Furore over staff at RSS event
Guwahati, May 16: The Congress today demanded that the BJP-led government in Assam bar central government employees and its representatives from attending RSS functions. Congress Legislature Party leader Debabrata Saikia…
Action sought against staff
Guwahati, May 14: Opposition leader Debabrata Saikia today demanded Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma to take action against the forest department officials, who had…
Assam CLP leader demands judicial probe
GUWAHATI, May 12 – Assam Congress Legislative Party (ACLP) Leader Debabrata Saikia today demanded a judicial inquiry into the row over the Board of Secondary Education, Assam’s (SEBA’s) grant of…
Madarsa merger opposed – Seba not equipped to run madarsa education: Cong
Guwahati, May 12: The Congress today reiterated its opposition to the Assam government’s move to merge the Madrasa board with the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (Seba) because it was…
Saikia dares Sarma to prove allegation
‘Hidden grace marks’ by SEBA By our Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, May 12: Be it grace or falling from grace, the controversy triggered by State Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma seems…
Congress MLAs stage walk out in Assam Assembly
Guwahati, May 11 (PTI) The Opposition Congress today staged walk-out from Assam Assembly after the Speaker rejected their prayer to move censure motion against Irrigation Minister Ranjit Dutta. Congress had…
Saikia suggestions welcomed
Guwahati, March 17: Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court Ajit Singh has welcomed the suggestions made by the leader of the Opposition, Debabrata Saikia, to improve the performance of foreigners…
Saikia seeks legal aid for poor ‘D-voters’
Members of Bhattadev Jyoti Sangha protest at Dispur Last Gate on Thursday demanding establishment of Bhattadev University. Picture by UB Photos Guwahati, March 9: Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia has…
Guwahati High Court ruling on citizenship document will hurt women the hardest
More than 50 lakh women have submitted Panchayat secretary-issued residency certificates as part of the process to prove that they are Indian. Assam’s gargantuan – and much deferred – project…
Indian State Says It’ll Require Study of Sanskrit, Raising Eyebrows
A classroom in the village of Dadara in Assam State. Sanskrit will become mandatory for students in the upper grades of all public high schools in the state. Credit Anupam…
Why impose Sanskrit in Assam classrooms when Hindi is still an optional subject?
BJP seems to be on a mission to saffronise education in the state. The BJP government in Assam has made Sanskrit compulsory in all state board schools till Class 8.…
Cong CLP leader slams statement
Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia talking to media persons during the Budget Session of the Assam Legislative Assembly in Guwahati on Wednesday. – AT Photo GUWAHATI, March 1 – Congress…