Guwahati: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation elicited sharply contrasting reactions from Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Assam PCC president Gaurav Gogoi.Sarma described Pradhan’s exit as the departure of a visionary education reformer deserving gratitude, whereas Gogoi depicted it as the outcome of sustained public and student pressure, marking a moment for remembrance…
Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday visited the flood-ravaged districts in upper Assam to assess the situation on the ground and review the impact of the unprecedented flooding.Interacting with affected residents, the chief minister assured them of all possible govt support for rehabilitation and restoration of livelihoods. He said the scale of flooding in…
Guwahati: At least 25 people have died and 100 reported missing in the last 24 hours, authorities said early on Wednesday, as Assam’s flood situation turned catastrophic with eight lakh people affected across 16 districts, raising the overall toll this monsoon season to 35.Three Assam districts bordering Nagaland — Sivasagar, Charaideo and Jorhat — bore…
Guwahati: Anyone found defacing public property in Guwahati by putting up posters, graffiti or other unauthorised markings will face a penalty of up to Rs 5,000. Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has announced the initiative to curb visual pollution and preserve the city’s cleanliness and civic aesthetics.According to the GMC, walls, flyovers, govt buildings, electric poles,…
Shillong: The Behdienkhlam festival of the indigenous Pnar community culminated in Jowai on Thursday, with Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma attending as the chief guest.Sarma, who attended the festival for the first time, conveyed greetings and a message of peace and friendship from Assam to the people of Meghalaya. “I have given a message of…
Guwahati: AIUDF chief and Binnakandi MLA Badruddin Ajmal triggered a political controversy on Tuesday after advocating police encounters against drug traffickers, saying stronger measures were needed to curb Assam’s growing narcotics problem.Participating in a discussion on the state’s drug menace in the state assembly, Ajmal warned about the increasing impact of narcotics and said, “Save…
Artists pay homage to freedom fighter and Assam’s cultural icon Bishnu Prasad Rabha in Sonitpur on Saturday Guwahati: Assam observed Rabha Diwas on Saturday to commemorate the death anniversary of warrior artist, freedom fighter and cultural icon Bishnu Prasad Rabha.CM Himanta Biswa Sarma attended the state-level celebrations and award ceremony at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra here,…
A passenger at the airport Dhubri: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Facebook live about transforming and upgrading Rupsi Airport into a communication hub for strategic areas of Assam.“We are discussing and planning with the experts to develop Rupsi Airport in BTC into a communication hub which will cater the needs of multiple logistics…
Vijayawada: An interesting debate has emerged in political circles following the developments in West Bengal, where an unexpected realignment has pushed an otherwise little-known political outfit ahead of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in terms of Lok Sabha strength among BJP allies.The merger of 20 Lok Sabha members into the Nationalist Citizens Party of India…
Guwahati: Pinning Assam’s economic surge on a normal India-China relation, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said no one will be able to prevent the state’s growth if relation between the two nations normalised and China recognised Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India.Speaking to the media on completion of 12 years…
