Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the Covid19 vaccination drive for children between 12-14 years in the State as part of the national drive at Rukminigaon Balika Vidyalaya in the city. Inaugurating the program, CM Sarma commented that the target group would be provided free vaccination at their respective schools. Those, unable to…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Union minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi inaugurated 38th Hunar Haat, a potential platform to promote India’s rich legacy of art & craft at Khanapara veterinary college ground in the city on Saturday. Organized for the first time in northeast India, the Hunar Haat will continue till…
Guwahati: Union ports, shipping & waterways and Ayush minister Sarbananda Sonowal in presence of State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday received the self-propelled cargo vessel named MV Lal Bahadur Shastri in Pandu port in the city, which carried a total of 200 metric ton of food grains for Food Corporation of India. The…
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday formally inaugurated Anna Mahotsav at a function held in Nalbari, where he distributed free ration under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKY). Speaking on the occasion, CM Sarma commented that through the initiatives, emphasis is given to generate awareness about the PMGKY benefits so that…
Guwahati: On the occasion of Assam’s first Arjun awardee athlete Bhogeswar Baruah’s 85th birth anniversary on 3 September 2021, the BJP led State government in Dispur observed Sports Pension Day where sports pension and financial awards to sports personalities were presented at Shrimanta Shankardev Kalakshetra in the city. Governor professor Jagdish Mukhi in presence of…
Guwahati: Lovlina Borgohain, who lost to Busenaz Surmeneli from Turkey in women’s welterweight (64-69kg) semi-final match of Tokyo Olympic Games, becomes the first Assamese to win an Olympic medal and third Indian boxer (after Mary Kom-2012 and Vijender Singh-2008) to win a boxing medal at the Olympics. The 23-year-old pugilist fought hard in the ring…
Guwahati: Assam’s very own Lovlina Borgohain is fighting in Olympic Games on Wednesday for Silver/Gold medal, after ensuring a Bronze in boxing category. She thus became the first Assamese to secure a medal in the history of 125 years of Olympic Games. In an attempt to pray for the boxer, a lighting program was organised…
Guwahati: Before leaving for New Delhi on Sunday evening, Union home minister Amit Shah inaugurated the radio therapy block of State cancer institute at Guwahati medical college hospital and also dedicated a newly installed state-of-the-art linear accelerator machine for the service to the common people. “Northeast will become a cancer care hub very soon,” commented…
Guwahati: As Assam’s young athlete Lovlina Borgohain arrived in Tokyo for participating in Olympic Games 2020, a cycle rally was organized this morning in the city, where State chief minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma joined in it along with a number of members in State legislative assembly. “We are so proud of Lovlina, who becomes…
Guwahati: Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has offered to provide 78 number of ICU beds at Guwahati medical college hospital supporting the State government’s relentless fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Meeting State chief minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday at Janata Bhawan, IOCL executive director G Ramesh informed that the PSU will provide the…
