Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates Ganeshguri flyover in Guwahati

Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday inaugurated the newly-constructed two-lane flyover at Ganeshguri in Guwahati. Health, finance & education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Guwahati Development Department minister Siddhartha Bhattacharya were also present in the event. In his speech, Sonowal said, “Transportation is transformation. We have been working relentlessly for the development of transportation […]

World heritage site Kaziranga National Park re-opens amid COVID-19

Seven months after it was closed to visitors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the iconic Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve re-opened for tourists on Wednesday. Home to rare one-horned rhino and tigers, besides other wildlife, the National Park was formally re-opened by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. The Park has been opened for visitors […]

Along with Jogighopa, multi-modal logistics park to come up in Assam’s Barak valley

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday during the foundation stone laying ceremony of Jogighopa Multi-modal Logistics Park (MMLP), announced that another Multimodal Logistics Park will be set up on the river banks of Barak river in Assam. This initiative is a part of the commitment made by the Chief Minister to equally develop the […]

CM Sonowal, Zoramthanga hold talks over restoring peace between Assam, Mizoram amid tensions

Chief Ministers of Assam and Mizoram held talks amid tensions at the border of the two states on Sunday. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and his Mizoram counterpart Zoramthanga spoke over phone and agreed to ensure restoration of peace in the border areas. Sonowal also said that the Prime Minister and Home Minister’s Office have […]

Assam Cong demands Sarbananda Sonowal’s resignation as Chief Minister

Dramatic scenes were witnessed in Dispur on Wednesday as Assam Pradesh Congress President Ripun Bora and former Minister Rockybul Hussain were arrested while marching towards the Assam Secretariat. The Congress today launched a scathing attack on the ruling BJP government in the State, accusing Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal of being involved in the scam relating […]

Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal takes stock of Ex-CM Tarun Gogoi’s health

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday took stock of the health condition of Veteran Congress leader Tarun Gogoi. CM  Sonowal on Friday spoke to Gaurav Gogoi, MP from Koliabor and son of former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi for an update on the former Chief Minister’s health who is under treatment at the ICU […]

Assam celebrates World Rhino Day

Along with the rest of the world, World Rhino Day is being observed in different parts of Assam on September 22. An awareness programme was organised at Kaziranga National Park, the land of one-horned Rhino to mark the occasion. On the eve of the World Rhino Day 2020, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal through his Twitter […]

Sarbananda Sonowal, Himanta Biswa Sarma meet Amit Shah in New Delhi

Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and health, finance and education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met union home minister Amit Shah at his official residence on Sunday to discuss a range of issues concerning the state. “The home minister assured that centre will back Assam’s plea for verification of 20 per cent applications of NRC in […]

Assam govt to distribute land rights to 60,000 indigenous families

The Assam Government will distribute land rights (patta) to 60,000 indigenous Assamese families of the state on October 5. The decision was taken in a meeting of the revenue department chaired by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday. So far, the Sarbananda Sonowal-led BJP government has provided land pattas to 46 thousand indigenous Assamese families. […]