GUWAHATI: Buoyed by the NDA’s sweeping electoral victory, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday, May 26, declared that Assam is on track to become a ₹10 lakh crore economy by 2028, asserting that the state is witnessing one of the fastest economic growth trajectories in the country. ALSO READ: ‘Assam Chose Development Over Arrogance’:…
GUWAHATI: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has flagged major lapses in financial management by the Government of Assam in its Audit Report for 2024-25, revealing unauthorised expenditure, massive pending utilisation certificates, and excess spending yet to be regularised by the State Legislature. ALSO READ: Assam CM Welcomes Muslim Committees’ Appeal Against Cow Sacrifice During…
GUWAHATI: Assam Police seized banned Codeine Phosphate syrup worth ₹2.1 crore after intercepting a truck in Cachar district, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma shared in a post on X. ALSO READ: Assam CM Holds Key Talks with Union Finance Minister, Discuss Infrastructure, Investment Plans The operation was carried out by Cachar Police based on reliable inputs,…
GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday, May 23, said the state is witnessing a major push in urban infrastructure development under the AMRUT 2.0 scheme, with 58 projects currently underway across Assam at a total investment exceeding ₹861 crore. ALSO READ: AASU Stages Statewide Protest Against Rising Prices of Fuel and Essential Commodities…
GUWAHATI: Guwahati is set to get a major hospitality and events infrastructure boost with the upcoming ₹477 crore Assam Convention Centre-cum-State Guest House project along the Brahmaputra riverfront in Guwahati. ALSO READ: AASU Stages Statewide Protest Against Rising Prices of Fuel and Essential Commodities Designed as an integrated convention and hospitality complex, the project aims…
GUWAHATI: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has uncovered a large-scale e-cigarette, or vape, smuggling racket through coordinated operations carried out across ports, airports, and Inland Container Depots (ICDs) in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi, and West Bengal over the past few days. ALSO READ: Assam: Dhubri Administration Prepares For Smooth Conduct of Idd-Uz-Zuha, Engages With Mosque…
GUWAHATI: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized 227.7 kg of Captagon tablets and powder worth around ₹182 crore in a major operation against an international drug trafficking syndicate, officials said on Saturday. The seizure marks India’s first-ever recovery of Captagon, a psychotropic substance trafficked widely in parts of the Middle East. ALSO READ: Assam:…
GUWAHATI: The Kamrup Police, along with the Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police, seized a huge consignment of drugs in Amingaon near Guwahati on Thursday, May 14. ALSO READ: Man Held With Suspected Heroin in Assam’s Lakhimpur In a post on X, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the narcotics were being smuggled into…
