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Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 5 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Vice President Baijayant Jay Panda on Saturday asserted that Assam is witnessing a "strong pro-incumbency atmosphere" and expressed confidence that the party will return to power for a third consecutive term in the upcoming assembly election, citing development and improved law and order over the past decade. Speaking to ANI, Panda said, "There is a very strong pro-incumbency atmosphere here; Assam has seen a lot of ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 5 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Vice President Baijayant Jay Panda on Saturday asserted that Assam is witnessing a "strong pro-incumbency atmosphere" and expressed confidence that the party will return to power for a third consecutive term in the upcoming assembly election, citing development and improved law and order over the past decade. Speaking to ANI, Panda said, "There is a very strong pro-incumbency atmosphere here; Assam has seen a lot of ...Read More >
Longkhum, Apr 2 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister and National People's Party (NPP) National President, Conrad Sangma on Wednesday campaigned for party candidate I. Abenjang ahead of the upcoming bye-election to the 28-Koridang Assembly Constituency in Nagaland, scheduled on April 9. Sangma arrived at Longkhum village in Mokokchung district, where he was accorded a traditional Ao welcome. He interacted with village elders and the Village Council Chairman at the community hall, where he later add ...Read More >
Namsai (Arunachal Pradesh): A member of the banned United Liberation Front of Assam - Independent (Ulfa-I) was killed in an encounter with the Army and Assam Rifles in the Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh on the intervening night of October 21/22. He is suspected to be one of those involved in a major attack on an Army camp in Assam's Kakopathar on October 17 during which three soldiers received minor injuries. The militants had attacked the Army camp around midnight from a moving vehicle, ...Read More >
Mallikarjun Kharge, the Congress president, was hospitalized in Bengaluru. He developed a fever and experienced leg pain. Doctors at MS Ramaiah Hospital are currently monitoring his condition. The 83-year-old leader was admitted on Tuesday. Party sources confirmed his health is stable. There is no cause for concern regarding his well-being. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge was admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru on Wednesday for medical treatment. Lok Sabha MP S Supongmeren Jamir made the ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka): All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge was admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru on Wednesday morning after doctors advised him to undergo a pacemaker implantation procedure. In a post on X, his son Priyank Kharge said, "Sri Kharge was advised pacemaker to be implanted and is admitted to the hospital for the planned procedure. He is stable and doing well. Grateful to all of you for your concern and wishes." Kharge is scheduled to visit Kohima on O ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 1 (ANI): All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Mallikarjun Kharge was admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru on Wednesday morning for medical treatment. Meanwhile, Kharge is scheduled to visit Kohima on October 7 and address a public rally at Naga Solidarity Park. Also Read | Jaunpur: 75-Year-Old Farmer Marries 35-Year-Old Bride, Dies the Morning After Wedding in UP. Lok Sabha MP S Supongmeren Jamir, President of the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Commit ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 1 (ANI): The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 opener between India and Sri Lanka set a new milestone in women's cricket, as Guwahati's Barsapara Cricket Stadium recorded more than 20,000 fans in the stadium at any Women's Cricket World Cup event. The game drew 22,843 fans at the ACA Stadium, a record for the most attended group stage fixture at any Women's World Cup. The previous record of 15,935 was set during the India-Pakistan ICC Women's T20 World Cup Gro ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 1 (ANI): All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Mallikarjun Kharge was admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru on Wednesday morning for medical treatment. Meanwhile, Kharge is scheduled to visit Kohima on October 7 and address a public rally at Naga Solidarity Park. Lok Sabha MP S Supongmeren Jamir, President of the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee, made the announcement during a press conference at Congress Bhavan in Kohima. According to Jamir, Co ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act was on Friday extended for six months in the entire Manipur, except the jurisdiction of 13 police stations, in parts of Nagaland of Arunachal Pradesh. The AFSPA extended to nine districts in Nagaland and 21 police station areas in five other districts of the state for six months, according to a notification issued by the Union home ministry. The government in a notification stated, "Whereas the Central Government in exercise of the powers conferr ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday, September 26, 2025, extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in parts of Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh for another six months. In Manipur, affected by ethnic violence since May 2023, AFSPA has been extended across the entire state except for 13 police station jurisdictions in five valley districts. The excluded areas include Imphal, Lamphel, City, Singjamei, Patsoi, Wangoi, Porompat, Heingang, Irilbung, Thoubal, B ...Read More >
