: Monday, May 10, 2021, 8:13 AM IST
Himanta Biswa Sarma set to take oath as Assam Chief Minister today; calls it the biggest day in my life
Photo: ANI
Himanta Biswa Sarma, the charioteer of BJP s stride in the Northeast, is now the brightest star in the political spectrum in the city of eastern lights. The 52-year-old leader is all set to swear in as the 15th Chief Minister of Assam on Monday.
Sarma was elected as the leader of the BJP legislative party in Assam on Sunday. He will replace Sarbananda Sonowal, who tendered his resignation as Assam Chief Minister to Governor Jagadish Mukhi on Sunday.
India s Olympic prospects too take Covid hit
It sounds a little unfair to cancel events without providing alternatives for players on the cusp of qualification.
Share Via Email
| A+A A-
Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal (File Photo | EPS)
The cruel invisible hand of fate is fiddling with every individual’s destiny in the country during this unrelenting second wave of the pandemic. Like with every other discipline, the world of sport is also not being spared. Deaths of Olympic champions, players testing positive and Games qualifiers getting postponed or cancelled are a few instances that reflect the predicament of life currently. The most heartbreaking news was the demise of 1980 Olympic gold medallist MK Kaushik and teammate Ravinder Pal Singh (both men s hockey). This came just days after the death of veteran sports administrator RK Sacheti.
Breaking: Himanta Biswa Sarma is the Next CM of Assam
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Assam BJP legislature party attended by the 60 elected BJP MLAs. The meeting was held in Guwahati
| 9 May 2021 7:45 AM GMT
Guwahati: Putting an end to all the high drama, suspense, intense debate and speculation, the Assam s BJP legislature party elected Himanta Biswa Sarma as the next Chief Minister of Assam. The 52-year-old astute politician will be Assam s 15th Chief Minister.
Himanta Biswa Sarma s name was proposed by outgoing CM Sarbananda Sonowal and Assam BJP President Ranjeet Kumar Dass seconded it.
It was decided at the BJP Parliamentary Board meeting attended by National President J P Nadda, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP s National General Secretary (Organisation) B L Santosh on Saturday in New Delhi that whoever is chosen as the leader of the Assam BJP legislature party would be the CM of Assam.
NEW DELHI, May 6: London Olympics bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal and men’s star Kidambi Srikanth’s last hopes of Olympic qualification hang in balance as the Indian government negotiates for their participation in the Malaysian Open amid a ban on flights from India in that country.
Following the postponement of the India Open (May 11-16), Saina and Srikanth’s hopes of qualifying for the Tokyo Games hinge on the (May 25-30) Kuala Lumpur event followed by the Singapore Open (June 1-6).
In the wake of an unprecedented COVID-19 surge in India, Malaysia and Singapore have banned flights from the country effective April 28.
Source:
PTI
New Delhi: The Malaysia Open Super 750 tournament, one of badminton s last two Olympic qualifying events, was on Friday postponed due to a recent COVID-19 surge in the host country, dealing a severe blow to the Tokyo hopes of Indian stars like Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth. The USD 600,000 event was scheduled to be held in Kuala Lumpur from May 25 to 30. All attempts were made by the organisers and BWF to provide a safe tournament environment for all participants, but the recent surge in cases left no choice but to postpone the tournament, Badminton World Federation said in a statement.