Assam announces Rs 3,500 per month, laptops for children orphaned by COVID-19

In a bid to provide relief to the children who lost their parents to COVID-19, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced the Mukhyamantri Sishu Sewa Achoni scheme to take care of the Covid orphaned children. Addressing a press meet at the Assam Administrative Staff College in Guwahati on Saturday, Chief Minister Himanta […]

Assam’s positivity rate drops to 4.42%; over 5 lakh vaccinated in Guwahati

Assam on Friday reported 80 more COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the death toll to 2,819. The State registered 5,436 new cases on Friday. The positivity rate has further dropped to 4.42 percent. On the other hand, the recovery rate currently stands at 85.47 percent. Among the fresh cases, 595 cases have […]

Assam Govt to raise its stake in NRL to 26%

The Assam government has raised its stake in Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) to 26% from the initial level of 12.35%, said chief minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma at a media conference on Thursday. “Govt of Assam today raised its stake in NRL to 18.59%; another 7.41% shall be acquired in near future. Total investment of […]

CM Himanta Biswa Sarma visits Assam-Bengal border at Srirampur

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday visited the Assam-West Bengal border at Srirampur. The Chief Minister took stock of the Covid checking and testing at the border outposts. He inspected the Covid testing labs and interacted with the health personnel at one of the border testing booths. State health minister Keshav Mahanta and […]

Himanta Biswa Sarma defends proposed cow protection bill in Assam

Defending the proposed cow protection bill in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the ruling BJP on Monday said beef should not be consumed in places where Hindus live and the bovine is worshipped. During a discussion on the motion of thanks on the Governor’s address in Assam Assembly, the opposition AIUDF feared that […]

Assam: ULFA-I releases abducted ONGC employee after Himanta Biswa Sarma’s intervention

ONGC employee Ritul Saikia, who was abducted from an oil field in Assam’s Sivasagar district last month, has been released by the banned United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) near the Indo-Myanmar border in Nagaland on Saturday morning. Saikia, who was abducted by the ULFA-I on April 21 along with two other ONGC employees, was […]

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma reviews flood preparedness ahead of monsoon

Reviewing flood preparedness ahead of the rainy season in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday directed that relief items should immediately reach the areas expected to be hit by inundation. Chief Minister Sarma at a meeting in Guwahati reviewed the functioning of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department and took stock of the […]

COVID-19: Meghalaya CM thanks Assam CM for aid in oxygen supply

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday held consultations via video conference with his Assam counterpart Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and discussed collective efforts and cooperation between both states to contain the spread of Coronavirus. “Conrad Sangma thanked Himanta Biswa Sarma for the support being extended by the Assam government to provide oxygen to […]

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma meets abducted ONGC employee Ritul Saikia’s family members

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday met the family members of ONGC employee Ritul Saikia who was abducted by ULFA (I) militants from Lakwa in Sivasagar district on April 21. CM Sarma along with Rajya Sabha member Kamakhya Prasad Tasa, Lok Sabha MPs Pallab Lochan Das and Topon Kumar Gogoi met the wife […]