Saturday, April 1, 2023

Himanta Biswa Sarma

Sarma meets Shah over govt formation

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reached Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s official residence here on Sunday to discuss government formation in Tripura and Nagaland, sources said. Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio also attended the meeting, they said. According...

Sangma meets Himanta in Ghy ahead of counting of votes in M’laya

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma met Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati ahead of the counting of votes for the assembly elections, sources said on Wednesday.Sarma, who heads the BJP-led North East Development Alliance (NEDA), met Sangma...

Video of eviction affected child in Assam goes viral

The heart wrenching appeal of a seven-year-old to a policeman at the eviction site near Silsako Beel (lake) here to ask bull dozers that will erase his home, to wait for some time has gone viral in the social...

Assam eyes Guinness record on Bihu with 11,000 performers; PM to attend, all CMs to be invited

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will witness 11,140 dancers and drummers performing on Bihu in Guwahati to make it to the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest recital of the folk dance form.Addressing a press conference on Tuesday,...

No hung assembly, NDA to form govt in all 3 NE states: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Asserting there will not be hung assembly in either Tripura, Nagaland or Meghalaya, as predicted in some exit polls, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Tuesday said the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will form governments with absolute majority in...

Assam government evicts 300 families; demolishes 2 temples

Authorities in Guwahati, on February 27, evicted some 300 families of indigenous people and razed two temples as part of the Himanta Biswa Sarma government’s ongoing drive against the encroachment of government land in Assam, reports India NE Today..At...

Biogas plants important alternative energy source: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday described compressed biogas (CBG) plants as an important alternative energy source, as such units have a cascading impact on the local economy with the raw materials procured from nearby areas.He stressed...

Assam Police to follow case against Khera to logical end: Himanta

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Friday said that the state police will follow the case against senior Congress leader Pawan Khera for allegedly using “uncivilised language” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi to its “logical end”.The chief minister who...

Amit Shah to arrive today

Union Home minister Amit Shah will be arriving Nagaland on a two-day visit to campaign for the BJP in Mon district. Besides addressing election campaign, BJP sources said Amit Shah would be halting at Mon and was also likely...

Sonowal visits Jorhat bazaar, says govt to rehabilitate traders

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday visited the historic ‘Chowk Bazaar’ in Jorhat district where a massive fire gutted over 300 shops and announced that the government will rehabilitate the affected traders.The Union Shipping, Ports and Waterways minister took...