Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday paid a visit to the day-long 57th Cross Country National Athletic Championship 2023 being held at Suwalkuchi in Kamrup district under the aegis of the Assam Athletic Association.
The Indian Army has provided solar streetlights to Tokowpathar village of Assam's Tinsukia district aiming to help in the development of basic infrastructure, an official said on Sunday.
In a joint operation, the police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Sunday seized 3.5 kg of heroin worth Rs 16 crore from a vehicle and arrested two drug peddlers in Assam's Karbi Anglong district.
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.
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.