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Raijor Dal chief Akhil Gogoi cast his vote for the 2026 Assam Assembly polls, predicting a win by 50,000 votes. He said he was jailed in 2021 and is now fighting a 'fascist' BJP government to 'save democracy'. Raijor Dal president and candidate from Sibsagar constituency, Akhil Gogoi, cast his vote for the 2026 Assam Assembly election on Thursday, claiming that he will win with a margin of about 50,000 votes. Speaking to ANI, Akhil Gogoi expressed happiness after voting in his own constituency, ...Read More >
Sivasagar (Assam): Raijor Dal president and candidate from Sibsagar constituency, Akhil Gogoi, cast his vote for the 2026 Assam Assembly election on Thursday, claiming that he will win with a margin of about 50,000 votes. Speaking to ANI, Akhil Gogoi expressed happiness after voting in his own constituency, as at the time of polling for the 2021 elections, he was in jail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. He said, "This is the first time for me to vote in my local constituency, bec ...Read More >
Sarbananda Sonowal, former chief minister and Union minister for shipping, ports and waterways in the Narendra Modi government, is among the key strategists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a star campaigner for the assembly elections in Assam. In an interview, he shared his views on the party's prospects and key issues as it eyes a third straight win. How is the campaign going so far, and how do you rate the prospects of the BJP and its allies? I have seen the brightness in the faces o ...Read More >
Guwahati: Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said BJP's approach to tackling infiltration in Assam, for the next five years, will rest on three pillars -- making infiltrators landless, stateless and jobless."In the next five years, our approach will be clear -- make them landless, stateless and jobless, and prevent them from threatening our identity and culture. At the same time, we reaffirm that Assamese Muslims are integral to our society and are bona fide citizens of India. Our fight ...Read More >
DIBRUGARH: Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal ramped up BJP's election campaign across Upper Assam on Friday, addressing a string of public rallies in Margherita, Majuli, and Khowang in support of party candidates Bhaskar Sharma, Bhuban Gam, and Chakradhar Gogoi.Speaking before a large crowd at Inthem Naga Pathar in Margherita, Sonowal framed the upcoming election as far more than a routine political contest, calling it a decisive moment for the Assamese people. "This is not just an election rall ...Read More >
Sivasagar (Assam) [India], April 4 (ANI): As the 2026 Assam Assembly elections heat up, the Sibsagar (Sivasagar) constituency has emerged as one of the most-watched battlegrounds. Incumbent MLA and Raijor Dal chief Akhil Gogoi is looking to retain his stronghold in the historic Ahom capital, but the challenge has taken a complex turn with a "friendly contest" between the ruling NDA allies. Also Read | Ashok Kharat Viral Videos Case: Godman Impregnated Victim, Gave Her Abortion Pills, Say Polic ...Read More >
Sivasagar (Assam) [India], April 4 (ANI): As the 2026 Assam Assembly elections heat up, the Sibsagar (Sivasagar) constituency has emerged as one of the most-watched battlegrounds. Incumbent MLA and Raijor Dal chief Akhil Gogoi is looking to retain his stronghold in the historic Ahom capital, but the challenge has taken a complex turn with a "friendly contest" between the ruling NDA allies. Gogoi is fighting to retain his seat against two NDA alliance candidates: Prodip Hazarika (AGP) and Kusha ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday made a strong pitch for the return of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to power in Assam as he reiterated his party's commitment to implementing a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Assam, while clarifying that tribal communities will remain outside its jurisdiction. "If you form a BJP-led government in Assam, we will bring in uniform civil code, which will ensure that no one marries four time. And I assure that tribals will be kept outside of the purv ...Read More >
Nalbari: In Lower and Southern Assam, which together account for around 45 seats, a multi-cornered contest is taking shape for the assembly polls. BJP and its ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) are contesting against Congress-led alliance and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), making the contests triangular or multi-cornered. In two constituencies - Goalpara East and Gauripur - Congress and its ally Raijor Dal are engaged in a friendly contest. The divide along religious lines, recent evicti ...Read More >
Dibrugarh, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, on Friday, intensified the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) campaign in Upper Assam, asserting that the outcome of the upcoming Assembly polls will determine the future of Assam and protection of the identity and rights of the Assamese people. Addressing a series of rallies in Margherita, Majuli and Khowang in support of BJP candidates Bhaskar Sharma, Bhuban Gam and Chakradhar Gogoi, Union Minister Sonowal said the April 9 ele ...Read More >