Imphal, Sep 24 (PTI) The prime accused in the September 19 ambush on an Assam Rifles convoy in Manipur, which claimed the lives of two personnel, has been arrested, a top police officer said on Wednesday. A large number of arms and ammunition used in the ambush was also recovered based on the inputs provided by the accused, he said. "On receipt of specific information about the presence of armed militants in the Kameng area, a team of district police Imphal West, Bishnupur, 33 AR and other sec ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], September 12 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released its Election Vision Document for the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) 2025 polls, outlining a roadmap to ensure peace, security, and development in the region. The document was unveiled at the State Party Headquarters in Guwahati in the presence of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and State BJP President Dilip Saikia. Also Read | BJP Slams AI-Generated Video of PM Narendra Modi and His Mo ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], September 12 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released its Election Vision Document for the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) 2025 polls, outlining a roadmap to ensure peace, security, and development in the region. The document was unveiled at the State Party Headquarters in Guwahati in the presence of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and State BJP President Dilip Saikia. The Vision Document, published in Assamese, Bodo, and English, delineat ...Read More >
GUWAHATI, Sept. 12: The Assam BJP on Friday unveiled its vision document for the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections, resolving to build a peaceful, secure and developed Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR). The unveiling of the party's vision document at the state BJP headquarters here was graced by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma; state BJP president Dilip Saikia; education minister and chairman of the BTR Vision Document Committee, Ranoj Pegu; state BJP in-charge Harish Dwived ...Read More >
Mumbai: Uddhav and Raj Thackeray will hold a joint protest march of their parties in the city on July 5 against what they allege is imposition of Hindi in the state's schools from Class 1 through the new three-language policy. This will be the first time they will come together on a political platform after Raj Thackeray's decision to quit Shiv Sena to form MNS nearly two decades ago.There has been speculation of a reunion of the estranged cousins for the coming civic polls, and the protest marc ...Read More >
All suspects entrusted with carrying out blasts in four major locations of Assam, including the one that occurred in Bokakhat last week, have been arrested by the police and the grenades meant for the purpose recovered from them, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday. IMAGE: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma attends mock Parliament on the 1975 emergency, in Guwahati, Assam, June 25, 2025. Photograph: ANI Photo The 'key person' involved with the plan is still absconding, thou ...Read More >
Guwahati, June 27: Disruptive activities including grenade blasts averted in three major towns including Guwahati by Assam police acting swiftly after the grenade blast at Bokakhat in Golaghat district recently. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday announced that police have arrested all suspects involved in the grenade blast at Bokakhat and a larger plot to carry out blasts at four major locations across the state, including Guwahati, Tezpur, and Lakhimpur. Speaking at a press c ...Read More >
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has acknowledged the ongoing crisis in the state as "chronic and fragile," emphasizing that finding a permanent solution requires time. Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has acknowledged the ongoing crisis in the state as "chronic and fragile," emphasizing that finding a permanent solution requires time. Speaking at an event, he highlighted the collaborative efforts of the Centre and the state to restore peace. However, he cautioned that the complexity ...Read More >
A crucial meeting of the National Democratic Alliance called by Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Monday evening saw significant absences, with only 27 of 45 MLAs attending in person and one joining virtually, highlighting growing fissures within the ruling coalition as the state grapples with a fresh wave of ethnic violence. While six legislators cited medical reasons for their absence, 11 MLAs, including one minister, skipped the meeting without explanation, government officials said. ...Read More >
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