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 …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a public rally in Hooghly, West Bengal. PM Modi in West Bengal, Assam Live Updates: Addressing a public meeting, Prime Minister Narendra said that the enthusiasm and energy of the crowd is sending a message from Calcutta to Delhi. “Now West Bengal has settled on …
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The preparation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is an “Indian problem” and there has been no illegal influx from Bangladesh to IndiaBangladesh Border Guard (BGB) Director General Shafeenul Islam said in Guwahati on Friday. However, BSF DG Rakesh Asthana said that as of December 15, this year’s BSF …
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Written by Tora Agarwala | Guwahati | Updated: December 15, 2020 7:32:12 am Das and his wife last week. Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha About six months ago, Nyuti Das remembers his father Chandrahar Das bent over his brother’s phone, his one good eye, and the rest of him completely engrossed in …
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GUWAHATI: Tripura Prime Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Tuesday invited the people of the state to a public ground in Agratala to give his mandate once again whether he should remain in the top position or resign amid growing voices for his overthrow within the BJP in the state. “The …
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Former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi, 86, lost consciousness on Saturday and was put on life support. Guwahati: The health condition of former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi has become “extremely critical,” said doctors who supervised his treatment in Guwahati for post-Covid complications over the past month. The 86-year-old veteran …
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Written by Abhishek Saha | Guwahati | Updated: November 6, 2020 10:47:02 am Assam’s Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma. Ahead of the elections in Assam early next year, Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told the media on Thursday that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) released in August last year is “fundamentally …
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Written by Tora Agarwala | Guwahati | Updated: October 21, 2020 5:20:22 pm CM Sonowal said that the reopening of Kaziranga would help revive Assam’s tourism sector (Source: KNTPR) After being closed for nearly eight months, the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR), famous for its one-horned rhinos, was …
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By: Trends Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 19, 2020 1:50:34 pm The now-viral video shows the surgeon, working at Assam’s Silchar medical college, effortlessly dressing in protective gear, including the song’s hook steps. A video of a doctor dancing in a protective suit to spread positivity among Covid-19 …
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Written by Abhishek Saha | Guwahati | Updated: October 18, 2020 8:03:48 pm The incident occurred between residents of Lailapur village in Assam’s Cachar district and residents of towns near Vairengte in Mizoram’s Kolasib district (Twitter / Mizoram, Chief Minister Zoramthanga) At least four people were injured and some huts …
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