Guwahati, July 19 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said the state will soon have seven dedicated facilities in the national capital to cater to the needs of people from Assam visiting New Delhi, significantly expanding accommodation and community infrastructure. Addressing reporters here, Sarma said that apart from the existing Assam House, three new complexes are being developed in Central Delhi and Dwarka to provide improved facilities for visitors from the state.“As…
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Guwahati, July 16 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the state government has accorded top priority to fulfilling the long-standing aspirations of the people of Barak Valley over the past decade, asserting that the region will no longer remain behind in Assam’s development journey. In a post on the social media platform X, the Chief Minister said that the Assam Budget 2026 has incorporated several landmark measures to strengthen governance, healthcare, education, co…
Guwahati, July 10 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Friday commended a police team in the Sribhumi district for seizing 30,000 Yaba tablets valued at around Rs 3 crore and arresting three persons in connection with the narcotics haul, reiterating the state government’s commitment to its anti-drug campaign. Taking to X, the Chief Minister praised the police action with a sharp message underscoring the government’s crackdown on drug trafficking.”Every shipment has a destination,…
Guwahati, July 6 (IANS) Assam Law Minister Susanta Borgohain on Monday announced in the Assembly that benches of the Gauhati High Court will be established in Dibrugarh and Barak Valley, marking a significant step towards improving access to justice in Upper Assam and the southern part of the state.The announcement fulfils a long-standing demand, particularly from Barak Valley, where lawyers, political parties, civil society organisations and residents have been seeking a permanent bench of the …
Guwahati, June 12 (IANS) The Assam State Election Commission (SEC) on Friday formally set in motion the electoral process for the maiden elections to the newly constituted Silchar Municipal Corporation (SMC), nearly two years after the historic upgradation of the 142-year-old Silchar Municipal Board into a Municipal Corporation. In a notification issued by State Election Commissioner Ranjan Sharma, the SEC announced the schedule for the ward-wise preparation, updating and publication of electora…
Guwahati, May 15 (IANS) Heavy rainfall triggered urban flooding in several parts of Assam’s Barak Valley on Friday, affecting thousands of people in Cachar and Sribhumi districts, officials said.According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), flood-like conditions were reported mainly from Silchar town in Cachar district and the Badarpur and Sribhumi Sadar areas in Sribhumi district following incessant rainfall.The official urban flood report stated that three districts — …
Guwahati, April 23 (IANS) The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has constituted seven specialised teams to oversee the vote counting process for the recently concluded Assembly elections in the state, with counting scheduled for May 4, a party official said on Thursday.The move is part of the party’s strategy to strengthen on-ground monitoring and ensure transparency during the crucial counting phase. Senior party leaders said the initiative aims to maintain vigilance across counting cen…
Guwahati, April 6 (IANS) In a significant setback for the Assam unit of the Congress ahead of the culmination of election campaigning, senior party leader Surya Kanta Sarkar resigned from the party on Monday, the same day as a high-profile rally addressed by AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge in Cachar district. Sarkar, who had contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Silchar constituency on a Congress ticket, submitted his resignation from the party’s primary membership, citing deep d…
Silchar (Assam), April 5 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Sunday said that the BJP-led NDA government in Assam has ushered in significant strides in infrastructure development and governance. Addressing an election rally at Rongpur in Assam’s Cachar district, the Manipur Chief Minister said that over the past decade, the BJP-led NDA government in Assam has brought notable progress in infrastructure, public welfare, economic upliftment of the people, and governance.“Wit…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recently underscored the importance of Barak Valley in the state’s poll battleground and the area’s role expected in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) achieving a target of 90 to 100 seats in the state Assembly that has a total strength of 126 legislators. In 2016, the BJP broke the Congress’ 15-year rule and inaugurated its political dominance in the Northeast, forming a government in Assam with support from its alli…