Assam to set up 3400 MW thermal power plantChief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma assessed a site in Dhubri district for a 3400 MW thermal power plant, aligning with Assam's goal of ener...
24 Jun, 2025, 08.48 PM IST
Assam govt notifies policy against human trafficking, witch-huntingThe Assam government has officially notified a state policy to combat human trafficking and witch-hunting, aiming to ensure equal worth and...
16 May, 2025, 01.57 PM IST
Assam CM visits Dhubri site for proposed thermal power plant, assures relocation support for affected familiesAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inspected a proposed thermal power plant site in Dhubri district, aiming to boost the state's ener...
15 May, 2025, 06.26 PM IST
Assam govt inks MoU for setting up new sports training and rehab centersEach High Performance Sports Training Centre will be established at a projected cost of Rs 23.78 crore with an additional operational maint...
30 Mar, 2023, 07.17 PM IST
2,763 people arrested so far in crackdown against child marriages in AssamAccording to the data shared by Assam police, 216 persons have been arrested in Hojai, 184 in Nagaon, 183 in Dhubri, 158 in Baksa, 146 in B...
09 Feb, 2023, 11.48 PM IST
Spend quality time with parents, in-laws: Assam government comes up with special leave with for government employeesThe Assam Cabinet also approved to bring an amendment to the Assam Public Services Combined Competitive Examination (Amendment) Rules, 2020...
25 Nov, 2021, 10.40 AM IST
Ready to relocate evicted families if citizenship proved: Assam government to HCThe evicted families of Dhalpur villages in Gorukuti will not, however, be paid any compensation as they are "encroachers", the government ...
04 Nov, 2021, 04.06 PM IST
Centre signs Karbi Peace Accord, Assam to spend Rs 1,000 crore in 5 yearsThe Centre on Saturday signed a tripartite ‘Karbi Peace Accord’ with Assam government, Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) and Karbi ou...
04 Sep, 2021, 11.29 PM IST
Assam government to come up with drug rehabilitation policy soonAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held a meeting with the State Level Coordinating Agency (SLCA) on Drug Prevention, Assam as well a...
29 Jul, 2021, 10.10 PM IST
Assam Police busts child trafficking racket, rescues 40 kidsAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that along with drugs and cattle trafficking, State government would be relentless in its eff...
23 Jul, 2021, 07.12 PM IST
Govt proposes to set up University of Disability Studies and Rehabilitation SciencesIn a public notice issued on December 24, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), under the Ministry of Social ...
26 Dec, 2020, 04.14 PM IST
Assam government may soon announce rehabilitation policy for flood-hit peopleChief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal visited Rohmoria in Dibrugarh and announced three schemes totaling Rs.25 crore for finding permanent solu...
16 Jul, 2020, 06.44 PM IST
Centre slashes relief-rehabilitation fund for refugees and migrantsSince India doesn’t have a refugee policy, Tibetans, Sri Lankan Tamils and West/East Pakistani refugees in Kashmir are granted financial ai...
03 Feb, 2020, 08.21 AM IST
Over 3,500 encroacher families evicted in 6 months in AssamReplying to a question by Congress MLA Nandia Das during question hour, Assam Minister of State for Revenue and Disaster Management Pallab ...
06 Feb, 2017, 05.08 PM IST
37,000 families lost their dwellings to erosion in Assam, says Disaster Management MinisterNearly 37,000 families have lost their houses due to erosion across Assam over the past five years, the state Assembly was informed today.
03 Mar, 2015, 05.28 PM IST
Tarun Gogoi seeks over Rs 3-Lakh-Crore Finance Commission supportIf granted, it will come as a big weapon to the ruling Congress in its war on the Lok Sabha turf next year.
29 Nov, 2013, 10.11 AM IST
Assam is like a volcano: Tarun GogoiAn irate mob blocked NH 31, at Beltoli, on the Kokrajhar-Dhubri border, following the death of three people on Monday night.
08 Aug, 2012, 09.21 AM IST