Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said he will approach the Central government to develop the India-Bangladesh border at Karimganj in line with the India-Pakistan border at Wagah to attract tourists as well as promote nationalistic sentiment.The...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and discussed various issues of his state with them.In his over 15-minute meeting with Shah, Sonowal briefed him about the situation in Assam,...

BJP President Amit Shah on Friday said that though the BJP-led NDA government had started the process of identifying illegal infiltrators in Assam through the National Register of Citizens (NRC), it will send them back in the next five years.Addressing a...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the whole country was happy with India's bombing of the terrorist camp in Pakistan but not the Congress and also the terrorists."The Indian armed forces for the first time killed the terrorists in their own...

Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said that disinformation is being spread over the Citizenship Amendment Bill across the state, saying the bill, if passed, will allow the six minority communities to apply for citizenship after only a year's...

Amid the growing chaos over Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday reiterated that he is not going to betray the Assamese people."The people of Assam have made me Chief Minister with lots of trust and confidence....

A delegation from Assam led by the Chief Minister  Sarbananda Sonowal met the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi this weekend. The delegation included Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma, Senior Minister in Government of Assam and some other BJP...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said here on Tuesday that the northeast became 'Congress mukt (free)' following the Mizoram Assembly polls and the region would become a stronghold for the BJP in the 2019 Lok Sabha election."As the Congress kept the...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said the government will provide one-time financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to everyone who suffered bullet injuries during the Assam movement.Addressing a gathering on the occasion of "Shahid Diwas" (martyr's...

Assam on Tuesday paid rich tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 149th birth anniversary, with Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal dedicating one of India's tallest flag poles to mark the occasion at Gandhi Mandap in Guwahati."Gandhiji's philosophy on non-violence,...

In a bid to strengthen bilateral trade between Assam and Bhutan, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday inaugurated Indo-Bhutan Border Trade Centre at Darranga in Tamulpur of Baksa district.With the inauguration of this centre, the volume...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday reiterated his commitment to making the state free of corruption, terrorism and illegal immigrants.He made the remarks after he unfurled the national flag marking the nation's 72nd Independence Day at the...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday laid foundation stone for the state's first cultural university at Majuli to be built at an estimated cost of Rs 300 crore."A society becomes disciplined only when its members have a cultured mind and the Cultural...

The Group of Ministers on Transport constituted by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has recommended a uniform structure of road tax for vehicles across states. In its meeting held  in Guwahati today, the GoM observed that a uniform tax...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday directed the Forest Department to carry out the highland construction work under Kaziranga National Park on a war footing to complete it before the monsoons.Sonowal gave the instruction during a visit to the...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday advocated research-based employment-driven curriculum for higher education that was restructured every five years to keep in tune with the changing times.The Chief Minister said this after holding a review...

In a follow-up to the recently held "Advantage Assam" Global Investment Summit, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday held a meeting with Air Asia officials and discussed the detailed modalities of starting direct flights between Guwahati and...

The fight against wildlife crimes, including poaching of one-horned rhinos, got a boost on Sunday when Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal distributed modern and sophisticated weapons to forest personnel.The government has procured 272 INSAS rifles,...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the two-day Global Investment Summit in Guwahati, a first of its kind initiative in the northeast, and said a new terminal being constructed at Guwahati airport would boost the region's connectivity with...

Union Civil Aviation Minister P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Sunday laid the foundation stone for a terminal at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport here.The new Integrated Terminal Building, to be built at an estimated cost of Rs 1,232 crore,...

Aiming to give a boost to the inland water transport sector in the North-East, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday flagged off regular cargo transportation through waterways from Pandu Port near Guwahati to Dhubri along the Indo-Bangladesh border.Speaking...

Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Shri Nitin Gadkari has expressed the hope that on successful implementation of various scheme under protection of majuli island from flood...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday urged entrepreneurs and industrialists in Karnataka to invest in his northeastern state, as it is the springboard for India's Act East Policy."Though our state is in the northeast, it is strategically located...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention on the issue of the waters of river Brahmaputra, that flows in from China, turning black in parts of the state.Sonowal met the Prime Minister in New Delhi on Tuesday....

Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting with the Chief Ministers of the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB) States, in Kolkata today The Home Minister, giving highest priority to making borders secure, had earlier conducted border specific review meetings for Indo-China, Indo-Myanmar,...

Union Minister of State for Tourism K.J. Alphons on Tuesday assured that he will take up at proper level the issue of northeastern states being kept as Level II destinations by many countries.He also said that he would look into the issue of having direct...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday announced setting up of a Cabinet sub-committee with a mandate to carry out feasibility study for inclusion of Rabha, Tiwa and Mising communities under the Constitution's Sixth Schedule which makes special...

The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that stigmatization and discrimination cannot be tolerated by any civilized society and people with disabilities have every right to live with dignity. He was addressing the gathering after launching...

The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that media has to avoid sensationalism and report news without coloring with views. He was addressing the gathering after giving away Pratidin Achievers Awards 2017, instituted by Sadin Pratidin Group,...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said the strength of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), a separatist outfit, is "no more" and there is "no law and order problem" in the state."There is no law and order problem in the state and it...

