Barpeta (Assam), April 4 (PTI): Two government employees were arrested for allegedly stealing Rs 55 lakh from the election office of Barpeta district in Assam, officials said on Sunday.
The incident of theft
Guwahati, April 4 (PTI): A day after Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that there is no COVID in the state and hence no need to wear masks now, the Health and Family Welfare Department Sunday is
Guwahati, April 4 (PTI): The Congress has demanded suspension of election in Tamulpur constituency in the third phase of the Assam assembly elections on April 6 as its ally Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) c
Agartala, April 4 (PTI): The Press Council of India has sought response from the Tripura government on a complaint filed by a journalists’ body here, alleging that the media in the state is under threat a
Guwahati, April 4 (IANS): Only 7.8 per cent women candidates are among the total 946 contestants in fray for the 126-member Assam Assembly elections, leading to discontent among female activists and write
Aizawl, April 4 (PTI): Three more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the tally in the northeastern state to 4,490, a health department official said on Sunday.
All the fresh cases w
Guwahati, April 4 (IANS): Union Home Minister Amit Shah cut short his campaigning in Assam and returned to Delhi in wake of the Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh that left at least 22 security personnel dead, BJP s
Guwahati/Silchar (Assam), April 3 (IANS) The Home Guard personnel in Assam on Saturday alleged that due to the inhuman treatments and negligence of the Cachar district authorities they had been forced to return
Morigaon (Assam), April 3 (PTI): Assam minister Pijush Hazarika, who allegedly threatened two journalists of dire consequences, has been issued a notice to appear before police and his call recordings have been
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday slammed the Election Commission for reducing the ban on BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma to 24 hours and said Commission'
Itanagar/Guwahati, April 3 (IANS) The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) has released one of the two abducted employees of a New Delhi-based private oil and gas company after 104 days, offic
Guwahati/Silchar (Assam), April 3 (IANS): The authorities in Assam are likely to take action against over 500 Home Guards who refused to perform election duties and went to their homes, officials said on Saturd
Tamulpur, April 3 (PTI) Buoyed by a raft of peace agreements with underground outfits in the Northeast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a fervent appeal to militants in Assam who have not surrende
Guwahati, April 3 (PTI) Political parties have made promises galore to woo the 49.35 per cent strong women electorate but only 74 women candidates are in the fray for the three-phase Assam Assembly elections in
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The Election Commission in a fresh order on Saturday gave relief to BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma by reducing his ban from campaigning to 24 hours.
The commission's order came
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The average assets of 90 re-contesting MLAs fielded by various political parties in Assam, including Independent nominees, grew by 76 per cent in the last five years between 2016 and 2
Guwahati, April 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the new Assam will be 'Atmanirbhar' and after May 2, the new BJP-led government would step up its developmental mission with a
Guwahati/Silchar (Assam), April 3 (IANS) The authorities in Assam are likely to take action against over 500 Home Guards who refused to perform election duties and went to their homes, officials said on Saturda
Aizawl, April 3 (PTI): Mizoram's COVID-19 tally rose to 4,487 on Saturday as three more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said.
All the new cases were reported in Aizawl distric
New Delhi, April 2 (PTI): The Election Commission on Friday ordered a repoll at a polling booth in Ratabari seat of Assam after a controversy broke out over the presiding officer carrying the EVM after polling