Assam recorded a voter turnout of 33.18 per cent till 11:30 am on Tuesday in the third and final phase of the state assembly polls, as per the data provided by the Election Commission. With 41.09 per cent turnout, Bijni district registered the highest voter turnout so far, while North Salmara witnessed the lowest with […]

The third phase of polling for four seats in Guwahati on Tuesday witnessed a large turnout of voters. People were seen queuing outside polling stations even before the voting began at 7 AM. The voters of Jalukbari, Dispur, Gauhati East and West will decide the fate of several high profile candidates including ministers Himanta Biswa Sarma […]

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 […]

Polling has begun for the third and final phase of Assembly elections in Assam across 40 constituencies. Four assembly seats in Guwahati, besides 8 seats in BTR and the constituencies in lower Assam is going to polls in the final phase. 337 candidates are in fray for 40 seats including 25 female candidates. Close to […]

Five police personnel have been suspended in connection with the firing incident at the Dhonehori LP School in Cachar district’s Sonai. Meanwhile, the police today interrogated Sonai BJP candidate and former assembly deputy speaker Aminul Haque Laskar in connection with the case. Locals had alleged that PSOs of Laskar opened fire on the voting day […]

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 on the Richter scale hit Sikkim at 8:49 PM on Monday, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The quake was recorded at 15:19 UTC, with the epicentre located at a depth of 30 km, the EMSC said. Tremors were felt across Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Bhutan and Nepal. […]

Assam is all set to vote for the third and last phase of Assembly elections on Tuesday. 337 candidates are in fray for 40 seats including 25 female candidates. Close to 80 lakh voters are expected to exercise their franchise across 12 districts. Four assembly seats in Guwahati, besides 8 seats in BTR and the […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with Chief Ministers of various states on COVID-19 situation and vaccination-related issues on April 8 via video conferencing, according to the sources. PM Modi on Sunday chaired a high-level meeting to review the COVID-19 situation and the vaccination programme. He said that the five-fold strategy of Testing, Tracing, Treatment, […]

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday laid wreaths on the coffins of 14 security personnel killed in the Bijapur Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh’s Jagdalpur. Shah arrived here in the morning and he is scheduled to hold a meeting with top officials like the Intelligence Bureau Director, Central Reserve […]

More than 87 pigs have died at Lungsen village in South Mizoram’s Lunglei district along the India-Bangladesh border over the past few weeks, triggering panic in the area. The causer of the death is yet top be ascertained. It is suspected that the pigs died due to African Swine Fever (ASF). The death of the […]