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New Delhi, March 30 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress of "allowing" land grabbing by infiltrators, stating that infiltration into Assam is not just an election issue but also about safeguarding the state's identity and national security.Addressing BJP workers at the...

Rangia (Assam), March 28 Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Saturday alleged that the Congress followed an "infiltration model" to create a vote bank and remain in power.Addressing an election rally here in support of former state BJP president...

Ranchi, March 23 – The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) announced its list of 21 candidates for the elections to the 126-member Assam assembly on Monday.The JMM aims to shed its image as a regional party and emerge as a national political force, with the goal of reaching out to the approximately 7...

Kolkata, March 22 The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s promise to raise the minimum daily wage of tea garden workers to Rs 300 has drawn a cautious response from industry stakeholders, who said that any wage revision must take into account the fragile financial condition of the sector and...

Guwahati, March 16 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday that the state government has provided land rights to lakhs of indigenous families through its flagship land settlement initiatives, asserting that the move fulfills the state government's commitment to protect "Jati...

Guwahati, March 15 The opposition Congress in Assam, plagued by defections, may face a difficult challenge in contesting the upcoming assembly elections, scheduled to be held in one phase on April 9, against the BJP. However, its state unit president, Gaurav Gogoi, has taken a defiant stand...

During his two-day visit to Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a special program held at the Jyoti-Bishnu International Convention Centre in Khanapara on Friday.At the event, the Prime Minister transferred the 22nd installment of funds under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi to...

Guwahati, March 13 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday accused the Congress of endangering national security by handing over land to infiltrators, while launching projects worth over Rs 24,250 crore as part of his two-day tour to Assam ahead of the assembly elections.Modi stated that the...

Guwahati, March 13 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that by granting land rights to tea workers within garden housing lines, the BJP-led government is ending a "historic injustice" towards the community.Lashing out at the Congress, Modi said the opposition party never looked...

Guwahati, March 13 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that by offering land rights to tea garden workers, the BJP-led government is ending a "historic injustice" towards the community.Lashing out at the Congress, Modi said the opposition party never looked after the tea garden...

Special train brings tea workers to Guwahati for land title distributionAhead of the land title distribution program in Guwahati by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approximately 800 members of tea garden worker families were brought from Dibrugarh by a special train named "Chameli Express."The...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Assam on Friday afternoon for a two-day visit, during which he will inaugurate development projects worth approximately ₹47,600 crore ahead of the state assembly elections.The Prime Minister is scheduled to arrive in Kokrajhar in the afternoon to...

New Delhi, March 12 Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Thursday that he would visit Assam and West Bengal in the next two days, attending various events and inaugurating development initiatives, which would provide a great opportunity to interact with the people of these two states.Modi...

Guwahati, March 11 Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera asserted on Wednesday that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's "last-minute" initiatives, such as distributing money to women, will not help the BJP regain power in the state in the upcoming elections.Addressing a press conference...

Guwahati, March 10 The Assam government has announced an increase in the daily wage of tea garden workers by Rs 30 from next month, according to an official notification.The increase will apply to workers in both large and small tea gardens across the state, which is the country's largest...

Guwahati, March 10 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that the BJP-led government in the state has increased the wages of tea garden workers by more than 40 per cent since 2021, accusing previous Congress governments of neglecting the community for decades.In a post on...

Guwahati, March 7 A feminist collective in Assam released a "manifesto" ahead of the assembly elections, urging all political parties to commit to a clear agenda for gender justice, equality, and inclusive development.The feminist manifesto represents the collective voices, concerns, and...

Guwahati, February 27 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday asserted that all land ownership and related document issues of eligible people will be resolved in the coming years, as he launched the distribution of land deeds (ownership documents) under ‘Mission Basundhara 3.0’ from...

Guwahati, February 26 The Assam government on Thursday decided to increase the daily wages of tea garden workers by Rs 30, ahead of the assembly elections.Following this decision, wages in the Brahmaputra valley will rise to Rs 280, and will be Rs 258 in the Barak valley.Addressing a press...

Guwahati, February 26 The Assam government on Thursday decided to increase the daily wages of tea garden workers by Rs 30, ahead of the assembly elections.Following this decision, wages in the Brahmaputra valley will rise to Rs 280, and will be Rs 258 in the Barak valley.Addressing a press...