The Election Commission has directed the governments of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal to provide employees with paid leave on the day of the election.The commission stated that any employee working in any business, trade, industrial establishment, or other...
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Guwahati, March 24 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Guwahati Zonal Office, has provisionally attached assets worth ₹2.15 crore in a disproportionate assets case against Munindra Bhuyan, a former Senior Food Safety Officer in the Health and Family Welfare Department of the Assam government...
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Guwahati, March 15 The Assam government signed memorandums of settlement with three Kuki armed groups and one Hmar outfit on Sunday, claiming that the agreements mark the end of "ethnic militancy" in the state, an official statement said.The four groups had laid down arms in 2012 in the...
Guwahati, March 13 Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita launched a sharp attack on the opposition on Friday, claiming that rhino poaching was rampant during the tenure of the Congress government in Assam, but has been effectively curbed since the BJP came to power in...
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Guwahati, March 13 Twelve illegal immigrants from neighboring Bangladesh were "deported," Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.Sarma did not specify the district where they were apprehended or the sector of the border through which they were "deported"."Operation Clean Up continues...
Guwahati, March 12 Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday criticised the Assam government for its decision to rename a medical college by removing the name of former President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, and questioned whether it was an attempt to pursue communal politics ahead of the assembly...
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The "Modi Bandhu" digital campaign was formally launched in the Sribhumi district on Wednesday. The program was inaugurated by Minister Krishnendu Paul, along with Rakesh Das, the State President of BJP Yuva Morcha.The campaign aims to effectively inform people about the various developmental...
Guwahati, March 10 The Assam government on Tuesday decided to rename Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital as Barpeta Medical College and Hospital.Addressing a press conference after a meeting of the state cabinet, which approved the decision, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma...
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Guwahati, March 10 – In one of the largest-ever Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Tuesday the disbursement of ₹9,000 each to 40 lakh beneficiary families under the Orunodoi Scheme 3.0.A total of ₹9,000 was deposited into the bank...
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New Delhi/Guwahati, March 9 – Assam Congress president and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi accused the BJP-led Assam government of stifling political dissent on Monday after police seized copies of a Congress "chargesheet" targeting Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and arrested four party workers in...
Guwahati, March 9 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Guwahati Zonal Office, has provisionally attached six immovable properties worth ₹5.64 crore under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with a case against Indreswar Kalita, an IAS officer and...
Guwahati, March 7 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday that the state government has upgraded the infrastructure at 22,923 "mandirs" and "namghars" across the state as part of an initiative to strengthen places of faith and community life.Sharing the update on the social...
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Guwahati, March 5 In a major reshuffle of bureaucrats ahead of the assembly elections, the Assam government has transferred 15 senior IAS and state services officers across various districts.According to an order issued by Personnel Department Secretary Monita Borgohain on Wednesday, Home and...
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The Assam Government has made significant changes in its administrative structure, transferring several senior officials.Partha Pratim Majumdar, Commissioner and Secretary of the Home and Political Department, and State Coordinator of the NRC, has been transferred to the position of District...
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Guwahati, March 3 The Rashtriya Raksha University, in collaboration with the Assam government, conducted a specialized training program on 'tourism policing' for 155 officers of the Assam Police, according to an official release on Tuesday.The training for 32 deputy superintendents of police...
Guwahati, March 1 The Assam government is in contact with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to obtain information about Assam residents living or stranded in West Asia, a senior official said on Sunday.He said the state government currently does not have figures on the number of Assam...
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Guwahati, February 26 The Assam government on Thursday decided to increase the daily wages of tea garden workers by Rs 30, ahead of the assembly elections.Following this decision, wages in the Brahmaputra valley will rise to Rs 280, and will be Rs 258 in the Barak valley.Addressing a press...
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Guwahati, February 26 – The Assam Cabinet, meeting at Lok Sewa Bhawan on Thursday, chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, made several key decisions covering infrastructure, welfare, industry, agriculture, health, and governance.The Cabinet approved the re-appointment of 57 Junior...
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Guwahati, February 26 The Assam government on Thursday decided to increase the daily wages of tea garden workers by Rs 30, ahead of the assembly elections.Following this decision, wages in the Brahmaputra valley will rise to Rs 280, and will be Rs 258 in the Barak valley.Addressing a press...
Guwahati, February 26 The Assam government on Thursday decided to increase the daily wages of tea garden workers by Rs 30, ahead of the assembly elections.Following this decision, wages in the Brahmaputra valley will rise to Rs 280, and will be Rs 258 in the Barak valley.Addressing a press...