Assam CM distributes 26 ambulances for the tea gardens of Lahowal LAC
Apr 04, 2022, at 02:05 am
Guwahati: In a bid to provide an advanced, accountable and accessible health care delivery system to the people living in the tea garden areas of the state, Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma distributed one ambulance each to 26 tea gardens of Lahowal Legislative assembly constituency in a programme held at Matak Tea Estate, Lahowal in Dibrugarh district on Sunday.
BJP wins both RS seats in Assam, taking its tally in Upper House to 100
Apr 01, 2022, at 07:07 pm
New Delhi: The BJP has won both the Rajya Sabha seats from Assam, after which its strength in the Upper House reached 100. With this, it also became the first political party to do so since 1988.
Assam CM attends 30th conference of Karbi Lammet Amei
Mar 25, 2022, at 02:34 pm
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma urged the people belonging to Karbi community to be relentless in the practice of their language and culture to be able to march forward in their journey towards prosperity.
Assam govt employees to get half-day special leave to watch The Kashmir Files
Mar 16, 2022, at 04:41 pm
The state government employees in Assam have been offered a half-day special leave to watch director Vivek Agnihotri's film The Kashmir Files, which is based on the true event of the exodus of Kashmir Pandits from the erstwhile northern state in 1990.
Mar 12, 2022, at 10:02 pm
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma instructed the Chief Secretary of the state government to direct all state government’s departments to dispose off pending applications before April 15 this year.
PM Modi likely to inaugurate Assam's second AIIMS campus in November: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Feb 15, 2022, at 05:44 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday performed bhumi puja of the second medical college in Guwahati at both Kalapahar and MMCH campuses. The project is being implemented for a total cost of Rs 998.30 crore covering an area of 62 bighas.
Assam govt to withdraw COVID-19 related curbs from Feb 15
Feb 07, 2022, at 08:40 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said the state government will withdraw all COVID-19 related curbs from the state from Feb 15 as the COVID-19 situation has improved in the state.
Assam govt is steadfast in its commitment of providing 1 lakh jobs: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Feb 07, 2022, at 06:24 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma has said the state government is steadfast in its commitment of providing 1 lakh jobs and 50,000 jobs are already in the process of being filled up.
Assam government to preserve Jorhat Central Jail as heritage site
Feb 05, 2022, at 05:35 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government will carry out a re-development project at Jorhat Central Jail to transform the historic jail into a freedom fighters memorial with a museum, park and convention centre.
Gorkha, Tiwa militants lay down arms in front of Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Jan 28, 2022, at 05:40 am
Guwahati/IBNS: A total of 246 insurgents of two militant outfits, 169 insurgents of United Gorkha People’s Organisation (UGPO) and 77 insurgents of Tiwa Liberation Army (TLA) on Thursday laid down their arms before Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in arms laying ceremonial function held at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati.
Assam confers state’s highest civilian awards to 17 personalities including Lovlina, ASHA worker
Jan 25, 2022, at 04:29 am
Guwahati/IBNS: In order to recognize the exceptional service in various fields, Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma conferred the state’s highest civilian awards to 17 distinguished personalities who have distinguished themselves in their chosen field of endeavour at a function held at Sankardeva Kalakhetra in Guwahati on Monday.
Assam to set up wildlife safari cum open zoo at a cost of Rs 214.54 crore: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Jan 20, 2022, at 05:05 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government has decided to set up a wildlife safari cum zoo at the Dholai area in the Cachar district at a cost of Rs 214.54 crore.
Assam, Meghalaya CMs to meet Amit Shah on inter-state boundary row
Jan 20, 2022, at 02:15 am
Shillong/UNI: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma would leave for New Delhi on Thursday to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah to present their respective positions on the inter-state boundary conflict in order to arrive at a lasting solution to the vexed issue between the two neighbouring states.
Himanta Biswa Sarma meets political parties, students’ organizations on Assam-Meghalaya border row
Jan 19, 2022, at 04:23 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday held interactions with the representatives of political parties and students’ organizations to discuss the longstanding inter-state border dispute between Assam and Meghalaya and solicit their views on the steps taken by the governments of both the states to settle differences through consultations in two separate meetings held at State Guest House, Koinadhara in Guwahati.
Assam: Chargesheet filed against 14 accused in Jorhat lynching case
Jan 18, 2022, at 03:34 am
Guwahati/IBNS : The Assam Police on Monday filed the chargesheet against 14 accused persons in an All Assam Students Union (AASU) leader mob lynching case in Jorhat after 50 days.
