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Evictions, displacement may shape verdict in some Assam seats

GUWAHATI, March 28 -- Soon after filing his nomination papers on Monday for the Goalpara East assembly seat in Assam, Abdur Rashid Mandal, the Raijor Dal candidate, made it clear that eviction would b... Read More


Congress 3rd list for Assam includes MLA opposed by Pradyut Bordoloi

GUWAHATI, March 19 -- The Congress in Assam released its third list of 22 candidates on Thursday, bringing its total tally to 87 for next month's election to the 126-seat assembly. Among the 22 names... Read More


Ahead of poll announcement, Assam govt doles out rRs.r9,000 to 4 million families under scheme

GUWAHATI, March 10 -- The Assam government on Tuesday disbursed Rs.9,000 each to nearly 4 million families as part of it's flagship beneficiary scheme, Orunodoi. The move comes just days ahead of the ... Read More


Assam polls: Congress names 42 candidates in first list; Gaurav Gogoi to contest from Jorhat

GUWAHATI, March 3 -- The Congress on Tuesday released its first list of 42 candidates for the upcoming elections to the 126-member Assam assembly, becoming the first party in the state to start announ... Read More


Nepal: Old guard versus new leaders in crucial post-uprising polls

GUWAHATI, March 3 -- Nepal is gearing up for a very crucial election this week, the first after last September's violent youth-led uprising in Kathmandu and beyond-popularly called the Gen Z protest-l... Read More


In Assam, final voter list after SR shrinks by 0.97% to 24.9 million names

GUWAHATI, Feb. 10 -- Election officials in Assam on Tuesday released the state's final electoral roll following the special revision (SR) process, resulting in a net decline of 0.97% in the total numb... Read More


Gogoi trained in Pakistan, MHA should probe: Assam CM; MP slams allegations

GUWAHATI, Feb. 8 -- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday alleged that Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi, who is also an MP from the state, was trained by Pakistani authorities during... Read More


BJP workers filed 500k complaints for deletion of foreigners in electoral rolls: CM Sarma

GUWAHATI, Jan. 29 -- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday that ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers have filed over 500,000 complaints with the Election Commission (EC) se... Read More