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Assam transforming into a land of peace, prosperity: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Addressing the 32nd Convocation of Gauhati University, the Assam Chief Minister emphasised that India is advancing through the pillars of culture, education, science and the arts

MLA Aminul Islam arrested for defending Pak in Pahalgam attack: Assam CM

Assam's opposition AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam was arrested on Thursday on sedition charges for allegedly defending Pakistan and its complicity in the Pahalgam terror attack, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. We have seen a video where the MLA is defending Pakistan and its complicity in the attack. I had instructed the police to take action and accordingly, the DGP has informed me that he has been arrested, Sarma said at a press conference here. "The MLA will be produced before a court and we will take the case to its logical conclusion, he added. Twenty-six people, mostly tourists, were killed in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on Tuesday.

CM Himanta discusses Rs 50K cr investment plans for Assam with Jeet Adani

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met Adani Group director Jeet Adani on Sunday and discussed the investments of Rs 50,000 crore proposed by the conglomerate during the state's business summit in February. Sarma said the state government was expecting that the proposals given by the Adani Group for investment in various sectors would become a reality soon. "During #AdvantageAssam2, the Adani Group made a Rs 50,000 cr investment commitment. Today along with my senior officers we had an in depth meeting with Mr Jeet Adani, Director of Adani Group, and his team to operationalise this commitment," he said in a post on X. "We expect the MoUs which we signed related to significant investments in developing an aero-city, hotels, cement plant and key infrastructure projects, will take off soon," he added. Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani had announced that the conglomerate will invest Rs 50,000 crore across various sectors in the state, addressing the inaugural function of the ...

Govt move to end B'desh transshipment facility shows focus on NE: Himanta

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the Centre's decision to withdraw the transshipment facility to Bangladesh for exports to various countries reflected Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's priority to safeguard the security of the North East region. He also described the decision as a reflection of the government's commitment to protect the country's "strategic and economic priorities". India on Wednesday withdrew the transshipment facility extended to Bangladesh for exports to the Middle East, Europe and various other countries through its ports and airports. The move came against the backdrop of the recent controversial statement of the head of Bangladesh's interim government Muhammad Yunus in China that India's northeastern states are landlocked and his country was the only guardian of the Indian Ocean in the region. India's decision to revoke the transhipment facility for Bangladesh underscores Hon'ble Prime Minister @narendramodi's unwavering commitment to

Jorhat-Dibrugarh highway section likely to be completed by Dec 31: Assam CM

Around 95 pc of the four-lane Highway project from Kaliabor to Numaligarh, which included the Kaziranga National Park (KNP), has been completed

Assam CM slams Bangladesh advisor's remark on Indian Ocean access

Chief advisor to interim government of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus invited China to expand its presence in Bangladesh, calling it the 'only guardian' of ocean access for India's Northeast region

Assam Gunotsav results 2025 out today at gunotsav2025.in; steps to check

Assam Gunotsav result 2025 has been announced today by Assam CM Himanta at an event held at Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati's Panjabari from 11:30 am onwards

Assam allows 24/7 shop operations in key cities, bars & liquor shops exempt

Workers cannot exceed 48 hours a week or 9 hours a day; no one will work over 5 hours straight without a 30-minute break and overtime beyond set limits is capped at 125 hours in three months

Assam Congress leader held for post; CM Himanta backs police action

Assam Congress spokesperson Reetam Singh was arrested on Saturday for a social media post enquiring about the status of cases against three senior BJP leaders, including two serving MLAs one of whom is a former state party chief. He was arrested at his home in Guwahati by a team from Lakhimpur district police, with assistance from Guwahati Police. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who also holds the Home portfolio, in a post on X said the case pertains to a caste-based insult directed at a Dalit woman. Sarma responded to criticism from Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh, asserting, "If you justify calling the husband of a Dalit woman a rapist as a 'perfectly reasonable' social media post, it speaks volumes about the direction in which you people have taken the Congress party." "But, just waitthe big revelation is yet to come - The nexus of your senior leader with ISI and Pakistan will be exposed by September," Sarma added, referring to the police case against Pakistani ...

Amit Shah to begin three-day visit to Assam and Mizoram on Friday: Himanta

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to arrive in Jorhat on Friday night for a three-day visit to the Northeastern state and Mizoram. Briefing reporters, Sarma said soon after arriving in Jorhat, Shah will travel to Dergaon in Golaghat district, where he will spend the night at the Lachit Barphukan Police Academy. On Saturday morning, Shah will inaugurate the state-of-the-art police academy before departing for Mizoram, Sarma added. In Mizoram, Shah will attend a function marking the relocation of the Assam Rifles establishment from Aizawl to Zokhawsang, around 15 km from the state capital, he added. Shah will return to Guwahati later in the day and stay overnight at the state guest house in Koinadhara. On Sunday morning, the Home Minister will leave for Dotma in Assam's Kokrajhar district to address the 57th Annual Conference of the All Bodo Students Union (ABSU). ABSU was a signatory to the historic Bodo Peace Acco

No new schemes in Assam budget, focus on expanding existing ones: CM

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said the state budget for 2025-26 has no new announcements, as the government is focused on expansion of existing schemes and ensuring that the benefits percolate to more people. He maintained that the Assam government is pursuing a model of development where physical infrastructure is built along with taking forward culture and heritage. "Some are trying to say that this is an election budget. But, there are no new announcements in it," Sarma said during a discussion on the budget in the assembly. He said the budget focuses on taking forward the existing schemes with some new additions. Some of the new additions in the budget the second BJP-led state government's last full-fledged one before the assembly polls next year relate to the ones about the OTT platform for Assamese content and own satellite, the chief minister said. Assam's budget and capital expenditure have increased manifold over the last 10 years, he asserted, add

