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New Delhi: India on Monday announced two major railway projects connecting it to its strategically-close neighbour Bhutan, with a total investment of over Rs 4,000 crore and a total distance of 89 km. The projects -- fully funded by India -- are expected to significantly boost Bhutan's economy by enhancing its export potential and integrating it more closely with India's vast railway cargo network. Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the two projects would link Kokrajhar in Assam with ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday welcomed his Bhutanese counterpart Aum Pema Choden in New Delhi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. The two Foreign Secretaries "reviewed the full spectrum of bilateral cooperation and reaffirmed the commitment of both sides to further strengthen the special India-Bhutan friendship," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal posted on X. India/status/1972695055086354628" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://x.co ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday held consultations here with his Bhutanese counterpart Aum Pema Choden, during which they reviewed the "full spectrum of the bilateral engagements", the MEA said. During the visit of the Bhutanese foreign secretary to India, an inter-governmental Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of railway links between India and Bhutan was signed, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement. "The MoU envisag ...Read More >
New Delhi: Further strengthening the people-to-people linkages, India and Bhutan on Monday signed an Inter-Governmental MoU for the establishment of railway links between both countries. The MoU, signed during the visit of Bhutan Foreign Secretary Aum Pema Choden to New Delhi, envisages establishment of first set of cross-border rail links, connecting Kokrajhar and Gelephu, and Banarhat and Serhoamtse, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) revealed late Monday evening. "These projects are par ...Read More >
New Delhi/Guwahati, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Monday, announced new railway projects connecting India and Bhutan to further strengthen connectivity and trade. The Union Minister while talking to the media in New Delhi on new railway connectivity projects between India and Bhutan, stressed upon the shared commitment of the two countries to strengthen regional connectivity, sustainability and economic cooperation. The announcement detailed key cross-bor ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) India on Monday unveiled its plan to build two cross-border train links with Bhutan at a cost of over Rs 4,000 crore, in first such railway connectivity projects with the Himalayan nation to boost trade and economic engagement. The details on the new rail projects linking the Bhutanese cities of Gelephu and Samtse with Kokrajhar in Assam and Banarhat in West Bengal respectively was made public by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri. Unde ...Read More >
India announced railway connectivity to Bhutan's Gelephu and Samtse, significantly strengthening bilateral ties. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri highlighted the exceptional trust and deep-rooted cultural and security interests shared between the nations. This move follows recent high-level exchanges, including PM Modi's award in Bhutan. In a significant boost to India-Bhutan relations, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, along with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) India on Monday announced its joint plan with Bhutan to implement two cross-border rail links of total 89-km length with Bhutanese cities of Samtse and Gelephu at a cost of more than Rs 4,000 crore. The details of the initiative were made public by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri at a media briefing. The two governments have agreed to establish two cross-border rail links to connect Banarhat (West Bengal) to Samtse and Kokrajhar (Ass ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sept 29: India and Bhutan are set to be connected by rail for the first time, with two railway projects worth Rs 4,033 crore fully funded by the Centre. The announcement was made by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw alongside Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday, marking a historic moment in bilateral relations between the two countries. The ambitious India-Bhutan Railway Project will link Bhutan's Gelephu and Samtse towns to India's vast railway network. The Kokrajhar-Ge ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): India and Bhutan are set to strengthen connectivity with the launch of the first-ever rail link projects between the two countries, marking a significant step in their bilateral partnership. According to official details, two major projects have been cleared: the Kokrajhar-Gelephu new line and the Banarhat-Samtse new line. The Kokrajhar-Gelephu line, with an investment of ₹3,456 crore, will connect Assam Kokrajhar and Chirang districts with Bhutan