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Sivasagar/Guwahati, Apr 7 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday slammed the Congress for "not verifying" the documents based on which it brought allegations against him and his family. Congress leader Pawan Khera had on Sunday alleged that Sarma's wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, has multiple passports and foreign property, which were not declared in the chief minister's election affidavit. Sarma also hit out at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, claiming that he was "speakin ...Read More >
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's remarks on AJP candidate Kunki Chowdhury's mother over beef eating and "anti-national" claims spark controversy ahead of elections. Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's remarks against Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) candidate Kunki Chowdhury's mother over alleged beef eating and for being "anti-national and anti-Sanatani" have put the young leader in the spotlight ahead of the April 9 assembly polls. On Thursday, Sarma alleged that the candidate's mother, Sujata Gur ...Read More >
Kharagpur (West Bengal) [India], April 5 (ANI): Senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Sunday launched a sharp attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, criticising her political approach and recent statements ahead of the upcoming elections. Speaking to the media, Ghosh alleged that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leadership has been engaging in divisive politics. "Everyone lives together in India," he said, asserting that the BJP has never discriminated while governing the country. Also R ...Read More >
Guwahati: The All India Gorkha League (AIGL) has announced its unconditional support for Asom Jatiya Parishad (AJP) candidate Kunki Chowdhury for the 36th Guwahati Central constituency, backing her candidature as part of the broader opposition alliance. In a press release issued by its Assam State Committee, the organisation said the decision followed "careful consideration" of candidates in the fray, asserting that Chowdhury represents a blend of academic competence, youthful vision, and inclu ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's outburst against a youngest candidate in the fray. On the ticket of opposition Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) Kunki Choudhury, that her mother eats beef and is anti-national and anti-sanatani, has brought her to limelight ahead April 9 assembly polls. Ms Kunki Chowdhury, a University College London alumni from one of Assam's prominent business families, has been contesting against BJP's Vijay Gupta, 70 from the central Guwahati constituency of G ...Read More >
Pune, 1 April 2026: Force Motors Limited, India's largest van maker and a leading automotive manufacturer, reported total domestic wholesales of 36,536 units in FY 2025-26, registering a 20% growth compared to 30,531 units in FY 2024-25. The year witnessed growth across the portfolio, owing to strong demand in both urban and rural passenger mobility segments and continued strength in institutional and defence businesses. The company's flagship, Force Traveller, maintains its leadership in the l ...Read More >
Tezpur, March 31: In yet another incident of pre-poll violence between the Congress and the BJP in the Naduar LAC area, several Congress workers were reportedly seriously injured in Napam near Tezpur University in Sonitpur district. According to available information, the Congress candidate of Naduar LAC, Sunil Chhetri, was taking out a poll campaign rally in the area on Monday. However, after the rally concluded, some masked youths - allegedly BJP activists, as claimed by Congress workers - a ...Read More >
Chhetri is seen being targeted by a group of men in a video Guwahati: A Congress candidate was allegedly assaulted in Naduar constituency in Sonitpur, triggering protests and road blockades in Assam, where political activities have intensified ahead of state elections. Sunil Chhetri, a former president of the All Assam Gorkha Students' Union, was attacked by a group that the Congress alleged comprised BJP workers. Chhetri is seen being targeted by a group of men in a video of the incident th ...Read More >
Delhi: Vijay Diwas is observed annually on December 16 to commemorate India's historic victory in the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. This war not only sparked significant changes in India but also led to the liberation of East Pakistan from West Pakistan, ultimately resulting in the formation of Bangladesh. Vijay Diwas honours the bravery and valor of the Indian Army and pays tribute to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the war. This year marks the 54th anniversary of this decisive victory, ...Read More >
This is the second letter that Banerjee has written to Modi on this issue. She had sent the first letter on October 18. "I once again look forward to your intervention and request you to revoke this unconstitutional and arbitrary order," she wrote on Monday. In October this year, the Centre appointed Pankaj Kumar Singh, a retired IPS officer, as an interlocutor to hold discussions on the issues relating to Gorkhas in Darjeeling hills, Terai and Dooars regions of West Bengal. "It is a matter o ...Read More >
President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday offered prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta. IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu offeres prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala. Photograph: Courtesy @BJMM4Kerala/X President Murmu is the first woman head of state to visit the Lord Ayyappa shrine at Sabarimala for offering prayers. She is also the second president to visit the shrine as before her, former President V V Giri had visited Sabarimala in the 1970s and had t ...Read More >
Darjeeling: A stone was hurled at the convoy of Darjeeling MP Raju Bista near Sukhiapokhri on Saturday while the BJP lawmaker was returning from Rimbick after visiting flood-affected sites in the area. The stone struck one of the security vehicles escorting the MP. No injuries were reported.The incident occurred hours after a video surfaced on social media showing Bista threatening a local neta during an public interaction at Fedi Khila."We were on our way back to Darjeeling. As we neared Mim Ph ...Read More >
Expressing "surprise and shock" over the appointment of an interlocutor to hold discussions on the issues relating to Gorkhas, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded revocation of the decision. "This appointment has been made without any consultation with the Government of West Bengal, even though the issues under reference directly relate to the governance, peace, and administrative stability of the area under Gorkhaland Territorial ...Read More >