Guwahati, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Friday asserted that the people of Assam have "decided to re-elect the NDA" to safeguard the state's culture, identity and future, while launching a sharp attack on the Congress during a massive rally in Dudhnoi in Goalpara district. Addressing a charged gathering, HM Shah accused the Congress of exploiting the deaths of Assamese youth for political gains and fostering instability in the state for decades. In co ...Read More >
Kaliabor (Assam), Apr 2 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday made it clear the BJP was not against the indigenous Muslims of Assam and was against infiltrators, as he accused the Congress of facilitating illegal immigration during its rule in the state. Addressing an election rally here for AGP's Keshab Mahanta, he also asserted that the alliance between the BJP and the AGP was "like the Sun and the Moon", and asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to stop day-dreaming that the partnersh ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday drew a comparison between 10 years of NDA and Congress governments in Assam, hitting out at the rival party on the issue of "infiltrators". Addressing a rally at Kaliabor to drum up support for BJP ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) candidate Keshab Mahanta, Shah claimed that the Congress had never done anything for Assam's development. "From 2004 to 2014, there was a Congress government in Assam and the Manmohan Singh government at the Centre. As ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: A portion of the frontal section of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's house in Bholath, Kapurthala, was demolished on Monday by the office of the Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO). Khaira, a strong critic of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, condemned the move, calling it the dangerous introduction of "bulldozer (Pila-Panja) politics" in Punjab by Mann under directions from AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, aimed at silencing criticism and democratic dissent. As the de ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 23 (ANI): A day after former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah joined the BJP, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday hinted that several other Congress leaders will also switch the party as per the "schedule." Speaking to reporters in Guwahati, CM Sarma noted that several Congress leaders are in line to join the BJP. Assembly polls willl be held in Assam later this year, where the ruling BJP is eying for a third successive term. "I have a schedu ...Read More >
In a significant step for agriculture in the Northeast, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has meticulously overseen the final preparations for Prime Minister Modi's highly-anticipated visit to Namrup on December 21. During this landmark event, the Prime Minister is set to inaugurate a monumental ₹11,000-crore ammonia-urea fertiliser project, widely viewed as a game changer for local farming. Dibrugarh: Union minister for ports, shipping and waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday conducted a re ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], December 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Assam on December 20 and 21. During his 2-day visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Bamboo Orchids Terminal 2 at Guwahati Airport in Assam on December 20 and will lay the foundation stone of a new brownfield ammonia-urea complex at Namrup with an investment of Rs 12,000 crore on December 21. According to an official statement, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that, the ...Read More >
The Assam government will present the T.D. Tiwari Commission report on the 1983 Nellie Massacre. This significant historical document will be tabled in the state assembly next month. The report, submitted in 1984, has remained undisclosed by successive governments. Its public release aims to shed light on a crucial period of Assam's history. Assam government has decided to table the T.D. Tiwari Commission report on Nellie Massacre of 1983 in state assembly in the assembly session next month. A ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 26: Two days after the Assam government announced plans to make public the Tiwari Commission Report on the Nellie massacre of 1983, a cross-section of people on Saturday voiced apprehension that the move could jeopardise peace among communities. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had on Thursday told reporters that the State Cabinet decided to table the Tiwari Commission Report in the next assembly session in November. During the Assam Agitation from 1979 to 1985 against infiltra ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 25 (PTI) Two days after the Assam government announced plans to make public the Tewary Commission Report on the Nellie massacre of 1983, a cross-section of people on Saturday voiced apprehension that the move could jeopardise peace among communities. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had on Thursday told reporters that the state cabinet decided to table the Tewary Commission Report in the next assembly session in November. During the Assam Agitation from 1979 to 1985 against inf ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: Forty-two years after the Nellie Massacre in Assam, the state government has decided to table the Tribhubhan Prasad Tiwari Commission Report in the Assembly in November. An estimated 2,000 to 3,000 Muslims, mostly women and children, were killed in the massacre which took place in 1983 during the height of the Assam Agitation, also known as the anti-foreigners' agitation. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that as copies of the report did not have Tiwary's signature, successive ...Read More >
