Assam cabinet reshuffle: Following changes in portfolios along with new ministers

Putting all speculations to rest, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday reshuffled the Assam cabinet, adding new faces to head the Labour & Tea Tribes Welfare and PWD. Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was re-allocated the Education portfolio handled by Siddhartha Bhattacharya. Newly inducted, Mahmora MLA Jogen Mohan will be in charge of Power and […]

“Will take any new party head on”: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Health and Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has asserted that the BJP will not shy away from a head on contest if the AASU goes ahead to form a political party. Sarma’s remark comes in the wake of repeated statements issued by AASU general secretary Lurinjyoti Gogoi and president Dipanka Nath that an alternate […]

Assam cabinet expansion: Two BJP MLA’s sworn in as ministers

Two new ministers were sworn in into the Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal’s cabinet. Mahmora MLA Jogen Mohan and Tinsukia MLA Sanjay Kishan were administered oath of office at the Raj Bhawan by Governor Jagdish Mukhi. Both Jogen Mohan and Sanjay Kishan have been reportedly inducted after 2 berths fell vacant following the election of […]

Framing of CAA rules making steady progress: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Framing of rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act have already started and have made steady progress. This was informed by top BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma while speaking to newsmen in Delhi. Sarma stated that it was important to get done with the process at the earliest so that all confusion could be removed from […]

Khelo India will be very successful, says Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday expressed confidence that the third edition of ‘Khelo India’ event in Guwahati will be very successful. Speaking to the media, Sarma said: “The ‘Khelo India’ event has already seen a grand inauguration. In the presence of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Sports Minister Kiren Rijuju, the event started […]

Union Home Minister Amit Shah holds meet with AGP delegation on CAB

Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with a delegation of the AGP on the issue of Citizenship Amendment Bill at the Assam House in New Delhi. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and State Finance and Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma were also present in the meeting. The AGP delegation was led by party […]

CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Himanta Biswa Sarma make it to IE100 list of most powerful Indians in 2019

Assam’s Finance Minister and NEDA Chief Himanta Biswa Sarma and Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi have made it to top 100 powerful Indians of 2019. CJI Gogoi bagged the 3rd position and NEDA Chief Himanta Biswa Sarma is in the 57th position. The Indian Express has released the list of top 100 powerful Indian. […]

Assam floods: Death toll mounts to 19; over 44 lakh hit as Centre release 251.55 crore aid

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to look at Assam floods as a national disaster. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said because of Prime Minister Modi’s grave concern about the situation, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Sekhawat on Tuesday toured the flood-hit areas even as the Centre released a disaster relief assistance of 251.55 […]

Assam: Construction work for 7 cancer hospitals in first phase to begin from August

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that the contract for the construction of 7 (seven) cancer hospitals in the first phase has been awarded to construction company L&T after proper bidding process. The initial project cost is estimated at 736 crore rupees and the construction will start from August this year. The cancer […]