Assam CM calls on Arun Jaitley and seeks immediate release of fund
Guwahati, Aug 29 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday called on Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in North Block at Central Secretariat in New Delhi and apprised him of the devastating floods that lashed the State and sought Centre’s assistance by the way of releasing funds quickly.
Assam to appoint over 11,000 elementary teachers
Guwahati, Aug 29 (IBNS) : Assam government on Monday said it will appoint over 11,000 elementary teachers soon.
3.2 earthquake hits Assam, no casualty
Guwahati, Aug 28 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter Scale hit Karbi Anglong area of Assam on Sunday.
KPLT's Defence Secretary killed in Assam encounter
Guwahati, Aug 27 (IBNS): A top leader of Karbi militant group KPLT was gunned down during a gun fight with security forces in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Saturday evening, officials said.
Central team to visit Assam to access flood damage
Guwahati, Aug 26 (IBNS): The Government of India is deputing a Central Disaster Management Team to Assam within one week to make a first-hand assessment of the damage caused by the recent waves of flood in Assam.
Police rescue minor girl from abductors in Assam
Guwahati, Aug 26 (IBNS): Guwahati city police on Friday rescued a minor girl from the clutches of abductors.
Five fake rhino horns found in treasury during verification process in Assam
Guwahati, Aug 26 (IBNS): The Rhino Horn Verification Committee on Friday found five fake rhino horns during the verification process in Tezpur treasury in Sonitpur district in Assam.
Assam CM discusses anti-poaching measures in Kaziranga
Guwahati, Aug 25 (IBNS): In a move to increase tourists' footfalls in the world's famous one-horned rhino habitat the Kaziranga National Park, steps have been initiated for keeping the park open for the tourists for eight months instead of the existing six months on an experimental basis.
Assam: Sonowal urges for efficiency in urban local bodies
Guwahati, Aug 24 (IBNS): In a move to bring in more efficiency in the functioning of the urban local bodies, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal proposed to introduce Urban Administrator Service, Urban Engineering and Planners Service and Urban Finance and Accounts Service and asked the Chief Secretary to do the needful in this regard.
Assam CM launches Digital Literacy Programme
Guwahati, Aug 24 (IBNS): Making one person in every family digitally literate as a core component, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched Digital Literacy Programme in 126 Gram Panchayats of 126 Legislative Assembly Constituencies at a function held at the conference hall of Assam Secretariat on Wednesday.
In ISIS style video, ULFA demands Rs.1 crore ransom for releasing BJP leader's son
Guwahati, Aug 22 (IBNS): In a ISIS style hit, terror outfit United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) has released a video showing a young man kneeling, asking for help, surrounded by five masked men holding guns.
Three NDFB(S) militants gunned down along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border
Guwahati, Aug 19 (IBNS): Three hardcore militants of NDFB(S) were killed in a gun fight with security forces in Assam's Sonitpur district along with Arunachal Pradesh border on Friday and security personnel destroyed a camp of the outfit group.
Sonowal pitches for time bound strategy for power department
Guwahati, Aug 16 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday reviewed the power scenario in the State and directed the Power Department to chalk out a time bound strategy to improve the power scenario in the State.
Assam to replace all lighting by LED bulbs in all government hospitals, schools by Oct 2
Guwahati, Aug 16 (IBNS) :A The Assam government will replace all lighting in all government hospitals and educational institutions across the state with LED bulbs by Oct 2 this year.
Assam CM unveils War Memorial on banks of historic Dighalipukhuri
Guwahati, Aug 16 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has unveiled the War Memorial on the northern bank of historic Dighalipukhuri in the presence of a large gathering of Army, Air Force personnel, intellectuals and general public.