Meghalaya govt facing hurdles in construction of medical colleges

It seems like the Conrad Sangma government in Meghalaya is facing serious hurdles in setting up medical colleges in the state. This is in sharp contrast to neighbouring Assam which has established as many as 8 medical colleges over a span of just six years. In fact, the 8th medical college was inaugurated recently in […]

CM Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma Confers Assam Baibhav Award to Ratan Tata in Mumbai

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma conferred the prestigious Assam Baibhav award to noted industrialist and chairman of Tata Group, Ratan Tata in Mumbai today. Chief Minister Sarma presented Assam’s highest civilian award to Ratan Tata at the Taj Wellington Hotel. The Assam government had recently awarded the Assam Saurav and Assam Gaurav awards to […]

Assam CM’s humble gesture; washes feet of veteran BJP members

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma unveiled the new BJP office today in Lakhimpur. During the ceremony, the Assam Chief Minister was seen paying his respects to veteran members of the party by washing their feet. Emotions were soaring high among the members who were greatly touched by the Chief Minister’s heart-warming gesture. The Assam […]

No covid curbs in Assam from today

The Assam Government is all set to lift all COVID-19 restrictions in the state from today. Night curfews, restrictions on social and religious gatherings, mandatory testing at airports, railway stations will all be withdrawn from today. However, wearing of face masks and the use of sanitisers will still be mandatory for all. Not wearing of […]

BJP top brass dismisses Congress challenge in Manipur, predicts party’s clean sweep

The BJP campaign turned high profile in the state today with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and NEDA convener and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma drumming up support for key party candidates. While both Sarma and Rajnath Singh exuded confidence of a clean sweep for BJP in Manipur, they completely dismissed the Congress challenge in […]

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma confident of BJP’s clean sweep in Manipur

Assam Chief Minister, NEDA convenor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP’s) top strategist for Northeast Himanta Biswa Sarma has also taken campaigning by storm in Manipur. During his visit, Chief Minister Sarma attended a flag hoisting ceremony at the residence of L. Susindro Meitei, the BJP candidate from Khurai Assembly Constituency in Imphal east. Addressing a […]

Holy Quran values education more than dress code: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma tore into those creating a controversy over denial of permission for wearing Hijab in educational institutes stating that the Holy Quran values education far more than dress codes. Sarma said Muslim girls want education and not Hijab as is being propagated by certain sections. Citing the Holy Quran, […]

AIIMS selection of Tea Seller from Assam turns out to be fake, Bajali locals demand probe

In a sensational development, the story of a tea seller from Assam’s Bajali making it into AIIMS by cracking the NEET exam, which had grabbed all the headlines, has now turned out to be bogus. After news broke out of a boy named Rahul hailing from Patacharkuchi in lower Assam’s Bajali district successfully cracking the […]

Nagaon Incident: ‘SP Anand Mishra’s comments not in line with duty’, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma gave his first reaction post the transfer of SP Anand Mishra. Addressing the media, Chief Minister Sarma said while SP Mishra was not involved in the case, his comments at a recent press conference on the inquiry committee report were not in line with his duty. Further, Chief […]