Assam
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LS polls: This big, fat Assam family has nearly 350 voters!
Sonitpur: With nearly 350 voters, the family of the late Ron Bahadur Thapa of Phuloguri Nepali Paam in Assam’s Sonitpur district is one of the largest that to exercise their franchise in…
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Rahul postpones Assam visit, to campaign in state after 1st phase of polls
Guwahati: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has postponed his campaigning schedule in Assam, a senior party leader said on Thursday, adding the Wayanad MP will visit the northeastern state on April 20 after…
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Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated in Assam, people pray for formation of inclusive govt
Lakhimpur: Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated across Assam with traditional fervour and gaiety on Thursday, with Muslims offering prayers in mosques and Eidgahs. Eid-ul-Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramzan when…
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Incidents of polling officials ‘favouring BJP’ reported in Assam, Manipur
As India gears up for the seven-phased 17th Lok Sabha elections starting on April 19, two incidents of election officials allegedly favouring the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have come forward from…
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‘Miya issues’ non-relevant in Lok Sabha Polls: Assam CM
Titabor: Terming polygamy, child marriage and other subjects related to ‘Miya’ community as non-issues in Lok Sabha elections, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that he was raising these problems as…
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Congress has prepared manifesto to fight polls in Pakistan not in India: Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday attacked Congress over its manifesto, saying that the party has prepared the manifesto in such a manner as if they are contesting the…
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Nepali tourist alleges molestation by mob in Assam
Jorhat: A Nepali woman tourist has alleged that she was molested by a mob in Assam’s Jorhat district for purportedly dressing in man’s clothing. The police have registered a case in this…
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Assam Cong chief files Rs 10 crore defamation suit against Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah has filed a Rs 10 crore defamation suit against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a local court here, claiming that various statements made by…
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‘Miya’ girls, women, youths will vote for BJP: Himanta
Morigaon: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday exuded confidence that girls, women and youths from the ‘Miya’ community will vote for the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections. ‘Miya’ is…
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AFSPA extended in four districts of Assam
Guwahati: The Assam government has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 in four districts for six months from April 1. The state government’s political department issued a notification, stating that…
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Cong leaders in Assam are fixed deposits for BJP, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati: In yet another attack on Rahul Gandhi, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the future of the Congress leader and his party is bleak. He told the Press here…
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Assam: Six-time MLA, former Union Minister Bharat Narah resigns from Congress
Guwahati: In a setback to Congress in Assam, the party’s MLA Bharat Chandra Narah resigned on Monday. The Naoboicha MLA has sent his resignation letter to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. Narah wrote:…
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Bengali-speaking Muslims must forsake child marriage, polygamy: Assam CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has asserted that Bengali-speaking Muslims must forsake practices like child marriage and polygamy to be considered ‘khilonjiya’ indigenous people of the state. Sarma had also…
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IIT student on way to join ISIS detained in Assam: Police
Guwahati: An IIT-Guwahati student who had allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS and was travelling to join the terror group was detained at Hajo on Saturday evening, police said. The student was nabbed…
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LS polls: EC transfers district police chiefs in Punjab, Assam
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday transferred district police chiefs in Assam and Punjab, who are kin of prominent politicians, and shunted out “non-cadre” district magistrates and superintendents of police in…