Himanta Biswa Sarma’s new book ‘Eta Xopunor Pom Khedi’ unveiled in Guwahati

Assam Finance, Health and Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s fourth book was released in a ceremony held at Hotel Taj Vivanta in Guwahati on Wednesday. The book titled ‘Eta Xopunor Pom Khedi’ is a compilation of 25 speeches on Assam’s contemporary socio-economic-political issues delivered at various platforms including the Assam Legislative Assembly. Meghalaya Chief Minister […]

Three new foot-over bridge with lifts, escalators inaugurated in Guwahati

Assam Health, Finance and Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday inaugurated three new foot over-bridges at Maligaon, Ganeshguri and Khanapara area in Guwahati. The Kamakhya Gate foot-over bridge was inaugurated at 09:00 AM in the morning. Following the first inauguration, the footbridges at Ganeshguri near Kar Bhawan was inaugurated by 09.30 AM and the […]

9 cancer hospitals in Assam to be fully operational by September

Assam Health, Finance and Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday announced that all under-construction cancer hospitals in the state will be fully operational by September this year. As many as nine cancer hospitals will be inaugurated in the state in the month of September this year, Himanta Biswa Sarma informed. The new cancer hospitals […]

Assam govt cuts fuel prices by Rs 5, removes cess on liquor by 25%

Ahead of the Assembly elections in Assam, the state government on Friday said it has cut petrol and diesel prices by Rs 5. Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma while presenting the vote on account Budget for the year 2021-2022 on the second day of the State Assembly session announced that from Friday midnight the prices […]

Largest ever recruitment drive: 29,701 teachers appointed in Assam

In the largest ever recruitment exercise in the state, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma distributed 29,701 appointment letters in a ceremony at the Sarusajai Sports Complex in Guwahati on Friday. Of the 29,701 appointments, 16,484 are teachers and non-teaching staffs in schools, junior colleges and colleges whose services have […]

Waiting for SC permission to start fresh NRC updation: Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Assam government is waiting for the permission of the Supreme Court to initiate a fresh drive to update National Register of Citizens (NRC), Health, Education and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday. The state NRC Coordinator has already submitted “a very good affidavit” in the Gauhati High Court highlighting why we need […]

Assam: 29,700 teachers to get appointment on February 5

In what can be termed as the biggest appointment process in Assam, the state government will appoint a total of 29,700 teachers on February 5. This was announced by Health, Finance and Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in a press meet on Wednesday. This is the largest teachers’ appointment drive, preceded by the appointment drive […]

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to visit poll bound Assam on Feb 6

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to visit Assam on February 6 and address the tea garden community of the state. This was informed by Health and Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday. Sitharaman will distribute Rs. 3000 each to 8 lakh tea garden workers with an expense of Rs. 240 crores at an […]

Two new foot-over bridge with lifts, escalators inaugurated in Guwahati

Assam Health and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday inaugurated two foot-over bridge in Guwahati’s G.S. Road area. The newly constructed foot-over bridges located at Ganeshguri (near Apollo Hospital) and Christian Basti (near post office) are equipped with escalators and lifts, which will be operational from 7 AM to 2 AM on a daily. […]