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,…
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Guwahati, June 26 (IANS) Assam Police have seized a massive consignment of narcotic substances valued at around Rs 10.8 crore during an overnight operation in Sribhumi district, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday, reaffirming the state’s commitment to its aggressive anti-drug campaign. According to the Chief Minister, the operation was carried out by the Sribhumi Police, leading to the interception of a major drug consignment.One person has been apprehended, while police have laun…
Guwahati, June 25 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the Assam Police on Thursday seized a huge consignment of an intoxicating substance valued at around Rs 2.34 crore in Sribhumi district and arrested three persons in connection with the case. Sharing details of the operation on social media platform X, the Chief Minister lauded the efforts of the district police and reiterated the state government’s commitment to its ongoing anti-drug campaign. “Some lessons are expe…
Guwahati, May 15 (IANS) Heavy rain lashed several parts of Assam on Friday, triggering floods in the urban areas of Silchar town of Cachar district and parts of Sribhumi district in the Barak Valley region, officials said. Continuous downpour since early morning inundated several low-lying areas in Cachar, Sribhumi and Hailakandi districts, disrupting normal life and vehicular movement.Roads in Silchar town went underwater, causing severe traffic congestion in several localities.According to dis…
Bengaluru, April 8 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday strongly condemned the remarks made by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma against AICC President and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, calling them disrespectful and unacceptable.In a statement, Shivakumar said that Kharge is a senior statesman who has dedicated several decades to public life and continues to hold a position of great responsibility a…
Guwahati, April 7 (IANS) A complaint has been filed against Mallikarjun Kharge at the Basistha Police Station in Guwahati on Tuesday over alleged inflammatory remarks made during a political rally in the state’s Sribhumi district. According to the complaint lodged by Assam BJP spokesperson Ranjib Kumar Sarmah, the Congress president, while addressing a public gathering in Nilambazar locality in the Sribhumi district on April 6, reportedly made controversial statements targeting the ideology of…
Guwahati, April 4 (IANS) BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Saturday said the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has, over the past decade, ensured both development and preservation of Assam’s legacy, transforming regions once plagued by neglect and instability. Addressing an election rally in Ramkrishna Nagar Assembly constituency in Sribhumi district, the BJP leader alleged that earlier regimes reduced areas like Barak Valley into “crime hubs” due to vote-bank politics.Reca…
Guwahati, March 28 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday held a massive roadshow in Assam’s Guwahati, intensifying the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) campaign for the upcoming Assembly elections scheduled on April 9.The roadshow began at the Arya Vidyapeeth Playground and passed through several prominent areas of the city, witnessing a large turnout of supporters and party workers.Enthusiastic crowds lined the streets as Home Minister Shah greeted people during the high-energy cam…
Guwahati, March 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to perform the Bhoomi Poojan for the Shillong–Silchar Corridor on Saturday, the first access-controlled Greenfield four-lane high-speed corridor in Northeast India. According to officials, spanning 166 km and built at an estimated cost of around ₹22,860 crore, the project is expected to significantly enhance connectivity between Meghalaya and Assam.Once completed, the corridor will reduce the distance between Guwahati and Silchar …
Guwahati, Feb 26 (IANS) The Assam Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at Lok Sewa Bhawan on Thursday, took a series of key decisions spanning infrastructure, welfare, industry, agriculture, health and governance.The Cabinet approved the re-appointment of 57 Junior Engineers (Civil) under Regulation 3(f) of the Public Works Department (PWD). Their services had ceased in November 2025 after they failed to qualify in the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) recruit…