Surat: The weavers of Surat have decided to appeal to the union ministers in Delhi about the ban imposed on the sale of polyester Mekhela Sari in Assam. The Federation of Gujarat Weavers Welfare Association called a meeting of weavers on Monday to discuss the damage to the textile industry of Surat due to the ban on the sale of polyester Mekhela Sari in Assam. The weavers stated that there is a total stock of Rs. 500 crore, including weavers having stock of Rs. 150 crore, merchants having sto...Read More

Mumbai: Chief Minister of Assam, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma launched Jio True 5G services in Assam, at an event held in Guwahati. Alongside its True 5G services that were launched in Guwahati, Jio also launched it’s True 5G-Powered Wi-Fi services at Maa Kamakhya Temple complex today. Jio demonstrated the transformational benefits of True 5G to the Honourable Chief Minister of Assam, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma. Amongst the numerous benefits of True 5G, healthcare was the chosen sector for this...Read More

Gandhinagar: A Kokrajhar court has granted bail to independent legislator Jignesh Mevani. Shortly after receiving bail, Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani was, on Monday, 25 April, rearrested in connection with another case by Barpeta Police, reported ANI, citing his lawyer Angshuman Bora. Mevani was granted bail by First Class Judicial Magistrate Bhavna Kakoty with several conditions, however,  within minutes he was rearrested by police from neighbouring Barpeta district in Assam in another cas...Read More

Gandhinagar: Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today staged protests outside the Congress party offices across the State against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks regarding Gujarat in his speech at public meeting in Assam yesterday. BJP leader IK Jadeja, MLA Rakesh Shah, city party chief Jagdish Panchal, former Mayor Amit Shah among others joined the protest in Paldi area outside the State Congress headquarters. BJP note released today evening stated: Congress has always taken stan...Read More

New Delhi: Private budget air operator SpiceJet today announced it will launch six new flights from December 20 including Ahmedabad - Srinagar - Ahmedabad via Jammu, Ahmedabad - Guwahati - Ahmedabad and Ahmedabad - Chennai - Ahmedabad. All three flights will be serviced by Boeing 737 aircraft. Booking for new flights are opened at SpiceJet website.   Flight Schedule: Flt No. Origin Destination Departure Arrival Frequency SG-738 Ahmedabad Jammu 9:55 am 11:30 am 1,...Read More

Ahmedabad: BJP leader and Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today took on former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in series of tweets and questioned his visit to Gujarat after doing injustice to Gujarat and Assam in crude oil royalty when he was the Prime Minister. Biswa Sarma in series of tweets said: 'Royalty on crude oil at pre discounted price is the sovereign rights of the states. Gujarat and Assam used to get it till march,2008. In order to pursue political vendettas, Dr Singh chan...Read More

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the longest river bridge of India on May 26 in Assam. The bridge is 9.15 km long. It is 3.55 km longer than Bandra-Worli sea link in Mumbai. The project cost of this bridge is Rs 950 crore. Construction of this bridge started in 2011. The bridge is located at 540 km from Assam capital and 300 km from Arunachal Pradesh capital. This Dhola - Sadiya bridge on the river Brahmaputra will cut down travel time between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh b...Read More