Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today called on the Chief Minister of Assam Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma at Guwahati today.Chief Minister said that both Himachal Pradesh and Assam share identical topography and their developmental requirements were also similar....

President Ram Nath Kovind said on Friday that Lachit Barphukan, the celebrated General of the Ahom dynasty, defeated Aurangzeb's army in the historic Saraighat battle and that defeat proved to be the final nail in the coffin of the expansionist policies of Mughals...

The Assam government would launch a citizen-centric 'Sadbhavana' plan on February 1 to provide prompt administrative support and clearances to people, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.While appraising the government's objective to launch...

A total of 246 militants from two outfits surrendered before Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday and deposited a large cache of arms and ammunition at a function held here.Welcoming the surrendered extremists, Sarma said that his government...

The Assam government has set January 15 as the deadline to complete Covid-19 vaccination with both doses for all the estimated 2.1 crore eligible population in the state, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.Talking to media persons, he said...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma alleged on Friday that illegal settlers have hatched a plan to grab power in the state by 2050, gradually becoming a majority and dominant community in different Assembly constituencies across the state.Sarma claimed...

“Van Dhan can be a game changer for promoting Tribal Livelihoods and enterprises in Assam while Eklavya Vidyalayas will impart uniform and high quality education to tribal children”,Shri Arjun Munda, Minister of Tribal Affairs said at the State Guest House...

After two Congress MLAs, opposition AIUDF legislator, Phanidhar Talukdar joined ruling BJP after resigning from the membership of the Assam assembly, official and party sources said on Thursday.An Assam Assembly official said that the All India United Democratic...

The state-owned Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) in Assam on Thursday signed an MoU with the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) to make rivers navigable throughout the year to ferry Over Dimensional Consignments (ODCs) and Over Weight Consignments...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday handed over appointment letters to the kin of six state policemen who were killed on the fierce clash on the Assam-Mizoram border on July 26.The Bharatiya Janata Party's second government in Assam on Friday...

Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah today inaugurated and laid foundation stone of several development projects in Guwahati. Shri Amit Shah offered prayers at the Maa Kamakhya Devi Temple in Guwahati and prayed for the progress and prosperity of the country....

The Union Home Minister  Amit Shah, on the second day of his Meghalaya visit, launched the Green Sohra Afforestation Campaign at Sohra (Cherrapunji)today. Shri Amit Shah also inaugurated the Greater Sohra Water Supply Scheme. On this occasion, Minister...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that without the development of the northeastern region, India's growth would not be complete.He noted that for the first time since Independence, there are five Central ministers, including two of cabinet rank,...

The first Chief Minister-level meeting to resolve inter-state border troubles between Assam and Meghalaya was held here on Friday with both sides deciding to remove the disputes in the 12 bordering locations in a phased manner.After the maiden meeting with...

Forty children including 16 girls and two adults trafficked from Assam have been rescued in Sikkim and brought back here on Friday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.According to the police, the parents of the children, hailing from four villages of...

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat, who is on a three-day visit to Assam, on Wednesday said the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) would not harm the Muslims in any way.He said the CAA and the NRC have...

As part of Assam governments campaign against narcotics and to make the state drugs-free, seized drugs worth Rs 170 crore were burnt in public functions in four districts of the state on Saturday.Talking to the media, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday launched a scheme to provide one-time financial assistance of Rs 2.5 lakh each to women, whose husbands died from Covid-19.The new scheme is meant for those widows whose family income is less than Rs 5 lakh...

The BJP-led Assam government would restrict some state government schemes to the two-child norm, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said here on Saturday.Addressing the media, Sarma said that everyone will be allowed to avail the basic government schemes,...

Amid his insistence on a population policy with a two-child norm and adoption of "decent" family planning norms by Muslims to eradicate poverty in the northeastern state, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday held an interactive meeting with...