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…
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,…
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…
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…
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. The senior Congress MLA also alleged mining irregularities by Coal…
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 matter. The senior Congress MLA also alleged mining irregularities by…
Guwahati: The Opposition Congress on Tuesday gave the traditional photo op and tea party a miss on the inauguration of the Budget Session of the Assam Assembly alleging that attempts were made to "saffronise" the premises of the House. The…
Saikia claimed that Sarbananda Sonowal’s promise of zero corruption, zero pollution, zero illegal migrants etc was just a slogan and nothing else. He said that the Chief Minister does not want to take any actual action against corruption because many…
During the interview, Saikia slammed the Modi Govt. for continually increasing the prices of petrol and diesel. He said that right now the price of diesel has risen to a record high and the price of petrol has reached a…
Assam leaders dwell on NRC boon, voids Guwahati: The leader of the Opposition in Assam, Debabrata Saikia, on Saturday moved the Registrar-General of India (RGI), Sailesh, highlighting the “ominous signs” of a “conspiracy” which are beginning to emerge following the…