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15 Feb

Assam CM calls on Gaurav Gogoi to clarify Pakistan visit

Sonakshi SarkarAssam

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has sought clarification from Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi over a series of allegations and suspicions raised by the BJP. Sarma's comments come after Gogoi threatened legal action against the BJP for spreading what he termed as false allegations involving his wife. In a press statement on February 15, Sarma emphasized that the government is not making accusations but merely seeking answers to specific questions. “It’s irrelevant whether he files a case or not. We are not blaming anyone. We just want to know the facts,” Sarma asserted. The chief minister listed a series of…

15 Feb

Maha Shivratri Puja and Mela celebrates at the historic Shiva Dol premises

Banasree SarkarAssamMaha Shivratri

Sri Sri Maha Shivratri Puja and Mela, which has been celebrated at the historic Shiva Dol premises in Sivasagar since the Ahom dynasty, will be organized this year from February 25 to 28 with an elaborate four-day programme. The Shiva Dol Development Committee announced a grand festival with various saints, monks, and businesses from India. Applications for stalls have started, and the festival will begin on February 25 with an inaugural ceremony attended by dignitaries. The Sarang Cultural Group will stage a Shiva Vandana performance and traditional Xattriya dance, 'Savitri-Satyavan,' following the inauguration. District Commissioner Aayush Garg will inaugurate a…

14 Feb

NEHU hosts MSDE programme in collaboration with NITI Aayog

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In another significant initiative for promoting entrepreneurship, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) in collaboration with NITI Aayog launched "Swavalambini" - a Women Entrepreneurship Programme recently. The virtual programme witnessed the inauguration of the initiative in 9 Universities and colleges in the North Eastern region by Shri Jayant Chaudhary, Minister of State (I/C), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and Minister of State, Ministry of Education, Govt of India.Atul Kumar Tiwari, Secretary, MSDE along with other senior officials of the Ministry were also present during the launch. The program is being implemented across several HEIs, including Gauhati…

14 Feb

Assam budget session to commence on February 17; will unite people: Deputy speaker Numal Momin

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Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 14 (ANI): Assam Assembly Deputy Speaker Numal Momin on Friday said that the upcoming budget session of the Assam Assembly, which will commence on February 17, would be of significant importance and bring together the people of the state. Furthermore, he stated that the budget would also boost communal harmony."This is an important session which is beginning on February 17… this budget will carry significant importance, and this budget will club together all the people in Assam. As Assam is a diverse state, many communities and religions live in communal harmony. Now, they get an opportunity…

14 Feb

Namrup urea plant in Assam to be set up at cost of Rs 10,000 cr in 3.5 yrs: Fertilisers Secy

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The Centre will establish a new urea plant at Namrup in Assam at a cost of Rs 10,000 crore and will be built in three-and-half years creating as many as 1,950 direct and indirect employment opportunities, Rajat Kumar Mishra, Secretary, Department of Fertilizers said on Thursday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the setting up of Namrup urea plant in the Budget for 2025-2026. Addressing media on the Budget announcements made for the fertiliser sector, Mishra said, "this is the most awaited project in the North East and it will take 3.5 years to build and will cost around Rs 10,000…

14 Feb

Assam’s Kokrajhar assembly session marks a historic moment for Bodoland region

Sonakshi SarkarAssam

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has called the upcoming assembly session in Kokrajhar on February 17 a "high point" of his tenure. The session marks a historic milestone for the region, once at the heart of the Bodoland movement, and aims to promote inclusivity and decentralization. In a social media announcement, Sarma attributed the achievement to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “unwavering love for Assam” and the guidance of Home Minister Amit Shah. The assembly session will primarily focus on enhancing the administration of 6th Schedule areas, with the Governor’s address as the highlight. Deputy Speaker Numal Momin emphasized the…

14 Feb

Assam cops in Pune to serve summons to comedian Samay Raina

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An Assam police team has arrived in Pune to issue summons to comedian Samay Raina in connection with a case filed in the north-eastern state over his YouTube show ‘India's Got Latent’, according to an official. Raina has a house in Balewadi in Pune. Crass remarks by Ranveer Allahbadia, popular on YouTube as ‘BeerBiceps,’ about parents and sex on Raina's reality show have sparked massive outrage, leading to complaints from several persons. The case, registered in Guwahati on Monday, alleges that the show promoted obscenity, sparking widespread outrage following controversial remarks by YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia aka ‘Beer Biceps’.

14 Feb

In Namrup, the Indian government proposes to establish a new urea plant

Banasree SarkarAssamurea plant

The Indian government has proposed investing Rs. 10,000 crore to establish a new urea plant at Namrup, Assam. About 1,950 direct and indirect jobs would be created throughout the three-and-a-half-year project, according to Department of Fertilizers Secretary Rajat Kumar Mishra. In her 2025–2026 Budget Address, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned the Namrup urea plant's commissioning. Mishra emphasized the significance of this project for the Northeast, saying, "This is the most awaited project in the North East." In order to address the fertilizer needs of Northeast and Eastern India, the new facility will generate 12.70 lakh tonnes of urea annually.…

13 Feb

Assam CM alleges Gogoi’s wife has ISI links, says “Pak High Commissioner invited” Cong leader; Jorhat MP claims attempt to ‘divert

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday again in an apparent attack on Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said that the latter's questions in parliament after his marriage to a British revealed a growing focus on sensitive defence matters. The Assam Chief Minister further raised questions on the "timing" of certain "events" linked to the Congress MP's political actions and associations. "In 2015, the Pakistani High Commissioner to India, Mr. Abdul Basit, invited a first-te Member of Parliament (MP) and his startup, Policy for Youth, to discuss India-Pakistan relations at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi," Sarma claimed in…

13 Feb

Days after coming out of jail, Assam man kills wife, daughter; hangs self

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A 42-year-old woman and her daughter were killed allegedly by her husband, who later died by suicide by hanging himself inside their house in Guwahati, police said on Wednesday. The murders took place days after the man came out of jail. He had been charged with sexually harassing the deceased girl, the daughter of the woman from her first husband.