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Assam Assembly Election results: CM Sarbananda Sonowal wins from Majuli
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal who was leading in the race has won once again from the Majuli Constituency. This is his second consecutive victory. Sonowal defeated his nearest rival Rajib Lochan Pegu of Congress by a margin of over 42,000 votes. Taking to Twitter, Sonowal lauded the party’s win in the state. He called […]
3 years ago
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Rich tributes paid to former Assam CM Bhumidhar Barman in Guwahati
Rich tributes were paid to former Assam Chief Minister Dr Bhumidhar Barman at the Assam legislative assembly campus and Janata Bhawan in Guwahati on Monday. Barman, a seven-time MLA had breathed his last on Sunday evening. The mortal remains of the veteran Congress man were also taken to the Rajib Bhawan in Guwahati. The last […]
3 years ago
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Assam polls: At least 20 AIUDF candidates shifted to Jaipur
In a dramatic air evacuation, the AIUDF which is a part of the Congress-led alliance in Assam has transferred at least 16 of its 20 candidates who had just contested the state assembly polls to Rajasthan capital, Jaipur. The group had left Guwahati at 10.30 on Friday morning, in Indigo flight number 6E-9397. Intelligence sources […]
3 years ago
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Assam polls: Himanta Biswa Sarma along with family casts vote in Amingaon
NEDA Convener and Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma cast his vote at a polling booth in Amingaon under Jalukbari constituency on Tuesday. Sarma who has been winning the Jalukbari seat since 2001 is seeking a re-election for the sixth time. He was seen in a traditional Assamese attire while exercising his franchise. After casting […]
3 years ago
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PM Modi urges Assam militants to join mainstream
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 surrendered yet to return to the mainstream as they are needed to create an ‘Atmanirbhar Assam’. Addressing an election rally here in Bodoland Territorial Region’s […]
3 years ago
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Assam Assembly polls: Congress has become ‘mentally bankrupt’, says JP Nadda
The Congress party has become ‘mentally bankrupt’, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief JP Nadda on Friday while hitting out at Opposition parties in Assam for ‘indulging in politics of opportunism’ ahead of the third phase of the state assembly elections. “When I look at our rivals, I say they indulge in politics of opportunism […]
3 years ago
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India now holds world record for fastest road construction, says Nitin Gadkari
With the construction of a 2.5 km four-lane concrete road and a one-lane 25-km bitumen Solapur-Bijapur road within 24 hrs, India has made three world records, said Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday. “We made three world records this month. India now holds the world record for the fastest road […]
3 years ago
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Congress is so helpless, it’s taking AIUDF’s support to keep itself politically alive: Smriti Irani
Union Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani on Tuesday said that Congress is so helpless that it is taking AIUDF’s support to keep itself politically alive. “The Congress is so helpless that it is taking AIUDF’s support to keep itself politically alive. There’s a phrase ‘Doobte ko tinke ka sahara’ (a person in a desperate […]
3 years ago
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Assam polls: Gaurav Gogoi casts his vote in Jorhat
Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi cast his vote in the first phase of the Assam Assembly elections on Saturday. Gogoi cast his vote at a polling centre in Jorhat. Gogoi termed it as an emotional moment as he for the first time came out to vote without his parents. He expressed confidence that people are going […]
3 years ago
Assam
Vajpayee, PM Modi govt paid respect to Assam’s culture; Congress neglected it: Nadda
Ahead of the Assam Assembly polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda on Monday said the governments of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and his present counterpart Narendra Modi paid respect to Assam’s culture while the Congress did not pay heed to it. Addressing a public meeting in Dibrugarh, Nadda said, “Congress has […]
4 years ago