Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday took an indirect jibe at previous governments in the state for not doing enough to educate the tea-garden community.Inaugurating six newly-built tea garden model schools in Sonitpur district, Sarma also...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that the Guwahati railway station will be transformed into a next-generation station which will have all the state-of-the-art facilities.Sarma, while speaking at a program in Guwahati, said that Guwahati...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma conducted a late-night survey on Tuesday to inspect the upcoming construction work in Guwahati. He directed the police to ensure road safety protocols were followed by the vehicles plying at night.Sarma shared a video...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday attacked the Left lobby on 'Sengol', the ceremonial sculpture given to the former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru to symbolise the transfer of power from the British to India in August, 1947.Sarma wrote...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Thursday distribute appointment letters to nearly 45,000 Assam youths who have cleared the two-tier examinations for getting recruited in various state government departments.Upon his arrival at the Guwahati airport earlier...

Taking a dig at the opposition parties for their decision to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building in the national capital on May 28, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday that there were at least five instances when the...

Initiating the second phase of the border talks between Assam and Meghalaya, the hon’ble chief ministers of both the states came together at the state guest house Koinadora in Guwahati, Assam. Hon’ble Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Shri Conrad K Sangma and Hon’ble...

The Chief Ministers of Assam and Meghalaya held a second round of meeting on Wednesday to resolve the interstate dispute in the remaining six areas along the 884.9 km border of the two northeastern states.Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his...

The Assam government is mulling a massive administrative overhaul at the district level, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday.The state government is conducting a three-day conference with district commissioners in the Tinsukia district.While...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday termed his neighbouring state counterpart Mamata Banerjee's decision to ban 'The Kerala Story' in West Bengal a wrong one.Sarma, along with his cabinet colleagues and party leaders, watched the movie here.Speaking...

A ban on polygamy in Assam will be imposed before 2024, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday.Addressing reporters here, he said that the "formation of a committee to have a detailed study on implementing the ban on polygamy in the state...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday launched the ambitious 'Ayushman Asom' scheme in line with the Central government's 'Ayushman Bharat' to provide health coverage to 26 lakh families in the state.As per the newly launched scheme, each eligible...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the government is intending to ban polygamy in the state."For that purpose, an expert committee will be formed that will look at whether the state legislature can be empowered to introduce any such...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday asserted that the country should have a National Register of Citizens (NRC) to ensure that government schemes reach the deserving.Sarma, who is on a campaign trail in Karnataka, also batted for a Uniform...

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) can only solve the problems of Hindu Bengalis.He said this while hitting out at Assam Congress leader Debabrata Saikia, who has launched an attack on...

After a Hepatitis A outbreak in North Guwahati's Amingaon left seven people dead, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited the area to take stock of the situation and inspect the water quality.Accompanied by representatives from the Railways and the...

Inaugurating the first All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) of the northeastern region in Guwahati, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday slammed the previous governments for doing precious little to uplift the healthcare infrastructure of the country.Speaking...

Assam government will give jobs to 50,000 youth of the state upon the completion of two years in power on May 11, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Tuesday."Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hand over the appointment letters to the job seekers,"...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that the state government has withdrawn at least 27,000 cases related to minor crimes with an aim to reduce the burden on the judiciary. Attending the platinum jubilee celebrations of Gauhati High...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that his administration has no knowledge of the completion date for the process of delimitation of constituencies in the state. Speaking in the state Assembly, he suggested that the opposition might ask...