India got its first woman President. Pratibha Patil won the Presidential elctions by 3,06,810 votes. Pratibha Patil, the UPA candidate defeated her rival Bhairon Singh Shekhawat who was backed by the NDA.There was some cross voting by BJP dissidents in Gujrat and Madhya Pradesh.
Bhairon Shingh Shekhawat has resigned from the position of Vive President as well
In Assam, Pratibha Patil has secured 92 votes while Shekhawat has secured 20 votes.
(For detailed information on how the President of India is elected please refer to the Knowledge and Development Section/ How the President of India is elected? by Rebati Neog)
PermalinkSubmitted by charlie on Sun, 22/07/2007 - 03:07
At this movement UPA-Left nominee Pratibha Patil has elected as President of India defeated NDA backed Independent candidate Bhairon Singh Shekhawat by over three lakh votes.She received 638,116 votes while Shekhawat got 331,306 votes.today made history by getting elected as the first woman President of the country. In my view the credit goes to Mrs.Sonia Gandhi .
7 Apr 2014 - 10:23am | AT News
Jorhat Congress candidate BK Handique has exercised his franchise in Jorhat in the morning on Monday.Accompanied by his wife and daughters, the former Union minister arrived in his booth at DC Baruah...
25 Jan 2017 - 11:54pm | AT Kokrajhar Bureau
BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary said the Bathou is the aboriginal religion of Bodos through which Bodo community could be identified in the world. The All Bathou Religious Union observed Gwthar Bathou San...
29 Sep 2015 - 6:39am | AT News Shillong
Trouble brews for a section of officers in the Meghalaya urban development after the Meghalaya High asked CBI to register cases against them for allowing the construction of high rise buildings in...
2 Feb 2018 - 12:11pm | AT News
KOKRAJHAR: Wait a little bit. A new Bodo feature film will hit the screens by July this year. Courtesy RB productions. The Kokrajhar based production house organized the Muhrut with lots of...
One hardcore ULFA cadre died at an encounter with Army in Dibrugarh district's Kakopathar area on Monday. According to information, the ULFA cadre was identified as Kanak Chetia who is known to be the outfit's IED expert. A chinese pistol and some explosive materials have been recovered from his possession. On the other hand, the youth hurt in the Sonari blast on Sunday midnight is being identified as Satyajit Chetia from Mahmora area in Nazira sub division in Sivasagar district.
One person was seriously injured in yet another blast that took place in Sonari in Sivasagar district on Sunday midnight. According to information, the blast rocked in front of the Sonari Rajiv Bhawan at 11-45 midnight and the injured person is suspected to be the one who carried the bomb. This was followed by another blast in Sivasagar district’s Gaurisagar area. But no casualty has been reported in the incident. No outfit has so far claimed the responsibility of these blasts. The serial bombings on ULFA’s Military Day and also just a day after the killing of two ULFA cadres during joint operation in North Lakhimpur district are significant. But the banned insurgent outfit has...
Four people died and more than fifty injured while a powerful blast rocked a Mising cultural festival in Jonai in Upper Assam on Saturday midnight. Although ULFA is believed to be behind the incident the banned insurgent outfit refuted the charge saying a section of the people has been trying to slap bad name on them.There was big flutter at the blast site while three people namely Kabita Sonowal, Somesh Sutradhar, Shahjahan Ali dead. The severely injured people numbering more than fifteen have been rushed to the Assam Medical College Hospital and Bina Pegu died on the way to the AMCH by boat.Top ranked police official arrived on the spot and began relief and rescue operations. Other...
Two ULFA militants were left killed at a joint encounter of police and army in Silikhapukhuri area of North Lakhimpur district early in the morning today. Acting on a tip off, police and Army's Bihar Regiment conducted a raid in the area at 4-30 in the morning. Two of the three ULFA militants died on the spot while the remaining one managed to flee from the spot. Later, 2 pistols have been recovered from the dead ULFA militants. In yet another incident last night, a police team from Kakotibari had a narrow escape while a powerful blast rattled Timon Sarupathar gaon in Sivasagar district at 10-30 on Friday evening minutes after a police vehicle passed the spot. No casualty has been reported...
A 12-hour BTAD bandh call by the Rabiram faction of the BPPF is paralyzing the normal life in the BTAD area onSaturday. All markets, shops, offices, educational institutions and banks are remaining closed. Vehicles are also remaining off the roads with only a few moving on National Highway 31(c) with police escort. All markets, shops, offices, educational institutions and banks remained closed while vehicles remained off the roads with only a few moving on National Highway 31(c) with police escort, the sources said.The curfew was imposed in areas falling in the Runikata police station area and under Bengtol police outpost.The camp along the Indo-Bhutan border was dismantled as the militant...
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Bhubneswar Kalita, BPPF(H) leader Biswajit Doimary and Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) general secretary and former Union minister Birendra Prasad Baishya are set to win uncontested in the March 26 Rajya Sabha polls in Assam. The entire development is emerging clear on Saturday. The Congress high command has cleared the name of Kalita following a signature campaign led by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. The regional AGP also in a formal sitting participated by president Brindabon Goswami, Opposition leader Chandra Mohan Patowary and vice president Phani Bhushan Chaudhory announced Birendra Prasad Baishya s as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha polls. Baishya...
Dr Samujjal Bhattacharjya Adviser AASU, addressing a national seminar at the Constitution Club, New Delhi organised by Assam Sahitya Sabha on the topic of Judgement on IMDT Act and implementation of Assam Accord on 14-03-08. Pix by UB Photos.
Zubeen Garg of Ya Ali fame performing during the launch of Sky Chef Fine Dining, a multi cuisine restaurent at Sivasagar, Assam on 12-03-2008 night. Pix by UB Photos.
A powerful blast that rocked Doomdooma town just before a while has left one person dead and several injured. According to information, the blast took place at around 4:20 pm in the afternoon at the Daily Bazaar. The injured people have been rushed to the nearby Doomdooma Civil Hospital. High level police and civil officials have reached the spot and cordoned off the area.
The Border Security Force has handed over a list of some camps set up by the north eastern outfits on the soil of Bangladesh during the day one sitting of its meeting with the Bangladesh Rifles which begins in Shillong on Tuesday. According to information, BSF list has 141 camps of insurgent groups mostly from the North East operating in Bangladesh. The list now in BDR's hand also names 116 rebel leaders and some sympathizers submitted. The prominent insurgent outfit from the north east include ULFA, NSCN(IM), HNLC, PLA, NLFT and UNLF. To name a few top rebel leaders are ULFA c-in-c Paresh Barua, ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa and HNLC general secretary Cheristerfield Thangkhiew. During...
Comments
Pages
Add new comment