Chandra Mohan Patowary

Congress MLA slits own palm, inks posters with blood at Assam Assembly premises in bizarre protest against sale of defunct state-owned firms

Congress MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi, who is known for his unusual styles of protest, on Tuesday, slit his palm at the Assam Assembly premises and wrote with his blood his objection to the state government's alleged move to sell some of its defunct enterprises

Assam NRC final list: Hindu, Muslim organisations raise credibility concerns, ethnic groups keep distance

Ethnic groups in Assam, which have been demanding the NRC update, have kept a safe distance from such concerns.

Assam NRC on 31 August: To mitigate resentment, Sarbananda Sonowal hints at legislation to tackle wrongful inclusion

The worst example of administrative fallacy in the NRC update process was the draft exclusion list published on 26 June by the NRC authorities excluding the people who wrongly made it to the list.

Assam NRC: A re-verification effort restricted only to districts neighbouring Bangladesh may not be fruitful

The Assam government along with the Centre had moved the Supreme Court of India with the re-verification appeal but the apex court dismissed the same.

251 sedition cases filed against individuals, banned organisations in Assam since BJP-led alliance came to power in 2016

Assam government has registered a total of 251 sedition cases since the BJP-led alliance came to power in the state in 2016, the Assembly was informed

Assam incubator aims to support 1,000 units in 5 years, seeks to attract $250 mn for state startups

Assam Startup The Nest is a state-owned incubator for startup ventures

Citizenship Amendment Bill: Ex-Assam CM Tarun Gogoi accuses BJP government of polarising country on the basis of religion

Tarun Gogoi criticised the Centre's decision to appoint a high level committee to go into Clause 6 of the Assam Accord as "it is already stated there that Constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards shall be provided to protect, preserve and promote the cultural, social, linguistic identity and heritage of the Assamese people

Assam government approves farm loan waiver up to Rs 600 crore taken through Kisan Credit Card, PSU banks

Assam government has also sanctioned an interest relief scheme which will enable around 19 lakh farmers to take loans at zero interest from the next financial year.

Assam boat capsize: Four Inland Water Transport officials suspended, says transport minister

The suspended IWT officials include an executive engineer and two section officers, Assam transport minister Chandra Mohan Patowary was quoted as saying in an official release.

Assam suffered losses worth Rs 1028 crores due to bandhs, says state commerce minister Chandra Mohan Patowary

Assam has incurred a loss of over Rs 1,028 crore due to 17 statewide bandhs in 2017, Commerce and Industry Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary told the Assembly