February 23, 2021 04:30 IST
Sharpening his attack on the Trinamool government, the PM accused it of failing to provide drinking water to the people of Bengal.
Tue, Feb 23, 2021February 22, 2021 02:26 IST
Barua, speaking to a senior functionary of Guwahati Press Club (GPC) over the telephone, said the outfit’s statement about “extreme steps” was misconstrued by sections of media and never meant killing.
Mon, Feb 22, 2021February 21, 2021 17:02 IST
The Assam government has increased the wages of tea garden workers from Rs 167 to Rs 217. Why is this announcement important? Why is the tea garden community important in Assam?
Mon, Feb 22, 2021February 21, 2021 03:53 IST
Last Sunday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said in a rally in the state that the party will ensure a Rs 365 per day wage to tea garden workers of Assam if elected to power.
Sun, Feb 21, 2021February 20, 2021 01:24 IST
He added: “The BJP has to understand that people are not fools. It’s like you keep saying the tiger is coming, the tiger is coming …but Badruddin Ajmal is not a tiger. Badruddin Ajmal is a human being.”
Sat, Feb 20, 2021February 19, 2021 22:22 IST
The ULFA-I statement, signed by the outfit’s “publicity cell” member Rumel Asom, said that its demands had not been fulfilled till the deadline on Friday.
Fri, Feb 19, 2021February 15, 2021 04:41 IST
Himanta targeted AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal, saying the perfume baron-MP was an “enemy” of Assam.
Mon, Feb 15, 2021February 14, 2021 15:19 IST
Rahul and other senior state and national Congress leaders, including Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, appeared on stage with the traditional Assamese gamusa (towel) on their shoulders with the letters CAA crossed out.
Mon, Feb 15, 2021February 13, 2021 03:11 IST
Assam’s Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma made the announcement in the Assembly while presenting the vote-on-account for an aggregate expenditure of Rs 60,784.03 crore for the first six months of the next financial year.
Sat, Feb 13, 2021February 12, 2021 19:45 IST
Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma listed all the achievements of the Sarbananda Sonowal-led government and the various schemes successfully implemented in different sectors.
Fri, Feb 12, 2021February 11, 2021 14:49 IST
Mukhi also constituted a high-level inquiry committee to go into details of the functioning of the Dibrugarh University for the last five years and enquire into financial allegations.
Sat, May 22, 2021February 11, 2021 03:09 IST
Who are the Koch Rajbangshis? How significant are they politically? Who is Ananta Rai, whom Shah is visiting in Assam?
Thu, Feb 11, 2021February 11, 2021 02:06 IST
Champai shares a porous border with Myanmar’s Chin State. The Mizo and the Chin communities share similar ethnic roots, inter-marriages too occur between them, a government official said.
Thu, Feb 11, 2021February 09, 2021 20:59 IST
The districts of Namsai, Lohit, Dibang Valley, Upper Siang, Anjaw, Changlang, Tirap and West Kameng are said to be among the 272 worst drug-abuse affected districts in the country and there are reports of government employees addicted to drugs in the state.
Tue, Feb 09, 2021February 08, 2021 04:21 IST
Such conspiracies will not be allowed to succeed, he said. “Our tea workers will win this fight. These attacks on Indian tea do not have the strength to face the hard work of our tea garden workers.”
Mon, Feb 08, 2021February 07, 2021 18:47 IST
Claiming there is a ‘conspiracy’ afoot to malign the global image of India’s beverage industry, Modi said no one could appreciate the rich aroma and special taste of Assam tea more than him.
Sun, Feb 07, 2021February 06, 2021 03:17 IST
Last month, the Congress and five other parties — the CPI, the CPI(M) and the CPI(ML); the AIUDF and the Anchalik Gana Morcha (AGM) — officially announced their pre-poll ‘grand alliance’.
Sat, Feb 06, 2021February 05, 2021 04:27 IST
Both the new parties owe their origin to the massive anti-CAA protests that rocked Assam in 2019.
Fri, Feb 05, 2021February 04, 2021 02:37 IST
The high profile event was attended by CM Sarbananda Sonowal and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Sarma, at a press conference in Guwahati on Wednesday, said that he too had food from the same kitchen and suffered a minor stomach upset.
Thu, Feb 04, 2021February 04, 2021 01:46 IST
Sarma said the BJP will not give tickets to those who identify themselves as Miya Muslims and urged the Congress to do the same.
Thu, Feb 04, 2021February 04, 2021 01:43 IST
Sitharaman will lead an event to ceremonially kick-off a direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme for Assam tea garden workers on February 6.
Thu, Feb 04, 2021February 03, 2021 05:26 IST
Himanta Biswa Sarma’s comments comes days after he said that the Congress can win 100 seats “only in Bangladesh”.
Wed, Feb 03, 2021January 31, 2021 03:16 IST
Ramkumar Diwakar, the father-in-law of Ram Kumar, from Samastipur in Bihar, told The Indian Express the family was deeply worried. “My 5-year-old grandchild Aditya Raj — Ram Kumar’s son — suffers from blood cancer.
Sun, Jan 31, 2021January 28, 2021 14:49 IST
BJP state president Ranjeet Dass told The Indian Express, “We are sending out 100 such vans across the state. They will spread the word about our government’s work and seek people’s suggestions on what important points our manifesto should include.”
Thu, Jan 28, 2021January 28, 2021 14:46 IST
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal condoled the deaths and directed the police to take strict action against the perpetrators.
Thu, Jan 28, 2021