Guwahati, March 29 – The Leader of the Opposition in the outgoing Assam Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, alleged that the ruling BJP has "betrayed" the people on several fronts, including its "failure" to ensure justice for singer Zubeen Garg, and expressed confidence that the Congress and its...
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Guwahati, March 20 Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, filed his nomination as a candidate for the Congress party from the Nazira constituency in the Sivasagar district on Friday.The Congress is part of a six-party alliance for the upcoming state elections on...
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The Election Commission will announce the schedule for the upcoming state assembly elections in four states and one Union Territory at 4 PM today. The elections are scheduled for Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry.The term of the 294-member Legislative Assembly of West...
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Guwahati, March 5 The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) raised concerns on Thursday regarding the "handling" of the report of Justice (Retd) Biplab Kumar Sharma on irregularities in the APSC examinations, and alleged that the government took a weak stand in implementing the...
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Guwahati, March 5 Three candidates from the ruling NDA in the Rajya Sabha – BJP's Jogen Mohan and Terash Gowala, along with UPPL's Pramod Boro – filed their nominations on Thursday, officials said.Since the opposition has not announced any nominee, as they lack the necessary numbers in the...
Guwahati, February 22 Former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah joined the ruling BJP on Sunday in the presence of its state unit president Dilip Saikia here.Borah became a BJP member during a function held at the Assam BJP headquarters, 'Vajpayee Bhawan'.Along with him, former Congress...
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Guwahati, February 21 Asserting that if India can eliminate Naxalism, it can also eliminate infiltrators, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that illegal immigrants would be removed not only from the electoral rolls but also from the country within the next five years.Shah was...
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Guwahati, February 19 The Assam assembly on Thursday passed a Rs 62,294.78 crore interim budget for the 2026-27 fiscal, ahead of the assembly elections.The state’s Finance Minister, Ajanta Neog, presented the Assam Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 2026-27, which was passed unanimously...
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Guwahati, February 19 Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday claimed that the Assamese community will become "almost" a minority in the 2027 Census.During the Motion of Thanks on the governor's address in the assembly, Sarma also said that he is in politics amid a "very dark time"...
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Guwahati, February 18 The Congress staged a walkout of the Assam assembly on Wednesday, demanding the disqualification of two of its MLAs who had recently joined the Raijor Dal.As soon as the House assembled, Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia sought the Speaker's ruling on two notices...
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Guwahati, February 17 Assam Finance Minister Ajanta Neog told the Assembly on Tuesday that the government was in talks with tea associations to raise the minimum daily wage of garden workers from this year.While presenting the interim budget for 2026-27, Neog said the government aims to make...
Guwahati, February 17 – Members of the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) in Assam staged a walkout from the Assam Assembly on the second day of the Budget Session after their notice for an adjournment motion seeking a discussion on alleged "harassment" of Miya Muslims was not taken up...
Guwahati, February 17 Members of the opposition AIUDF staged a walkout from the Assam Assembly on Tuesday after their adjournment motion to discuss Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's alleged provocative statements against the Miya community was rejected.Moving the motion, AIUDF MLA Aminul...
Guwahati, February 16 The Assam Assembly's budget session began on Monday with a lively atmosphere as opposition members protested during the governor's speech, entering the assembly hall and chanting slogans.The opposition MLAs created a noisy environment for almost the entire 40-minute...
Guwahati, February 16 The Assam Assembly's budget session began on Monday with a chaotic start, as opposition members protested during the governor's address, storming into the Assembly hall and chanting slogans.Opposition MLAs created a noisy atmosphere for almost the entire 40-minute speech...