Darjeeling: CM Mamata Banerjee wrote to PM Narendra Modi on Saturday urging him to "reconsider and revoke" the appointment of former deputy national security advisor (NSA) Pankaj Kumar Singh as an interlocutor on Gorkha issues. In her letter to the PM, Banerjee wrote that she was "surprised and shocked" at the Centre making an appointment without consulting the state govt. "Such unilateral action is inconsistent with the spirit of cooperative federalism," the CM wrote.She further wrote that issu ...Read More >
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed surprise and shock in a protest letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi against the appointment of retired IPS officer Pankaj Kumar Singh as the interlocutor to discuss issues of Gorkhas in Darjeeling, Dooars and Terai ahead of next year's assembly elections. Terming the decision as unilateral, Ms Banerjee also urged the Prime Minister to revoke it. She wrote in the letter, "I am surprised and shocked to learn that the Government of I ...Read More >
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], October 18 (ANI): BJP MP Saumitra Khan on Saturday welcomed the appointment of an interlocutor for the issues relating to Gorkhas in Darjeeling Hills, Tarai and Dooars regions of West Bengal by the Government of India and asserted that the BJP will carry out its agenda in Bengal. "Siliguri is in the chicken's neck, so appointment by the Government of India of an interlocutor for the issues relating to the Darjeeling Hills is a welcome decision," Khan said. Also ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 18 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has strongly objected to the Centre's move to appoint an interlocutor to hold discussions on the issues relating to Gorkhas in Darjeeling Hills, Tarai and Dooars regions of the state and said that the move was taken without any consultation with the state government. She further described that as a "unilateral" decision, saying that such action is inconsistent with the spirit of cooperative federalism th ...Read More >
Kolkata / Siliguri: Days after the Centre appointed former deputy national security advisor Pankaj Kumar Singh as an interlocutor to hold discussions on the issues relating to Gorkhas in north Bengal, chief minister Mamata Banerjee termed d the decision as "shocking" and "unilateral" while requesting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revoke the appointment. "I am surprised and shocked to know that the centre has appointed Pankaj Kumar Singh, IPS (Retd) as an interlocutor to hold discussions on th ...Read More >
Darjeeling: CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that a larger, grand Mahakal temple would be constructed adjacent to the proposed convention centre in Siliguri, for which a trust will be formed. She said the Darjeeling district magistrate has been directed to identify suitable land for the project."We constructed the Jagannath Temple in Digha. We are making a Durga Angan at Rajarhat. A trust was set up for that purpose. I have asked the Darjeeling DM to look for land for a convention centre, and ...Read More >
Jharsuguda: The Nepalese community here on Monday pooled funds to transport the body of a 20-year-old youth who died on Sunday during practice for the Gorkha sepoy recruitment drive at reserve police ground.Gobinda Kumal, a resident of Nepal's Baglung district, had come to Jharsuguda to participate in the Odisha Special Armed Police (OSAP) recruitment drive for Gorkha sepoys. But during running practice, he collapsed supposedly due to a heart attack, and was later declared dead.Gobinda's 58-year ...Read More >
SHILLONG, Sep 14: Former Chief Minister DD Lapang will be laid to rest with full state honours on Monday. The state funeral will be held at Students' Field, Jaiaw, at 1 pm and is expected to be attended by Cabinet ministers, senior political leaders, and government officials. Thousands of people from across the Khasi and Jaintia Hills, particularly Ri-Bhoi, are expected to pay their respects to one of the tallest leaders of the state and the last surviving member of the first Meghalaya Assembl ...Read More >
Jamnagar, Sep 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nepali community members living in Jamnagar, Gujarat have expressed growing concern over the current situation in Nepal. While they welcome the corrupt leaders being exposed, they are deeply worried about the ongoing violence and reports of innocent lives being lost. A bus carrying Nepalese citizens on Friday departed from Jamnagar and is expected to reach the Nepal border in three days. These individuals, who had been living in Jamnagar for the past year and a ...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 >
New Delhi (AsiaNews) - Nepal is India's third neighbour to see a youth-led uprising successfully overthrow the country's government. The first one was in Sri Lanka in 2022 and the second in Bangladesh in 2024. For New Delhi there is an added concern since the Himalayan country borders China's Western Theatre Command, which represents a direct route to the Indo-Gangetic plains. India and Nepal share an open border of more than 1,750 kilometres, and ties between their peoples run deep, with some ...Read More >
Guwahati, Aug 3 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said the government will never evict "any Indian or Assamese people", a day after he stated that unauthorised occupation of public land by indigenous people is not considered as encroachment. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an election campaign meeting in Bodoland Territorial Region, Sarma tried to alleviate fears in the minds of non-tribal people living in the BTR. "Don't take tension about eviction. It's a dif ...Read More >
Guwahati, July 17: Just a day after the Congress launched a massive outreach drive through party workers' meetings, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) welcomed a host of new members from diverse political and professional backgrounds at a grand joining ceremony held at the state party headquarters on Thursday. Among the prominent new inductees were Manoj Rabha (alias Dristi Rajkhowa, a top ULFA leader), former Assam AAP president Manoj Dhanowar, former All Assam Gorkha Students' Union president A ...Read More >
Guwahati: Ahead of next year's assembly elections, around 50 leaders from different political parties and organizations joined the ruling BJP in Assam. Among those who joined was former leader of the militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) Drishti Rajkhowa. Rajkhowa (originally Manoj Rabha) was the deputy commander-in-chief of the anti-talk ULFA, also known as ULFA (Independent). He was second in command after the chief, Paresh Baruah. In 2020, he surrendered to the police ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jul 17 (PTI) From former top ULFA commander to noted lawyer to ex-state president of AAP, prominent persons from different sections of society joined the ruling BJP in Assam on Thursday. The formal induction of these new members was held at the state party headquarters by state president Dilip Saikia, in the presence of Assam in-charge Harish Dwivedi and organisational general secretary GR Ravindra Raju, among others. Also Read | India Cautions NATO Chief Mark Rutte Against Any 'Doub ...Read More >
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