) and Joint Directors of Health Services (Jt. DHS) of all districts and took stock of the COVID-19 scenario, flood and erosion alongwith status of implementation of various developmental schemes.
Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal orders probe into Baghjan oil field fire incident
Jun 11, 2020, at 12:40 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has ordered a probe into the Baghjan oil field fire incident which took place in Assam's Tinsukia district on Tuesday.
Assam: Baghjan oil field fire spreads to nearby villages, Sonowal orders action
Jun 09, 2020, at 08:12 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The fire which broke out at a gas well of Baghjan oil field in Assam’s Tinsukia district is now spreading to nearby villages and left several houses and other properties burnt.
Jun 05, 2020, at 06:43 pm
Guwahati, June 5 : Closeon the heels of the landslide induced death in Barak Valley region on Tuesdaylast and to bring in mechanism to avert such accidents from occurring in thefuture, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday directed the DeputyCommissioners (DCs) of Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi districts to constitutelandslide monitoring and response team at the revenue circle level.
Assam Economic Advisory committee submits report outlining roadmap post COVID-19 lockdown
Jun 01, 2020, at 08:41 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Advisory Committee for revitalisation of economy of Assam, constituted in the backdrop of the situations arising out of COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent lockdown, under the chairmanship of former Additional Chief Secretary Subhash Das has submitted its report to Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in Guwahati on Monday.
Assam CM calls Petroleum Minister regarding gas explosion at Baghjan oilfields
May 29, 2020, at 08:58 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday telephoned Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and apprised him about the incidents of gas explosion at oilfields at Baghjan in Tinsukia district.
Sonowal visits flood-hit Goalpara, over 3.81 lakh people affected in Assam
May 29, 2020, at 08:16 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday visited flood hit Goalpara district and took stock the situation.
Assam CM interacts with bank officials on PM’s economic stimulus package
May 20, 2020, at 10:14 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday urged the public and private sector banks of the State to devise a standard operating plan to maximize credit flow to MSMEs and other stressed sectors in the backdrop of Prime Minister’s announcement of an economic stimulus package worth Rs. 20 lakh crore to galvanize the economy which was hit hard by the novel Coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown.
Assam CM directs to complete 14th Finance Commission schemes within next 3 months
May 18, 2020, at 11:23 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday interacted with Block Development Officers across the state in presence of Deputy Commissioners, Chief Executive Officers of Zila Parishad and District Development Commissioners through video conference at Janata Bhawan in Guwahati and reviewed the progress of various schemes being implemented at the villages by the P&RD department.
Assam CM Sonowal directs completion of embankment construction in Kaziranga within May 30
May 13, 2020, at 07:44 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday inspected the construction work of embankment by Water Resource Department from Morihula to Agoratoli range as a protection measure for Kaziranga National Park (KNP). While surveying the work, he directed the department to complete the embankment project within May 30.
Assam CM directs forest dept to put up coordinated efforts for wildlife protection at Kaziranga
May 12, 2020, at 10:20 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday directed the district administration and the state forest department to put up coordinated efforts to ensure protection of wildlife at Kaziranga National Park from poaching and provide the animals adequate relief during flood.
Assam CM Sonowal talks to eminent personalities over phone
May 11, 2020, at 12:55 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: As a part of the state government’s multi-pronged approach to negotiate with the COVID-19 pandemic, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal dialled several eminent personalities, sports organizers, social activists and journalists and talked to them.
Apr 22, 2020, at 09:17 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Amid spurt of novel coronavirus positive cases in the country as well as in the state and subsequent lockdown throughout the nation, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday visited Indane LPG Bottling Plant at Sarapara, Mirza, Bijaynagar in Kamrup District and took stock of the installed capacity of the bottling plant to meet the daily requirement of cylinders.
COVID-19: Sarbananda Sonowal requests Conrad Sangma to ensure hassle-free transportation of vehicles
Apr 18, 2020, at 12:19 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In view of the situation created by COVID-19 and its fallout in the northeast, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday requested his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad Sangma to ensure hassle-free transportation of the vehicles carrying essential commodities from Guwahati to Barak Valley and vice versa through Meghalaya.
Assam CM Sonowal advocates for monitoring cell for health and hygiene of tea workers and farmers
Apr 17, 2020, at 12:26 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Considering the importance of tea in the economic health of the state as well as in the country, though some tea gardens were allowed to resume their functioning with minimum work force, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal stressed on adequate social distancing norms for the tea gardens in the changing socio-economic landscape emanated in the aftermath of the novel Coronavirus outbreak in the state.
Apr 13, 2020, at 07:03 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said that in the absence of any vaccination to stop the epidemic of novel Coronavirus, social distancing and avoiding all social gatherings are considered as the golden principles to reduce the lethal blow of the virus.
All political parties decide to work together as Team Assam to fight against COVID-19
Apr 12, 2020, at 09:02 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In the wake of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, all political parties of Assam on Sunday took a decision to work together as Team Assam to fight against the disease.
Assam CM Sonowal directs to maintain strict vigil at Indo-Bangladesh border
Apr 11, 2020, at 03:40 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has directed the administration of South Salmara Mankachar to take immediate steps for strict vigil at India-Bangladesh border adjoining the district boundary and to maintain regular interaction with the Border Security Force so that no person could move even to the ‘No Man’s land’ for farm activities during the lockdown period.