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Opposition in Assam protests ‘vote theft’ through SR; slams Himanta, BJP
Guwahati: The united opposition on Friday held a protest against alleged irregularities in the draft electoral rolls and “vote theft” through the Special Revision (SR) ahead of assembly elections in Assam. A…
- India
Gaurav Gogoi, his wife are Pakistani agents, claims Assam CM
Jorhat: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday, January 29, alleged that state Congress Gaurav Gogoi and his British wife are “Pakistani agents”, and dared the opposition leader to file a…
- India
Gamosa controversy: BJP wants to destroy Rahul’s image, claims Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday, January 27, slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the ‘Gamosa’ controversy involving Rahul Gandhi and said the ruling party wants to “destroy Gandhi’s…
- India
Only ‘Miyas’ are being evicted in Assam: CM Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday asserted that only ‘Miyas’ (Bengali-speaking Muslims) are being evicted in the state. He accused the opposition parties of concentrating on appeasing the Miyas,…
- India
15 Bangladeshis pushed back from Assam: CM
Guwahati: Fifteen illegal immigrants from Bangladesh have been pushed back from Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. He said the state government will continue to act tough against infiltrators. “Assam doesn’t…
- India
Zubeen’s family writes to PM Modi seeking expeditious trial in his death case
Guwahati: The family of popular Assam singer Zubeen Garg on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting a special court for expedited trial and appropriate diplomatic-legal action in Singapore in connection…
- India
No controversy in SIR, only Miyas have gotten notices: Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday, January 24, asserted that there is no controversy surrounding the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), as claimed by the opposition, and claimed that…
- India
Confident of winning Bengal, Tamil Nadu: BJP President Nitin Nabin
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday, January 21, asserted that it will form its government in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu for the first time by defeating the ruling…
- India
Clashes, internet cuts in Assam after two killed in mob violence
Kokrajhar/Guwahati: Fresh clashes erupted allegedly between Bodos and Adivasis in Assam’s Kokrajhar on Tuesday, January 20, a day after mob violence left two persons dead, following which the Rapid Action Force (RAF)…
- India
Zubeen death case: Prime accused Shyamkanu Mahanta seeks bail
Guwahati: Shyamkanu Mahanta, one of the prime accused in the death case of Assam’s cultural icon Zubeen Garg, and the singer’s bodyguard Nandeswar Bora have applied for bail on Saturday, Garg’s wife…
- India
Congress disrespected Assam, opened doors for infiltrators: PM Modi
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, January 17, accused the Congress of disrespecting the culture and heritage of Assam, claiming that it was evident from the party rolling out a red…
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Assam student ‘racially’ assaulted at tribal university in MP, 5 suspended
Amarkanta: An Assamese student was allegedly brutally assaulted by a group of four to five students of Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU) in Madhya Pradesh’s Amarkantak near his dorm room late…
- India
Zubeen Garg was drunk, refused life jacket: Singapore coroner’s court
Singapore: Popular Indian singer-songwriter Zubeen Garg was “severely intoxicated” and had drowned off Lazarus Island after declining a life jacket last September, a coroner’s court in Singapore was told on Wednesday, January…
- India
Zubeen Garg’s death: Assam Congress forms panel to monitor case
Guwahati: The Assam Congress on Saturday, January 10, announced that it has constituted a committee of advocates to closely monitor the investigation and the judicial proceedings into the death case of singer…
- India
Congress alleges irregularities in Assam draft electoral roll
Guwahati: Assam’s Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging “serious irregularities” in the draft electoral rolls of the state, published after a Special Revision (SR). The…