New Delhi: Industry leaders welcomed the recently announced GST reforms, which reduce the number of tax slabs, stating that it will make tax compliance easier while also directly benefiting consumers through lower prices. Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce Joint Secretary Navjot Alang Rubal said that the reduction of the number of slabs from four to two under the new GST structure is a highly positive step. According to Rubal, this reform will greatly benefit the middle and lower-income groups as t ...Read More >
Guwahati, Sep 5 (PTI) The Assam unit of the BJP on Friday claimed that the opposition parties in the state were trying to "manipulate" the public over the Centre's recent directive on immigrant foreigners, maintaining that it was not an extension in the deadline for eligibility to apply for Indian citizenship. The ruling party alleged that it was a ploy of the Opposition to use the order as an attempt to gain support ahead of next year's assembly elections. The Centre's order, issued under the ...Read More >
Shah hailed former Assam CM Golap Borbora for initiating efforts to address infiltration and said he successfully removed 36,780 infiltrators from voter list during his tenure. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday reiterated his firm stance against infiltration, asserting that no infiltrator should be allowed to remain in the country. "I am among those who firmly believe that not even a single infiltrator should remain in this country," Shah said. His remark came while he was addressing a ga ...Read More >
Amit Shah NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will fulfil its promise of making the country free of infiltrators.Speaking at a programme in Guwahati on the birth centenary of Assam's first non-Congress chief minister, Golap Borbora, Shah said the high-power demography mission announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Independence Day would help study demographic patterns and identify infiltrators."We had made a promise to Assam, but we have ...Read More >
New Delhi: Protest at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) against a recently announced fee hike, the long-standing suspension of students' union elections and calls for administrative accountability have entered their sixth day, with students boycotting classes and staging sit-ins at the Bab-e-Syed gate (the iconic entrance of the varsity). The fee structure for different courses has witnessed a sharp revision. Students say the hike ranges from 25% to over 60% across various programmes. Many cl ...Read More >
Guwahati, Aug 14: The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) has hit out at both the Centre and the State government, accusing them of "utter failure" in implementing the Assam Accord even after 40 years of its signing on August 15, 1985. The student body warned that the non-implementation of the Accord has pushed Assam into a "deep crisis" that threatens the very identity, rights, and existence of its indigenous people. The Accord, which marked the culmination of the six-year-long Assam Movement ag ...Read More >
The online registration process for the first round of Assam NEET UG counselling will begin on July 24 and continue until July 29. Candidates included in the Assam State Provisional Merit List are eligible to participate in this round. The Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Assam has released the counselling schedule for admission to MBBS and BDS programmes in the state. The admissions will be conducted on the basis of NEET UG 2025 scores. As per the guidelines, 85% of the total seats are ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Following the self-immolation of a college student in Balasore, the school and mass education department on Thursday issued a directive to all district education officers (DEO)s to strictly implement measures ensuring the safety of women employees at workplaces and to create a secure environment for students in schools.The department instructed that helpline numbers related to women's safety be prominently displayed in all schools, hostels, and govt offices. These include the women ...Read More >
Guwahati: A former top Ulfa-I leader, Drishti Rajkhowa, and former AAP leader Manoj Dhanowar joined the BJP on Thursday here, barely a few months before the state assembly polls.The former deputy commander-in-chief of Ulfa-I, Rajkhowa, alias Manoj Rabha, officially laid down arms before the authorities in the presence of the then CM Sarbananda Sonowal (now Union minister) in 2020 after leading the militant outfit for 32 years. With a strong determination to test his luck in politics, he chose BJ ...Read More >
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