Assam to launch its satellite, talks on with Isro for ASSAMSAT project

Assam is preparing to launch its very own satellite, named 'ASSAMSAT', to collect data for socio-economic projects and border surveillance, said the state government

MoUs worth Rs 10,785 cr signed on Day 2 of business summit in Assam

Investment proposals amounting to Rs 10,785 crore have been signed so far with companies across various sectors on the concluding day of the two-day Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment and Infrastructure Summit 2025 here on Wednesday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The state government inked a Rs 3,000 crore MoU with Virinchi Limited to set up a 200 MW data centre, along with another MoU worth Rs 200 crore with Virinchi Healthcare Private Limited to set up a 500-bed super specialty hospital. A Rs 3,200 crore pact was signed with Star Cements Ltd to establish a cement clinker and grinding plant through their subsidiary Star Cement North East Ltd. The state government also signed a Rs 1,500 crore agreement with Matheson Hydrogen Pvt Ltd to set up a 95 KTPA Hydrogen and Steam Generation Plant. A Rs 700 crore deal was inked with UltraTech Cement for establishing a grinding unit and a cement-bulk terminal. Copper Plus Holdings SAC signed a Rs 1,000 crore agreement for services and

'Who else will know fragrance of tea better than a chaiwala': PM in Assam

PM Modi today praised the Kaziranga National Park and claimed that he is the first ever Prime Minister of India who stopped at Kaziranga

State to have $143 bn economy by 2030: CM Himanta at Advantage Assam 2.0

Assam will have a USD 143 billion economy by 2030, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Tuesday, urging investors to join the state's growth trajectory. Speaking at the inaugural function of the two-day 'Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment and Infrastructure Summit' here, Sarma emphasised that the state has emerged from being the "most disturbed" to the "most peaceful" now. "The state's GDP growth this year will be 15.2 per cent. The economy will reach USD 143 billion by 2030," he claimed. "I can assure you today that we will ensure the best working and congenial atmosphere for establishing industries in Assam. Please come and invest here," Sarma said, in the presence of heads of missions and ambassadors of over 60 nations, foreign business delegations and industry leaders of the country. The state has seen a resurgence since 2014, when the BJP-led government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power at the Centre, he said. "After Independence, Assam's economy started t

PM Modi to inaugurate, address two-day Advantage Assam 2.0 Summit today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment and Infrastructure Summit on Tuesday in the presence of industry captains and business delegations from foreign countries, officials said. Assam Governor Laxman Prasad Acharya and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will also be present on the occasion. The prime minister will address the inaugural session of the two-day summit after prominent industrialists of the country and the state deliver their speeches. The industry captains scheduled to be present in the programme are Reliance Industries Limited's Mukesh Ambani, Adani Groups' Gautam Adani, JSW Group's Sajjan Jindal, Essar's Prashant Ruia, Vedanta's Anil Agrawal, among others. Ambassadors of 61 countries will also be present on the occasion along with representatives of high-level business delegations from partner countries such as Bhutan, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia and Japan. Union ministers S Jaishankar and ...

PM Modi to arrive in state today, inaugurate Advantage Assam 2.0 on Feb 25

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to arrive here on Monday evening on a two-day visit to Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The prime minister on his arrival will drive to the Sarusajai Sports Complex where he will witness 'Jhumoir Binanandini', a dance performance by nearly 9,000 artistes of the tea tribe community. Modi will make a round inside the stadium on a special vehicle and greet the artistes and spectators. The Jhumur performance will be followed by a laser show on a specific cultural theme of the state. The prime minister will then proceed towards the venue of the Advantage Assam 2.0 Infrastructure and Investment Summit to inaugurate the exhibitions being held in two galleries at the Veterinary College Field in the Khanapara area of the city. The two galleries will have on display exhibits highlighting the traditional industries of the state, titled 'Pride of Assam', and the other gallery will reflect the modern industries and infrastructure ...

Jaishankar, envoys of various nations arrive for Advantage Assam 2.0

The Assam Government is organising the second edition of Advantage Assam, which is scheduled to commence on February 25 at Khanapara Veterinary College field in Guwahati

Investment proposals worth Rs 40k cr received in 3-and-half yrs: Assam CM

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that investment proposals worth Rs 40,000 crore have been received in the state in the last three-and-half-years, with many of these projects in various stages of implementation at present. He was speaking at the inauguration of a new bottling plant of Reliance Consumer Products Ltd's (RCPL) Campa Cola range here. Spanning over 6 lakh sq ft, the plant, being developed in collaboration with RCPL's local partner Jericho, is among the largest beverage manufacturing units in the Northeast. It has an initial production capacity of over 10 crore litres for carbonated soft drinks (CSD) and nearly 18 crore litres for packaged drinking water. Highlighting that the facility will provide 300 direct and 1,000 indirect employment opportunities, Sarma said, "Our youth who were working outside due to lack of industrialisation in the state can now return with such plants coming up." He said MoUs proposing investment of Rs 40,000 crore have

Assam: Opposition slams govt over attack on Cong MP Rakibul Hussain

A day after Congress MP Rakibul Hussain and his PSOs were attacked by unidentified persons in Assam's Nagaon district, the party on Friday slammed the state government and said it was "murder of democracy" and it will not allow "jungle raj and goonda raj" to prevail here. The Congress MLAs staged a protest march in the Assam Assembly complex holding placards and demanded immediate arrest of the culprits. "The police did not make proper security arrangements despite having prior information. That area had witnessed similar violence earlier also. This was murder of democracy and an attempt to demoralise the Congress workers," Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia told reporters. The Assam government in a way tried to prevent the movement of the people's representatives so that no public opinion could be created on the ground, he alleged. "The CM's statement that he would give additional security when Rakibul Hussain visits Samaguri and Rupahihat next time was very insensitive. He