The Assam Cabinet on Wednesday approved the construction of an integrated directorate complex which will house all departmental directorates currently spread across the state's capital city Guwahati.
Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that the Assam Government has decided to confer Assam's highest civilian award 'Asom Baibhav' to Dr Tapan Saikia, a renowned doctor for his notable work in the field of cancer in Assam and other Northeastern states.
Amid the protest by political parties and organizations against the Assam government's decision to merge four districts with the original undivided districts, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the government does not need any support from the All India United Democratic
Sharing a tweet by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Prime Minister tweeted, "This is great news! Compliments to the people of Assam, who have shown the way and been proactive in their efforts to protect the rhinos."
The locals from the Dhubri and South Salmara Mankachar districts of Assam will submit two separate memorandums with 1 lakh signatures to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and state Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, demanding to protect the districts from the flood and river bank erosion.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday flagged off 100 new CNG-run buses in the state's capital city Guwahati and also inaugurated the city's first CNG fuel station.
There are fears in Assam that the delimitation process may give birth to additional constituencies in districts where population explosion has been rampant in the past few decades.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday questioned Rahul Gandhi over his 'thrashing' remarks on the Indian Army, and sought the source of information, alleging that it could be either an "anti-national or a Chinese".
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi over his 'BJP guru' remark and said that if the Congress leader considers the party his guru, he should "go to Nagpur".