As Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a journey to Assam today, preparations are in full swing in the Jorhat district of the state for tomorrow's programme, where he will inaugurate the statue of Great Ahom General Lachit Barphukan at Lachit Maidam in the Hoollongapar area.
Kaziranga National Park, one of the most sought-after holiday destinations in India, is home to more than 2200 Indian one-horned rhinoceros, approximately 2/3rd of their total world population. Formed in 1908 on the recommendation of Mary Curzon, the park is located in the edge of the Easter
"Spurring a wave of development in Assam worth Rs 7,606 crore. Whenever Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modiji visits us, he brings cheer to the people through his welfare measures for a #ViksitAssam. A thread on the development milestones during his visit," read the post.
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Assam, the people of Bokakhat in Golaghat district on Thursday evening lighted 1 lakh diyas (earthen lamps) at Bokakhat to welcome the Prime Minister.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday gave a sneak peek of fauna species at the Kaziranga National Park ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit.
Speaking at the Republic TV Summit 2024, the Assam CM also mentioned that his wish is that the Congress should be reduced to 11 seats but that would not happen.
Sarma, while addressing a press conference on Thursday said that the PM will arrive in the state on Friday evening and is scheduled to spend at least two hours in the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve.
In a major legal development against the child marriage in Assam, a district court in Morigaon has delivered a historic verdict by sentencing one man to life imprisonment while another has received a 20-year jail term in a child marriage case.
The Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, inaugurated the country's largest Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana in the Naharkatia area of Dibrugarh.
Two persons were caught after around 1317 kg of ganja was seized from a vehicle near the Churaibari police watch post in Assam's Karimganj district near the Tripura border on Tuesday.
"Projects worth Rs 23,000 crore will be inaugurated and lay the foundation stone under the Vikas Yatra across the state which was launched on February 29," Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
"If Lalu Prasad says that PM Modi is not a Hindu, this means that Lalu Prasad must have forgotten whatever knowledge he had about Hindu culture. This may be because he has been an anti-Hindu for such a long time. He has forgotten the definition of a Hindu...," Sarma said speaking to reporter