Sarpang ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday highlighted the scope and importance of the India-Bhutan rail connectivity project, describing it as central to Bhutan's economic growth and global access. "This project is basically connecting two very important cities of Bhutan. One is Gelephu, which is being developed as a mindfulness city. And secondly, Samtse, which is an industrial city," Vaishnaw said. He explained the project structure, noting, "T ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): India and Bhutan are set to strengthen connectivity with the launch of the first-ever rail link projects between the two countries, marking a significant step in their bilateral partnership. According to official details, two major projects have been cleared: the Kokrajhar-Gelephu new line and the Banarhat-Samtse new line. The Kokrajhar-Gelephu line, with an investment of ₹3,456 crore, will connect Assam's Kokrajhar and Chirang districts with Bhutan's Sar ...Read More >
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Guwahati: The governments of India and Bhutan will launch two cross-border railway projects, connecting Banarhat to Samtse (Bhutan) and Kokrajhar to Gelephu, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced on Monday. The two railway lines will be linked to West Bengal's Banarhat and Assam's Kokrajhar. "This will be the first set of rail connectivity projects with Bhutan. The memorandum of understanding for this connectivity was actually signed during the visit of the Prime Minister to Bhutan last yea ...Read More >
Guwahati: Fresh from a sweeping victory in the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections, Bodoland People's Front (BPF) chief Hagrama Mohilary announced on Sunday that his new council will take oath in Kokrajhar on October 5. This was decided after meeting Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Dispur on Sunday evening. Earlier, Mohilary announced that the swearing-in ceremony would be held on October 3. Mohilary, accompanied by newly elected BPF members, called on Governor Lakshman Prasad ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: The Bodoland People's Front (BPF) has swept the elections to Assam's Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), ousting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) from power. The BPF bagged 28 of the autonomous council's 40 seats, while the BJP and the UPPL secured five and seven seats respectively. BPF chief Hagrama Mohilary and UPPL president and BTC Chief Executive Member Pramod Boro were among the winning candidates. Both contested from two constituenc ...Read More >
In Assam, Bodoland People's Front (BPF) returned to power with a clear majority in the Bodoland Territorial Council Polls, winning 28 seats of the 40 member council. Ruling UPPL managed 7 seats, while BJP secured 5 seats in the final results. The counting commenced yesterday and the process completed today morning. The polling for the Council took place on 22nd of this month with 77.9 voter turnout. Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) comprises five districts- Kokrajhar, Baksa, Chirang, Udalguri a ...Read More >
Kokrajhar/Chirang, Sept 27: The Bodoland People's Front (BPF), a key constituent of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, stormed the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections in Assam, winning 28 of the 40 seats. Under the leadership of Hagrama Mohilary, the party significantly improved its tally from 17 seats in 2020, securing an absolute majority and restoring its dominance in the region. The United Peoples Party Liberal (UPPL) and the BJP, both alliance partners in the outgoing coun ...Read More >
Guwahati, Sep 27 (PTI) The Bodoland People's Front (BPF) led by Hagrama Mohilary swept the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) polls in Assam, winning 28 of the 40 seats, officials said on Saturday. The United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) and the BJP, alliance partners in the outgoing council, finished a distant second and third with seven and five seats respectively, down from their previous tally of 12 and nine. Mohilary won from Debargaon constituency, but lost the Chirangduar seat to his f ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], September 27 (ANI): The Hagrama Mohilary-led Bodoland People's Front (BPF) has registered a landslide victory in the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections by winning 28 council seats and is set to form the next council. According to the results shared by the Assam State Election Commission, BPF has won 28 seats, while Pramod Boro-led United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) won 7 seats, and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 5 seats. Also Read | India Lampoons Pakist ...Read More >
