Stay updated with the latest government-of-assam news, articles, and insights from trusted sources. Explore in-depth coverage and expert analysis on government-of-assam topics.
Khera approached the high court seeking anticipatory bail before single judge justice K Sujana, arguing that no arrest was warranted in what was, "at the highest", a case of alleged defamation, and accusing Sarma of using the state police to harass and intimidate him. Senior counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Khera, told the court that the Assam CM was acting with political vendetta and, in sending his state police after Khera, was behaving like a "constitutional cowboy" who could "pu ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Apr 9 (PTI) The Telangana High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing to April 10 on the anticipatory bail petition filed by Congress leader Pawan Khera in a case filed against him by the Assam government over his allegations against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife. Congress leader and senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, who virtually argued for Khera, alleged political vendetta in the case by the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government. Assam Advocate General Devajit Saikia, wh ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court adjourned the hearing to Friday in the anticipatory bail petition filed by Congress leader Pawan Khera in a case filed by the Assam government on his allegations against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife. Congress leader and senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, who virtually argued for Khera, alleged political vendetta in the case filed by the Sarma-led government in Assam. Assam Advocate General Devajit Saikia, who argued against Khera's petition, stre ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Apr 9 (PTI) The Telangana High Court adjourned the hearing to Friday in the anticipatory bail petition filed by Congress leader Pawan Khera in a case filed by the Assam government on his allegations against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife. Congress leader and senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, who virtually argued for Khera, alleged political vendetta in the case filed by the Sarma-led government in Assam. Assam Advocate General Devajit Saikia, who argued against Khera's pe ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, April 9: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday said there were no grounds to recall or modify its April 2 order staying the Assam government's order seeking deployment of around 1,600 Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF) personnel for the Assembly polls in the north-eastern State. The NGT's eastern zonal bench in Kolkata had granted the stay on a plea filed by advocate Gaurav Bansal, claiming that by diverting the AFPF personnel from their primary duties of protection and co ...Read More >
Assam HSLC Class 10th Result 2026 Date and Time: The Secondary Education Board, Assam (SEBA) will release the SEBA HSLC Result 2026 on April 10, 2026, according to the board officials. The state chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also hinted that the HSLC Result 2026 Assam will be out on April 10. The SEBA HSLC Result 2026 drafting process is completed. The board will soon come up with an exact Assam HSLC Result 2026 time. The board chairman and the state education minister will announce the AS ...Read More >
ATMs, UPI (mobile payments), Internet & mobile banking, Debit card transactions will remain operational. Customers can use these services for basic transactions even when branches are shut. New Delhi: Assam is all set to vote on April 9 for 126 constituencies. As per the election commission, polling will begin at 7 am across thousands of booths, backed by extensive security deployment, webcasting, and logistical arrangements to ensure smooth conduct, as campaigning gave way to quiet last-mile m ...Read More >
A DAY before Assam votes in the Assembly polls, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) eastern zone bench on Wednesday ruled that the Assam government's order, which sought to deploy 1,600 personnel from the Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF) for elections, suffered from "patent illegality" and was violative of the Biological Diversity Act and the AFPF Act, 1986. The NGT also refused to recall or modify its April 2 interim order which directed the Assam government to stay operation of its order se ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The controversy around Congress leader Pawan Khera has escalated following his allegations against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's family and the subsequent police action, drawing a strong response from the opposition, with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra stepping in to defend him. Reacting to the developments, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra condemned the police action and alleged its misuse. In a post on X, she said, "The shameless attack on Congress leader Pawan Kh ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 8 (PTI) More than 1.5 lakh security personnel have been deployed as part of arrangements for Thursday's polling in Assam that will decide the fate of 722 candidates hoping to enter the 126-member state Assembly. Officials said 31,940 polling stations have been set up in 35 districts for the single-phase polling. Micro-observers have been deputed in sensitive polling stations. The results will be declared on May 4. While most personnel set out for the polling stations on Wednesda ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Apr 8 (PTI) Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday moved the Telangana High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a case filed against him by the Assam government in connection with his allegations against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife. Khera, who showed his residential address in Hyderabad, requested the court to release him on bail in the event of his arrest. The petition was filed on April 7. The Congress leader had alleged on April 5 that Sarma's wife, Riniki Bhuyan ...Read More >
GUWAHATI, 7 Apr: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday asserted that the opposition alliance will form a government in Assam by winning around 73 seats of 126 assembly constituencies in the upcoming elections. Addressing a press meet here, he described Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma as the "most corrupt" in India and sought comments from RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on this. "The Congress-led alliance is going to form the next government in Assam. We will win 72-73 seats," Khar ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 7 (PTI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday asserted that the opposition alliance will form a government in Assam by winning around 73 seats of 126 assembly constituencies in the upcoming elections. Addressing a press meet here, he described Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma as the "most corrupt" in India and sought comments from RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on this. "The Congress-led alliance is going to form the next government in Assam. We will win 72-73 seats," ...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 (Assam) [India], April 6 (ANI): Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, accusing it of engaging in "corruption and misgovernance for centuries", and asserted that Assam stands with the BJP. "If any party has been associated with corruption and misgovernance for centuries, that party is Congress. What did Congress do during its long tenure?... They betrayed Assam, governance deteriorated due to corr ...Read More >
