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In a move that is likely to bring relief and festive cheer to thousands of government employees, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday announced that the salaries of State Government employees will be credited in advance on February 27. The salaries were earlier scheduled to be disbursed in the first week of March. However, keeping the upcoming Holi festival in mind, the state government has decided to release the payment earlier. The Chief Minister said the decision was taken as a gesture of appreciation for the dedicated service of government employees. He added that the early credit of…

On March 13, a pre-preparedness review meeting was conducted in the BTC Secretariat's Conference Hall, Block-A, in relation to the planned visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Green Field, Bodofa Nwgwr, Kokrajhar. The discussion went over the general readiness and plans that the relevant departments and stakeholders would be making. BTC chairman Hagrama Mohilary, EMs, MCLAs, top officials from the Assam government and BTC administration, Jayanta Mallabaruah, the Minister of Public Health Engineering, etc., and other government officials were present when Dr. Ravi Kota, the chairman Secretary of the Government of Assam, performed the review. In order to…

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on February 24, criticized the Opposition for what he termed "vote bank politics," labeling it a significant threat to the nation. He reaffirmed his government's commitment to protecting the interests of Assam through the Special Intensive Pushback (SIP) initiative, which aims to enhance border enforcement and internal security. Sarma outlined that the ongoing SIP strategy is designed as a long-term solution to secure Assam's present and future, with a recent operation resulting in the pushback of 20 individuals suspected of being illegal infiltrators. Emphasizing this as part of a larger protective strategy, he expressed…

A three-day regional workshop initiated under the National AIDS and STD Control Programme (NACP) commenced on Wednesday, targeting the review of NACP implementation across seven North Eastern States: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura, as well as 60 identified high-priority districts in the region. This workshop marks the first in a series of 11 regional workshops aimed at intensifying efforts to meet NACP targets by December 2027. Participants include senior leadership and program functionaries such as principal secretaries, secretaries, commissioner-cum-secretaries for health, mission directors of the National Health Mission (NHM), and project directors from the State AIDS…

Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya participated in a health camp in Guwahati, organized by Lok Bhavan in collaboration with the National Health Mission (NHM), Assam, as part of a public outreach initiative titled Sewa Sankalp Saptah. The camp aimed to provide accessible and inclusive healthcare services. During his visit, Governor Acharya noted the variety of health services offered and emphasized compassionate governance by distributing wheelchairs to individuals with disabilities and Nikshay Mitra kits to caregivers of tuberculosis patients. He announced a one-time grant to Jahajghat LP School for infrastructure improvements. The Governor stressed that serving humanity reflects national duty and…

Unidentified miscreants used an excavator to uproot and remove a statue of Jawaharlal Nehru in Poilapool, Assam, late Monday night. The incident, occurring at a busy market junction, has caused significant outrage among local residents and political groups, especially the Indian National Congress. CCTV footage captured the miscreants dislodging the statue with heavy machinery and loading it onto a vehicle, though their identities remain unknown. Following the incident, police initiated an investigation, reviewing footage and collecting evidence to locate those responsible. Former Silchar district Congress president Pradip Kumar Dey, alongside party workers, filed an FIR demanding immediate arrests. He noted…