 Denying allegations that an attempt has been made to draw a distinction between Bangladeshi Muslims and Hindus through amendment of the Citizenship Act, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said people who have come to India due to religious persecution...

Emphasising the anti-corruption drive initiated by his government, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said nobody will be spared and even he is ready to go to the jail if he commits something wrong."Our CID or vigilance department questioned several...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday inaugurated the Namami Barak festival at Silchar, Karimganj and Hailakandi in the state's Barak Valley region.He also announced construction of three new bridges over Barak river and a helipad in the region...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said his government has given full autonomy to the police to act against corruption and they are free to take action even against the Chief Minister."We have started a war against corruption and it will continue,"...

Assams famed one-horned rhino was unveiled as the official mascot of the 2017 AIBA Youth Womens World Boxing Championship in a glittering ceremony here on Monday.Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Boxing Federation of India President Ajay Singh also...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday asked police chiefs of districts surrounding the Kaziranga to assist the Forest Department in containing the menace of poaching after after three rhinos including a calf were killed inside the famous national...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday reiterated that genuine Indian citizens need not worry about exclusion of their names during the updation of National Register of Citizens, and accusing some sections of trying to spread a misinformation campaign."Those...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Saturday the government will establish one drama school for preserving the state's theatrical traditions even as he said there are plans to make the ongoing international film festival an annual event.The Chief...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday requested Union Minister for Civil Aviation Ashok Gajapathi Raju to extend the UDAN scheme to Guwahati to connect the capitals of Asean and South Asian countries.Sonowal met Raju in Delhi and said Guwahati...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday invited potential investors to participate in Advantage Assam, the first ever global investors summit to be held in the Northeast, saying his state can now be termed as the land of potentialities, possibilities...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday reiterated his government's position that the map of the state will not be allowed to be distorted at any cost and that the territorial integrity of the state will be protected.While speaking at a public...

In sync with the Centre's Act East Policy, Guwahati, the largest city in northeastern India, will be developed as the gateway to southeast Asia, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said here on Saturday."Guwahati has always been seen as the gateway...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday directed that work to seal the 48.11 km porous areas on the India-Bangladesh border in his state be speeded up.Issuing directions to the National Buildings Construction Corporation (India) Limited and Central...

The Chief Minister of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal, today held a meeting with Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday opened a three-day MODI (Making of Developed India) festival in Left-ruled Tripura to mark the completion of three years' of the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre.Accompanied by BJP's Tripura unit President...

Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha on Monday proposed to build an aerotropolis in Assam which would bring huge benefits to the region in terms of civil aviation and air connectivity.Sinha said this to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal...

Minister for Information & Broadcasting,  M Venkaiah Naidu has said that the Skill development would be a priority area for the Ministry of I&B in the overall communication approach for the North Eastern Region. This would complement the Government’s...

Union Minister of Roads, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said the central government will dredge the Brahmaputra river from Sadia in Assam to Chittagong port in Bangladesh, for which necessary formalities with the Bangladesh government have...

Opposing religious conversion, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday said forcible conversion is not good but people should have the freedom to change their religion voluntarily."Basically, whether you accept a religion or not is up to that particular...

Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on Friday said the progress of Assam and India's northeast region will impact neighbouring countries like Bhutan and Bangladesh.He also recalled the over a century-old cooperation between the people of Assam and Bhutan.Tshering...

President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday inaugurated a five-day Namami Brahmaputra river festival here in Assam and suggested that the state government make it a regular event.Mukherjee inaugurated the programme by lighting a ceremonial lamp at the Kachamari Ghat...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday asked Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to order that the Indo-Bangladesh border fencing, including in the riverine section, be completed at the earliest.Sonowal, who called on Rajnath Singh at his residence...

The Trinamool Congress's Tripura unit former chief Surajit Datta on Friday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and other senior leaders."I have joined the BJP to strengthen the struggle to dislodge...

In a bid to connect important pilgrimage destinations of eastern India with the northeast at cheapest available rates, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain jointly flagged off Astha Circuit Train...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday launched the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) to provide a secure house to every rural family.Sonowal formally launched the scheme at the Sarusojai Stadium here and said the initiative is a major step towards...

The Assam Chief Minister  Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh and Union Minister of...

The Assam government is in touch with the Centre to draw up a roadmap for the construction of an international highway connecting India with Bhutan through Assam's Bodoland Territorial Areas Districts, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Wednesday."The...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday launched 'Atal-Amrit Abhiyan' at a function here.Marking the 92nd birthday of former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, the initiative is a a health assurance scheme which will give comprehensive coverage...

Actress Priyanka Chopra says Assam has remained largely unknown in India and she hopes to fill this gap in knowledge over a period of time. Out of the country, few know much about the state.Priyanka expressed this sentiment on Saturday after she was declared...

Expressing concern over increasing elephant deaths on railway tracks in Assam, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday directed the state Forest Department and Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) to improve coordination to avoid similar incidents.Meeting Forest...