New Delhi, March 26 Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday, asking why the government was in such a "hurry" to amend the law reserving seats for women in parliament.In his letter to Rijiju, Kharge also reiterated that an all-party...
New Delhi, March 24 On Tuesday, female MPs welcomed the Centre's plans to introduce legislation to implement the women's reservation law during the ongoing Parliament session, saying this move would further strengthen women's participation in governance.JD(U) MP Lovely Anand termed it a...
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Guwahati, March 22 Several sitting MLAs and aspirants who have been denied BJP tickets for the April 9 Assam assembly polls are threatening to contest as Independents. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and state party chief Dilip Saikia have reached out to them to calm their discontent, sources...
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Guwahati, March 20 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma filed nomination papers on Friday, seeking re-election from the Jalukbari constituency for the sixth consecutive term.Sarma was accompanied by his wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, his son, Nandil Biswa Sarma, BJP's Gauhati Lok Sabha MP...
Jammu, March 18 A delegation from the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) met State Election Commissioner (SEC) Shantmanu on Wednesday and requested early elections for village councils and urban local bodies in Jammu and Kashmir.The delegation, led by PCC working president Raman Bhalla, also...
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New Delhi, March 16 Aiming to implement the Women's Reservation Act before the delimitation exercise is completed, the government is likely to introduce a bill to amend the law, most probably during the ongoing Budget session of Parliament.Government sources said that feelers have been sent to...
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Guwahati, March 12 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that 3-4 FIRs have been registered against senior Congress leader Pawan Khera for allegedly attempting to contact militant groups to influence election results.Sarma made the allegations a day after the Congress...
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Guwahati, March 11 Assam Congress President Gaurav Gogoi announced on Wednesday a "pause" in talks with Raijor Dal, days after the regional party withdrew from discussions with the ruling party to form a common platform.In a post on Facebook, Gogoi said that the Congress wanted to form an...
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Guwahati, March 10 The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), the main opposition party, has announced its first list of nine candidates for the upcoming Assam assembly elections, according to a party circular.AIUDF president Badruddin Ajmal announced the list of candidates on Monday...
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Guwahati, March 4 The opposition Raijor Dal on Wednesday announced its first list of 11 candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, a day after the Congress announced its nominees for 42 seats.Although initially, the Raijor Dal was part of a Congress-led alliance, the seat-sharing...
Jagiroad (Assam), March 1 While accepting a "bulldozer salute" during the BJP's "Jan Ashirwad Yatra," Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Sunday that eviction drives would be carried out on five lakh bighas (over 1.65 lakh acres) of land if he were to return to power after the...
Guwahati, February 26 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday set March 10 as the new deadline for finalizing the seat-sharing agreement within the ruling NDA for the assembly elections, four days after declaring that it was a "done deal".Addressing a press conference, Sarma said...
Jaipur, February 26 – The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly will conclude discussions on grant demands on Thursday, with a full-day debate scheduled on allocations for the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj departments after Question Hour and Zero Hour.Following Question Hour and Zero Hour, the...
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Guwahati, February 22 Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday that the seat-sharing arrangement within the NDA for the Assam assembly elections was a "final agreement".Among the NDA constituents in the state, the BJP, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), United People's Party Liberal (UPPL)...
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Jammu, February 21 Former bureaucrat Shantmanu was sworn in as the State Election Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.Lt Gov Manoj Sinha administered the oath of office to the retired IAS officer at a ceremony held at Lok Bhavan here.The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Chief...
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