The Assam State Cabinet under Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has decided to grant arms licences to original inhabitants and indigenous Indian citizens residing in vulnerable, remote, and border areas of the state.
Addressing a press conference, Sarma said, "This man (Gaurav Gogoi) is openly a deep-rooted Pakistani agent. No Assamese will ever forget the supreme sacrifice of Jintu Gogoi (an Indian Army officer who lost his life in the line of duty during the Kargil War) or the Pahalgam incident. No Ass
In accordance with the directive of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam Minister for Water Resources, Information and Public Relations, Pijush Hazarika visited Surat city of Gujarat on Wednesday and met the family of the Pahalgam terror attack victim.
"The ruling party's daily bread is defaming someone. They are making a C-grade cinema on this topic, which they announced will be released on September 10. This is going to prove a flop," Gogoi said.
"Finally, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has admitted that he visited Pakistan. But let us be very clear -- this is just the beginning, not the end. What lies ahead is far more serious. There exists every reasonable ground, supported by credible inputs and documented information, to suggest tha
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday met Union Minister of Power and Housing and Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal and discussed matters pertaining to power sector and advancing urban development initiatives in Assam.
The Chief Minister also urged the Union Minister to expand its area of operations at the Margherita coal mines to help Assam to augment its income from coal.
According to Sarma, the government of that time had a unique opportunity to address complex problems in eastern and northern India following the war. However, he believes that this opportunity was not utilized effectively.
A significant milestone achieved by Assam government as it witnessed a sharp 81 per cent decline in child marriages across 20 districts between 2021-22 and 2023-24, following a strict legal crackdown by the state government, which vowed to eradicate child marriage in Assam by 2026
In a major crackdown on the drug trade, Assam Police and Assam Rifles on Tuesday carried out a joint operation in Cachar district and seized 648 grams of heroin valued at approximately Rs 3.5 crore.
Assam's relentless campaign to eradicate child marriage was commended during the NDA CMs' Conclave in New Delhi, the Chief Minister's office said in an official statement.