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Assam govt undertakes survey of all madrassas

Jan 17, 2023, at 07:25 pm

Guwahati/UNI: The Assam government is undertaking a survey of all madrassas in the state in order to merge the smaller one which according to police is the hotbed for spreading radicalism with the bigger madrassas.

Nagaon: Assam CM Sarma lays foundation for Rs 50cr tourist centre

Jan 11, 2023, at 12:12 am

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma last week laid the foundation stone for the construction of a tourist centre in Nagaon district of the state.

Assam: Vehicle carrying CM Sarma's mother met with accident, none injured

Jan 10, 2023, at 10:14 pm

Guwahati: A vehicle carrying the mother of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met with a minor accident on National Highway 37 in Morigaon district on Tuesday.

Assam Governor Mukhi unveils calendar on birds

Jan 06, 2023, at 05:35 pm

Guwahati: Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi has released a calendar of 2023 titled   ‘You and I’ which is composed of  photographs of birds found in different parts of the state.

Assam govt inks MoA with Regional Centre ECHS Guwahati for cashless treatment to beneficiaries

Jan 06, 2023, at 05:45 am

Guwahati/IBNS: In a move to show its honour to the contribution of soldiers and their supreme sacrifices to the cause of the sovereignty and integrity of the nation, the Medical Education and Research Department, the Assam government has entered into an agreement with the Regional Centre (Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Services) Guwahati for providing cashless and cap less medical services for ECHS beneficiaries of defence forces in presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

PM Modi lauds Assam's rhino conservation efforts after zero poaching incidents in 2022

Jan 04, 2023, at 04:57 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has complimented the people of Assam for their efforts toward rhino conservation in the state after zero poaching incidents were reported in 2022.

Himanta Biswa Sarma attends ceremonial take-over of Pratima Pandey Baruah's residence by Assam govt

Jan 03, 2023, at 01:59 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Monday visited Gauripur town in Dhubri district to attend the ceremonial handing over of the authority of 'Hawa Mahal' to the state government, built by Prabhat Chandra Baruah of the Gauripur royal family, and which was the residence of late Pratima Pandey Baruah, the doyen of Goalparia folk music, for its restoration and conversion into a museum.

Himanta Biswa Sarma attends partial commissioning of JICA Assisted Guwahati Water Supply Project

Dec 22, 2022, at 03:34 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday attended as chief guest of the ceremonial partial commissioning of JICA-Assisted Guwahati Water Supply Project at an event held at the premises of its water treatment plant at Kharghuli.

Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma formally hands over Rs 10,000 each to Covid-hit priests

Dec 21, 2022, at 02:10 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday at a ceremony held at Janata Bhawan in Guwahati formally granted one-time financial assistance of Rs 10,000 each to 6,124 Namghoriyas and 2,148 Purohits (priests) of the state as part of the Assam government's promise of financial support to Covid-hit population of the state.

Contract killer dies in police firing in Assam’s Hojai

Dec 13, 2022, at 03:01 pm

Hojai: A contract killer, who was arrested in connection with a firing incident, died in a police firing when he tried to flee from police custody by firing upon police personnel in Assam’s Hojai district.

Over 1100 militants lay down arms in Assam's Hailakandi

Dec 13, 2022, at 03:02 am

Hailakandi/IBNS: A total of 1179 Bru-Reang militants laid down their arms during the arms laying ceremonial programme held in Assam's Hailakandi district on Monday.

Assam CM Sarma lays foundations for 19 projects worth Rs. 425.75 crore in Biswanath

Dec 11, 2022, at 10:47 pm

Guwahati: As a part of 'Bikashar Babe Eta Poshek', a development initiative of the State government, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday laid the foundation stones and inaugurated 19 schemes involving a financial outlay of Rs. 425.75 crore at Biswanath district. 

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurates multiple projects at Tamulpur

Dec 08, 2022, at 05:16 am

Guwahati/IBNS:: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday made an official visit to Tamulpur during which he inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of multiple projects that have the potential to radically transform the lower Assam district into one of the most progressive districts in the state.

Assam CM Himanta Sarma inaugurates projects worth Rs 680 crore at Nalbari

Dec 07, 2022, at 05:08 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday arrived at Nalbari on a day-long visit during which he inaugurated as many as 12 projects aimed at transforming the historic district into one of the most progressive ones on all fronts in the state.

