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Aim to make Assam one among top five states: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Newly sworn-in Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said the aim of his government is to make the state one of the top five in India in the next five years.

Himanta Biswa Sarma sworn in as Chief Minister of Assam

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Himanta Biswa Sarma was sworn in as the 15th Chief Minister of Assam at 12 noon on Monday, replacing former Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal

Dogged determination, hard work rewards Himanta Biswa Sarma with CM post

Himanta Biswa Sarma is set to take on the mantle of the chief minister of Assam, after being elected leader of both the BJP legislature party and the NDA in Assam on Sunday

Sonowal resigns as CM before BJP MLAs meet to elect new leader

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday tendered his resignation to Governor Jagadish Mukhi prior to a meeting of the BJP Legislature Party which is expected to elect the next Chief Minister

BJP-led NDA retains power with majority 75 seats in Assam, Congress wins 29

The BJP-led NDA secured a comfortable majority in Assam Assembly elections paving its way to form the government in the state winning 75 seats of the total 126 constituencies

State elections results will provide fodder to the markets for a few days

Election results will keep market participants glued to the political landscape for the next few days - probably the most expensive elections from the point of the view of public health

After 6.4 magnitude earthquake on Wed, six more hit Assam on Thursday

After the earthquake of 6.4 magnitude on the Richter scale on Wednesday, Assam's Sonitpur was struck by six tremors on Thursday

Damaged buildings, cracked roads: Assam earthquake and the aftermath

Earthquake of 6.4 magnitude hits Assam, widespread damage feared

A massive earthquake of 6.4 magnitude hit Assam on Wednesday morning, causing widespread damage in the Northeast state, officials said

PM Narendra Modi assures all possible help to earthquake-hit Assam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday assured all possible help from the Centre to Assam after the state was hit by an earthquake

Assam earthquake: CM Sarbananda Sonowal urges citizens to stay alert

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday urged citizens to stay alert after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Assam's Sonitpur

Coronavirus: Night curfew imposed in Assam from 8 pm-5 am till May 1

The state government has also ordered all markets and shops to down shutters by 6 pm

3 ONGC employees kidnapped by suspected ULFA (I) militants in Assam

Three employees of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) were on Wednesday kidnapped by suspected ULFA(I) militants from its Lakwa oilfield in Sivasagar district along the Assam-Nagaland border

Assam to vaccinate everyone in 18-45 age group for free: Himanta Sarma

The Assam government will vaccinate everyone in the 18-45 age group for free from May 1 onwards, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said

Army pulls out in some areas of western Assam where normalcy has returned

With the return of peace in insurgency-affected Assam, the army has started pulling out of areas where normalcy has returned

The Raipur-Guwahati connection

If the Congress wins the Assam elections, a national future for Bhupesh Baghel is assured

Assam polls: Anchalik Gana Morcha urges EC to videograph counting process

The Anchalik Gana Morcha (AGM), a constituent of the opposition Congress-led 'Mahajoot' in Assam, on Sunday urged the Election Commission to videograph the May 2 counting of the assembly elections

Assam assembly polls: ECI orders repolling in four booths on April 20

The Election Commission of India on Saturday ordered repolling in four polling booths of Assam.

Assam election official found with postal ballot papers, probe on

The admin in Assam's Cachar district is probing the incident in which two people, including a govt employee involved in the election process, are seen in a video unauthorisedly carrying postal ballots

A broken relationship with nature

Book review of Wild and Wilful: Tales of 15 Iconic Indian Species