Banasree Sarkar

Sarbananda Sonowal, the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), attended the second biennial full-fledged state convention of the "Mridangiya Gayan-Bayan Sanstha, Assam," which was held in Rajgarh, Dibrugarh, along with a ceremonial program of Auniati Satra and a daylong Akhanda Bhagavat Path. Speaking to the crowd, Sarbananda Sonowal praised the organization's ongoing support of the mridangiya gayan-bayan tradition's practice, maintenance, and spread, characterizing it as an integral aspect of Assamese culture. A vital component of Assamese culture is the Mridangiya Gayan-Bayan tradition. It has enhanced our cultural environment and encouraged younger generations to stay anchored in our classical…

Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, initiated the distribution of Rs 10,000 seed capital checks to 39,665 qualified female members of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in the Darrang district's Sipajhar Legislative Assembly Constituency. The program is a component of the flagship Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan (MMUA), which aims to empower rural women entrepreneurs and assist them in earning at least Rs 1 lakh annually. The Darrang district administration arranged a ceremonial distribution event in Ramgaon village in Sipajhar. Parliamentarian Dilip Saikia, Sipajhar lawmaker Dr. Paramananda Rajbongshi, District Commissioner Parag Kumar Kakaty, Co-District Commissioner Papori Das, and other dignitaries…

Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, introduced a financial aid program for Udasin Bhakats, giving celibate Vaishnavite monks affiliated with Satras around the state Rs 1,500 each month. The plan has now been formally put into action after being included in the state budget last year. Speaking about the launch program here, Sarma promised that any beneficiaries who could have been overlooked will be included and that the help would be directly credited to the bank accounts of qualified Udasin Bhakats. A total of 620 Udasin Bhakats will gain from the program. With 474 monks, Majuli has the…

An important turning point in the state's higher education system was reached when Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma opened the new Bhattadev University campus in Medhikuchi. The university campus, which spans 120 bighas of land, was built under a project valued at Rs 52.99 crore. Senior authorities and local representatives, including Education Minister Ranoj Pegu, Cabinet Minister Ranjeet Kumar Dass, Barpeta MP Phani Bhushan Choudhury, and Bhawanipur MLA Phanidhar Talukdar, attended the inaugural ceremony. Bhattadev University is being envisioned as a "Global Smart University," with a strong focus on technology-driven teaching, research, and innovation, according to teaching Minister…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah opened the Jyoti-Bishnu Antarjatik Kala Mandir in Guwahati, the largest auditorium in the Northeast. This was a significant development for Assam's civic and cultural infrastructure. The auditorium complex, which was constructed at a cost of Rs 291 crore and spans 45 bighas, or roughly 14.85 acres, in the city's Khanapara neighborhood, can accommodate 5,000 people, according to officials. It is anticipated that the building will be the biggest auditorium in the Northeast. In addition to the main auditorium, the complex has a convention center, five VIP suites, multilevel parking that can accommodate about 450 cars,…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to arrive in Assam for a day-long visit that would include a number of significant events in the districts of Guwahati and Nagaon. Around ten in the morning, he is anticipated to arrive in Guwahati. Dense fog caused his travel to be canceled, forcing him to postpone his visit, which was originally scheduled for Sunday night. Amit Shah will pay floral tributes to the martyrs at the Martyrs' Memorial in Guwahati shortly after his arrival. After that, he would go to the Nagaon area to launch the much awaited Batadrava Project in Bordowa,…

A sophisticated cyber fraud involving a fictitious "digital arrest" has cost a 63-year-old senior doctor from Jorhat Rs 49 lakh. Dr. Sadagar Deuri of Jorhat Medical College and Hospital, the victim, has filed an urgent complaint with the Jorhat Superintendent of Police, requesting the filing of a formal report and prompt inquiry. The complaint claims that cybercriminals posing as law enforcement officers continuously monitored Dr. Deuri via video calls and put him under tremendous mental strain. On November 19, 2025, he got a WhatsApp video call from an unidentified number, which started the event. The caller pretended to be a…

Nitin Nabin, the national working president of the BJP, will arrive in Guwahati to begin a two-day visit to Assam. Party leaders have hinted that the talks would influence the schedule for the state assembly elections in 2026. Nabin is expected to attend a number of organizational meetings in addition to the BJP state executive meeting at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra. On his first trip to the state after taking on the national position, he was welcomed by party members at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport. His schedule on December 26–27 includes a visit to the BJP's Assam headquarters for a…

In the Golaghat district, 125 special awareness meetings were conducted at the gaon panchayat level with a focus on road safety, preventing child marriage, child labor, anemia, and drug usage. Road safety was the main topic of gram (village) and ward meetings held throughout the Golaghat district by the district administration, police, and other authorities. Participants in these events included representatives from the police, district administration, and other agencies. The purpose of the sessions was to raise awareness throughout the area and bring the problem of road safety down to the local level. Respected lawmakers from the district, a variety…