Working to free Assam from AFSPA by year end: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

23 May 2023

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday reiterated his aim of making Assam free from the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and said that the state government is working towards it. "Our idea is that by the year-end we want to see that Assam is completely free from...

Police apprehend 13,000 cattle traffickers in Assam : CM Sarma

20 Mar 2023

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that 13,000 cattle being trafficked to Bangladesh have been apprehended by authorities in the state in 2022. Replying to the question from MLA Nazrul Hoque in the state assembly, the Assam CM told that 1,181 cases related to cross-border crimes had...

Rahul Gandhi must have asked Gehlot to condemn action taken by Delhi police, says Assam CM

19 Mar 2023

The Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday stated that the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi must have asked CM of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot to condemn the action taken by Delhi police and as a result he is condemning it. Speaking over Gehlot's statement on Delhi Police, while demanding...

Assam: Cries getting louder as the arrests continue

06 Feb 2023

Assam government’s crackdown against child marriages resulted in protests in many places. Many of the police stations in Southern Assam experienced major protests by women whose husbands were arrested. The women claimed that their husbands are the only bread earner of their family, and they will die of hunger without...

Action on child marriage cases in Assam to start tomorrow, says CM Sarma

02 Feb 2023

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that the action on the 4,004 registered cases of child marriage would begin from 3rd February. He informed this on the twitter stating that the govt is firm in its resolve to end the menace of child marriage in the state....

Assam CM launches Jio 5G services

10 Jan 2023

The 5G services were launched at Guwahati by the Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the True 5G-powered Wi-Fi- services were lunched by Jio on Tuesday at Maa Kamakhya Temple complex in Guwahati. "I am happy to launch Jio's True 5G service in Guwahati. I believe True...

Assam CM Sarma interacts with Balmiki school students

05 Jan 2023

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma interacted with the students of Balmiki School on Wednesday and participated in an event. The children of the 'Safai Karmacharis' were very excited and energetic to meet CM Sarma. "How many of you have heard the name of Kaziranga and how many have seen...

Assam reports zero rhino poaching in 2022

02 Jan 2023

In 2022 the state of Assam reported no rhino poaching incidents. Talking to the media Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on 1 January 2023 shared this positive news. Taking to Twitter GP Singh, Special DGP of Assam said, "Our efforts against Rhino poaching have yielded good results. In 2022, not...

‘Congress’ theme (for the march) is totally wrong’ says Assam CM Sarma

01 Dec 2022

Firing a fresh salvo on Congress's ongoing 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the country is already united and there is no need for Bharat Jodo Yatra. Talking to the media Assam CM Sarma said, "The Congress' theme (for the march) is totally wrong. If they...

Dibrugarh University ragging case: Number of accused rose to five

01 Dec 2022

The number of suspects in the Dibrugarh University ragging case has increased to five. "Today, the accused came to surrender, and police arrested him. So far we have arrested five accused," the Superintendent of Police of Dibrugarh district said. A few days after first-semester postgraduate student Anand Sharma allegedly jumped...