Brisk polling is what undergoing in Barpeta constituency along with five others in the last and third phase of General elections on Thursday.
Heavy turn out of voters is expected in this crucial constituency where 14,24,638 voters are expected to exercise their franchise in 1906 booths which will continue till 5 in the evening.
Sitting MP and Congress candidate Ismile Hussain is facing a keen contest with AIUDF candidate Sirajuddin Ajmal while BJP candidate Chandra Mohan Patowary and his AGP rival and former party colleague Phani Bhushan Chaudhury have been enjoying no less popularity and support.
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The Sivasagar forest department has released five Himalayan griffons back into their habitats nearly a month after these were found in a comatose state.Aided by the Environmental organisation IFAW-...
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The Kokrajhar police interrogated seven persons a day after miscreants kidnapped Kartick Paul from Saralapra on Sunday. All the seven persons are residents of Saralpara area in Bismuri who...
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Presidential poll begins in Assam with Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi casting his vote on Thursday. Gogoi, is among the 126 members of the legislative assembly along with member of parliament...
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Namrup: Properties worth lakhs of rupees were reduced to ashes when a ravaging fire broke out at a house in Namrup on Wednesday. The incident took place near BVFCL Main Gate in the wee hours...
GUWAHATI: The clandestine but burgeoning trade in illegal wildlife parts/products has reached an alarming proportion across the globe posing serious threat to wildlife resources in the planet. Prevention of wildlife crimes like poaching and trade in wildlife parts remains a Himalayan task for enforcement agencies across frontiers and demands sustained high-level coordination among various agencies including police, intelligence agencies, security forces, frontier guards, transport sector key stake holders etc.
An adequate level of awareness about the alarming global scenario of wildlife crimes and law provisions in vogue to deal with such crimes in respective country among all concerned...
GUWAHATI: Assam Para Swimming team won 10 medals in the XX National Para Swimming Championships held at Bangalore on March 21-22.
Among the 10 medals 7 are gold, one silver and two bronze.
Medal winners are: Sahana Begum (2 gold, 1 Bronze), Anyatam Rajkumar (2 Gold and 1 Bronze), Krishna Das (2 gold), AnowarSikdar (1 gold, 1 silver).
Guwahati 22nd March 2021: Over the last 15 years, the lights-off moment saw entire streets, buildings, landmarks, and city skylines go dark - an unmissable sight that drew public attention to nature loss and the climate crisis. Earth Hour India too resonated with landmark monuments like India Gate, Parliament House, streets, and buildings go dark for an hour. But due to the on-going pandemic, Earth Hour this year, on 27th March 2021, wants to raise awareness and create the same unmissable sight online through a Virtual Spotlight. The goal is simple, to make the world see our planet, the issues we face, and our place within it in a new light.
The event, ‘Speak Up for Nature with Shantanu...
Guwahati: BJP on Tuesday released it's poll manifesto leaving the core issues in the lurch.
The main ruling party in Delhi and Dispur promised a flawless NRC and tight-lipped on the ST status for 6 ethnic communities.
BJP, however, promised measures to solve the perennial flood problem and cycle to the school goers from Class IX.
It further has promised to strengthen the Namghors across the state and along with a slew measures to uplift the indigenous people.
The implementation of the Clause VI of the Assam Accord, 1985 eluded the Sankalpa Parts released by national president JP Nadean.
However, the BJP National President JP Nadda said that...
Udalguri: The Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) on Monday announced the candidates for 4 LAC's of Udalguri district viz.. Udalguri, Paneri,Mazbat and Kalaigaon showing doors to two of its sitting MLA's. While Assam Cabinet Minister and BPF leader Rihon Daimari have retained candidature for Udalguri,Mazbat sitting MLA Charan Boro have been nominated for Mazbat seat . Two new faces have been provided candidature in Paneri and Kalaigaon LAC's . BPF Organizing Secretary, Karuna Kanta Swargiary have been nominated as BPF candidate for Paneri LAC while veteran politician and Congressman who switched to BPF Durga Das Boro have been given candidature for Kalaigaon LAC. ...
The Congress party has released released the first list of candidates for the ensuing Assam Assembly elections 2021 on Saturday by AICC general secretary Mukul Wasnik.
INC COMMUNIQUE
Important Notification regarding party candidates for Assam pic.twitter.com/ovp5BoF16O
— INC Sandesh (@INCSandesh) March 6, 2021
The Assembly elections in the state will be held in three-phases.
The polls for 126-member Assam assembly will be held on March 27, April 1 and April 6.
Results will be announced on May 2
Below is the full list of Assam BJP candidates for Phase-I and Phase-II Elections 2021:
No. Constituency Name and No. Name of Candidate
1 42 Patacharkuchi ...
The Election Commision of India has today announced the dates of the upcoming Assam Assembly elections along with other four states. As per the ECI's announcement elections in Assam will be held in three phases, starting from March 27. The other two phases polling will be held on April 1 and April 6. The counting of the all five states' elections takes place on May 2. In Assam the first phase polling will be held for
The All Assam Students' Union(AASU) has come victorius in the Gauhati University Students' Association's elections. As per reports the AASU supported candidates have won important posts like the vice-president, general secretary, assistant general secretary, among others.
Guwahati: Alleging that the city based press club had ‘designed to give space to a separatist leader of a banned armed outfit which emerged as a terrorist outfit to threat the sovereignty and integrity’ of India, an FIR has bene lodged against the president and general secretary of Gauhati Press Club (GPC).
Senior journalist Biswajit Nath, who is a former general member of GPC, lodged the compliant at Latashil police station in the city on 23 February 2021, arguing that the press club authority ‘organized a formal audio interview with Paresh Barua (self-styled military chief of United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent) at its auditorium’ by 6.30 pm on 21 February last.
GPC...
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