Suvendu Adhikari sworn in as Bengal's first BJP chief ministerSuvendu Adhikari took oath as West Bengal's ninth chief minister on Saturday. He leads the state's first BJP government. Governor RN Ravi a...
10 May, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
Vande Bullet prototype roll out in 2027: Ashwini VaishnawSpeaking on the development, Vaishnaw said, "The bullet train's Atmanirbhar version B-28 is being designed jointly by ICF and BEML. Manufac...
01 May, 2026, 07.29 PM IST
Centre notifies acquisition of 382.82 acres in Assam to upgrade Tezpur Air Force StationThe Centre has notified the acquisition of 382.82 acres in Assam’s Bokajan village to upgrade Tezpur Air Force Station. The land will be us...
02 Jan, 2026, 09.31 PM IST
Assam Repealing Bill 2022 to repeal 48 obsolete ActsLast week the cabinet had decided that 27 obsolete Acts to be repealed through tabling of Assam Repealing Bill, 2022 in next Assembly sessi...
06 Sep, 2022, 08.06 PM IST
Minority certificates to six religious communities, including Muslims, in AssamThe state cabinet decided that the minority certificates would be issued to Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Parsis and the...
29 May, 2022, 07.23 PM IST
Assam govt deems tea garden workers eligible for 10% compensationIssuance of Assam Taxation (On Specified Lands) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022, this will enable the extension of tax exemption on green tea l...
29 May, 2022, 06.49 PM IST
All Assam Students' Union stages protests opposing Assam government ordinanceAASU stated that the ordinance will alienate indigenous people from their land. The supporters of AASU on Thursday burnt copies of cabinet ...
23 Sep, 2020, 12.29 PM IST
Assam Governor urged not to approve MSME ordinance“This will be disastrous for the MSMEs as their investment shall remain stuck up because of the illegality of land acquisition. This is equ...
02 Jul, 2020, 12.37 PM IST
PMO sets 2020 for long-pending Nagaland rail projectThe project, which involves building nearly 190 bridges and almost 26 km of tunnels, has languished for 11 years and seen cost estimate ris...
08 Dec, 2017, 12.56 AM IST
Nitin Gadkari announces Rs 40,000 crore expressway project in northeast"Northeast is our priority. We are going to develop the first express highway of North East in Assam along the banks of Brahmaputra," Gadak...
04 Apr, 2017, 09.39 PM IST
Committed to develop infrastructure in North-East: NHIDCLHitting back at the Assam government, it said whatever delays were being caused in projects, were on account of delays in land acquisition,...
16 Jul, 2015, 11.06 PM IST
Tarun Gogoi extends support to Anna Hazare on Land Acquisition Ordinance issueChief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that the Government of Assam has all along been opposing anti-people, anti-farmers’ policies.
23 Feb, 2015, 08.56 PM IST
Assam government supports Anna Hazare's crusade against Land Acquisition OrdinanceIn a statement, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that the state government has all along been opposing anti-people and anti-farmer pol...
23 Feb, 2015, 03.06 PM IST
Tarun Gogoi's move to reject Land Acquisition Act 'political': D V Sadananda GowdaGogoi had last month rejected implementing the central Act and said his government was drafting a new Land Acquisition Bill for Assam.
03 Feb, 2015, 06.42 PM IST
Assam Government preparing new Land Acquisition Bill: Tarun GogoiAssam CM Tarun Gogoi said his government would not implement the Central Act that was recently amended through an Ordinance.
21 Jan, 2015, 05.19 PM IST
Land acquisition ordinance will only benefit industry and not farmers: Tarun GogoiAssam chief minister, Tarun Gogoi said that amended Land Acquisition Act ordinance is against the interest of farmers and will benefit only...
09 Jan, 2015, 10.30 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee woos Assam voters via land routeMamata Banerjee took the land route to reach out to the electorate in Assam. She assured of scrapping the UPA government’s Right to Fair Co...
27 Feb, 2014, 12.21 PM IST