Assam Govt employees and pensioners to get full salary by April 9

The Assam Government employees and pensioners will get their full amount of salary and there will be no deduction from their salary in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Addressing a press meet in Guwahati, Assam health and finance minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “There will be no deduction from the salary of state […]

COVID-19 crisis: Assam Govt to provide free rice to 58 lakh families

The Assam Government has decided to provide free rice to around 58 lakh BPL families of the state amid ongoing 21-day nationwide necessitated by Coronavirus scare. The decision was taken in a cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday. From April 1, the 58 lakh households will be provided with free rice […]

Assam govt to give scholarship to students of Tea Tribe community, other benefits

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal chaired an important cabinet meeting in Janata Bhawan, Guwahati on Wednesday. The Cabinet approved the Simon Sing Horo Special Scholarship scheme of ₹ 10,000 each to HSLC and HS passed candidates belonging to the Tea Tribe community to further empower students of the community. Further, the Cabinet approved the Swahid […]

Paresh Baruah’s talks offer to be discussed with PM Modi, HM Shah on Feb 7: Himanta Biswa Sarma

BJP top gun Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the Centre and the state have taken note of the statements of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA-Independent) chief Paresh Baruah who has indicated that the outfit may be ready for talks. Sarma however, refrained from making any comment on the ULFA-Independent’s sovereignty demand before commencement […]

Centre ready to hold peace talks with ULFA-I: Himanta Biswa Sarma

A day after the Centre and the state government signed a tri-partite peace deal with the NDFB resolving the decades long Bodoland issue, the Assam government for the first time has appealed ULFA-Independent Commander-in-Chief, Paresh Baruah to join the peace process. Briefing newspersons in Guwahati, state finance and health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma quoting Home […]

Assam government files case against former JNU student over ‘seditious’ remark

The Assam government has registered a case against the Shaheen Bagh protest organiser and former JNU student Sharjeel Imam, who earlier made a controversial remark on camera saying that Muslims are in such numbers that they can cut the entire Northeast from the rest of India. Imam said that their aim is to cut Assam […]

NDFB(S) enters into tripartite agreement with Centre, Assam govt

The National Democratic Front of Bodoland or NDFB, under the leadership of B Saoraigwra has agreed to come overground and join the peace process by being a signatory to the proposed comprehensive Memorandum of Settlement with Bodo organizations. This comes after the Government of India, Government of Assam and the NDFB(S) entered into a tripartite […]

Assam: World Bank, Centre sign $88 mn loan agreement for Inland Water Transport

The central government, Assam government and the World Bank signed a loan agreement of USD 88 million here on Thursday to help modernise Assam’s passenger ferry sector that runs on its rivers including Brahmaputra. A Finance Ministry release said a majority of Assam’s more than 361 ferry routes cross the Brahmaputra or serve its islands, […]

CAA row: Assam BJP Legislature Party meet concludes; CM Sonowal convenes cabinet meet

A crucial meeting of the Assam BJP Legislature Party convened by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal concluded on Saturday. According to top sources, the chief minister reviewed the prevailing conditions following the series of violent anti-CAA protests in the state. Briefing newspersons after the meeting, Sootea BJP MLA Padma Hazarika said that the party MLAs demanded […]