Guwahati, Sep 27 (PTI) The BPF, a constituent of the NDA, swept the Bodoland Territorial Council polls in Assam by winning 28 of the 40 seats, officials said. The Bodoland People's Front (BPF), led by Hagrama Mohilary, improved its tally from the 17 seats it had won last time and secured an absolute majority, they said. The United Peoples Party Liberal (UPPL) and the BJP, both alliance partners in the outgoing council, finished far behind with seven and five seats, respectively. Mohilary won ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Bodoland People's Front (BPF), led by Hagrama Mohilary, secured a decisive victory in the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections in Assam, winning 25 out of 40 seats as counting concluded on Friday. The State Election Commission is expected to address the media today with final updates. Pramod Boro, Chief Executive Member (CEM) of BTC and president of the United People's Party Liberal (UPPL), was visibly emotional during the proceedings but refrained from making a statement ...Read More >
In the Bodoland Territorial Council elections, Bodoland Peoples' Front (BPF) is leading in 19 of 40 seats, aiming for a comeback after five years. BJP leads in 13 seats, while UPPL is ahead in eight. Congress failed to win any seats. With the majority mark at 21, a fractured mandate is emerging, and BJP may back BPF to form the council government. After almost five years, Bodoland Peoples' Front (BPF) is looking to romp back to power in Bodoland Territorial Council. The regional party is leadin ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: The Bodoland People's Front (BPF) is set to emerge as the single largest party in Assam's Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections, the counting of votes of which was under way at the time of going to press. According to latest reports, the BPF was leading in 21 of the autonomous council's 40 seats, United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) in 11 and BJP in eight. The results are expected later tonight or Saturday. The BTC, currently ruled by the BJP-UPPL combine, went to polls on Sep ...Read More >
The Bodoland People's Front (BPF), a former ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is poised to emerge as the single-largest party in Assam's Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections. The party was leading in 21 of the autonomous council's 40 seats, more than 12 hours after the counting of votes began at 8 a.m. on Friday (September 26, 2025). The results are expected by Saturday (September 27, 2025) morning, officials of the State Election Commission said. The ruling United People's Par ...Read More >
Guwahati: Hagrama Mohilary, current Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) chief and Bodoland People's Front (BPF) candidate, surged ahead in the Debargaon constituency of Kokrajhar in Assam during the initial phase of vote counting for the fifth BTC elections. By noon, BPF maintained its lead with 19 seats, while BJP and UPPL each secured 9 seats. Congress had not won any seats, and other parties held 1 seat. By 10 am, Mohilary had secured 2,779 votes, placing him 659 votes ahead of Kampa Borgoya ...Read More >
Guwahati: The vote counting process for the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) election started this morning at 8 AM. Counting began at a total of 3,359 polling stations across five districts under the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) Kokrajhar, Tamulpur, Udalguri, Baksa, and Chirang. Today, the fate of 316 candidates will be decided by over 2.67 million voters. The polls were held on September 22. As per initial trends, Bodoland People's Front (BPF) is leading in 3 seats where as BJP has take ...Read More >
Guwahati: The counting of votes for the fifth general elections of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) in Assam began at 8 am on Friday under tight security arrangements. The elections, held on September 22, saw 316 candidates contesting across 40 constituencies in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), which spans the districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Udalguri, Baksa, and Tamulpur. Kokrajhar district, which holds 12 of the 40 BTC constituencies, witnessed the highest number of candidates, 1 ...Read More >
Kokrajhar (Assam) [India], September 26 (ANI): Counting of votes for the fifth general elections of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) began at 8 am on Friday amid tight security. Kokrajhar district has 12 constituencies out of a total of 40 seats in the BTC. A total of 100 candidates contested elections in these 12 constituencies. Of these, 43 candidates contested from the Kokrajhar sub-division, 48 from the Gossaigaon sub-division, and one from Parbatjhora. Also Read | Kolkata Fatafat Re ...Read More >
GUWAHATI Several people were injured and vehicles damaged after supporters of two regional political parties clashed in western Assam's Kokrajhar, one of five districts in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), where elections to a tribal council are scheduled on September 22. Tension gripped a few villages in the Baukhungri constituency on September 9 after clashes broke out between supporters of the United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) and the Bodoland People's Front (BPF). Baukhungri is on ...Read More >
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