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PM distributes land allotment certificates to indigenous people in Assam

State health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Assam and the northeast got due attention from the Central government and made unprecedented progress during the last six years

Narendra Modi, Amit Shah to visit poll-bound Assam on Saturday

Modi and Shah are set to attend different government events to campaign for the assembly polls, likely to be held in April-May

Those excluded from NRC can vote in Assam; Cong, AIUDF welcome EC decision

The ruling BJP on Thursday said status quo about their voting rights has to be maintained while the Congress and the AIUDF welcomed the decision

Modi in Kolkata for Bose's birth anniversary, to also visit Assam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address 'Parakram Diwas' celebrations in Kolkata on January 23

Amit Shah to address two public meetings in Assam on January 24

Amit Shah to address two public meetings in Assam on Jan 24

EC team in Assam to review poll preparations, to visit Bengal on Wed

An Election Commission (EC) team headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora arrived in Guwahati on Monday

Chief Election Commissioner to visit Assam to review poll preparedness

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora is scheduled to arrive in Assam on Monday on a three-day visit to take stock of preparations for assembly polls due in March-April, officials said

J P Nadda holds meetings with Assam BJP leaders on assembly polls

BJP president J P Nadda held a series of meetings with senior party leaders of Assam on the upcoming assembly election

Top MFI bodies plan to move Supreme Court over Assam's micro-loan Bill

MFIN, Sa-Dhan, banking association in informal talks; RBI to be made party

Micro loans: Assam is not Andhra Pradesh

The Assam Bill is not a repeat of the 2010 Andhra Pradesh law, which almost killed the microfinance industry. Assam's share in micro lending is a fraction of what AP's was back then

Centre set aside Rs 59,000 cr for scholarships to backward classes in Assam

Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale said the government has earmarked Rs 59,000 crore for scholarships to backward classes in Assam over a period of five years

Bird flu scare: Assam bans entry of poultry products from outside NE

The ban comes into force with immediate effect and will remain in effect until further orders, according to a notification issued by the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary department

Assam reports 40 fresh coronavirus infections, 4 new fatalities

Assam's Covid-19 tally rose to 2,16,251

MFIs may have to recalibrate business in Assam following state curbs

The state government has imposed restrictions on lending and recovery practices in response to the 2019 flood crisis

Schools reopen in Kerala, Karnataka, Assam amid strict Covid-19 regulations

The chatter was back on campuses as schools in Kerala, Karnataka and Assam reopened after several months with strict COVID-19 regulations such as wearing masks, thermal screening,

Schools reopen for primary students in Assam on first day of new year

Over 50 per cent students who were full of enthusiasm attended schools wearing masks and they used sanitiser before entering classrooms, officials said

ADB to provide $231 mn loan to enhance power generation capacity in Assam

ADB will provide a $231 million loan to augment electricity generation capacity in Assam through construction of a 120-megawatt (MW) hydroelectric power plant

2020: A year of raging Covid, gas spill, floods, massive protests for Assam

Assam had little luck escaping the ravages of Covid in a year filled with myriad developments for the state from protests against the CAA and birth of new political parties to an industrial disaster

Assam assembly passes Bill to clear industrial applications without delay

The minister said that amendments to The Assam Ease of Doing Business Act, 2016 will enable the state government to avail 0.25 per cent additional borrowing from the Centre

Covid-19 vaccination dry run carried out in two districts of Assam

Covid-19 vaccine dry run programme was held for the second day on Tuesday in Nalbari and Sonitpur