The Prime Minister's Office has become still more powerful by setting up a Delivery Monitoring Unit under it to fast-track effective delivery of the government's flagship programmes and iconic......
IMAGE: Women queue up to vote in the assembly election in Assam, April 4, 2016. Assembly elections in Assam used to be a quiet affair and people outside the state would take little interest in the......
Calling the January 5 massacre by the United Liberation Front of Assam as the 'most inhuman and cowardly act', Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Tuesday claimed that "not a single Hindi-speaking......
One worker died and three other workers were injured following a clash between a mob of workers and Central Industrial Security Force personnel at Brahmaputra Crackers and Polymers Limited at......
Prime Minister Manmohan Singhlaid the foundation stone of the Rs 5460.61 crore (Rs 54.6 billion) Assam Gas Cracker project on Monday, now known as Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Ltd. Speaking on......
IOC has been forced to shut down its Digboi refinery in Assam and is operating Guwahati unit at minimal throughput, while OIL has been forced to shut LPG production and its crude oil production has......
Despite the government’s efforts to fast-track large projects by constituting the Cabinet Committee on Investment, the proportion of mega projects (Rs 1,000 crore or more) facing delays has......
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in his budget speech on Monday has announced higher allocations in a number of infrastructure sector. 23% increase for Highways: The allocation during the current......
Under-realisation on selling domestic LPG and kerosene through public distribution system is likely to be around Rs 50,000 crore (Rs 500 billion) during the current fiscal, Petroleum Minister Murli......