Now, JSW Energy Company will have to pay 18 per cent royalty to the state instead of 12 per cent from this 1045 MW capacity project, a press release said.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday hit back over Rahul Gandhi's "corruption" allegations and said Congress leader criticizing him is clear sign that he must be doing something right for the people of Assam.
"We never take Rahul Gandhi seriously. Therefore, that era of Congress is over, that family nepotism is over and the Indian political background is of no use to Rahul Gandhi in Indian politics," said the BJP Kamrup District Secretary during the protest.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday visited Kokrajhar Medical College and Hospital for an in-depth review of its facilities and operations.
With a focused and data-driven approach to address pendency, improve efficiency, and deliver prompt justice at the grassroots level, certain steps have been taken by the judiciary of the state. The expeditious disposal of cases is one of the benefits of this move.
Activists of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) staged a strong protest outside the Shimla Deputy Commissioner's office on Wednesday, demanding justice for a female student who was allegedly assaulted and later died in Odisha's Balasore district.
In a post on X, Sarma claimed, "Take it in writing, Himanta Biswa Sarma will definitely be sent to jail' -- these were the exact words spoken by the Leader of the Opposition, Shri Rahul Gandhi, during his closed-door meeting with the Congress Political Affairs Committee in Assam."
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that Congress will sweep next year's assembly polls in Assam and launched a sharp attack on Himanta Biswa Sarma, saying he does not think himself as Chief Minister but a "king".
Residents from several affected villages, along with members of farmers' and civil rights organisations, staged a strong protest outside the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) office in Shimla on Wednesday.