Page 11 - Latest Updates on Sarbananda Sonowal
MHA calls meet to discuss key issues of Assam; Amit Shah to attend
A team of top functionaries of the Assam government, led by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, has arrived in Delhi for the meeting
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Assam to send report to Centre for granting ST status to ethnic communities
The six communities are Koch Rajbongshi, Tai Ahom, Chutia, Matak, Moran and Tea Tribes
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Why Covid-19 surged by 59% in two weeks among Assam's health workers
The first Covid-19 case in Assam was reported on March 31 and by July 27, 720 health workers had tested positive in the state
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Assam issues Covid lockdown guidelines with relaxations for August 16-31
A total of 2,796 COVID cases were detected out of 61,318 tests conducted in Assam on Thursday
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Centre to give Rs 346 cr to Assam, hold talks with Bhutan to solve crisis
As per the daily flood report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Wednesday, a total of 89 lives have been lost due to the floods in the state
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Assam flood: Death toll at 110, over 2.5 mn affected; PM assures support
The death toll due to floods and landslides this year in the state has increased to 110
PM Modi speaks to Assam CM on flood situation, coronavirus; assures support
Floods have hit people in 26 of the 33 districts of Assam and destroyed houses, crops, roads and bridges at several places
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Employ youth who returned due to lockdown in AIIMS construction: Assam CM
Sarbananda Sonowal asked the construction firm building the AIIMS near here to engage local youth who have returned to the state due to the lockdown triggered by the coronavirus outbreak
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'Nisarga' set to become a severe cyclonic storm; PM Modi assures support
The storm will cross North Maharashtra and adjoining South Gujarat coast between Harihareshwar and Daman, on June 3 afternoon
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Assam latest to go for labour reforms, plans raising work hours by 50%
Unlike other BJP-ruled states, it isn't doing away with most existing laws, but seeks to introduce fixed-term employment to facilitate direct hiring of contract labour by firms
Crop harvest takes centre stage in plans for lifting coronavirus lockdown
Some states stressed the need to restore supply chains
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High-level committee submits report on Clause 6 of Assam Accord to Sonowal
Sonowal is scheduled to submit the report later in the day or on Wednesday to Union Home Minister Amit Shah
Had Assam got responsibility for NRC, it would've been error-free: Sonowal
Replying to the debate on Governor's Speech during the one-day special session of the Assam Assembly on Monday, Sonowal also said people need not fear the Citizenship (Amendment) Act
Protected by Assam accord, CAA won't affect Indigenous people: Assam CM
The state government will also reach out to the people to dispel their misunderstandings about CAA, he said
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Citizenship Act: AASU, artists' forum hint at floating political party
The AASU president accused AGP of "betraying" the people of the state and said the Congress was also "equally bad".
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Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal asks people to not worry about CAB
The Centre has categorically stated that the recommendations of Clause 6 Committee will be fully implemented within a timeframe, the chief minister said
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$5 trillion economy: MSME sector has crucial role to play, says Assam CM
Sonowal also appealed to the entrepreneurs to take benefits of the National SC/ST hub to add capacity building.
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'Son of the soil' CM Sarbananda Sonowal has kept Assam steady amid NRC woes
If he had wanted to, Sonowal could have made great political capital out of the situation created by the NRC
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Centre okays 4-lane highway along Indo-Bhutan border: Assam CM
Sonowal said after getting clearance from the Ministry of Forest and Environment, the construction work for the 264-km long highway will start on full throttle
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Government will protect indigenous people's interest: Assam CM Sonowal
Necessary amendments would be made in the Bill to allay the apprehensions of the indigenous people, he said