After 44 days, the bodies of the remaining five miners who were trapped inside the flooded rat-hole coal mine at 3 Kilo Umrangso area in Assam's Dima Hasao district were recovered by the rescue teams on Wednesday.
Assam CM Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma visited the Khanapara venue for the upcoming Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment and Infrastructure Summit, inspecting construction and facilities. PM Modi will inaugurate the summit on February 25, and Union FM Nirmala Sitharaman will attend the valedictory.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday lauded the efforts of security forces for destroying 8 bighas of poppy cultivation in the Char area of Ghulani Tapu, near the Assam-Bengal border.
CM Sarma apprised Shah on the slew of steps taken by the Assam government to make the two-day mega Business Summit in Guwahati a grand success in terms of participation from both within and outside the country and investments that are expected to pour in key sectors.
He stated that the BJP government in Assam is free to conduct an inquiry, but emphasized that the people of Assam are aware of the real reasons behind the recent developments.
In the wake of Kokrajhar hosting the inaugural sitting of Assam Assembly's budget session, chief executive member - Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Pramod Boro said that the assembly session was an indication that there is lasting peace in Bodoland, and it is now on the path of develop
Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday demanded "clear answers based on facts" from Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi over the alleged connection of his wife Elizabeth Gogoi with George Soros Open Society and Pakistan Government.
Assam Police have formed a Special Investigation Taskforce to probe against Pakistani national Ali Tauqeer Sheik, and others allegedly linked with Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi's wife.
BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal has responded to Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi's reply on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's allegations on Gogoi's wife having relations with Pakistan's security agency ISI. On Monday, Khandelwal stated that the country knows who has relations with George Soros
Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Monday expressed concern over the alleged connection of Congress' Gaurav Gogoi and his wife Elizabeth Gogoi with George Soros Open Society and Pakistan Government, calling the matter "worrying."
Assam Director General of Police (DGP) Harmeet Singh revealed that the CID has filed a case against Pakistani national Ali Tauqeer Sheikh under sections 48, 152, 61, 197(1) of Bharatiya Nyay Samhita (BNS) read by section 13(1) of the UAPA on February 16. The Assam DGP further stated that
Addressing a press conference, Gogoi said that the CM kept 'changing' his stand every day out of fear. He stated that he is in fear about the elections and knows that he will lose his post.