Union Minister of Ports, shipping and waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said that he is committed to transform Brahmaputra into a major waterway. Noting that several projects along river Brahmaputra are in the pipeline, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal exuded confidence that business prospects in the northeast region will improve with the development of waterways. Sonowal […]

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 […]

Manipur government on Saturday felicitated 5 sportspersons from the State, who participated in the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics, at a grand reception held by the Department of Sports and Youth Affairs in Imphal’s Khuman Lampak Stadium. The ceremony was attended by Union Minister of State Prahlad Singh Patel, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh among other […]

The Assam Police has arrested around 14 people across the state for allegedly posting on social media sites regarding the activities of the terrorist group Taliban. Two persons each were arrested from Kamrup Metropolitan, Barpeta, Dhubri and Karimganj districts. Six people were arrested from Darrang, Cachar, Hailakandi, South Salmara, Goalpara and Hojai districts. Special Director […]

India’s drug regulator DGCI has approved Gujarat-based Zydus Cadila’s three-dose COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use authorisation for in adults and children aged 12 years and above, bringing in the sixth vaccine authorised for use in the country. Zydus Cadila’s vaccine, developed in partnership with the Department of Biotechnology, is the second home-grown shot to get emergency […]

The Bharatiya Janata Party in Assam gave a rousing welcome to Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal who arrived in Guwahati on Saturday morning. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and state BJP President Bhabesh Kalita accorded a warm welcome to Sarbananda Sonowal at the LGBI Airport in Borjhar. The Union Cabinet Minister […]

Chief minister Conrad Sangma on Friday said that the law and order situation in Shillong city is by and large peaceful. Sangma said that no major incident of violence was reported in the city in the last 24 hours. Lots of discussions have been held with different stakeholders as wells as other individuals to pave […]

India recorded 34,457 new COVID-19 cases and 375 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Saturday. The positivity rate in the country now stands at 2 per cent. According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), the active case tally of the infections in the country has […]

Assam Police are moving ahead with a three-pronged strategy to break the drug cartel flourishing in the ‘Golden Triangle’ and bring those caught into the trap back on the track, said GP Singh, IPS and Special DGP, Law and Order, and Director, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, on Friday in an exclusive interview to Bureaucrats India (www.bureaucratsindia.in). […]

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 […]