Assam government to start implementation of Project Sadbhavana from Feb 1
Jan 18, 2022, at 02:18 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday urged the officials of Janata Bhawan to redefine their roles and re-dedicate themselves to the service of the people.
Assam govt to procure unsold stock of traditional handloom items from indigenous weavers
Jan 13, 2022, at 03:42 am
Guwahati/IBNS: With a view to providing relief to handloom weavers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the state, the Assam government will procure unsold stock of traditional handloom items from indigenous weavers of the state through ARTFED and AGMC Limited.
Amit Shah likely to seal agreement on Assam-Meghalaya border row
Jan 13, 2022, at 03:28 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to seal the agreement on the inter-state border dispute between Assam and Meghalaya in six out of 12 disputed areas ahead of Meghalay’s 50th statehood day celebration on Jan 21.
Govt committed to give 1 lakh jobs to Assam youths by May: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Jan 12, 2022, at 04:45 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday handed over appointment letters to 218 Assistant Engineers in Panchayat &Rural Development Department, 155 Technical Officers in Public Health Engineering Department and 173 Junior Administrative Assistants (JAAs) in General Administration Department at a programme held at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati.
Jan 08, 2022, at 01:11 am
Guwahati/IBNS: In view of rising the number of COVID-19 cases in the state, the Assam government on Friday issued fresh COVID-19 guidelines to check the spread of the Omicron variant in the state.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma distributes cheques under Micro-Finance Incentive and Relief Scheme
Jan 06, 2022, at 04:48 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday distributed cheques to women beneficiaries as part of Assam Micro-Finance Incentive and Relief Scheme 2021 at a function held at Dibrugarh.
Himanta Biswa Sarma urges Assam Police to make efforts for 'personal security' free environment
Jan 04, 2022, at 03:05 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday inaugurated the second conference of superintendents of police of all districts of Assam at oil town Duliajan in Dibrugarh district in a bid to explore new dimensions of policing in Assam through sharing of experiences, education and motivation. More than 94 police officers in the ranks of SP, additional SP and SDPO participated in the two-day conference.
Dec 31, 2021, at 03:17 am
Guwahati/IBNS: In a bid to help the boozers on the eve of New Year, the administration of Assam’s Biswanath district has taken up an initiative to drop the heavy drinkers home for which the administration has arranged separate vehicles for the purpose.
Rewind 2021: Hits and misses in India's political cauldron
Dec 29, 2021, at 04:37 pm
Indian politics is always on boil and 2021 was no stranger to this phenomenon. As the year draws to a close, IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh rewinds the events of last 12 months
Assam: CM Sarma directs DCs, SPs to put a spanner on ‘Drink and Drive’ to save life
Dec 25, 2021, at 05:14 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Taking a serious note on drink and drive cases and the consequent casualties and to reverse this trend, Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday evening held a video conference with Deputy Commissioners, Superintendents of Police, DTOs, Superintendents of Excise of all districts from his office in Janata Bhawan, Guwahati and asked them to put spanner on drink and drive phenomenon.
Himanta Biswa Sarma tables bill in Assam assembly by seeking to amend Cattle Preservation Billv
Dec 21, 2021, at 05:21 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government on Monday tabled the amendment bill for modification of the Assam Cattle Preservation Act in the state Assembly on the first day of the winter session of the state assembly.
Assam cabinet decides to amend bill for allowing inter-district cattle transportation
Dec 18, 2021, at 06:50 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam cabinet on Friday decided to amend a bill to allow transportation of cattle from one district to another in the state.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma attends 'Shradhanjali' programme on occasion of Swahid Divas
Dec 11, 2021, at 05:02 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that the sacrifices and heroism of the martyrs of six years long Assam agitation would continue to inspire the people of the state to embark on a new economic and political movement for the survival of the Assamese community.
Assam CM welcomes KLO’s desire to join mainstream to resolve issues through political dialogues
Dec 03, 2021, at 08:34 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In an effort to establish a peaceful environment in the state, the BJP-led Assam government has taken up steps to bring another militant outfit in the peace process.
Youth must take up agriculture instead of running after government jobs: Assam CM
Dec 02, 2021, at 02:07 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Wednesday visited Gorukhuti in Darrang and launched several projects there.