Assam assembly scraps 2-hour namaz break on Fridays for Muslim MLAs
Aug 31, 2024, at 04:01 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam assembly has decided to do away with its decades-old rule of giving a two-hour namaz break for Muslim legislators on Fridays.
Himanta Biswa Sarma tables bill in Assam assembly by seeking to amend Cattle Preservation Billv
Dec 21, 2021, at 05:21 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government on Monday tabled the amendment bill for modification of the Assam Cattle Preservation Act in the state Assembly on the first day of the winter session of the state assembly.
Assam Assembly passes bill to abolish all government-run Madrassas in state
Dec 31, 2020, at 02:50 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam Assembly on Wednesday passed the repeal provincialisation of Madrassa Bill, 2020 to abolish all government-run Madrassas and convert them to general schools.
Cong MLA suspended for obstructing Assam Assembly proceedings
Dec 30, 2020, at 01:10 am
Guwahati/UNI: Opposition Congress MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi was suspended from the Assam Assembly and pushed out forcibly on the second day of its winter session on Tuesday.
Winter session of Assam assembly begins, Madrassa repeal bill to be tabled today
Dec 28, 2020, at 04:08 pm
Guwahati: The three-day winter session of Assam assembly began from Monday with heated arguments from the opposition and by following COVID-19 protocols.
Assam Assembly passes slew of laws to facilitate investment
Sep 04, 2020, at 02:40 am
Guwahati/UNI: In order to create an investor friendly atmosphere for MSME sector in the state, ‘The Assam Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Facilitation of Establishment and Operation) Bill, 2020’ was passed on the last day of the four-day autumn session of the Assam Assembly here today.
Budget session: Opposition Congress stages walkout from Assam Assembly over CAA issue
Mar 02, 2020, at 10:57 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Opposition Congress on Monday staged a walkout from the Assam Assembly on the first day of the budget session.
AGP asks Centre to ‘postpone’ CAB
Dec 06, 2019, at 04:16 pm
Guwahati/UNI: Sliding down from its previous rejection of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), which is an ally in the BJP-led Assam government, has asked the Centre to postpone the Bill to a later date.
BJP MLAs carry pro-CAB posters to Assam Assembly
Dec 06, 2019, at 03:18 pm
Guwahati/UNI: While anti-CAB protests resound across Assam, two MLAs of the ruling BJP today attended the last day of the Winter Session of the state Legislative Assembly carrying posters in support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB).
Opposition Congress, AIUDF walk out from Assam assembly over CAB, NRC issues
Nov 29, 2019, at 09:15 am
Guwahati, Nov 28 (IBNS): The first day of the winter session of the Assam assembly witnessed chaotic situation as opposition members staged massive protest and walk out at the early hours of the session over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and National Register of Citizens (NRC).
Assam assembly autumn session begins, BJP MLA shows placard protesting against NRC updation
Sep 24, 2018, at 03:56 pm
Guwahati, Sept 24 (IBNS) : A BJP MLA created a stir on Monday by displaying a placard in front of the Assembly in protest against updating the NRC draft for Assam as the autumn session began on a stormy note.
Sep 05, 2017, at 03:16 am
Guwahati, Sept 4 (IBNS): Protesting against the speaker's ruling, opposition Congress staged a walkout from the Assam assembly session which started from Monday after Speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami rejected the adjournment motion raised by the opposition to discuss the price hike issue.
Assam becomes 11th Indian state to adopt GST bill
May 12, 2017, at 03:07 am
Guwahati, May 11 (IBNS): Assam has become the 11th state of the country to adopt the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill after the state assembly on Thursday unanimously passed the Assam Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, 2017.
Special session of Assam assembly to start from May 8
Apr 20, 2017, at 03:31 am
Guwahati, Apr 19 (IBNS): The special session of Assam Legislative assembly will commence from May 8.
Assam Assembly passes appropriation bill for next fiscal
Mar 02, 2017, at 02:43 am
Guwahati, Mar 1 (IBNS): The Assam Assembly on Wednesday had passed the Assam Appropriation (No. III) Bill, 2017 for the next fiscal.
Rs 2349.79 crore deficit budget with no tax proposals presented in Assam assembly
Feb 07, 2017, at 10:36 pm
Guwahati, Feb 7 (IBNS): Assam Finance minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday presented a Rs 2349.79 crore deficit state budget for the financial year 2017-18 in Assam assembly, which includes no tax proposals and merged plan and non-plan heads.
Assam assembly budget session to begin from Jan 30
Jan 30, 2017, at 01:00 am
Guwahati, Jan 29 (IBNS) : Opposition Congress and AIUDF are ready to raise several buring issues including demonetization in the budget session of Assam assembly to be begun from Jan 30.