Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday, took oath as the state’s 15th Chief Minister of Assam along with 13 other cabinet ministers at the Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati. The new cabinet has ministers from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its alliance partners Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL). Many of those, […]

Top BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma took oath as the 15th Chief Minister of Assam during a swearing-in ceremony at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati on Monday. Assam Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi administered the oath of office and secrecy to Sarma as the new Chief Minister. BJP national president JP Nadda, ex-CM Sarbananda Sonowal, Meghalaya […]

BJP strongman Himanta Biswa Sarma is all set to be the next chief minister of Assam. Sarma will replace Sarbananda Sonowal to lead the first ever non-Congress government for a second term. The swearing-in ceremony is likely to be held at the Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra on Monday. The announcement came after the newly-elected legislative members […]

Assam chief minister Sarbananada Sonowal on Sunday submitted his resignation to Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi at Raj Bhavan in Guwahati. The BJP legislature party is meeting in Guwahati today to formally name it’s leader who would be the State’s new chief minister. The meeting, to be held at the Assam assembly premises, will be attended […]

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Saturday said the state has adequate stock of oxygen for treatment of COVID-19 patients and urged people not to panic amid the raging coronavirus pandemic. The state has a stock of 4,000 oxygen cylinders and 750 concentrators, he said. “We have adequate stock of oxygen and people of […]

In order to break the chain of the virus in the state, following a review meeting on Saturday, the Meghalaya government has decided to extended lockdown in East Khasi Hills district till May 17, which includes state capital Shillong. Earlier, th state government on May 1 had imposed containment measures in East Khasi Hills which […]

The first batch of 83 women military soldiers from the Corps of Military Police Centre and School was inducted into the Indian Army at the Dronacharya Parade Ground in Bengaluru on Saturday. As per a statement, an attestation parade was held as a low-key event while observing all COVID protocols. The Commandant of the CMP […]

Regular flight services began at Rupsi airport in Assam from Saturday as part of the government’s endeavour to link under-served and unserved airports through regional connectivity scheme routes, Airports Authority of India (AAI) said. The Rupsi airport located near Dhubri district became operational after 38 years and will benefit the travellers of Western Assam districts […]

A night curfew was imposed in Arunachal Pradesh by the Pema Khandu-led government from Saturday for the entire month to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the northeastern state. The night curfew will remain in effect from 6:30 pm to 5 am till May 31. Total ban has been imposed on the movement of individuals […]

Assam on Saturday received 50,000 more doses of Covishield vaccine people in the age group of 18-44 years. With this, the vaccine stock in the state now stands at 166,709. Taking to Twitter, health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “We have received 50,000 more #CovishieldVaccine doses from for age group of 18-44. We will get […]