Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday urged entrepreneurs and industrialists in Karnataka to invest in his northeastern state, as it is the springboard for India’s Act East Policy. “Though our state is in the northeast, it is strategically located with access to markets to seven states in the region and eight countries in Southeast …
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December 20, 2017Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday asked police chiefs of districts surrounding the Kaziranga to assist the Forest Department in containing the menace of poaching after after three rhinos including a calf were killed inside the famous national park in the last 48 hours. While the poachers have killed one rhino on Friday night …
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November 6, 2017Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today said there will be no compromise on corruption in Assam in keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s fight against black money. “There will be no compromise on corruption. Stern action will be taken against anyone involved in taking black money. No impunity for anyone found taking bribe or indulging …
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October 30, 2017Players felicitated ‘It does not matter whether one wins or loses, all that matters is the performance and spirit. The people of Manipur, from the hills as well as the Imphal valley, are proud of the eight players who participated in the U-17 FIFA World Cup”, chief minister Biren Singh said while handing over cheques …
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October 23, 2017Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said ISRO would set up a research centre in Guwahati for start-ups, academicians, environmentalists and entrepreneurs. He made this assertion after holding a meeting with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in the city. It is for the …
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October 5, 2017Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday witnessed a demonstration flight of an amphibious aircraft designed by Setouchi Holdings of Japan at the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport here. The Chief Minister said the aircraft — which can take off and land on short, unimproved strips and water bodies — is going to be a …
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October 5, 2017The Prime Minister’s Act East policy has given impetus to developmental activities of the state and the north eastern region, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Tuesday. “Act East policy has given impetus to development of the region and the state government is striving for rapid industrialisation for generating employment opportunities,” the chief minister …
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October 4, 2017A war of words on Wednesday between Assam Irrigation Minister Ranjit Dutta and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP R.P. Sarma has embarrassed the party. Sarma, a Lok Sabha member from Tezpur in the state, has accused Dutta of taking bribes from contractors for allocating work in his department. The MP also alleged some other ministers …
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October 4, 2017Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has urged the youth to make cleanliness an integral part of their lives and ensure that the surroundings are clean so that the society can be disease-free. ”If one’s surroundings are not clean then one cannot live a disease-free life and youths should commit themselves to the cause of protecting …
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September 18, 2017Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday visited the flood affected Kaziranga National Park in upper Assam and ordered setting up of a coordination committee for wild life protection. Undertaking an extensive visit within 20 km radius of rhino habitat Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in its Bagori Range, Sonowal assessed the impact of the current …
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July 12, 2017Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday inaugurated a Bamboo Technology Park here in Kamrup district with an investment of Rs. 62.28 crore. "The Northeast region accounts for 66 per cent of India's bamboo and is cultivated in homesteads, village gardens, agricultural lands and field boundaries," Sonowal said during the inauguration at industrial growth centre …
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June 22, 2017Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has issued a series of instructions to Kaziranga National Park, Golaghat and Nagaon district administrations to ensure safety and security to the animals in the Park during the coming monsoon season. Chairing a high level meeting at Kohora Range of the Kaziranga National Park today, Chief Minister Sonowal directed the …
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June 6, 2017Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said the work done by him and a sweeper were same as both engaged in cleaning the society. "There is no difference in my work and that of a sweeper. The sweeper cleans the society with broom. My job is also to clean the society," he said in …
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February 2, 2017Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said his government was committed to provide security to people belonging to all faiths. "People irrespective of all affiliations constitute a composite culture and a greater Assamese society and the state government is committed to provide security and protection to all sections," Sonowal said at the Silver Jubilee celebration …
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January 22, 2017Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said his government was committed to provide security to people belonging to all faiths. "People irrespective of all affiliations constitute a composite culture and a greater Assamese society and the state government is committed to provide security and protection to all sections," Sonowal said at the Silver Jubilee celebration …
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