Polling for Nagaland’s lone LS seat peaceful, voter turnout at 56 pc
Kohima, 19 Apr: Polling for the lone Lok Sabha seat in Nagaland was peaceful on Friday with a low voter turnout recorded at over...
One Assam Rifles personnel injured in encounter with militants in Assam
Tinsukia/Guwahati, Apr 17: At least one Assam Rifles personnel was injured in an encounter with suspected militants in Assam's Tinsukia district on Tuesday, officials...
Campaign ends for lone LS seat in Nagaland
KOHIMA, 17 Apr: Campaigning for the lone Lok Sabha seat in Nagaland, which would witness a three-cornered fight, came to an end on Wednesday.
In...
Peace talks should never compromise core issues of state: Manipur CM
Imphal, 17 Apr: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday asserted that any form of peace talks between the warring communities should not...
Infrastructure developed in Arunachal best in country: Singhal
TEZPUR, 15 Apr: Banking on the developmental works done in the last 10 years, the BJP is looking for a third successive term in...
BJP leaders’ kin involved in Assam tea garden scam, workers face bleak future: Gaurav...
Jorhat (Assam), Apr 11 (PTI) Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has alleged that people close to BJP, including relatives of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa...
Sonowal’s campaign trail: Paying obeisance at ‘namghar’, highlighting BJP’s initiatives
Chabua-Lahowal (Assam), Mar 11 (PTI) Paying obeisance at the local 'namghar' (traditional Vaishnav prayer hall), playing the drum with artistes welcoming him at a...
Will take steps to restore border trade between Mizoram, Myanmar if elected to LS:...
Aizawl, Apr 9 (PTI) Congress candidate from Mizoram's lone Lok Sabha seat Lalbiakzama on Tuesday asserted that he would take steps to restore the...
Polygamy, child marriage not poll issues in Assam: Himanta
Titabor (Assam), 9 Apr: Terming polygamy, child marriage and other subjects related to 'Miya' community as non-issues in Lok Sabha elections, Assam Chief Minister...
LS polls: Assam transgenders seek better healthcare, jobs, laws against bullying
Guwahati, 9 Apr: Equal access to employment opportunities, legal safeguard against bullying and improved healthcare are among some of the pressing issues that the...
Assam Congress launches distribution of its ‘guarantee card’
Guwahati, 7 Apr: The Assam unit of the Congress on Sunday launched house-to-house distribution of its 'guarantee card' from Guwahati.
Congress general secretary in-charge of...
Congress manifesto reflection of people’s aspirations: Jitendra Singh
Guwahati, Apr 7 (PTI) The Congress manifesto was a reflection of the aspirations of the people, the party's in-charge for Assam Jitendra Singh said...
Manipur: Over 24k displaced people to vote from relief camps
IMPHAL, 7 Apr: Eleven months of conflict, over 50,000 displaced people and a prevailing anti-poll sentiment in a section - the election commission in...
Political outfit of Sonowal-Kacharis joins oppn forum in Assam
Guwahati, Apr 7 (PTI) A regional political outfit of the Sonowal-Kachari community on Sunday joined the United Opposition Forum, Assam (UOFA), a coalition of...
Issue of D-voters of Bengali Hindus to be resolved in 6 months after polls:...
Hojai/ Dergaon, Apr 7 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday asserted that the issue of 'Doubtful' (D) voters of Bengali-Hindus of...
Assam CPI(M) accuses BJP of model code violation, complains to CEO
Guwahati, Apr 5 (PTI) The Assam unit of CPI(M) has alleged that the BJP has violated the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by collecting...
Three nominations rejected for second phase Assam polls
Guwahati, Apr 5 (PTI) The nomination papers of three out of the 65 candidates were on Friday rejected during scrutiny for the second phase...
Himanta defends Kangana’s remark on Netaji as independent India’s first PM
Guwahati, Apr 5 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday defended actor-turned-politician and BJP's Lok Sabha candidate Kangana Ranaut's assertion that Netaji...
Cultivators, housewives, full-time politicians in fray for first phase Assam polls
Guwahati, Apr 5 (PTI) Cultivators, businessmen, retired government employees, advocates, housewives and full-time politicians are among the candidates in fray for the first phase...
Assam Cong chief files Rs 10 crore defamation suit against Himanta
Guwahati, Apr 5 (PTI) Assam Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah has filed a Rs 10 crore defamation suit against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma...