The Aam Aadmi Party withdrew its candidate from Assam’s Guwahati Lok Sabha seat and demanded that Congress withdraw their candidates from Sonitpur and Dibrugarh. Earlier, on February 8, AAP MP Sandeep Pathak announced that AAP candidate Manoj Dhanohar will contest from Dibrugarh, Bhaven Chaudhary from Guwahati and Rishi Raj from […]
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“BJP-led NDA will win 13 out of 14 Lok Sabha seats in Assam”: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies will win 13 out of 14 parliamentary seats in the state in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. While replying to a question in a press conference held at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Guwahati, the Assam CM said that […]
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Assam CM announces 4 pc hike in Dearness Allowance for state government employees
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday announced a hike of four per cent in Dearness Allowance (DA) for the government employees in the state. Holding a press conference here today, the Assam CM said “This DA will be applicable from January 1, 2024.” With the hike, Assam government employees will now get 50 per cent dearness allowance (DA) in […]
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India’s semiconductor revolution has begun in Assam: CM Sarma after PM Modi laid foundation stones for chip plants
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday that the semiconductor packaging plant in the state, whose foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will attract an investment of Rs 27,000 crore in the state. The Chief Minister thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for establishing a semiconductor plant in a northeastern state and said […]
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Assam: Deaf and mute peoples sets record by performing state anthem
Deaf and mute people set a record by performing the Assam State Anthem, “O Mur Apunar Dexh” organised by Touch of Humanity-Lets Be Human (NGO), an official release by the Assam Book of Records stated. According to the release, TANMI, a Touch of Humanity-Lets Be Human (NGO), Assam Association of Deaf, NERIM Group of […]
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Assam CM gifts image of Bhagwan Balak Ram to PM Modi; says “reflects our government’s efforts to revive the State’s lost art forms”
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma gifted Prime Minister Narendra Modi the divine image of Bhagwan Balak Ram and said that the image reflects the Assam government’s efforts to revive the state’s lost art forms. “This divine image of Bhagwan Balak Ram which was gifted by Assam’s #ModiParivar to Hon’ble Prime […]
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PM Modi spends time at tea garden in Assam, promotes tourism around it
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently on a two-day visit to Assam, took some time out from his tour to spend some time at a tea estate. Taking to his X handle, he urged tourists to visit Assam’s tea gardens during their visits to the state. “Assam is known […]
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“Double-engine govt working at great speed,” PM Modi in Assam
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth more than Rs 17,500 crore in Assam on Saturday, saying the “double-engine government is working at a great speed for the development of Assam.” “The double-engine government is working at a great speed for the […]
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“PM Modi brings cheers to people through his development measures”: Assam CM Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for a ‘Viksit Assam’ and said that the leader brings cheers to the people through his development measures. Taking to his social media handle, Chief Minister Sarma posted a thread on Assam’s development milestones ahead of […]
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Assam BJP leader Bijuli Medhi thanks party’s leadership over her candidature from Guwahati for LS polls
Soon after the BJP announced her candidature from the Guwahati constituency in Assam for the Lok Sabha polls, BJP leader Bijuli Kalita Medhi expressed her gratitude to the top party leadership. “I thank the party leadership including respected Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party chief JP Nadda, Home Minister Amit Shah […]
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Assam opposition parties sumbit memo to President on proposed notification of CAA rules
The United Opposition Forum, Assam on Thursday submitted a memorandum to the President through Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria opposing the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, All India Trinamool Congress, Asom Jatiya Parishad (AJP) and 12 other political parties met the Assam Governor and submitted a memorandum to the President through him […]
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Assam: One dies after valve bursts in oil pipeline
One contractor employee of Oil India Limited (OIL) died in a mishap at the OIL well plinth at Western Asset Mine in Assam’s Dibrugarh district, officials of OIL said. According to the press statement issued by OIL, an incident occurred at well plinth NHK 162 of OIL at Western Asset […]
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Assam: Two more Congress MLAs extend support to CM Himanta Sarma, party faces setback
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Congress has faced another major setback after two more MLAs of Assam extended their support to the Assam government led by Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma. Two Congress MLAs Basanta Das and Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha have extended their support to the BJP-led Assam […]
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“Our expert committee will see aligning of UCC and Polygamy ban bill,” Assam CM
Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that the state government is working on aligning the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and Polygamy Ban Bill, adding that the last cabinet meeting has also suggested this. “The Assam cabinet has discussed both the UCC and Polygamy ban bill. But we were following the polygamy ban bill. […]
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Assam Finance Minister Neog presents Rs 2.9 lakh crore state budget
Assam Finance Minister Ajanta Neog presented the annual state budget for the financial year 2024-25 worth Rs 2.9 lakh crore in the Assam Legislative Assembly on Monday. Ajanta Neog had presented a Rs 774.47 crore deficit state budget for 2024-25 in the assembly. Presenting the state budget on the floor, […]