Highlighting that trade in illegal drugs in Assam is worth about Rs 5,000 crore annually, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Sunday urged the police to be unrelenting in their war on drugs. He also emphasised the need for proper rehabilitation of reformed drug addicts and directed the Health and the
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Assam withdraws relaxation given to fully vaccinated; all travellers will again be screened on entry
The Assam government has withdrawn the relaxation given to the fully vaccinated people entering the state from mandatory COVID-19 test and issued a fresh order saying all travellers have to undergo health checkup on entry, an official said on Sunday. The decision has been taken after it was found that 5
The Assam Police has rescued nine girls who were trafficked to Kerala and arrested two persons, a senior officer said on Saturday. The survivors and the accused are being brought back to Assam, Special Director General of Police G P Singh said. “An information was received by @Hojai_Police about an
The Congress in Assam on Saturday criticised the state budget for 2020-21 describing it as “history’s most fraudulent budget” with nothing new for people suffering from the impact of COVID-19, abnormal price rise and unemployment. The pandemic has led to loss of livelihood of the working class in the unorganised
The BJP on Saturday lauded the state budget for setting up a roadmap for “accelerated growth and building a developed Assam in the next five years”. Addressing a press conference Assam BJP chief spokesperson Rupam Goswami said the budget for 2021-22 fiscal is based on “reality and foresightedness”. “It sets