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Guwahati, April 9: Grey, rain-laden skies marked polling day across Assam on April 9, but neither drizzle nor overcast conditions deterred voters from turning out in large numbers to shape the state's political future. Voting officially concluded at 5 pm, though long queues persisted outside several polling stations well into the evening, reflecting sustained enthusiasm among voters. The Election Commission of India recorded a robust 84.42% turnout by 6 pm, surpassing the 82.04% recorded in th ...Read More >
Guwahati, April 9: Assam recorded a voter turnout of 59.63% till 1 pm in the ongoing Assembly elections, with polling gaining momentum across districts as long queues continued to build up at polling stations. Despite intermittent rain in several parts of the state, voters turned out in large numbers, reflecting strong public participation in the democratic process. Voters across the state highlighted development, governance, and employment as key issues. In Dispur, a voter said, "We hope who ...Read More >
Assam Elections 2026: The stage is set for the voting in the Assam Assembly elections 2026 on April 9. The Election Commission (EC) said that it is fully prepared to conduct polling in the northeastern state in a free, fair, and peaceful manner, with voting across all 126 assembly constituencies. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, is seeking its record third term, while Gaurav Gogoi-led Congress is hopeful to end the 10-year-long drought. Assam's ...Read More >
Guwahati/Thiruvananthapuram, April 8: With the highly anticipated Assembly elections in Assam and Kerala just a day away, polling officials and security personnel on Wednesday intensified efforts to ensure free and fair voting. Authorities across both states have completed most of the logistical and administrative arrangements, with large-scale deployment of staff and security forces. In several parts of Assam, a notable feature of this election is the presence of women-managed polling stations, ...Read More >
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday (April 7, 2026) asserted that a 'parivartan' is inevitable in West Bengal, and said once the BJP comes to power in the State, all infiltrators will be sent back to their countries. Addressing an election rally in Patharkandi, he also claimed that the Congress gave shelter to illegal immigrants in Assam's Barak Valley, making them "predominant" in Sribhumi, Silchar and Cachar districts. Over 1.70 lakh illegal foreigners detected under Assam Accord in 40 ...Read More >
Guwahati: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that with BJP-led NDA governments in Assam, West Bengal, and Tripura, infiltration would be completely stopped. Shah addressed three election rallies in Assam's Sribhumi, Hailakandi, and Lakhipur. He said that only the BJP can protect Assam from illegal influx and preserve its cultural identity. Expressing confidence that the BJP will form the government in West Bengal, he said, "Infiltrators have been identified, and each and every one w ...Read More >
Cachar (Assam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday expressed confidence that the BJP will again form a government in Assam and said a decision to bring the Uniform Civil Code will be taken in the first meeting of the state cabinet. Addressing election rallies on the last day of the campaign for the assembly polls in Assam, Amit Shah said that after UCC is implemented in the state, no one will have permission to marry four times. Also Read | CBSE Class 10 Results 20 ...Read More >
Patharkandi/Hailakandi/Silchar (Assam), Apr 7 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday asserted that a "parivartan" (change) is inevitable in West Bengal and claimed that once the BJP comes to power in the eastern state, infiltrators would be sent back to their countries. Addressing election rallies in Assam's Barak Valley, including in Patharkandi, Sribhumi and Hailakandi, Shah alleged that the Congress gave shelter to illegal immigrants in the region, making them "predominant" in Sribhu ...Read More >
Cachar (Assam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday expressed confidence that the BJP will again form a government in Assam and said a decision to bring the Uniform Civil Code will be taken in the first meeting of the state cabinet. Addressing election rallies on the last day of the campaign for the assembly polls in Assam, Amit Shah said that after UCC is implemented in the state, no one will have permission to marry four times. He attacked Congress leader Rahul Ga ...Read More >
Imphal (Manipur) [India], April 7 (ANI): Internet services were suspended in five districts of Manipur, Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal, Kakching, and Bishnupur, for three days starting at 2:00 PM on Tuesday. The decision was taken in view of the prevailing law and order situation, amid concerns that anti-social elements could misuse social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to spread misinformation, hate speech, and provocative content. Also Read | NBEMS GPAT ...Read More >
