Guwahati: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has detected massive financial anomalies involving Indian Rupees hundreds of crores in the process of National Register of Citizens (NRC) updation in Assam. The national audit body also recommended action against the former State NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela and the system integrator (Ms Wipro Limited). The…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, while laying foundation stones and inaugurated projects worth Rs 973.38 crores for Dibrugarh district on Saturday, urged the people to lead an economic revolution to give a major fillip to overall development of the State. Attending the Bikakhor-Babe-Eta-Pokhek program at Tingkhong, Sarma commented that the State witnessed many…
The newspaper industry in India faces an extreme challenge from the electronic and digital media outlets in the recent days, but it was beyond speculations that the social media space would even spread rumours about the untimely demise of a prestigious newspaper like The Statesman. But it happens in our country. One of India’s premier…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, with an aim to bring about a paradigm shift to the development narrative of Dhemaji district in eastern Assam, laid foundation stones, performed bhumi pujan and inaugurated projects worth Rs 1220.21 crores under the initiative titled Bikakhor-Babe-Eta-Pokhek on Friday. Sarma laid foundation stones for a new medical college…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday launched the Jorhat leg of development fortnight christened Bikashor-Babe-Eta-Poshek at the historic Jorhat court field. The initiative included bhumi- pujan and laying foundation stones of 17 projects involving a financial outlay of Rs 853.1548 crore. Mentionable is that the State government is observing a fortnight of…
The exhibition is a collection of gallant stories about the bravery of Indian soldiers who fought tenaciously during 1962 Sino-India War in Arunachal Pradesh. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat today on December 12 inaugurated an exhibition about Gallery of Braves including Heroes of 1962 Sino-India War in Arunachal and Heroes of Arunachal at…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma officially launched Orunodoi 2.0 on Wednesday virtually from Assam House in New Delhi. Orunodoi is a welfare scheme of the State government where the money is transferred directly to beneficiaries and the poverty alleviation scheme is inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of direct benefit transfer (DBT)…
A deadly year for journalists As the year 2022 approaches the end, it has turned out to be a dangerous year for working journalists across the world with casualties as high as 115 in 29 countries. Since 1 January Ukraine has lost 34 media persons followed by Mexico (17), said the annual report of Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Geneva-global media…
Minister Hazarika appeals Ulfa(I) to join peace process Guwahati: A total of 1,179 cadres belonging to militant outfits namely Bru Revolutionary Army of Union (BRAU) and United Democratic Liberation Front of Barak (UDLF-B) surrendered in a ceremony held at Katlichera of Hailakandi district in Barak valley on 12 December. Rebels of two Barak-based outfits formally…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday laid foundation stones and inaugurated projects worth Rs 894 crores under the initiative Bikakhor-Babe-Eta-Pokhek at Majuli district to bring about a paradigm shift to the development narrative of the Brahmaputra river island. Sarma performed bhumi-pujan for improvement and upgradation of road from Balichapori of Majuli to Bongalmara in Lakhimpur including…
