Guwahati, July 10 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said the state government has set an ambitious target of positioning Assam among the top 10 states in the country in terms of tourist footfall, announcing a series of measures in the 2026-27 Budget to strengthen tourism infrastructure and attract more domestic and international visitors. Speaking to reporters here after the presentation of the state Budget by Finance Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah in the Assembly, CM Sarma…
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Guwahati, July 2 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday urged the Centre to expedite approval for the proposed Greenfield Airport at Silchar while reviewing the progress of six planned airports across the state, as the government stepped up efforts to position Assam as the aviation and logistics hub of the Northeast.During a meeting with Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu in New Delhi, Sarma discussed the status of key airport infrastructure projects, including…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) In a major crackdown on organised narco-criminal networks, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has detained habitual drug offender Rahul Balkrishna Shedge under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act, 1988, the officials said on Thursday. According to NCB, the preventive detention was carried out in compliance with a detention order dated May 14, issued by the Joint Secretary of the PIT-NDPS Division, Government of I…
Guwahati, Feb 15 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday announced major aviation infrastructure initiatives in the state and strongly defended the Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) at Moran, asserting that it is a critical national security asset and should not be trivialised.Addressing reporters, Sarma said the state government has planned to develop four new airports in Assam to strengthen regional connectivity.The proposed airports will come up in Majuli, Diphu, Umrangso and…
Chennai, Dec 20 (IANS) The makers of director S K Jeeva’s upcoming crime drama ‘Kuttram Kadithal 2’, featuring producer and actor J S K Sathish Kumar in the lead, on Saturday announced that shooting for the film had been completed and that dubbing for the film had begun. Sources close to the unit said that the team was now fully focused on post-production, ensuring that every technical and creative element was shaped with precision. They added that director Jeeva was personally supervising the d…