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19 Feb

MLA Akhil Gogoi expelled from Assam Assembly

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Raijor Dal MLA Akhil Gogoi was expelled from the Assam Legislative Assembly after raising allegations of corruption in the Jal Jeevan Mission related to Guwahati's water supply.Gogoi accused individuals of misappropriating funds and demanded a high-level probe into the alleged irregularities. He further claimed that a minister, agitated by his remarks, resorted to a personal attack, which ultimately led to his expulsion from the House.

19 Feb

Assam Assembly adjourned thrice; ruling, opposition members create noisy scenes

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Assam Assembly was adjourned thrice on Wednesday when both the ruling and opposition members demanded discussions on various issues by suspending other routine businesses of the day. The opposition brought four adjournment motions, while the treasury bench sought a discussion on a recent report on APSC cash-for-job scam. The adjournment motions were on coal mine tragedy of Umrangso by the Congress, coal and other syndicate by CPI (M), alleged torture of Indian citizens in a detention centre by AIUDF and the cash-for-job scam in Assam Public Service Commission by Independent MLA Akhil Gogoi.

19 Feb

Sarbananda Sonowal flags off new waterways terminal in Assam

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Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday inaugurated an Inland Waterways Terminal (IWT) on Brahmaputra in Assam's Jogighopa, aiming to function as a crucial point in the waterways connecting Bhutan and Bangladesh. At a function at Jogighopa in Bongaigaon district, the Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister dedicated the terminal to the people of the nation in the presence of Bhutan Minister of Industries, Commerce and Employment Lyonpo Namgyal Dorji, an official release said. "Marking the occasion, two ships and two barges carrying coal and chips were flagged off to Bangladesh by the Union minister," it added. "The Inland Water Transport (IWT)…

19 Feb

Assam CM apprises Home Minister Amit Shah of preparations for mega business summit in state

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday and apprised him of the measures taken to ensure the success of the upcoming mega business summit in Guwahati. The two-day "Advantage Assam 2.0" summit will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 25. The chief minister briefed the home minister about the steps taken by his government to make the business summit a success in terms of participation, both domestically and internationally, as well as attracting investments in key sectors, an official release said.

19 Feb

New IIT Guwahati set to revolutionize C-Phycocyanin productio

Sonakshi SarkarAssam

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has partnered with K.N. Bioscience (India) Pvt. Ltd. for the large-scale commercialisation of C-Phycocyanin production, a natural blue pigment derived from Spirulina. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on February 18, with Prof. Rohit Sinha, Dean of Research & Development at IIT Guwahati, and Sudha Reddy, Founder and Managing Director of K.N. Bioscience, formalizing the agreement. Prof. Debasish Das, the lead scientist behind the technology and a professor in IIT Guwahati's Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, explained that the innovation ensures affordable, high-purity C-Phycocyanin production. "Our technology eliminates the economic and technical…

19 Feb

The Assam CM meets with Amit Shah to get advice for the next big business summit

Banasree SarkarAssamHimanta Biswa Sarma

Union Home Minister Amit Shah hosted Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at his home in the nation's capital on Tuesday. Preparations for the next Advantage Assam 2.0 Business Summit in Guwahati were the topic of the more than 30-minute-long meeting. Home Minister Shah was informed by CM Sarma during the discussion of the extensive measures taken by the Assam administration to ensure the success of the two-day mega-extravaganza. In order to attract significant investments into key areas of the state's economy, he highlighted steps for enlisting the help of both domestic and foreign investors. The Union Home Minister also…

18 Feb

Assam: Drugs worth Rs 14 cr seized; one held

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A person was arrested with heroin and Yaba tablets worth around Rs 14 crore in Assam's Cachar district, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday. "Massive Drug Bust in Ramprasadpur. In a major breakthrough, @cacharpolice, under the jurisdiction of Dholai Police Station, intercepted a vehicle. Upon a thorough search, police recovered 40,000 Yaba tablets and 260 grams of Heroin, worth a market value of Rs 14 crore," Sarma said in a post on X. During the operation, a suspected drug peddler was arrested, the CM said.

18 Feb

Assam Police forms SIT to investigate case against Pak national for ‘anti-India’ posts

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The Assam Director General of Police Harmeet Singh on Monday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into a case against Pakistani national Ali Tauqeer Sheikh for his social media comments on India's internal affairs, Chief Minister Himata Biswa Sarma said. The team was formed following the registration of an FIR by the CID amid controversy over the alleged ISI links of Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi's British wife Elizabeth Colburn. Sheikh, an advisor of the Pakistan Planning Commission and a former colleague of Colburn, was charged under various sections of the BNS and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

18 Feb

BJP calls for central investigation into USTM fake degree allegations

Sonakshi SarkarAssam

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Meghalaya has called for a central investigation into allegations of issuing fake degrees leveled against the University of Science and Technology of Meghalaya (USTM) by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The BJP, an ally of the ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance, stressed the need for a neutral and thorough probe to safeguard students' futures. Assam CM Sarma accused USTM, which operates a hospital and medical college near the Assam-Meghalaya border, of issuing fake certificates to students. BJP general secretary Wankitbok Pohshna issued a statement on February 17, emphasizing the seriousness of the allegations. "The…

17 Feb

Assam police files FIR against Taukeer Ali for having close links with Gogoi’s wife

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The Assam Police has lodged an FIR against Ali Tauqeer Sheikh and others for alleged comments on India's internal affairs and parliamentary matters aimed at disrupting communal harmony and the nation's interests following allegations of his close link with Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi's British wife Elizabeth Colburn, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday. ''In pursuance of the Cabinet decision taken yesterday, Assam Police has lodged an FIR and the same had been registered as CID PS Case No 05/2025 U/S 48/152/61/197(1) BNS, 2023 RW Sec.13(1) UA(P) Act against Ali Tauqeer Sheikh and unknown others'', the chief minister posted on…