Bodoland Favours National Party for Better Governance : Himanta Biswa Sarma
HT Bureau GUWAHATI, Aug 25: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday asserted that voters in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) are leaning towards supporting a national party in the upcoming Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections, emphasising their desire for stronger governance coordination between Kokrajhar, Dispur and New Delhi. Speaking to reporters after a series []
Shrimanta Shankar Academy in Dispur will host the CBSE Cluster 1 Kabaddi Tournament from August 8 to 10, welcoming 590 students from 38 schools across the Northeast. Divided into three age categories for boys and girls, the event reflects CBSEs push for school-level sports. The academy has completed all preparations to ensure a smooth, disciplined tournament.
Peace in BTR is BJPs biggest achievement, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asserted that the BJP government's biggest achievement is establishing peace in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR). Since the BJP came to power in Delhi and Dispur, no deaths have occurred due to violence.
NIA arrests two more in Guwahati IED case on Independence Day 2024
The NIA has apprehended Bhargob Gogoi and Sumu Gogoi, both from Dibrugarh, for their involvement in the ULFA-I's plot to detonate IEDs across Assam, including the Dispur Last Gate blast on Independence Day 2024. These arrests bring the total number of individuals in custody to three, as the investigation into the conspiracy widens.
5,000 Foreign Facebook Accounts Suddenly Active In Assam: Himanta Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, during a press conference held at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Dispur today, raised concerns about the sudden activation of thousands of suspicious Facebook accounts ahead of the upcoming elections in the state.
Guwahati Diary | Solar fence to mitigate human-elephant conflict
In a bid to mitigate human-elephant conflict and facilitate co-existence, biodiversity conservation organisation Aaranyak has installed a 30.1-km solar fence covering three project villages in Jorhat district in collaboration with the British Asian Trust and the Elephant Family with support from the Darwin Initiative. The project has benefitted over 1,047 households affected by human-elephant conflict. There was a time when herds of wild elephants would wreak havoc in these villages while foraging for crops, causing immense hardship to the agrarian community. However, the installation of these solar-powered fences helped significantly ease the problem. 15K bighas of satra land encroached upon: CM The satras monastic institutions within Assams neo-Vaishnavite tradition have lost over 15,000 bighas of their land to encroachment. Taking a serious view of it, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma noted that an area twice the size of Dispur had been encroached upon. The sheer scale of encroachment of the satras is a direct assault on Assams culture and identity. Not anymore. We are dealing firmly with this, he posted on X. The Satra Aayog, constituted by the government for reviewing and assessing the problems of satra land in Assam, has submitted its final report to Sarma with its recommendations. IED case: ULFA chief, 2 others chargesheeted The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted ULFA commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah and two other members of the banned insurgent group Abhijit Gogoi and Jahnu Boruah for a conspiracy to carry out multiple IED blasts in Assam on Independence Day last year. During the probe, the NIA found that as many as 11 IEDs were planted in different parts of the state, including Guwahati. However, none of them exploded. The investigation agency says the plot was meant to cause deaths and unrest. Boruah, who has reportedly admitted to planting four of the IEDs, was arrested from Dibrugarh in December. Prasanta Mazumdar Our correspondent in Guwahati prasantamazumdar@newindianexpress.com
