Assam government on Tuesday formally handed over one-time financial assistance of Rs 10,000 each to 6,124 Namghoriyas and 2,148 Purohits (priests) of the State as part of its financial support promise made during the Covid pandemic.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday reviewed the measures taken for the enforcement of road safety, the selection of beneficiaries under Orunodoi 2.0.
Till date, around 17 lakh women have been receiving an amount of Rs 1,250 each on the 10th of every month through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) method under the first phase of this social sector scheme, Assam Chief Minister said.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday ceremonially flagged off a truck carrying 2,000 water-proof solar lights donated by the Art of Living Foundation for the Dima Hasao and Karbi Anglong districts.
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain the plea of AAP leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia challenging the Gauhati High Court order refusing to quash the criminal defamation case filed against him by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders including Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and others on Monday took part in the oath-taking ceremony of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar.
On this occasion, Chief Minister Dr Sarma attending a programme held at Kamalakanta Kshetra in Biswanath laid the foundations virtually for 12 schemes covering Biswanath, Gohpur and Sootea Assembly Constituencies.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of as many as 14 projects with an aggregate cost of more than Rs 1500 crore that have the potential to radically transform the upper Assam district into one of the most progressive districts in the
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that the government wants students of the migrant muslims to become doctors, and engineers instead of becoming Junab, Imam "by studying in Madrasas".