Musings of a Chief Minister
Musings of a Chief Minister
I, on behalf of the people of Assam, would like to congratulate India’s new President Shrimati Droupadi Murmu who was sworn in as the 15th President of the country last...
Musings of a Chief Minister
What a feeling it is to realise that a promise that one had made is well on its course to be fulfilled. The childlike emotions are difficult to describe but...
Perspective
Consumption of Culture
Culture is food for thought which keeps humanity alive. A human being needs food to survive. But given a choice,...
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For an Impact-based Education
After seven years as a student in Cotton College (now Cotton University), I never imagined myself to be teaching within...
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Pragyan Bharati empowers students
The Education Department has released a grant of ₹ 35.43 crore at the rate of ₹ 1,000 each to 3,54,341 undergraduate students across Assam for purchase of textbooks under the Pragyan Bharati...
Compensation @ Compassion
It was a night which the then Industry and Commerce Minister of the Government of Assam and a veteran politician Chandra Mohan Patowary says he will never forget. “It was around 1.30am...
Cabinet okays data policy
In continuation of its effort to ensure effective delivery of Government services to the masses, the State Cabinet has approved the Assam State Data Policy 2022. The policy provides for improved access,...
Plastic ban gets a thumbs up
Do you know the plastic bag that was part of your first shopping experience is still hidden somewhere in the world? This is due to the fact that plastic bags take 20...
Govt sets 20-cr ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ target
A countrywide preparation has begun to celebrate 75 years of India’s Independence, which will be observed as ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a clarion call to countrymen to...
100 years of sports journalism
Assam Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary inaugurated a year-long celebration programme of 100 years of sports journalism in Assam. The programme is being celebrated in the State under the aegis of the Assam...
Assam, Singapore explore opportunities
Singapore Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam led a high-level delegation from his country to Assam to explore areas of cooperation with the State. His two-day presence here signalled the importance that the city...
Scrappage policy eyes multiple benefits
Amiya Mishra, a retired government servant and Dilip Goenka, an industrialist, have never met and have even not heard of each other. Soon, though, they will have some sort of a connection,...
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