Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on the occasion of the 93rd Jayanti of eminent litterateur Late Homen Borgohain, presented Literary Pension to three litterateurs and Literary Awards to 28 litterateurs at a function held at Gauhati University on Saturday.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday expanded his cabinet with four new ministers taking oath during a swearing-in ceremony held at Srimanta Sankardeva International Auditorium in Guwahati.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal at his official residence here and extended an invitation to the Union Minister to attend the Advantage Assam Summit 2.0 in Guwahati in February next year.
Assam Rifles along with the Excise and Narcotics department recovered Heroin No 4 and Yaba tablets worth Rs 8.57 crore and apprehended three individuals in the general area of Mualkawi under the Champhai district on Thursday, said Assam rifles.
Assam Police arrested three individuals after successfully intercepting a vehicle at Radha Pyaare Bazar in an anti-narcotics operation, leading to the recovery of 670 grams of heroin.
Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya attended the celebrations of the annual raising day of All India Civil Defence and Home Guards at Central Training Institute (Civil Defence and Home Guards), at Panikhaiti in Guwahati on Friday.
BJP MLA who will be inducted as a minister in the Assam cabinet, Krishnendu Paul expressed his gratitude to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and said that he will work under the leadership of Assam CM.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Thursday that the state cabinet expansion will take place on December 7. Four Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs will be inducted into the Assam cabinet and will take the oath of office at noon on that day.
BJP Kerala Vice President Major Ravi criticized Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's beef ban, saying it sends the wrong message and creates communal tension. Ravi emphasized that "beef is not cow" and people should understand the difference before imposing a ban.