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Assam CM Himanta most followed X account in Northeast, 9th most followed CM

Himanta Biswa Sarma is the 15th Chief Minister of Assam. On 10 May 2021, Sarma was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Assam, succeeding his colleague Sarbananda Sonowal. His X followers have grown 120% since he assumed the CM office demonstrating the popularity he has enjoyed both online and offline.

EXCLUSIVE | Mahadev app, Chhattisgarh corruption so huge, we need study now: Assam CM

RAIPUR: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the star campaigner of the BJP in the poll-bound state of Chhattisgarh, has hit out on the ruling government of Congress for purportedly being involved in corruption in the state. He has also affirmed that the Modi factor will work in Chhattisgarh and the BJP will form a […]

Assam woman declared Indian citizen after 6-year-long legal battle

GUWAHATI: Dulubi Bibi, a 50-year-old resident of Udharbond in Assam’s Cachar district, has finally been recognised as an Indian citizen after a prolonged legal battle that began with her being declared an illegal migrant from Bangladesh in 2017 due to discrepancies in voter lists. Bibi’s journey through the Indian legal system was a challenging one. The […]

Congress, just like Pakistan, only talks about Palestine: Assam CM

GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma has slammed the Indian National Congress (INC) over its stand on the Israel-Palestine War. The Congress Working Committee, the party’s highest-decision-making body, expressed its “dismay and anguish” over the war and underlined its support of the Palestinian people’s right to “land (and) self-government, and to live with […]

Assam’s indigenous Muslim communities back socio-economic survey

GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma has directed officials to carry out a socio-economic assessment of the state’s indigenous Muslim communities – Goria, Moria, Deshi, Syed, and Jolha. The findings will guide the government in taking measures to uplift the communities socio-politically and educationally. The announcement has received support from indigenous Muslim communities, especially […]

Assam arrests 900 ‘husbands’ amid child marriages, AIUDF says Muslims on target

GUWAHATI: Assam Police have arrested 916 locals as part of a wide crackdown on child marriages that was carried out on the intervening night of Gandhi Jayanti, in a move that is being denounced as an attack on religious freedom. This is the second time during the last six months that Assam has led such […]

Army officer, wife in Assam strip domestic help; arrested

As per police, the couple used to beat the domestic help and broke her nose and damaged her ear

PM Modi to shower Assam with ₹8500 cr Bihu gifts

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma gives details of PM’s Bihu visit to the state on April 14