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Guwahati, April 6 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address three election rallies in Assam on Monday, campaigning for BJP candidates in the April 9 state elections.The first rally will be at Bhabanipur-Sorbhog in the Barpeta district of Lower Assam, where Modi will campaign for Minister...

The first nomination for the upcoming Assembly elections in the Barpeta district was filed today, among its four Assembly constituencies.Independent candidate Faruk Khan submitted his nomination from the newly formed Mandia constituency at the District Commissioner’s office. He arrived alone...

Guwahati, March 12 Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday criticised the Assam government for its decision to rename a medical college by removing the name of former President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, and questioned whether it was an attempt to pursue communal politics ahead of the assembly...

Two suspected Jihadi operatives have been arrested by the STF; NIA initiates interrogation.In Assam, the Special Task Force (STF) has arrested two suspected Jihadi operatives from the Barpeta and Bajali districts. The accused have been identified as Sahidul Islam and Jahinur Islam.According...

Guwahati, March 11 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma defended the state cabinet’s decision on Wednesday to rename the Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital, stating that the move was taken to maintain uniformity in the naming pattern of government medical colleges across the...

Barpeta (Assam), March 11 Two individuals have been arrested in the Barpeta district of Assam for alleged links with extremist groups, police said on Wednesday.The Special Task Force (STF) conducted an operation on Tuesday night in the area around the Sorbhog police station and arrested the...

Guwahati, March 10 The Assam government on Tuesday decided to rename Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital as Barpeta Medical College and Hospital.Addressing a press conference after a meeting of the state cabinet, which approved the decision, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma...

Barpeta, February 21 Four individuals have been apprehended in connection with an armed robbery at a jewellery store in Barpeta district, Assam, according to police on Saturday.Five individuals allegedly robbed the store in the Barpeta Road town on Friday afternoon, holding staff and customers...

Guwahati, February 17 In a major setback to the opposition Congress in Assam ahead of the assembly elections, its former state president Bhupen Borah will join the BJP on February 22, while its suspended MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed joined the Raijor Dal on Tuesday.Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma...

Guwahati, February 17 Suspended Congress MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed joined the Raijor Dal on Tuesday, becoming the second legislator from Assam's main opposition party to switch to the Akhil Gogoi-led outfit in two days.Ahmed's move, weeks ahead of the announcement of assembly elections, came...

Guwahati, February 17 Suspended Congress MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed joined the Raijor Dal on Tuesday, becoming the second legislator from Assam's main opposition party to switch to the Akhil Gogoi-led outfit in two days.Ahmed, the three-time MLA from the Baghbor constituency, was welcomed to the...