Sushma Swaraj calls for greater connectivity between Northeast India and eastern neighbouring countries

With India continuing to build ties with ASEAN under New Delhi’s Act East Policy, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday called for greater connectivity between the northeastern states of India and South-East Asia. At an interactive session with the Chief Ministers of the northeastern states on the Act East Policy, she said that state […]

Guwahati: Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport all set to get major revamp

The Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati is all set to get a revamped look soon. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the proposed Rs 1,383 crore new international terminal at the airport on Wednesday, giving a push to the Centre’s ambition of making it the hub of transport with ASEAN countries. Completion […]

Tax collection dips 15-20% in state : Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, on Thursday, during his inaugural speech at the 15th Finance Commission informed that there has been 15-20% drop in collection month-on-month basis. “The experience of GST till now has not been encouraging. There is an estimated 15-20 per cent loss when collections are compared with expected revenue on month to […]

Assam creates history: State expenditure crosses 70,000 crore mark

Assam has created history with the state’s expenditure touching the 70 per cent mark for the first time in 2017-18. Over 70 percent of the total budget allocation was spent making it the highest ever. Of the total Rs 99,453 crore budget, the expenditure has been Rs 70,105 crore. This was disclosed by state Finance […]

Chief Minister Chamling inaugurates Sikkim’s first entrepreneurship hub centre

Sikkim got its first ever government entrepreneurship hub centre at the Chief Minister’s Office today. The office has been named as Entrepreneur’s Consultation Hub Centre in relation to the startup scheme of the government of Sikkim. It was inaugurated by Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling. The entrepreneurship centre is first of its kind in the […]