Schemes announced in last two budgets not implemented: Saikia
GUWAHATI, March 14 - Leader of Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly Debabrata Saikia today accused the State government of failing to implement schemes announced during the last two budgets.Participating in the general discussion on the State Budget in the…
The Assam-Mizoram border row figured in the Assam Assembly
GUWAHATI :The Assam-Mizoram border row figured in the Assam Assembly on Today. Congress MLAs Debabrata Saikia and Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha drew the attention of the state government towards the matter during zero hour. Purkayastha said because of the ongoing tension…
Government Should Sack Tainted Officer
Dated : 13th March, 2018. PRESS RELEASE Government Should Sack Tainted Officer It has been reported in a section of the media that an official suspected to be involved in the ASPC job-for-cash case, currently serving as Circle Officer of…
Murder of Assam trader causes uproar in assembly
GUWAHATI: The murder of a city-based trader - Hemant Chausari - in Hatigaon's Kailash Nagar area on Wednesday evening by unidentified assailants caused an uproar in the state assembly on Thursday, with members of the opposition staging a walkout in…
Cong Stages Walk-Out Protesting Action Of Assam Assembly Speaker
GUWAHATI: The Opposition Congress on Thursday staged a walk-out in Assam Legislative Assembly protesting Speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami’s refusal to permit a discussion on admissibility of an adjournment motion moved by the party over the prevailing law and order situation…
3.6L families in Assam landless
Guwahati: Assam has 3,62,450 landless families in 31 of its 33 districts with Tinsukia in Upper Assam topping the list, forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma said on Monday. According to statistics tabled in the Assembly, Tinsukia, Margherita and Sadiya subdivisions…
Assam govt announces CID inquiry into illegal coal trade
Guwahati: The Assam government on Monday announced a CID inquiry into illegal coal trade and smuggling in the state. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary, replying on behalf of the home minister, made the announcement in the state Assembly here,…
Saikia takes a dig at Himanta
Why is he missing from the Assembly? Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, Minister of Health, Education, Finance, Tourism, Planning and Development and three to four more departments, has been missing from the Budget Session of the Assam LegislativeAssembly which started from…
Congress demands House panel to probe into corruption in tractor distribution
GUWAHATI, Feb 9: Alleging massive corruption in purchase of tractors under Chief Minister Samagra Gramya Unnayan Yojana (CMSGUY) in the state agriculture department, Opposition Congress on Friday demanded an all party House Committee to probe into the entire deal. “The…