A gunman opened fire on a crowded market in India’s northeastern Assam state Friday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 20, authorities said. Security forces suspect the attack was carried out by the National Democratic Front of Bodoland, which have been fighting for a separate state for the region’s ... Read More »
Even as the death toll in the current wave of devastating floods in Assam claimed 26 lives and affected 37 lakh people in the state, union home minister Rajnath Singhon Saturday in Guwahati called for finding long-term solutions to tackle the recurring problem. “Short-term measures are temporary. What we require ... Read More »
Education, agriculture and healthcare got the maximum focus, while several items including candles, kerosene stoves, packaged drinking water, cinema tickets, LED bulbs and tubes, citronella oil and feeding bottles would become cheaper, as theBJP-led government in Assam tabled its first budget, of Rs 78,253.36 crore, that showed an overall deficit ... Read More »
A joint team of the Assam forest department and Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation has rescued eight baby rhinos from Kaziranga National Park in past few days even as Assam continues to reel under floods. All the calves were aged between one month and a year, PTI reported. Rathin ... Read More »
Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “stopping” all developmental schemes launched by the Congress government in Assam affecting its growth. “Assam is placed in a difficult location geographically. So usually no investment comes here. That is why the Congress government had introduced a ... Read More »
Mamata Banerjee may retain power in West Bengal and Jayalalithaa in Tamil Nadu while it may be a hung assembly in Assam with an edge to the BJP and the Left return to power in Kerala, says a recent poll survey. According to the India TV C-Voter poll carried out ... Read More »
Of the four states and a Union Territory going to polls, Assam offers BJP — smarting from electoral setbacks in Delhi and Bihar — its best shot at victory. The party’s bid to end the Congress’ 15-year run will depend on how it performs in the first phase on Monday, ... Read More »
In November last year, when pieces of the poll puzzle in Assam were scattered all over, the BJP looked the most sure-footed, with a defined target, a dynamic leadership and surging popularity. The only hitch was Badruddin Ajmal-led AIDUF, which claims to represent the state’s minorities — not the BJP’s ... Read More »
People from Assam and West Bengal kicked off the first phase of a month-long poll process at 7 am on Monday where the BJP is looking to expand its footprint into regions it has been traditionally weak. Here are the live updates: 3.30pm: 72% voting in Assam, BJP elated over ... Read More »
The ruling Congress, the BJP-AGP-BPF alliance and theAIUDF are locked in a keen battle as the stage is set for the first phase of Assam assembly polls to be held amid tight security tomorrow for deciding the fate of 539 candidates in 65 of the 126 constituencies. An electorate of ... Read More »
