Assam govt has written to Centre for more emergency landing facilities: CM HimantaAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has requested more emergency landing facilities from the Centre. The state government will also pa...
15 Feb, 2026, 12.16 PM IST
Cabinet clears ₹18,662-cr corridor in poll-bound AssamAssam is on the brink of a transportation revolution as a groundbreaking infrastructure endeavor gains the green light. The Cabinet Committ...
14 Feb, 2026, 11.48 PM IST
Cabinet allocates over Rs 18,600 crore for India's first underwater twin tube tunnel in Assam ahead of pollsAssam underwater tunnel news: India's first underwater twin tube railway project has received Union Cabinet approval. This new project will...
14 Feb, 2026, 05.54 PM IST
Cabinet approves Rs 1.60 lakh crore rail, bridge and other projects in last meet at South BlockThe Union Cabinet held its final meeting at South Block, approving projects worth over ₹1.60 lakh crore. This marks the end of a 95-year er...
14 Feb, 2026, 01.40 PM IST
PM Modi adds rail link to Gohpur–Numaligarh underwater tunnel: Assam CM Himanta Biswa SarmaPrime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the inclusion of a railway component in the Gohpur-Numaligarh twin-tube underwater tunnel project...
01 Jan, 2026, 08.41 PM IST
Brahmaputra tunnel project may get cabinet nod soonAssam's first underwater tunnel project, connecting Numaligarh and Gohpur at a cost of ₹6,000 crore, has completed its detailed project rep...
03 Oct, 2025, 11.32 PM IST
Assam CM Himanta Sarma urges finance ministry, RBI to release special coin to mark Dr Bhupen Hazarika 100th birth anniversaryAssam is gearing up for a flurry of development projects. Chief Minister Sarma announced that investments exceeding Rs 1 lakh crore from th...
24 Apr, 2025, 08.42 PM IST
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma discusses ambitious satellite plan, infra projects with ISRO, NHIDCL, Union Fertilizer SecretaryAssam is planning to launch its own satellite, ASSAMSAT, in collaboration with ISRO to enhance various sectors like agriculture and disaste...
07 Apr, 2025, 08.19 PM IST
Japan plans to recruit 50,000 youths from Assam within the next five years: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announced Japan's plan to recruit 50,000 youths from the state in the next five years. During his visit to Bis...
31 Mar, 2025, 09.16 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari announces infrastructure projects worth Rs 55,000 cr in AssamUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari announced major infrastructure projects worth around Rs 55,000 crore for Assam, including a 12 km underwater t...
26 Feb, 2025, 07.24 PM IST
Assam’s council of minister expansion to take place on December 7The Assam Cabinet approved a Rs. 1 lakh crore project unveiling, a six-lane road to the airport, and a new literary award named after Dr. H...
04 Dec, 2024, 09.17 PM IST
Assam’s first underwater tunnel: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says DPR nears completionAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Gohpur-Numaligarh tunnel project is almos...
22 Oct, 2024, 08.23 PM IST
Strike-free environment in last three years is aiding in state’s march towards new dawn of growth and development: Assam CM Himanta Biswa SarmaIn another great leap forward in the State’s forward march in infrastructure development initiatives on Sunday, through the virtual mode, c...
04 Feb, 2024, 08.55 PM IST
Peace accord with ULFA nothing but a summing up on the ongoing schemes and projects in state: Prabajan Virodhi ManchPrabajan Virodhi Manch (PVM) has criticized the peace accord between the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the Indian government. ...
04 Jan, 2024, 05.50 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari laid foundation stones of 26 national highway projectsAmong the projects include 4-laning/2-laning with paved shoulder of Tinsukia-Makum bypass with a project cost of Rs. 459 crore, the 2-lanin...
31 Oct, 2023, 07.24 PM IST
Assam CM Sarma meets Union minister Gadkari, seeks assistance for state's infra projectsAssam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, sought help from Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, to expedite key ...
24 Jul, 2023, 05.14 PM IST
Assam's first underwater tunnel to be constructed between Numaligarh and Gohpur at a cost of Rs 6,000 croreCM Sarma said, “We decided it will come between Numaligarh and Gohpur where both rails and vehicles will move. The tender for DPR will open...
24 Jun, 2023, 09.39 PM IST