Page 9 - Latest Updates on Sarbananda Sonowal

Employ youth who returned due to lockdown in AIIMS construction: Assam CM

Sarbananda Sonowal asked the construction firm building the AIIMS near here to engage local youth who have returned to the state due to the lockdown triggered by the coronavirus outbreak

'Nisarga' set to become a severe cyclonic storm; PM Modi assures support

The storm will cross North Maharashtra and adjoining South Gujarat coast between Harihareshwar and Daman, on June 3 afternoon

Assam latest to go for labour reforms, plans raising work hours by 50%

Unlike other BJP-ruled states, it isn't doing away with most existing laws, but seeks to introduce fixed-term employment to facilitate direct hiring of contract labour by firms

Crop harvest takes centre stage in plans for lifting coronavirus lockdown

Some states stressed the need to restore supply chains

High-level committee submits report on Clause 6 of Assam Accord to Sonowal

Sonowal is scheduled to submit the report later in the day or on Wednesday to Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Had Assam got responsibility for NRC, it would've been error-free: Sonowal

Replying to the debate on Governor's Speech during the one-day special session of the Assam Assembly on Monday, Sonowal also said people need not fear the Citizenship (Amendment) Act

Protected by Assam accord, CAA won't affect Indigenous people: Assam CM

The state government will also reach out to the people to dispel their misunderstandings about CAA, he said

Citizenship Act: AASU, artists' forum hint at floating political party

The AASU president accused AGP of "betraying" the people of the state and said the Congress was also "equally bad".

Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal asks people to not worry about CAB

The Centre has categorically stated that the recommendations of Clause 6 Committee will be fully implemented within a timeframe, the chief minister said

$5 trillion economy: MSME sector has crucial role to play, says Assam CM

Sonowal also appealed to the entrepreneurs to take benefits of the National SC/ST hub to add capacity building.

'Son of the soil' CM Sarbananda Sonowal has kept Assam steady amid NRC woes

If he had wanted to, Sonowal could have made great political capital out of the situation created by the NRC

Centre okays 4-lane highway along Indo-Bhutan border: Assam CM

Sonowal said after getting clearance from the Ministry of Forest and Environment, the construction work for the 264-km long highway will start on full throttle

Government will protect indigenous people's interest: Assam CM Sonowal

Necessary amendments would be made in the Bill to allay the apprehensions of the indigenous people, he said

Sarbananda Sonowal emphasises on use of advance technology in agriculture

He called for focus on scientific study of soil and asked agriculture department to support farmers

Sonowal takes stock of rhinos rescued from floods in Kaziranga

Sonowal interacted with officials and got a briefing on the status of the baby rhinos, baby elephants and some other animals

NRC updating to be completed by 2017, says Sarbananda Sonowal

The Assam CM also appreciated the youth for celebrating the Independence Day despite a boycott call by anti-social forces

Sarbananda Sonowal calls on Assam Governor to discuss security

They discussed proper implementation of various government schemes and directed its agencies to work on the ground

Troubled waters

India-Bangladesh border will be secured: Sarbananda Sonowal

Border between the two countries will be sealed by erecting electric barbed wire

Assam CM emphasises on revenue mobilisation

Sonowal asks officials from Finance and Taxation Department to come up with new ways to generate revenue and plug leakages