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As the newly elected Assam assembly convened on Friday, first time MLA Akhil Gogoi, who came for the swearing-in ceremony from prison with special permission from the courts, turned out to be a sensation with people including assembly staff rushing to take selfies with the jailed leader.
After being hit hard by Covid-induced lockdowns last year, Assam’s tea industry is reeling from rainfall deficit this year, and as a result tea production till May is projected to drop by about 60 million kg as compared to the same period in 2019.
Soon after taking charge as the new Assam Accord Implementation minister, Atul Bora stepped into the office of the All Assam Students' Union (Aasu) at Swahid Nyas Bhawan Uzanbazar here on Thursday to meet the top office bearers of the student body, including chief adviser Samujjal Bhattacharyya, his old comrade in arms.
The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has elected senior leader and Nazira MLA, Debabrata Saikia as its leader in the assembly. He was unanimously elected as the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader by the party MLAs.
With the decline of Covid positivity rate to nearly 6% from 9-10% a week ago, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the Covid situation in Assam may show 'good improvement' in the next 15 days.
Pushing for making this exercise a ‘jana andolan’ (mass movement), Sarma said, “I would like to appeal everyone to celebrate their birthday in a special way. Pay for the vaccination of someone on your birthday and save a life from Covid-19 as vaccination is the only way to save people and what better way can be there be to celebrate a birthday by saving someone’s life.”