Hailakandi (Assam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday appealed to the voters to form the BJP's third consecutive government in Assam, promising to drive out the "infiltrators" from the state. Addressing an election rally in Hailakandi on the last day for campaigning, Amit Shah asked the voters not to vote for Himanta Biswa Sarma or a legislator, but for the BJP to end illegal immigration in Assam. Also Read | Air India Ticket Prices To Rise As Airline Revises Fuel ...Read More >
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Assam election 2026: Assam is set to vote in a high-stakes Assembly election on April 9, with the political landscape witnessing a significant churn following the 2023 delimitation exercise. The redrawing of constituency boundaries has not only reshaped electoral equations but also led to crowded contests in several seats and forced many leaders to shift constituencies, setting the stage for a fiercely competitive battle. Assam election 2026 Assam will vote in a single phase across 126 constit ...Read More >
Imphal: Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday reiterated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has played a crucial role in safeguarding Manipur's boundaries and interests. Addressing the 47th foundation day of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Rongmei village in Naga dominated Noney district, the Chief Minister said that it was PM Modi who declared in Parliament that Manipur's territorial integrity would always be preserved. He further credited PM Modi for transforming the Centre's 'L ...Read More >
Imphal, April 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday reiterated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has played a crucial role in safeguarding Manipur's boundaries and interests. Addressing the 47th foundation day of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Rongmei village in Naga‑dominated Noney district, the Chief Minister said that it was PM Modi who declared in Parliament that Manipur's territorial integrity would always be preserved. He further credited PM Modi for tra ...Read More >
Manipur CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh speaks at a public gathering at Rongpur, Assam, on April 5, 2026. Picture: X/BJP4Manipur Campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in southern Assam's Cachar district on Sunday (April 5, 2026), Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh projected Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the protector of his State's boundary and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma as a friend of Manipuri people of Assam. Cachar, which adjoins Jiribam district of Manipur, has a ...Read More >
Silchar: Stepping up the saffron party's high-decibel campaign in poll-bound Assam, Manipur CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Sunday reached out to the electorate in Barak Valley, launching a scathing attack on the Congress for its "decades of neglect" toward the northeast. Singh pitched BJP as the sole political force genuinely committed to the region's stability and progress.Addressing two major public meetings in the Manipuri-dominated pockets of Rongpur under Udharbond assembly constituency in Ca ...Read More >
Silchar (Assam), April 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Sunday asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has played a crucial role in safeguarding the state's boundaries and interests. Addressing an election rally at Rongpur in support of BJP candidate Rajdeep Goala for the Assam Assembly polls, Singh also lauded Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for recognising the Manipuri language as an associate official language of Assam. He urged the Manipuri community ...Read More >
Imphal, April 4 (UNI) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand will visit Assam on Sunday to campaign for BJP candidates. Manipur BJP Chief A. Sarda Devi, along with party MLAs, will also participate in the campaign. The Chief Minister is likely to address public meetings at Silchar and in several areas of Hailakandi district, Assam. He will travel by road from Jiribam, where he is scheduled to attend various state government functions. Khemchand left Imphal for Jiribam on Saturday. During his ...Read More >
Imphal, Apr 3: Manipur Chief Minister Y. Khemchand Singh will undertake a multi-leg visit to Jiribam district and adjoining areas of Assam from April 4 to 6, combining administrative engagements, political outreach, and a renewed push for peace-building in violence-affected regions. The visit comes days after his deliberations with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi, where the prevailing law and order situation in Manipur was reviewed. Sources said the Chief Minister has been advised to ...Read More >
Guwahati: Nearly 40% of the 722 candidates contesting the 126 constituencies in the upcoming Assam Assembly elections have declared assets exceeding Rs 1 crore, according to affidavits filed ahead of the polls. In total, 285 candidates fall into the 'crorepati' category, with the combined declared assets of all contestants amounting to approximately Rs 2,352 crore. The average asset value per candidate stands at Rs 3.25 crore. The BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) and the Congress- ...Read More >
