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March 8, 2026, 05:49 PM - 3 min read
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has declared that nearly 40 lakh women beneficiaries under the Orunodoi scheme will receive ₹9,000 each next week, in what he described as a record single-day transfer of ₹3,600 crore.
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February 27, 2026, 03:13 PM - 3 min read
Assam Cabinet has approved a proposal to request Gauhati High Court to set up a fast-track court for day-to-day hearing in the Zubeen Garg death case.
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February 26, 2026, 02:52 PM - 4 min read
Villagers in Dima Hasao halted work on the Silchar–Saurashtra corridor, alleging unpaid compensation for land, homes and plantations damaged during highway expansion.
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February 20, 2026, 03:27 PM - 2 min read
PM Modi will visit Barak Valley on 14 March to lay the foundation for the Rs 22,000-crore Guwahati–Silchar expressway.
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February 9, 2026, 03:51 PM - 3 min read
Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Monday accused Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of failing to produce any evidence to support allegations of Pakistani links. Questioning the delay in releasing an SIT report, Gogoi said the claims were baseless and defamatory and urged greater transparency.
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February 9, 2026, 03:15 PM - 2 min read
Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi has accused Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday of “inciting genocide” against Muslims through a controversial video and urged police to take suo motu action.
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January 21, 2026, 03:16 PM - 3 min read
The Army has been deployed in Assam’s Kokrajhar district after mob violence between Bodo and Adivasi groups killed two people, triggered arson and attacks on police installations, and led to the suspension of internet services and imposition of prohibitory orders.
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June 18, 2025, 09:22 PM - 3 min read
The blowout was first reported on last Friday, when gas began erupting from the ONGC well, prompting the evacuation of over 330 families from nearby villages.
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June 5, 2025, 05:52 PM - 2 min read
The indigenous Muslim communities of Assam have been demanding for a long time, a caste-based census to assert their distinct socio-cultural identities, the chief minister said on the sidelines of the World Environment Day programme here.
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June 3, 2025, 02:17 PM - 4 min read
Himanta Biswa Sarma dismissed it as 'another fabricated threat' by Pakistan.
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December 11, 2024, 03:56 PM - 3 min read
Assam’s Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, announced loan waivers for women who have borrowed up to Rs 50,000, as well as financial assistance for flood-affected families. The initiative is aimed at ensuring efficient delivery of welfare benefits to vulnerable communities.
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November 23, 2024, 06:27 PM - 3 min read
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, BJP co-incharge for the Jharkhand assembly elections, expressed that the party's loss was deeply painful and congratulated the JMM-led alliance for its "impressive victory" under CM Hemant Soren's leadership.
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