Assam government has launched a publicity campaign in the national capital to celebrate the upcoming Rongali Bihu on April 14, where the largest demonstration in a single venue with about 11,000 Bihu dancers will perform, in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In reply to a written query by Congress MLA Debabrata Saikia, Assam Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Jogen Mohan said, "A total of 40,39,450 bighas of the forest, government land, Village Grazing Reserve (VGR) and Professional Grazing Reserve (PGR) land, railway land, Satra land, wat
Presenting the State Budget for the financial year 2023-24 in the Assam assembly, state Finance Minister Ajanta Neog said that - "Our Government wishes to celebrate 200 years of Assam tea, which coincides with the year 2023, in a grand manner. We propose to organize road shows in major citie
Assam government, in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday, took decisions on multiple fronts ranging from the implementation of green power projects to improving air connectivity in the State.
Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that the Assam government is discussing bringing a new law in the state against Child Marriage and that the state government's drive against Child Marriage will continue.
The Assam government on Monday said that 494 persons out of 8,773 who were charge-sheeted for child marriage and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) cases in the state, have been convicted since 2017.
The Assam government has imposed a ban on the entry of poultry and pig to the state from other states following the outbreak of Avian Influenza and African Swine Fever in some states of the country.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said several families had cancelled scheduled weddings of underage people as a fallout of the ongoing drive against child marriage by the Assam government and added that the state aims to eliminate child marriages by 2026.
The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday raised serious questions on the ongoing crackdown on child marriages by the Assam government while observing "if the marriage is taking place in violation of law, the law will take its own course".