The Assam government on Thursday approved an equity investment of 40 percent worth Rs 1272 crore in a Joint Venture to build the 4th unit of Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Ltd (BVFCL) in Namrup.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Thursday termed the Assam government's decision to ban beef consumption in restaurants and public places as "nothing political about it."
After the Assam government banned the consumption of beef in restaurants and public places, Congress MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed attacked the state government and accused them of following the principles of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
Supporting the Assam government for banning the consumption of beef in restaurants, and public places, Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Darrang- Udalguri, Assam, Dilip Saikia on Wednesday said that this decision has no communal angle but has been made in favour of the Sanatana culture of India
Assam Government on Thursday issued an official notification renaming Karimganj district and Karimganj town as Sribhumi district and Sribhumi town, respectively.