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Assam BJP leader says it's time to go to Brahmaputra issue's roots
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): With China saying that it will maintain communication with India to deal with massive lakes formed by landslides on the Brahmaputra river in Tibet following an earthquake, Assam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday urged
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Rijiju made BJP's Nagaland poll in-charge, Himanta for Tripura
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 23 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Saturday appointed Union Minister Kiren Rijiju as the election in-charge for Nagaland and Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for Tripura, ahead of the assembly elections in the states to be held next year.
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Two held for offering to kill Assam minister Himanta Sarma
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Assam [India], December 09 (ANI): Two persons have been arrested in connection with circulating a text message, offering to kill Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, said state police on Friday.
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History will judge Rahul Gandhi as 'failed dynast', says Himanta
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], December 5 (ANI): Soon after Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi filed nomination papers for the party's top post on Monday, Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said history would judge him as a failed dynast.
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Himanta Biswa offers unconditional apology for his cancer remark
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], November 23 (ANI): Clarifying his remark on people suffering from cancer, Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said he was quoted out of context in a bid to sensationalise his speech and offered an unconditional apology.
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Cancer 'divine justice' for our sins, says Assam minister
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], November 23 (ANI): Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma sparked controversy on Tuesday by saying that Cancer and accidents suffered by people are "divine justice" served for their past sins.
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GST on around 200 goods reduced from 28 to 18pct: Assam FM
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Nov 10 (ANI): Along the sidelines of the 23rd Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley here, Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that the tax levied on around 200 commodities has been brought down from 28 t
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BAI chief to take up IndiGo staff misbehaviour with Ministry
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], November 4 (ANI): Badminton Association of India (BAI) president Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that he will take the matter of alleged misbehaviour with ace shuttler P V Sindhu by an Indigo staff to the ministry.
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Assam Minister asks Centre to verify reports of China's tunnel constructio
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Agartala (Assam) [India], November 3 (ANI): Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has requested the Centre to use satellite imaging to verify reports about China's plan to construct a 1,000-km tunnel for diverting water from the Brahmaputra river.
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Assam Minister mocks Rahul Gandhi, asks 'if people can become mature at 50
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India] November 1 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma taking a jibe at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi said it is unbelievable that at the age of 50 people can attain maturity.
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'Cong leaders can stand for 'Pidi' but not for national anthem'
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam),[India] Oct 31 (ANI): Assam Health Minister and prominent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday mocked Congress for objecting to stand up for National Anthem.
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Assam Minister mocks tweets by Rahul Gandhi's 'dog'
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 29: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took a jibe at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi over the latter's tongue in cheek response to allegations against his Twitter handle being managed by someone else.
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