Lachit Barphukan was the commander-in-chief of the Ahom army in the historic battle of Saraighat fought in 1671. Lachit Barphukan along with his brave men put up a very tough formidable resistance against the Mughal's invasion into the land of Assam and thwarted their advance.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma chaired a high-level conference with district magistrates and Superintendents of Police (SPs) aiming to bring governance closer to the public with enhanced welfare initiatives.
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): The Government of Assam is planning to hold the concluding function of the 400th birth anniversary of Ahom General Lachit Barphukan in the national capital.
Dispur (Assam) [India] August 4 (ANI): Assam state Chief Minister Himanta Biswas Das on Thursday wrote a letter to his counterparts in other states, requesting them to include a chapter on Lachit Borphukon in the syllabus of the schools, colleges in their respective domain.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 11 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said democratic principles were present in Assamese society dating back to the Ahom dynasty beginning in the 13th century.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 25 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind accompanied by First Lady Savita Kovind on Friday offered prayers to Goddess Maa Kamakhya Devi at a temple atop Nilachal Hill in Guwahati.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Nov 24 (ANI): On the occasion of Lachit Divas, celebrations took place in various parts of the state of Assam on Sunday in the memory of the famed general Lachit Borphukan of Ahom kingdom in the seventeenth century.
New Delhi (India), Jan 8 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has approved Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six communities of Assam namely Tai Ahom, Koch Rajbongshi, Chutia, Tea Tribes, Moran and Matak.
Guwahati, (Assam) [India] Nov 24 (ANI): The Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal paid a tribute to the mid-river Statue of Ahom general Lachit Borphukan in Guwahati, who defeated the Mughals in the Battle of Saraighat in 1671.