Kamrup (Assam) [India], April 5 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, accusing him of corruption and said the "law will catch up with him ultimately". Addressing a rally here, Rahul Gandhi also said that Congress will get justice for singer Zubeen Garg within 100 days. Zubeen Garg died in Singapore in September last year. "On one side is Zubeen Garg, and on the other, your Chief Minister. He is the most corrupt Ch ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: When Assam minister Pijush Hazarika, who addressed the media in Guwahati on Saturday, outlined the steps taken by the Centre and the Assam government for youth welfare, he was singing a different tune in the campaign for the Assembly elections. With only four days to go for the polling, this is an acknowledgement that the high-decibel pitch around the issue of infiltration and its traditional poll issues are not working and there could be an undercurrent against the NDA, at least not ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 4 (ANI): With just one week left for the polling day, a sharp war of words marked Assam's political landscape on Saturday as Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is going to win "90 to 100 seats" in the upcoming elections. CM Sarma also called Congress leader Rahul Gandhi a "registered paagal," while Assam Pradesh Congress Committee chief Gaurav Gogoi hit back, terming the Chief Minister as "desperate" and claiming ...Read More >
Guwahati: Amidst global energy crisis, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa in poll bound Assam said that the government will provide two LPG cylinders in a year free of cost. Addressing an election rally on Saturday he said, "In Bihu and in Durga puja government will provide two LPG cylinders free of cost to the people." Meanwhile Five LPG distributors in the State have been placed under suspension with immediate effect, pending further review by the competent authority. The chief secretary in ...Read More >
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has stayed an Assam government order directing the deployment of around 1,600 personnel of the Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF) for election duties, observing that the move raises serious environmental concerns. Invoking the precautionary principle, the tribunal directed the State government to "desist from violating the provisions" of environmental laws and ordered that "operation of the impugned order... is stayed till further orders". In its April 2 ord ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 4 (ANI): Assam Minister Piyush Hazarika on Saturday promised to provide around 2.5 lakh government jobs to the youth of the state if Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is voted to power again in the upcoming assembly elections. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, Hazarika highlighted the government's earlier achievements, including providing financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to 1 lakh youth under the Mukhyamantri Atmanirbhar Scheme, adding that the scheme' ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 4 (ANI): Assam Minister Piyush Hazarika on Saturday promised to provide around 2.5 lakh government jobs to the youth of the state if Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is voted to power again in the upcoming assembly elections. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, Hazarika highlighted the government's earlier achievements, including providing financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to 1 lakh youth under the Mukhyamantri Atmanirbhar Scheme, adding that the scheme' ...Read More >
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday asked voters, particularly Muslims, to back the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) in the upcoming Assam assembly polls, underlining that neither the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nor the Congress wanted Muslims to have their own leadership in the state. "The state government, led by Himanta Biswa Sarma is promoting politics of hatred, and more than 50,000 Muslim homes have been demolished in recent years, l ...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 >
Guwahati: Even as the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has put an immediate stay on the Assam government's decision to deploy over 1,600 Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF) personnel for election duty, the state's forest department appears to be preparing for a legal pushback instead of compliance -- raising serious questions over intent and priorities. A two-member bench of the NGT's Eastern Zone, comprising Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi and Expert Member Ishwar Singh, on Thursday stayed the March 19 ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 3 (ANI): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari appealed to the voters for the return of the BJP government in Assam in the upcoming elections, highlighting the necessity of a crackdown on illegal immigrants and infiltrators in the state. At a public rally in Guwahati on Thursday, Gadkari stressed that no foreign national can be granted "unauthorised entry" in India. He further added that to ensure the development of the country and Assam, it must be saved from illegal imm ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 3 (ANI): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari appealed to the voters for the return of the BJP government in Assam in the upcoming elections, highlighting the necessity of a crackdown on illegal immigrants and infiltrators in the state. At a public rally in Guwahati on Thursday, Gadkari stressed that no foreign national can be granted "unauthorised entry" in India. He further added that to ensure the development of the country and Assam, it must be saved from illegal imm ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 2 (PTI) AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday asserted that Muslims will cast their votes unitedly in favour of the AIUDF in the Assam assembly elections to be held on April 9. Addressing a rally at Binnakandi constituency in favour of AIUDF candidate and party chief Badruddin Ajmal, Owaisi alleged that the ruling BJP is indulging in "hate politics" and the Congress is "silent" against it. "Muslims will cast their votes unitedly and Badruddin Ajmal's 29 candidates will win ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday sharpened his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that US President Donald Trump "controls" him. He also called Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma the "most corrupt CM" in the country and accused him of running a "land ATM" in the state along with Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah.Addressing election rallies in Karbi Anglong and Jorhat, Rahul said, "You might ask why is Rahul Rahul speaking on US-India deal, in Assam ele ...Read More >
The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday exchanged several barbs amid the high-stake contest in Assam where the assembly elections are scheduled on April 9. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, who was in Assam for a campaign rally, accused the Himanta Biswa Sarma government of being corrupt and alleged a "mafia rule" in the state. The Congress leader, an MP from Wayanad, also raised Zubeen Garg's death and said seeking justice for a respected figure is a political duty rathe ...Read More >
Stay updated with the latest None news, articles, and insights from trusted sources. Explore in-depth coverage and expert analysis on None topics.