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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed demonstrations in Assam and West Bengal before the third phase of voting in the current assembly elections in both states. While Prime Minister Modi addressed a rally in Tamulpur in Assam, West Bengal, Prime Minister addressed a rally in Tarakeswar and Sonarpur each. …

NEW DELHI / GUWAHATI: Amid a political protest and exchange of offices, the Electoral Commission on Friday he ordered the suspension of four vote staff in the Ratabari (SC) assembly constituency in Assam after they violated EVM’s transportation protocol by hitchhiking with machines after Thursday’s vote in a private car …

The BJP published its manifesto for Assam on Tuesday promising a “corrected National Register of Citizens (NRC)” if it came to power. Among its ten commitments, the party also mentioned several development measures, including the promise to solve the problem of the Assam floods, as well as the protection of …

Assam Elections: Sushmita Dev Has Not Resigned From Party, Congress Said Guwahati: Congress in Assam today denied reports that its leader Sushmita Dev resigns from the party after he reportedly withdrew from a meeting on the allocation of seats for state elections. “The Assam Pradesh Congressional Committee has been informed …

IT IS an uphill battle and the opponent is formidable, but Congress is more confident than three months ago and hopes to give the BJP a tough fight in Assam. For the first time in recent history, the party has tasked its top ministers with electoral duties turning the corner …

NEW DELHI: The Bodoland Popular Front (BPF) announced on Saturday that it was relinquishing its alliance with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and joining the Congressional-led coalition ahead of the next Assam election of the assembly. “We will no longer maintain friendship or alliance with BJP, “President of the …

Hagrama Mohilary’s GMP had been ruled out by the BJP in last year’s BTC polls. Guwahati: In a boost for the congressional-led coalition ahead of next month’s elections in Assam, the Bodoland Popular Front or BPF announced on Saturday that it would resign from the alliance led by the ruling …

The AASU condemned the police repression Guwahati: Prior to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, the police turned to the lathi charge against All Assam Students Union (AASU) activists who held a rally in Tezpur on Friday to protest against the central government’s controversial citizenship law. . Police detained several AASU …

GUWAHATI: The Assam government it will soon give financial incentives to school and university students to attend its classes regularly. Announcing this in Sivasagar on Sunday, the state education minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, said that female students will receive 100 rupees for each day they attend school. He added that …

Amid protests from opposition members, Assam’s 126-member Assembly passed a bill on Wednesday to convert state madrasas into regular schools. The Assam Repeal Bill of 2020 seeks to repeal the Assam Madrassa Education (Provincialization) Act of 1995 and the Assam Madrassa Education Act (Provincialization of Employee Services and Reorganization of …