Naga Peace Talks: NEDA Convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma to hold talks with NSCN-IM gen secy Th Muivah

The near dead-locked Naga Peace Process appears to have been raised to a political level with Assam Chief Minister and NEDA Convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma set to hold talks with NSCN-IM general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah in Dimapur on September 21. In another big development, the new Naga Peace Interlocutor Akshaya Kumar Mishra also arrived in […]

Assam aims to pay pension on retirement day: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the state government is working towards putting in place a system in which pension can be disbursed to government employees on the day of retirement itself. Reviewing the functioning of Directorate of Pension and Public Grievances, he issued directions to the officers concerned to integrate […]

Prime accused in forging Assam Chief Minister’s signature arrested

The prime accused behind forging of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s signature was arrested in New Delhi on Sunday. The mastermind, Imran Shah Chaudhary, who has been on the run will be brought to Guwahati on a transit remand. The accused had planned the act to bag a government contract under the Jal Jeevan […]

Assam Accord: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma holds key meet with AASU representatives

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held a key meet on the Assam Accord with AASU representatives in Guwahati on Tuesday. The meet assumed great significance as this is the first time in 16 years that a Chief Minister-level meet was held on the Assam Accord. During the meet it was decided that a committee […]

Assam: 7 sub-committees to be formed for development of tea tribe community

In a significant move, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday announced that seven sub-committees will be formed for the development of the tea tribe community. This was announced by Chief Minister Sarma in the four-hour long meeting he held with intellectuals and ministers from the tea tribe community. The crucial meeting, titled ‘Hamder […]

Assam govt signs MoU with microfinance firms to waive loans of borrowers

In a historic move, the Assam Government on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with microfinance institutions (MFI) active in the state to compensate and waive off microfinance loans taken by women of the economically weak sections. Fulfilling its promise to waive off micro-finance loans to provide succour to poor women who are not […]

Assam CM for digitisation of land records by 2023

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday asked the Revenue & Disaster Management Department to set a goal for digitisation of all land records of the state within 2023. He also urged the department to dispose of all pending partition and mutation cases before completion of the first anniversary of the current government in […]

Himanta Biswa Sarma-led Assam govt completes 100 days in office

The Himanta Biswa Sarma led-government in Assam completed a hundred days in office on Friday. A special cabinet meet was held on the occasion to discuss the roadmap ahead. CM Sarma later held a press meeting wherein he highlighted the achievements of the government over the last three months. Sarma also announced a massive outreach […]

Assam govt puts highway speed limit penalty on hold, to create public awareness first

In view of the increasing number of accidents on the highways, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday held a meeting with the senior officers of Transport Department, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), NHIDCL, PWD (Building & NH) to discuss with them the causative factors and preventive measures of road accidents including over speeding. In the […]