Assam government to preserve Jorhat Central Jail as heritage site
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.