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  Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma fiercely targeted the opposition regarding the upcoming elections

  News | February 20, 2023 14:45 IST

  Himanta Biswa Sarma Exclusive: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in a special conversation with India TV has fiercely attacked the opposition regarding the upcoming elections.

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  Assam: Crackdown on child marriage continues, number of total arrests rises to 2,441

  India | February 06, 2023 13:32 IST

  Assam: There is a mixed-bag reaction on the ongoing crackdown by Assam police on child marriage. A section of people appreciated the move while another section criticize citing the livelihood of women and children.

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  Himanta government took strict action against child marriage in Assam

  News | February 04, 2023 22:42 IST

  The BJP government in Assam is in action mode. CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has taken action against child marriage.

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  Assam begins crackdown on child marriage; Himanta Sarma says 1,800 arrested

  News | February 04, 2023 19:55 IST

  The Assam government on Friday began its crackdown on child marriages in the state as chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the police have already arrested more than 1800 people for violating provisions of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act.

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  'Women should not wait too long, embrace motherhood at 'appropriate age'': Assam CM Himanta

  India | January 28, 2023 20:49 IST

  His comments come in the backdrop of the state government deciding to bring stringent laws and evoking the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act to check child marriages and underage motherhood.

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  Child marriage peril! Assam to book men marrying girls below 14 years under POCSO Act

  India | January 24, 2023 11:26 IST

  Assam child marriage: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said a cabinet meeting was held where it was decided to book such men under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

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  On 2 AM phone call with Shah Rukh Khan, Assam CM ensures security during screening of Pathaan

  India | January 22, 2023 12:54 IST

  Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has assured Shah Rukh Khan that law & order will be maintained in the state during the screening of his upcoming film Pathaan.

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  'We want to reduce the number of Madrasas & bring registration system': Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

  India | January 21, 2023 17:54 IST

  Assam government claimed that small madrasas are generally used to spread radicalism so they will be merged with larger ones to reduce the threat.

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  Vehicle carrying Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's mother meets with minor accident

  India | January 10, 2023 14:11 IST

  Road Accident: A vehicle carrying Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's mother met with a minor accident on National Highway 37 in Morigaon.

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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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  Assam on growth trajectory, people must put moral pressure on ULFA(I) chief: Himanta

  India | January 02, 2023 11:17 IST

  Sarma said the people of the state will have to convince the ULFA(I) chief that history will not consider him (Barua) a betrayer if he gives up the demand for sovereignty.

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  Criteria other than population should also be considered for future delimitation exercises: Assam CM

  India | January 01, 2023 22:30 IST

  Assam will undergo a delimitation exercise of parliamentary and assembly seats based on the 2001 Census as it was done for other states but there should be a debate in the Parliament to bring in other criteria as well in the future, he said, without elaborating further.

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  Assam CM lays foundation of developmental projects worth Rs 1220 crore in Dhemaji

  India | December 24, 2022 10:19 IST

  Highlighting future development plans for Dhemaji, the Chief Minister said that the infrastructure of all high schools in the district will be upgraded in phases with an expenditure of Rs 7 to 8 crore each.

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  Assam: Man gets 20 yrs rigorous imprisonment for drug peddling

  India | December 18, 2022 11:06 IST

  A team of Assam Police arrested Ali from his residence in December 2020, and seized brown sugar and cannabis worth around Rs 2.5 crore along with more than Rs 10 lakh in cash from his possession.

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  'You have to face consequences': Supreme Court tells Manish Sisodia

  India | December 12, 2022 19:28 IST

  Assam CM Himanta Sarma had filed a criminal defamation case against Sisodia for making "baseless" corruption allegations against him in connection with the supply of PPE kits during the first wave of Covid-19 pandemic.

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  BJP against Muslim men having 'multiple wives': Himanta Biswa Sarma

  India | December 08, 2022 20:45 IST

  Launching a scathing attack on Lok Sabha MP Badruddin Ajmal, Sarma said women can give birth to "20-25 children" as per the AIUDF chief's reported advice but all their future expenses on food, clothes and education will have to be borne by the opposition leader.

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  Delhi MCD Election 2022 Results: 'BJP could have focused more if...', says Himanta Biswa Sarma

  Elections | December 07, 2022 20:38 IST

  MCD election results 2022: The chief minister, however, did not comment on the party's prospects in Himachal Pradesh.

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  Dibrugarh University ragging case: One more arrested, one detained for interrogation

  India | November 30, 2022 10:08 IST

  Dibrugarh University ragging case: One postgraduate student was seriously injured after he was tortured brutally and then he jumped from the second floor of the hostel to save himself from ragging on November 27

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  'Will win 400 seats in 2024' Lok Sabha elections, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma in Ahmedabad

  Elections | November 28, 2022 16:40 IST

  Gujarat Election 2022: Hitting out at the Congress, Himanta Sarma said it has given an ecosystem in the country in which people like Aftab Poonawala, who strangled his girlfriend and chopped her body into 35 pieces, carry out 'love jihad'. The nation needs a 'love-jihad' law.

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  Assam lifts travel restrictions to Meghalaya, 6 days after border violence

  India | November 27, 2022 15:02 IST

  Almost a week after violent clashes at the Assam-Meghalaya border, the Assam government on Sunday lifted travel restrictions to Meghalaya, police informed.