Guwahati, March 31: Wealth continues to cast a long shadow over Assam's electoral landscape, with nearly 4 in 10 candidates contesting the 2026 Assembly elections declaring assets worth over Rs 1 crore, according to an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). Based on self-sworn affidavits of all 722 candidates, reveals that 285 contestants, or 39%, fall in the crorepati category, the report, issued on Tuesday, revealed. This marks a sharp rise from the 2021 Assembly elections ...Read More >
AIUDF chief Maulana Badruddin Ajmal (left) and Congress candidate Rahul Roy (right) Guwahati, March 31: Wealth continues to cast a long shadow over Assam's electoral landscape, with nearly 4 in 10 candidates contesting the 2026 Assembly elections declaring assets worth over Rs 1 crore, according to an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). Based on self-sworn affidavits of all 722 candidates, reveals that 285 contestants, or 39%, fall in the crorepati category, the report, i ...Read More >
Aizawl: When Lalrinmawia (67), a resident of Aizawl, boarded the Rajdhani Express from Sairang, on the western outskirts of the city, it was also the first time he had ever seen a train.He was on a familiarisation ride to Bairabi town, which borders Assam's Hailakandi district. Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally flagged off Mizoram's first Rajdhani Express on Saturday.As the train chugged along the broadgauge line, Lalrinmawia sat inside the spacious metal coach, breathing in the picturesque ...Read More >
Mizoram Railway Line Inauguration: Today, September 13, marks a historic day for Mizoram as the state is set to get rail connectivity with the rest of the country. Rajdhani Express train launch: Today, September 13, marks a historic day for Mizoram as the state is set to get rail connectivity with the rest of the country. With the inauguration of the Bairabi-Sairang railway line and introduction of Rajdhani Express train between Sairang and Anand Vihar Terminal, the long-cherished dream of dire ...Read More >
Rajdhani Express train launch: The country's first Rajdhani Express train was introduced in 1969 between New Delhi and Howrah. The Rajdhani Express was launched with the aim of connecting state capitals to the national capital. Rajdhani Express train: Indian Railways (IR) is set to rollout a new Rajdhani Express train over its network. This Rajdhani Express is being introduced after a gap of six years. The last Rajdhani Express train was launched in 2019 between Mumbai CSMT and Delhi. Rajdhani ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested one of the Directors of a chit fund firm, Kolkata, West Bengal, against whom a Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) was issued last month by the Special Judge (CBI) in the Tripura chit fund case. The CBI on Monday arrested Partha Samaddar, one of the Directors of the accused chit fund firm M/s Himangini Infracon India Ltd, Kolkata, West Bengal, against whom an NBW was issued by Special Judge (CBI), West Tripura, Agartala on July 22 (2025) i ...Read More >
Guwahati: Two people were killed and several injured-on Thursday after police opened fire after the ongoing eviction drive at Paikan in Goalpara district turned violent. Eviction was carried out in the area on Saturday last despite that a group of people have been staying there. They clashed with a team of police and forest department officials who had gone there to carry out the eviction drive. Police said that a group of people pelted stones at the police. "At least five policemen were injur ...Read More >
Amaravathi (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 19 (ANI): A Telugu Desam Parliamentary Party meeting was held at the Chief Minister's Camp Office under the leadership of Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, in which it was emphasised that the party will focus on issues concerning Andhra Pradesh in the upcoming Parliament session. Andhra Minister Nara Lokesh and several MPs attended the meeting. Also Read | Ganeshotsav Declared 'Rajya Mahotsav': Maharashtra Government Elevates Century-Old Festival to St ...Read More >
12 Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said there is an organised and deliberate pattern of encroachment on govt and forest lands across Assam, with outsiders -- including families from as far as Manipur -- being brought in to establish illegal settlements."In Lakhimpur, where we recently conducted an eviction drive, we found people from Manipur. Today, 12 families from Manipur and Nagaon (in Assam) reached there. Perhaps, they were asked to come by the encroachers earli ...Read More >
Guwahati, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday claimed that illegal land encroachments across the state are part of a deliberate and systematic pattern, with people arriving from as far as Manipur and even Bangladesh to occupy forest and government land. Reiterating his government's zero-tolerance approach, Sarma said all encroachers -- regardless of their origin -- would be evicted. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, the Chief Minister alleged tha ...Read More >
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