CLP members to meet Governor over Assam Women’s University impasse
Students taking part in a rally taken out by AASU in Jorhat on Friday. Photo credit: UB Photos Members of the Assam Congress legislature party are seeking an audience with…
Saikia seeks Suhrid tweak
Debabrata Saikia Guwahati: Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Assembly Debabrata Saikia has sought a review of the guidelines for providing financial aid to patients suffering from critical illness…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Massive corruption in tractor distribution project: Cong MLA
The leader of Opposition in the Assam Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, on alleged massive corruption in distribution of tractors among farmers and demanded an all-party House committee probe into the matter.…
Massive corruption in tractor distribution project: Assam Congress MLA Debabrata Saikia
GUWAHATI: The leader of Opposition in the Assam Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, today alleged massive corruption in distribution of tractors among farmers and demanded an all-party House committee probe into the…