Tag: Assam

ECI publishes draft delimitation proposal for Assam; Suggestions & Objections invited

Reservation of seats for SCs and STs 2001 SC Population                              = 1825949 2001 Total Population                                        = 26655528 Proportion of SCs                                             = 0.0685 Total No. of ACs in the State                = 126 No. of Assembly seats to be reserved     = 8.63, say, 9 Total […]

Landslide kills 14 in eastern India, nearly 50 others feared dead

GUWAHATI,India June 30 – At least 14 people have died and another four dozen are feared to have been killed after a massive landslide in a remote area of the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, officials said on Thursday. Rescue workers battled heavy rains to pull out 19 […]

Himanta Biswa Sarma to be next Assam CM

Guwahati, May 9: North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma has been unanimously elected as the leader of the BJP Legislature Party on Sunday and consequently will soon be invited to form government as the Chief Minister of the state, central observer and Union Agricultural Minister Narendra […]

People blessed us, BJP to retain power in Assam: Sonowal

Guwahati, May 2 : Elated over the initial trends of Assam poll results, which showed that the BJP has an edge over its rivals, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday exuded confidence that the saffron party-led alliance will retain power in the state. The ruling BJP-led NDA is […]

PM addresses the 18th Convocation of Tezpur University, Assam

Spirit of Aatmnirbhar Bharat is in sync with the mood of today’s youth: PM India’s cricket win in Australia illustrates the spirit of new young India: PM NEP will prepare our education system for data and data-analytics: PM DELHI, JANUARY 22: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed […]

Floods in India, Nepal displace nearly 4 million people, at least 189 dead

GUWAHATI, India/KATHMANDU, Nepal – Nearly four million people in India’s northeastern state of Assam and neighbouring Nepal have been displaced by heavy flooding from monsoon rains, with dozens missing as deaths rose to at least 189, government officials said on Sunday. The overflowing Brahmaputra River, which flows through […]

Internet services in ten districts of Assam to be suspended

ASSAM:Internet services in ten districts of Assam to be suspended for 24 hours, beginning 7 pm on Wednesday, say Officials, amid protests over Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.suspended for 24 hours, beginning 7 pm on Wednesday, say Officials, amid protests over Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. PTI December 11, 2019

28.64 polling till 11 AM in Assam

Guwahati :  An estimated 28.64 per cent of the total electorate of 74,76,062 cast their vote till 11 AM in four Lok Sabha constituencies of Assam on Tuesday amid reports of EVM malfunctioning in some polling stations, an election official said. Voters formed long queues at the polling booths […]

DoNER Minister Dr Jitendra Singh lays foundation stone of ‘Technology Facility Center’ at Jorhat, Assam

  open view web desk In another landmark initiative for the Northeast, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh laid the foundation stone of new Science Centre, the […]

Indian or not? Muslims fret amid drive against illegal immigrants in Assam

open view web desk FOFONGA, India – Marzina Bibi, a Muslim woman living in Assam, is petrified she will be declared stateless. The 26-year-old’s name was not on a preliminary list of citizens that was published at midnight on Sunday, although she holds a voter identity card and […]

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