The BJP government in Assam on Wednesday constituted a new Bodoland Department for the all-round and speedy development of the tribal-dominated Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) in western Assam, officials said.An official said that the Assam .
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BAKSA: An incident of blank firing by unidentified miscreants in Patkijuli Kalajhar village along the Indo-Bhutan border in Baksa district on Thursday night created sensation in the area. The unidentified miscreants took off at around 9 pm after firing in front of Kadesh Mosahary s house in Patkijuli Kaljhar village. Kadesh Mosahary is the office secretary of the central committee of the United People s Party Liberal (UPPL).
A police team led by Tamulpur SDPO Ashima Kalita reached the spot at night and inspected the environment. Kadesh Mosahary suspects that the incident could be a political conspiracy. Police investigation is on.
What Himanta Biswa Sarma s Elevation Says About BJP s â and Congress s â Politics
The BJP leadershipâs choice reflects a realistic understanding of what is working politically in the state â something the Congress failed to grasp when Sarma was in the party.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Himanta Biswa Sarma and Sarbananda Sonowal (right) in Guwahati, Sunday, May 9, 2021. Photo: PTI
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At Guwahatiâs Sankardev Kalakshetra Auditorium, Himanta Biswa Sarma took oath on Monday as the 15th chief minister of Assam.
In the recently concluded elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led ‘Mitrajot’ alliance, which also comprises the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and United Peopleâs Party Liberal (UPPL), secured an impressive victory, bagging 75 seats in the 126-member assembly. With this, the incumbent alliance has become the first non-Congress government to retain power for a consecutive term in the stateâs political history.
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Sarma also appealed to insurgent outfits, including the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent), to eschew violence and come to the negotiating table.
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Himanta Biswa Sarma was on Monday sworn in as the 15th chief minister of Assam. Sarma said dealing with the Covid pandemic, fulfilling the election promises which include providing an error-free National Register of Citizens (
NRC), micro finance loan waiver and mitigating the impact of floods are the priorities of his government.
He also appealed to insurgent outfits, including the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent), to eschew violence and come to the negotiating table.
Assam gets first woman finance minister; Covid top agenda in maiden cabinet meet
Assam gets first woman finance minister; Covid top agenda in maiden cabinet meet
A day after being sworn in as the chief minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma distributed portfolios to his cabinet ministers. At the first cabinet meet of the new Assam government, Covid-19 remained the top priority.
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma holds first cabinet meeting after forming the new government in the state. (Photo: PTI)
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday distributed portfolios to 13 members of his cabinet, a day after the new council of ministers were sworn in. With Ajanta Neog taking charge of the finance department, the state got its first woman finance minister.