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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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March 5, 2026, 02:58 PM - 4 min read
Three Congress MLAs in Assam joined the BJP in Guwahati on Thursday ahead of the Assembly elections, giving the ruling party a boost while dealing another blow to the opposition camp.
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February 28, 2026, 03:05 PM - 3 min read
Himanta Biswa Sarma launched BJP’s ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ from Dhekiajuli, seeking public support as the party eyes a third straight term in Assam.
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February 27, 2026, 03:24 PM - 3 min read
The Assam Cabinet has raised tea garden workers’ daily wages by Rs 30 from April 1, weeks before Assembly polls, and cleared VAT cut on ATF.
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February 18, 2026, 01:20 PM - 3 min read
Detailing the anti-drug drive, she said enforcement agencies have made over 24,000 arrests in narcotics-related cases since 2021 and seized contraband worth more than ₹3,001 crore. The recovery figure is more than seven times higher than the seizures recorded between 2011 and 2015.
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February 16, 2026, 04:50 PM - 3 min read
Opposition MLAs stormed the Well of the House during the Governor’s address, disrupting proceedings for nearly 40 minutes in the Assam Assembly.
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February 16, 2026, 03:19 PM - 3 min read
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has welcomed former Congress state chief Bhupen Borah to join the BJP, hours after his resignation, saying he would help him secure a safe seat and recalled Borah as the last Hindu leader in Congress without a political family background.
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February 15, 2026, 05:02 PM - 3 min read
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said central infrastructure projects worth Rs 55,000 crore have been sanctioned for the state in the past year, including highways, a ropeway, medical upgrades and a Brahmaputra tunnel.
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February 13, 2026, 03:21 PM - 3 min read
PM Modi will be visiting Assam on Saturday where he will be inaugurating the Moran ELF (Northeast's first highway airstrip), Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu, IIM-Guwahati campus, data centre in Guwahati.
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February 12, 2026, 03:54 PM - 3 min read
Assam BJP removed social media co-convenor Ron Vikash Gaurav after an AI-generated video featuring CM Himanta Biswa Sarma triggered backlash and police complaints.
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February 11, 2026, 03:56 PM - 3 min read
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said lakhs of “doubtful voters” were deleted during the Special Revision of electoral rolls, a day after the final list was published with over 2.43 lakh names struck off the draft roll.
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February 9, 2026, 08:59 PM - 3 min read
The political slugfest in Assam intensified after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma renewed allegations of Pakistan links against Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi, who hit back by accusing the Chief Minister of suppressing an SIT report and dragging his family, including minor children, into a political controversy.
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