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  Half-day holiday announced in Guwahati educational institutions on Tuesday for India-Sri Lanka ODI

  Education | January 09, 2023 14:15 IST

  Half-day Holiday: The Assam government in view of the India-Sri Lanka ODI match has announced a half-day holiday on Tuesday in educational institutions. Check here latest updates.

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  Madrasas asked to submit details of teachers in Assam by December 1

  India | November 09, 2022 23:37 IST

  Madrasas in Assam: The madrasas came under government scanner after a few teachers were arrested for alleged terror links.

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  Ratan Tata honoured with Assam's highest civilian award 'Assam Baibhav'

  India | January 25, 2022 16:53 IST

  The "Assam Baibhav Award" carries a citation, a medal and a cash amount of Rs 5 lakh while "Assam Saurav" and "Assam Gaurav" carries a citation, a medal, cash amount of Rs 4 and Rs 3 lakh, respectively.

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  Special holidays granted to Assam govt employees by CM to 'spend quality time' with family

  India | January 03, 2022 0:02 IST

  Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that employees should spend quality time with their parents or in-laws.

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  Assam cabinet decides to remove Rajiv Gandhi’s name from Orang national park

  India | September 02, 2021 13:36 IST

  Located on the north bank of the Brahmaputra in Darrang and Sonitpur districts, the national park is known for wild animals like Royal Bengal Tiger, Indian Rhinos, Pgmy Hog, and wild elephants.

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  Assam to gradually implement two-child norm for availing benefits under some schemes: CM

  India | June 19, 2021 17:27 IST

  Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the Assam government will gradually implement a two-child policy for availing benefits under specific schemes funded by the state.

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  Assam: Govt issues fresh COVID-19 directives, odd-even formula for vehicular movement

  India | May 16, 2021 7:45 IST

  Assam Government on Sunday issued fresh COVID 19 guidelines slated to be imposed from May 16 until further orders

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  Assam govt says COVID tests at airports, railway stations to continue

  India | February 27, 2021 7:15 IST

  Meanwhile, the state reported 30 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 2,17,484. The death toll remained at 1,091 as no new fatality due to the infection was reported in the period.

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  All Assam govt departments to start functioning from April 21

  India | April 18, 2020 23:20 IST

  Assam government has decided that all departments in the state secretariat will start functioning from April 21, an official order said on Saturday.

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  'Teaching religious texts not Govt's job': Assam to convert Madrasas into regular schools

  India | February 13, 2020 10:49 IST

  Announcing the decision, education minister Himanta Biswa Sharma said that it is not the government's job to teach religion, religious scriptures and Arabic and other languages for religious purposes.

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  Assam Government Section Assistant Admit Card 2020 released: Direct Link

  Career | January 27, 2020 17:16 IST

  Assam Government Section Assistant Admit Card 2020: Candidates who have applied for the Assam Government Section Assistant posts can download the admit card from the official website of the Irrigation Department, Assam-- irrigationassam.cbtexam.in.

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  Learning Assamese till Class 10 compulsory for Assam government jobs

  India | January 26, 2020 12:37 IST

  Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that Assamese will be made a compulsory subject in all schools of the state and only those who have studied the language till Class 10 will be eligible for its government jobs. 

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  Good News! Govt to give 10-gram gold to every bride at the time of marriage from Jan 1

  India | December 31, 2019 7:29 IST

  Arundhati Gold Scheme update: If marriage is on your cards then government of this state has good news for the brides. The Assam government is set to start the Arundhati gold scheme by January 2020 for the registered newly married couples.

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  Amid CAA protests Assam govt plans to make Assamese state language, ban sale of land to outsiders

  India | December 22, 2019 12:28 IST

  Amidst the ongoing statewide uproar over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the State cabinet today took a number of decisions in a bid to appease different indigenous groups, which included among others, creation of three new autonomous councils, reservation of seats for different communities in educational institutions, and measures for securing land rights for the indigenous people.

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  Assam government employees to cease work against CAA on Dec 18

  India | December 14, 2019 22:31 IST

  Lending their weight to the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), Assam government employees would go on a cease work on Wednesday.

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  Assam government to deposit Rs 2,500 in 7 lakh bank accounts of tea garden workers

  India | December 19, 2018 22:10 IST

  The Assam government on Wednesday announced that it would deposit Rs 2,500 each to over seven lakh bank accounts of tea garden workers that were opened just after the demonetisation drive two years ago

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  Assam publishes first draft of NRC, recognises 1.9 cr people as legal

  India | January 01, 2018 13:26 IST

  At a press conference held at midnight, Registrar General of India Sailesh, who made the draft public, said that the rest of the names are under various stages of verification.

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  Assam bans NHM employees' strike

  India | February 15, 2015 18:15 IST

  Guwahati: Assam government today said it has banned any form of strike by employees of National Health Mission under Essential Services Maintenance (Assam) Act, 1980.Currently, employees of National Health Mission are on strike affecting health

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  Assam government spent Rs.9 cr on militants during ceasfire

  India | December 15, 2014 17:03 IST

  Guwahati:The Assam government Monday revealed that it has spent over Rs.9 crore this year on settlement camp for cadres of the militant outfits who had entered into ceasefire agreements with the state and central governments.Assam's

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  Assam CM asks for utilisation certificates for future funds

  National | November 14, 2014 8:37 IST

  Guwahati: Under apparent pressure from the central government for non-submission of utilisation certificates, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday asked state departments to submit the certificates on time to obtain funds from the ministries."Timely