Shops To Be Allowed To Remain Open 24 Hours In Assam's Guwahati: Himanta Sarma

Shops To Be Allowed To Remain Open 24 Hours In Assam's Guwahati: Himanta Sarma

The Assam government on Thursday decided that all shops and business establishments will be allowed to remain open 24 hours in Guwahati, Dibrugarh and Silchar, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Addressing a press conference here after a cabinet meeting, CM Sarma said his council of ministers approved a policy allowing shops and business establishments, except liquor outlets, to operate 24 hours a day in the capital city and the two import…

Assam Government Introduces Bill To Amend Cattle Preservation Act

Guwahati, Mar 22: The Assam government on Friday introduced the ‘Assam Cattle Preservation (Amendment) Bill, 2025’ in the Assembly to revise the provisions of the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 2021. The amendment proposes allowing individuals, along with registered agencies and farms, to transport cattle for agricultural, animal husbandry, or trade purposes. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra... The post Assam Government Introduces Bill To …

People welcome Assam Govt’s decision to allow shops in Guwahati, Dibrugarh & Silchar remain open 24x7

Assam Govt’s decision to allow shops in Guwahati, Dibrugarh and Silchar to remain open 24×7 was taken in a cabinet meeting in Dibrugarh yesterday GUWAHATI, March 21: The Assam Govt’s decision to allow shops in Guwahati, Dibrugarh and Silchar to remain open 24×7, and to also do away with the practice of closure of markets for a day every week, has been hailed by people. Welcoming the Assam government’s decision to keep shops open twenty-fours hou…

Assam Chief Minister Announces PRCs for Moran Community Living in Arunachal Pradesh

GUWAHATI-  Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced a historic decision by the Assam Cabinet to offer Permanent Residence Certificates (PRCs) to members of the Moran community residing in Arunachal Pradesh. This move addresses a long-standing demand of the Moran community, an indigenous group primarily based in Eastern Assam, with a significant population living across the border in Arunachal Pradesh’s Namsai district. The decision, fo…

Shops open 24 hours in Assam: The Himanta government has taken a big decision regarding shops and commercial establishments in Assam. Shops will now remain open 24 hours in some districts of the state. This important decision was taken in the Assam Cabinet meeting. CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that now all shops and commercial establishments in Guwahati, Dibrugarh and Silchar have been allowed to remain open 24 hours. CM Himanta posted on Instagr…

Assam to honour former CM Golap Borbora with year-long centenary celebrations

GUWAHATI, March 20: The Assam Cabinet has approved a year-long celebration to mark the 100th birth anniversary of Golap Borbora, the state’s first non-Congress Chief Minister, beginning August 29, 2025. Announcing the decision, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma highlighted Borbora’s contributions, stating, “As Chief Minister from 1978 to 1979, Borbora implemented landmark reforms, including waiving bank loans for farmers and eliminating school …