Framing of CAA rules making steady progress: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Framing of rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act have already started and have made steady progress. This was informed by top BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma while speaking to newsmen in Delhi. Sarma stated that it was important to get done with the process at the earliest so that all confusion could be removed from […]

Khelo India will be very successful, says Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday expressed confidence that the third edition of ‘Khelo India’ event in Guwahati will be very successful. Speaking to the media, Sarma said: “The ‘Khelo India’ event has already seen a grand inauguration. In the presence of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Sports Minister Kiren Rijuju, the event started […]

Union Home Minister Amit Shah holds meet with AGP delegation on CAB

Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with a delegation of the AGP on the issue of Citizenship Amendment Bill at the Assam House in New Delhi. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and State Finance and Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma were also present in the meeting. The AGP delegation was led by party […]

CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Himanta Biswa Sarma make it to IE100 list of most powerful Indians in 2019

Assam’s Finance Minister and NEDA Chief Himanta Biswa Sarma and Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi have made it to top 100 powerful Indians of 2019. CJI Gogoi bagged the 3rd position and NEDA Chief Himanta Biswa Sarma is in the 57th position. The Indian Express has released the list of top 100 powerful Indian. […]

Assam floods: Death toll mounts to 19; over 44 lakh hit as Centre release 251.55 crore aid

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to look at Assam floods as a national disaster. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said because of Prime Minister Modi’s grave concern about the situation, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Sekhawat on Tuesday toured the flood-hit areas even as the Centre released a disaster relief assistance of 251.55 […]

Assam: Construction work for 7 cancer hospitals in first phase to begin from August

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that the contract for the construction of 7 (seven) cancer hospitals in the first phase has been awarded to construction company L&T after proper bidding process. The initial project cost is estimated at 736 crore rupees and the construction will start from August this year. The cancer […]

Assam government steps up preventive measures to tackle Japanese Encephalitis

The Assam government has announced a slew of immediate measures including free ICU care in government hospitals and transportation cost for all those affected by Japanese Encephalitis in the state. The state government is in touch with the Centre and has stepped up its drive against the deadly disease after 49 deaths were reported. Assam Health […]

Himanta Biswa Sarma calls upon Ratan Tata

The first phase of construction work of the Network of Cancer Hospitals in Assam has begun, said Health and Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Sarma called on Industrialist Ratan Tata, who had had laid the foundation stone of cancer care hospitals in the state last year. Ten cancer care centres including expansion of State Cancer Institute will […]

Assam: Birendra Prasad Baishya, Kamakhya Prasad Tasa file nominations for RS polls

AGP candidate Birendra Prasad Baishya and BJP candidate Kamakhya Prasad Tasa on Tuesday filed their nominations for the two Rajya Sabha seats in Assam. Former union minister Baishya was among the first to file his nomination in the Assam Assembly. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, BJP’s top strategist for Northeast and NEDA convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam […]