Union MoS of External Affairs Pabitra Margherita and Assam Minister Pijush Hazarika on Sunday evening celebrated the Tihar and Bhai Tika festival of the Gorkha community at Majgaon area under Behali assembly constituency in Assam's Biswanath district along with local people.
As part of the Assam Integrated River Basin Management Programme (AIRBMP), Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) is going to convert 30 schools being used as flood shelters in Baksa, Barpeta, Sonitpur, Biswanath, Lakhimpur, Golaghat, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Majuli.
The 'Ratna Bhandar' (Treasure Trobe) of the Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri is set to be opened at 1:28 pm on Sunday, following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) issued by the Odisha government, said Inspection Committee Chairman Justice Biswanath Rath.
The Odisha government reconstituted a committee under the chairmanship of Justice Biswanath Rath to supervise the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee in carrying out the inventorisation of valuables, including pieces of jewellery stored in Ratna Bandar, Shree Jagannath Temple.
The tea garden workers in Sonitpur Lok Sabha constituency in Assam's Biswanath district demanded to resolve their long-pending grievances while alleging that political parties are 'using' them as a vote bank at the time of elections.
In a joint operation, Assam police along with the flying squad team seized a large quantity of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in Assam's Biswanath district on Saturday, police said.