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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Advantage Assam 2.0 - Investment & Infrastructure Summit 2025 in Guwahati on February 24, 2025, with a focus on attracting investment and infrastructure development, announced Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
The police stated that the CID and forensic science experts had already collected evidence from the crime spot, and now a SIT will be formed to take forward the probe.
The ruling NDA alliance in Assam leads in four of five Assembly constituencies in the ongoing bypolls, with BJP candidates showing strong performance in key seats.
The vote counting for the Assam bypolls to five Assembly seats—Dholai, Sidli, Bongaigaon, Behali, and Samuguri—is set for November 23, following a competitive campaign involving candidates from BJP, Congress, AGP, UPPL, and AAP.
The Assam government officially renamed Karimganj district and town as Sribhumi, fulfilling a long-standing public demand.
Six elephants were rescued after being trapped in a brick factory pit near Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam, highlighting concerns over human-wildlife conflict due to habitat encroachment.
The Assam government renamed Karimganj district as ‘Sri Bhoomi’ honoring Tagore’s century-old reference. The Cabinet also finalised panchayat election dates and announced a Global Investment Summit for February 2025.
PM Modi praises Assam's peace accords at Bodoland Mahotsav, highlighting the integration of over 10,000 youths into mainstream society and the region's development.
Vande Bharat Express trains are set to launch soon, connecting Silchar and Agartala, boosting travel, connectivity, and economic growth in Northeast India.
The Assam Rifles statement said that acting on specific intelligence, a team from Assam Rifles, in collaboration with Mizoram Police, established a mobile vehicle check post at Lawipu junction near Aizawl.
All shops, business establishments, offices, banks and other institutions remained closed, while some witnessed thin attendance. Bandh supporters, however, exempted school buses, vehicles carrying students to attend examinations, and those of the emergency services from the purview of the shutdown.
The statement from the Defence Minister came a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping endorsed the agreement on patrolling and disengagement along the LAC in eastern Ladakh during their bilateral meeting.
The Chief Minister said that Cabinet also decided to celebrate Bhasha Gaurav Saptah (language pride week) from November 3 to November 9, 2024, to honour the Assamese language and its recent status as a classical language approved by the Union Cabinet.
As Diwali approaches, the Kumar community in Nimati Bhitor Kokila Kumar Gaon, Assam, struggles to maintain their 200-year-old pottery tradition. This 200-year-old art, which once served as a primary source of livelihood, is now on the verge of extinction, leaving community in shadow of uncertainty.
The Congress party has declared candidates for assembly bypolls in Karnataka and Assam. The polling for the assembly seats will be held on November 13 and the results will be declared on November 23.
The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) have announced their candidates for Assam's upcoming by-elections, with AGP fielding Diptimoyee Choudhury for Bongaigaon and UPPL nominating Nirmal Kumar Brahma for Sidli, as parties prepare for polls on November 13.
Assembly by-polls: The by-elections for five seats in Assam and two seats in Madhya Pradesh are scheduled for November 13, with the vote counting set to take place on November 23
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched Mission Basundhara 3.0 to grant land rights to indigenous communities, emphasising digitization and accessibility while declaring it the final phase of the initiative.
Himanta Biswa Sarma, who has been very vocal about infiltration, asserted that it is everyone's responsibility to stop infiltration, not just that of the Union government.
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