Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to Assam from February 3-4 to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development initiatives worth more than Rs 11,599 crore during a public programme in Guwahati, as per the Assam government.
The Assam government is closely monitoring the Uttrakhand UCC report and will take its decision on banning polygamy in the state, in the upcoming budget session.
The Assam government is set to present its budget document for the financial year 2024-25 on February 12, the fourth under the Himanta Biswa Sarma administration.
Following the registration of an FIR against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and fellow party leaders KC Venugopal and Kanhaiya Kumar for allegedly provoking a crowd in Guwahati, senior leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday came down heavily on the Assam government claiming that it was a 'conspiracy'
Following the Congress's allegation that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Assam government is posing hurdles to its 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra', which entered the state earlier this week, Congress leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minster Ashok Gehlot trained guns at Chief Minister Himanta Biswa
In a major bureaucratic reshuffle in the Assam government, Ravi Kota is set to be the new Chief Secretary of the state.
Kota has been appointed as the next Chief Secretary to the Government of Assam with effect from the date of superannuation of Paban Kumar Borthakur, Chief Secretary, on Ma
Congress General Secretary in Charge of Communications, Jairam Ramesh, while addressing a press conference here claimed that the Himanta Biswa Sarma government is making all efforts to 'ensure that Bharat Jodo Yatra is not a success'.
The fifth day of Congress' Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra resumed on Thursday from Nagaland's Tuli to Jorhat in Assam. Rahul Gandhi while addressing the people said that perhaps the most corrupt government in India runs in Assam.
The Assam government has announced the annual state civilian awards for 2023. Former Chief Justice of India and current Rajya Sabha MP, Ranjan Gogoi will be given the 'Assam Baibhav' award, the state's highest civilian award, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
The Assam government launched 'Baayu,' an app-based electric bike taxi service that is an innovative and forward-thinking sustainable mobility initiative of the state government-run Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC).
"The state government has taken lots of initiatives to develop the tourism sector of the state and the state has witnessed a massive growth of tourists footfall in the state last year. Our government will bring a new Tourism Act in the upcoming state assembly session," Jayanta Malla Baruah s
In a statement here today, Kataria said that the historic moment, an important milestone in Assam, as the peace agreement signed between the government of India and Assam government and a key faction of ULFA will definitely herald a new chapter of peace and development.