Guwahati: In view of the reported inhumane treatment meted out to a captive elephant in Tamil Nadu (which was taken from Assam), State chief minister discussed with the forest department in presence of environment minister Chandra Mohan Patowary in the city and planned for necessary initiatives to return back Joymala. A four-member team comprising additional…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday launched Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2022 under Poshan Abhiyan in a program organized by the women & child development department in the city. Speaking on the occasion, Sarma said that following the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make the country free from malnutrition, the State…
Guwahati: State minister for social justice and empowerment Pijush Hazarika paid a sudden visit to a private rehabilitation centre titled Peace Wellness Foundation in the city on Thursday. During his visit, Hazarika witnessed the pathetic condition of the centre, where necessary facilities for the residents were not provided. He warned the concerned authorities of immediate…
Guwahati: Assam government, which has promised to create one lakh jobs at the earliest, will recruit about 12,000 individuals within September. It will be in addition to 30,000 already recruited in various government departments during the month of May taking the total recruitments to 42,000. State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, after a high-level meeting…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday paid a visit to the State chief secretary Jishnu Barua, who is retiring from the Indian Administrative Service on reaching the superannuation age, at the latter’s office in the State secretariat. Sarma, accompanied by State minister Ranoj Pegu, CS-designate Paban Kumar Borthakur and principal secretary Samir…
Guwahati: Assam minister Pijush Hazarika attended a special awareness program on the occasion of International Overdose Awareness Day in the city and commented that drug overdose and addiction can ruin the life of not only one individual, but the entire family. Hazarika, while speaking at the event, organized by the State Anti-Drug and Prevention Council…
Ranchi. Ankita Kumari who was set on fire by a person after she did not reciprocate his proposal in Dumka district succumbed to her burn injuries on Sunday. The police said the accused has been arrested. Accused Shahrukh poured petrol on the woman through the window of her home when she was asleep and set…
Guwahati. In a shocking incident, a minor Hindu girl was abducted and gangraped by four Muslim boys in Neelambazar area of Karimganj district in Assam. The incident took place on Sunday evening. The mastermind of the gangraped incident Rahim Uddin, the alleged lover of the victim, called her to meet him in a place called…
Coming September and hectic days ahead for Hindu Munnani, VHP, Indu Makkal Katchi and other Hindu outfits to run pillar to post in order to get the court to grant permission to install Vinayagar idols and get the nod for an immersion procession. The successive Dravidian governments that walk the corridors of power in Tamil…
Guwahati: Fulfilling a long-standing demand of the people, an RCC bridge over Dhansiri river on Udalguri-Bhairabkunda road under NERSDS project for the year 2021-22 has been formally initiated. The bridge, once completed, is expected to enhance the connectivity between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. To be constructed with financial outlay of Rs 34.42 crore, the bridge…
