Assam-Meghalaya border row: Lakhmen Rymbui positive about solution

Meghalaya Cabinet Minister and Regional committee member for the East Jaintia Hills, Lakhmen Rymbui, has said that due diligence will be done for the benefit of the state and the people with the mutual understanding of both the Chief Ministers of Assam and Meghalaya. Rymbui made the statement when asked about the ‘alleged’ questions raised […]

No place for Corruption in Policing: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today chaired a key meeting of all the SPs of the state in Eastern Assam’s Duliajan. The main motto of the conference is to strengthen the policing system from the core. The first day of the meeting ended at 4 am in the morning of January 4th after 18 […]

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s move to cut down VIP frills draws praise

Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma’s steps to scale down certain paraphernalia associated with his office and VIPs at large are being praised by members of the ruling BJP and opposition alike. Mrinal Saikia, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Khumtai applauded CM Sarma’s decisions to reduce traditional markers of ‘VIP Culture’. He called […]

Pragmatic decision on AFSPA in Assam in 2022: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said that the era of tribal insurgency is over in the state even as he indicated that Armed Forces Special Powers Act may be withdrawn from the state in the year 2022. Interacting with editors of leading media houses and senior journalists from Assam on the first day […]

Assam CM calls for rejecting VIP culture, asks BJP leaders to give up PSOs

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has called for all state BJP leaders to forego having PSOs or personal security officers. Addressing an event today, CM Sarma called for rejecting the VIP culture by giving up PSOs. The Assam CM called upon state BJP chief Bhabesh Kalita to make sure that PSOs of all BJP […]

CM Sarma meets BJP MLAs, discuss party & govt’s improved coordination

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held a crucial meeting with the BJP MLAs at the party headquarters in Guwahati last night. The meeting was held mainly to formulate ways of coordination between the state government and the ruling BJP. Chief Minister Sarma also directed MLAs to prepare for the municipal elections slated to be […]

“Assam’s first clean and green village” desires to get promoted as tourist spot

People in “Assam’s first clean and green village” in lower Assam’s Bajali district have raised their demand for development. In 2019, a Swacch Bharat Abhiyan report termed the village as a ‘clean and green village’. Fast forward two years, there has not been any significant progress so far as the development of the village is […]

Phase-I of solving the Assam-Meghalaya border dispute likely by December 31st

The Chief Ministerial visit to Langpih ended on a positive note with both Chief Ministers exuding confidence that the inter-state border dispute is going to be solved amicably. Speaking to the press Chief Minister of Meghalaya Conrad Sangma called the visit historic as this was for the first time that Chief Ministers of both states […]