Drugs worth Rs 3 crore seized in Assam's Karbi Anglong

Dec 07, 2022, at 04:53 am

Karbi Anglong/IBNS: Police on Tuesday seized a large number of contraband drugs worth Rs 3 crore and arrested a drug peddler in Assam's Karbi Anglong district.

'Hindus should follow Muslim formula...' Assam politician Badruddin Ajmal on rising population

Dec 03, 2022, at 08:22 pm

Assam politician and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badruddin Ajmal has stirred a row by saying "Hindu should follow Muslim formula" and "get their children married at a young age" while reacting to the rise in Muslim population, media reports said.

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates SBI regional business office in Assam's Tinsukia

Nov 30, 2022, at 05:45 am

Tinsukia/IBNS: Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday inaugurated the Regional Business Office of State Bank of India in Assam's Tinsukia and ceremonially handed over loan sanction papers to SHGs of the area.

Assam-Meghalaya border firing not related to their border issues: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Nov 30, 2022, at 05:21 am

Silchar/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said the firing incident that happened along the Assam-Meghalaya border does not have any relation with the broader landscape of Assam-Meghalaya relationship.

NHRC takes cognizance of Meghalaya firing incident

Nov 30, 2022, at 02:03 am

New Delhi/UNI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday took cognizance of the recent firing incident at Mukroh village in West Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

Two injured in rhino attack in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park

Nov 27, 2022, at 06:51 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Two people were critically injured after being attacked by a one-horned rhinoceros in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve.

Rewrite history, Centre will support: Amit Shah

Nov 25, 2022, at 05:25 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has asked historians to rewrite history in the Indian context and assured them that the Centre will support their efforts.

Assam Governor inaugurates 49th Rashtriya Bal Vaigyanik Pradarshani

Nov 23, 2022, at 01:44 pm

Guwahati: Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi has inaugurated the 49th Rashtriya Bal Vaigyanik Pradarshani at Srimanta Sankardeva International Auditorium in Guwahati on Tuesday.

Six persons, including one Assam Forest Guard, killed in firing incident in Meghalaya's West Jaintia Hills

Nov 22, 2022, at 10:36 pm

Guwahati: At least six people, including five from Meghalaya and one Assam Forest Guard, were killed in a firing incident that took place at Mukroh area in Meghalaya's West Jaintia Hills district on Tuesday.

Assam youth marries dead girlfriend, says he will remain single all his life

Nov 22, 2022, at 03:29 pm

Nagaon: At a time when the entire country is shocked following Shraddha Walker's brutal killing incident in Delhi, an Assam man's respect for his dead girlfriend has again reflected the purity of love.

Assam Police arrests 44-year-old man for murdering and attempting to rape a minor girl

Nov 18, 2022, at 12:58 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Police arrested a 42-year-old man for murdering and attempting to rape a 14-year-old minor girl in Assam’s Sonitpur district.

RPF of N. F. Railway rescue 3 minors and 9 destitute ladies during last few days

Nov 14, 2022, at 04:49 am

Guwahati: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of N. F. Railway successfully rescued 3 minors and 9 destitute ladies from different stations while conducting various drives and checks conducted during Nov 8 to Nov 10 over N. F. Railway.

Assam CM urges youth to become part of country's start-up revolution

Nov 14, 2022, at 04:44 am

Kokrajhar: Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday visited Kokrajhar district and attended as the Chief Guest the closing ceremony of the golden jubilee celebration of Gossaigaon College.

110 kg of Ganja worth Rs 11 lakh recovered by RPF of NF Railway

Nov 09, 2022, at 03:07 pm

Guwahati: Continuing its fight against transhipment of contraband items in railways, Railway Protection Force (RPF) of N. F. Railway recovered Ganja worth Rs 11 lakh.

Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurates 5,000- mt cold-storage facilty, fruit-processing unit in Kamrup

Nov 09, 2022, at 05:01 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday inaugurated a 5,000 metric-tonne-capacity cold-storage facility at Chaygaon and a fruit-processing centre at the food-processing park at Satabari under Kamrup district.

Assam CM attends 1st North East Geology and Mining Ministers' Conclave in Nagaland

Nov 01, 2022, at 05:37 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Monday attended the first North East Geology and Mining Ministers' Conclave in presence of Union Minister for Mines, Coal and Parliamentary Affairs  Pralhad Joshi at Chumoukedima in Nagaland.