Toll Debate ‘Unnecessary’, Accidents Have Multiple Causes: Assam CM Defends Highway Toll Collection

  GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday, September 2, said that the state got several big projects because of the tolls collected at highways. ALSO READ: SC Allows OIL India to Challenge Ban on Drilling Beneath Dibru-Saikhowa National Park in Assam “We got Gohpur Tunnel, Kaziranga Elevated Corridor from the central government. We…

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Assam Govt Monitoring 72 YouTube Accounts Over Flood Relief Fund Collection

  GUWAHATI: The Assam government is monitoring around 72 YouTube accounts across the country that allegedly collected money from the public in the name of flood relief, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday, August 12. ALSO READ: Model Housing, Dairy Hubs Planned for Assam’s Flood-Hit Areas: Assam CM Addressing a press conference at…

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Excise Department Puts Liquor Trade Under Revenue Pressure, Rolls Out Mandatory Collection Targets Across Assam

  GUWAHATI: The Assam Excise Department has issued a sweeping directive that effectively transforms liquor licence holders into revenue-bound entities, introducing a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that fixes Minimum Guaranteed Revenue (MGR) targets for wholesale warehouses, IMFL and country spirit retailers, and company-operated wholesale units across the state. ALSO READ: Sixteen Assam Athletes Selected to Represent…

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