The cruise will cover a distance of nearly 4,000 km in 50 days. It will pass through the rivers of India and Bangladesh to reach Dibrugarh in Assam. It will have halts near important cities like Patna, Kolkata, and Dhaka.
Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday attended the ceremonial signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Health and Family Welfare Department of the Government of Assam and the Rajkot-based Prashanti Medical Services and Research Foundation.
A man, identified as Sharbat Khan, and his son Noshaid Khan, were killed after assailants shot at them in North Waziristan's Datta Khel tehsil on Friday, the Dawn reported, adding that Sharbat's other son, Torab Khan, suffered injuries in the attack.
The incident took place at Subrahmanya in Dakshina Kannada on January 5. The man who was thrashed by 10- 12 people has been admitted at a local hospital after the attack, police said.
The day-long event was attended by Assam's agriculture and dairy minister Atul Bora, food and civil supplies, consumer affairs minister Ranjeet Kumar Dass, and minister for cooperation Nandita Gorlosa. Meenesh C Shah, Chairman, NDDB too graced the occasion as a special guest.
Kokrajhar district police of Assam on Saturday arrested an ex-MLA Hitesh Basumatary after they recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from his house, an official said.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday paid to visit Sainik School in Goalpara during which, apart from taking stock of the infrastructural and other needs, also inaugurated a 350-seating capacity amphitheatre at the premises of the educational institution.
A police constable was caught red-handed by the sleuths of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption for accepting bribe money of Rs 5000 in Assam's Dhemaji district on Friday.
The record six-time Asian medalist Shiva Thapa of Assam had a pretty comfortable day at the office as he defeated the 2021 World Youth Championships bronze medalist Ankit Narwal of Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) to win by unanimous decision in the 63.5kg final. Alongside Hussamuddin
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Meghalaya High Court's order which had put a stay on the MoU between Meghalaya and Assam to resolve the long-standing interstate boundary dispute.
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Meghalaya High Court's order directing to put a stay on the MoU between Meghalaya and Assam to resolve the long-standing interstate boundary dispute between the States.