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Guwahati, Apr 9 (PTI) A voter turnout of nearly 76 per cent was recorded till 3 pm on Thursday in the assembly elections in Assam, where the BJP-led NDA is seeking a third consecutive term in power, while the Congress is looking to reclaim a state it lost a decade ago. Polling began at 7 am for the 126-member assembly, and 75.91 per cent of the state's 2.5 crore voters had exercised their right till 3 pm, defying overcast skies and rains in many parts of the state. The polling will continue til ...Read More >
Guwahati (PTI): A voter turnout of 59.63 per cent was recorded till 1 pm on Thursday in the assembly elections in Assam, where the BJP-led NDA is seeking a third consecutive term in power, while the Congress is looking to reclaim a state it lost a decade ago. Polling began at 7 am for the 126-member assembly, and 59.63 per cent of the state's 2.5 crore voters had exercised their right in the first six hours, defying overcast skies and rains in many parts of the state. A total of 722 candidates ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 9 (PTI) A voter turnout of 38.92 per cent was recorded in the first four hours of the assembly elections in Assam, where the BJP-led NDA is seeking a third consecutive term in power, while the Congress is looking to reclaim a state it lost a decade ago. Polling began at 7 am for the 126-member assembly, and 38.92 per cent of the state's 2.5 crore voters exercised their franchise till 11 am, officials said. A total of 722 candidates are in the fray for the elections, which is larg ...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: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said he is determined to secure justice for Zubeen Garg, who died in Singapore allegedly while swimming on Sept 19. He added that he genuinely cares for the singing icon and assured that justice will be served.The CM met villagers at Nikashi in Baksa's Mushalpur on Tuesday, where a violent situation occurred when thousands of people clashed with the police after the five accused in the Zubeen death case were taken to the district jail there on Sept 15. ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has announced a statewide protest on July 4, alleging massive irregularities in the procurement and distribution of Gir cows under the Garukhuti Multipurpose Agricultural Project in Assam. CPI(M) state secretary Suprakash Talukdar addressed the media at the party's state office on Wednesday and accused the Assam government of financial misconduct. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! He demanded a time ...Read More >
Guwahati, July 3: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has announced a Statewide protest on July 4 over the alleged scam in the procurement and distribution of Gir cows under the much-publicised Garukhuti Multipurpose Agricultural Project in Assam. Addressing a press conference at the CPI(M) State office on Wednesday, State unit secretary Suprakash Talukdar accused the State government of financial irregularities and demanded a time-bound judicial inquiry by a sitting or retired judge. Centr ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jul 2 (PTI) The opposition Congress on Wednesday demanded a CBI inquiry into the alleged sale of 90 Gir cows from an Assam government project to individuals, including the wife of a BJP minister, MP and several MLAs. Addressing a press conference here, senior Congress leader Ram Prasad Sarmah alleged that funds are available for ministers and MLAs, but not to support 'gaushalas' (cowsheds) to look after the cows. "There have been widespread irregularities and corruption in the Gorukh ...Read More >
Guwahati, July 2: In a fresh development in the Golaghat protest incident, it has come to light that the plastic bottle allegedly hurled during the demonstration struck Agriculture Minister Atul Bora's convoy -- not Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, as previously believed. In a letter dated June 30 to the Officer-in-Charge of Golaghat Police Station, Inspector of Police Mintu Handique stated that the incident occurred while Minister Bora's convoy was passing near the GDSA Indoor Stadium on Ju ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jun 30 (PTI) Opposition Congress workers on Monday waved black flags at Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's convoy in Golaghat district as they were protesting the alleged sale of 90 Gir cows, which were procured by the government, to individuals including a minister's wife. Four people were detained in connection with this incident, the police said. The Congress party had launched protests in all district headquarters against the alleged sale of the cows procured during the 2 ...Read More >
KOLKATA: The political slugfest following the gang-rape of a law student inside a college continued Saturday as TMC took pains to distance itself from the "misogynistic remarks" of its own netas, emphasising instead the "quick action taken against the accused". Opposition, however, questioned security for women at workplaces and educational institutes and "promised to stay on the roads"."The remarks by MP Kalyan Banerjee and MLA Madan Mitra concerning the heinous crime were made in their persona ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for his 'attention' over the alleged irregularities in the implementation of the 'Assistance to Entrepreneur for Establishment of Commercial Dairy Farming (2022-23)' scheme in Assam, alleging that the ministers in the state cabinet were benefiting from it at the expense of genuine dairy farmers, thereby undermining the principles of 'fairness and transparency'. In his le ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for his "attention" over the alleged irregularities in the implementation of the 'Assistance to Entrepreneur for Establishment of Commercial Dairy Farming (2022-23)' scheme in Assam, alleging that the ministers in the state cabinet were benefiting from it at the expense of genuine dairy farmers, thereby undermining the principles of "fairness and transparency". In his le ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana), June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two-time World Champion Nikhat Zareen opened her campaign in the 48-51kg category with a clinical 4:1 win over Uttar Pradesh's Rashi Sharma in the Elite Women's Boxing Tournament at the Saroornagar Indoor Stadium here on Saturday. In another bout, Haryana's Anjali got the better of World Championships bronze medallist Manisha Moun in the 57-60 kg category. Organised by the Telangana Boxing Federation under the aegis of the Boxing Federation of In ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jun 28 (PTI) Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday alleged that kin and associates of lawmakers of the ruling dispensation were getting benefits of a government scheme, and were even allocated Gir cows which were specially brought for another state-funded project, depriving genuine beneficiaries. Sarma, however, claimed that the high-yield Gir cows were bought by the allocated persons on request of the project as these cows were not surviving in this northeastern state. G ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jun 28 (PTI) Assam Congress president and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday alleged that family members and associates of ministers and MLAs of the ruling dispensation were getting benefits of a government scheme, depriving genuine beneficiaries in the state. He also criticised Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's role in it through "open endorsement of political favouritism" and attempting to justify the selection of such connected people as beneficiaries. Gogoi, in a letter to ...Read More >
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