Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma distributed cheques to 15,671 SHG members in Patharkandi under the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan, urging women to use Rs 10,000 seed capital productively, with higher instalments promised for proper fund utilization.
The Chief Minister, on the occasion, also released books on Mangal Pandey, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, and Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardeva and Sri Sri Madhavdev.
Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' 125th edition, BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj congratulated PM Modi for inspiring youth on the last Sunday of every month through this programme.
BJP leader and former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad condemned TMC MP Mahua Moitra's reported remark about Union Home Minister Amit Shah and asked that her Lok Sabha membership was revoked earlier and whether she wanted to be expelled again.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma announced that the British Museum has agreed to loan the Vrindavani Vastra, a sacred 15th-century textile by Srimanta Sankardev, to Assam in 2027 for 18 months.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Mumbai on Saturday and began his visit by offering prayers at the residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, where he paid his respects to Lord Ganesh during the ongoing Ganesh Chaturthi festivities.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday chose not to react to TMC MP Mahua Moitra's reported remark about Union Home Minister Amit Shah, stating that responding wouldn't benefit the country.
In a sharp attack on the Congress, Shah said that Assam cannot be led by leaders who "settle infiltrators and repeatedly visit Pakistan." He further stated that the BJP, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, has transformed the state
Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Guwahati on Thursday evening, beginning a two-day visit to Assam to strengthen the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) organisational strategy and launch key development projects.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday chaired the second meeting of the core committee for the yearlong celebration of Bharat Ratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika's birth centenary at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Guwahati and discussed several planned initiatives for the celebrations beginning on S