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BJP needs 400 LS seats to build ‘Gyanvapi temple’: Himanta
Ranchi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday asserted that the BJP would build “Krishna Janmabhoomi temple” in Mathura and “Gyanvapi temple” in Kashi if it wins 400 seats in the…
- India
Need for Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in country: Assam CM Himanta
Bhubaneswar: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said there is a need for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country. Sarma addressing an event here opposed reservation on the…
- India
8 Assam Police personnel fall ill after consuming wild mushrooms
North Lakhimpur: At least eight Assam Police personnel fell ill after consuming wild mushrooms in Dhemaji district on Sunday, a senior officer said. The personnel belonging to the 22nd battalion were posted…
- India
Radical preacher Amritpal declares Rs 1,000 in total assets in poll affidavit
Chandigarh: Radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh, who is currently lodged in Assam’s Dibrugarh jail under the National Security Act, has declared assets worth Rs 1,000, according to his poll affidavit. Chief of…
- India
Items worth Rs 210 crore seized in Assam during Lok Sabha polls
Guwahati: Items worth Rs 210 crore have been seized in Assam where the last phase of polling will be held on Tuesday, May 7, a senior official said. Addressing a press conference…
- India
‘Mafia raj’ going on in Assam: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Dhubri: Alleging that a “mafia raj” was going on in Assam, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday claimed Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was involved in multiple scams. Addressing an election…
- India
Assam BJP’s Muslim outreach, AIUDF’s presence diminish Congress’ chances in 2 seats
Guwahati: Five Lok Sabha seats in Assam — Nagaon, Karimganj, Silchar, Darrang-Udalguri and Diphu parliamentary constituencies went to the polls in the second phase of General Elections on Friday. Among them, 24,…
- India
Ajmal to move SC against closure of govt madrassas in Assam
Guwahati: AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal has said he will move the Supreme Court against the Assam government’s decision to close the state-run madrassas. The sitting Dhubri MP expressed hope that the apex…
- India
Women voters outnumber men in all 5 Assam LS seats where voting is underway
Guwahati: Women, who outnumber male voters in all the five Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam going to polls in the first phase, came out in large numbers to exercise their franchise on…
- India
PM skipped upper Assam as he afraid of facing tea garden workers: Pawan Khera
Sivasagar: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election rally in Nalbari on Wednesday, senior Congress leader Pawan Khera claimed that the PM skipped upper Assam where polls are due in the first…
- Elections
LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in Assam, Tripura today
New Delhi: With the Lok Sabha elections inching closer, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to campaign for NDA candidates in Assam and Tripura on Wednesday. In Assam, the Prime Minister will…
- India
Priyanka Gandhi holds roadshow in Assam in support of Gaurav Gogoi
Titabor: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vandra on Tuesday led a roadshow in Jorhat district of Assam in support of party candidate Gaurav Gogoi. The All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary landed…
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LS polls: This big, fat Assam family has nearly 350 voters!
Sonitpur: With nearly 350 voters, the family of the late Ron Bahadur Thapa of Phuloguri Nepali Paam in Assam’s Sonitpur district is one of the largest that to exercise their franchise in…
- India
Rahul postpones Assam visit, to campaign in state after 1st phase of polls
Guwahati: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has postponed his campaigning schedule in Assam, a senior party leader said on Thursday, adding the Wayanad MP will visit the northeastern state on April 20 after…