Will decide after 2 years whether to continue in office: Tarun Gogoi
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, who has declared that the current Assembly Elections as his last, will decide whether to continue in office after two years if he is elected again.
Apr 18, 2016, 00:11 AM IST
Shocking! Muslim man divorces wife after she votes for BJP in Assam
Estranged couples often have several reasons to end a long-term relationship, but this one has a bizarre political angle attached to it.
Apr 15, 2016, 17:19 PM IST
14 Assam constituencies record more than 90 pc turnout
In a record turnout, more than 90 per cent voters exercised their franchise in 14 constituencies in Assam in the second and final phase of just concluded Assembly polls.
Apr 13, 2016, 13:26 PM IST
Assembly polls 2016: EC lodges FIR against Assam CM Tarun Gogoi for violating election norms
Gogoi had allegedly held a press conference on Monday morning which is a violation as per Representation of Peoples act 126.
Apr 11, 2016, 22:27 PM IST
CRPF fire in air to control agitating voters in Assam
CRPF personnel fired in the air at a polling station to disperse a group of voters agitating over alleged misbehaviour of a jawan of the central force with a pregnant woman in Kamrup district on Monday.
Apr 11, 2016, 12:44 PM IST
Assembly elections 2016: Final phase of voting begins in Assam; 2nd part of 1st phase in West Bengal
Two-phased polling was announced for 126-member Assam assembly; polling in 294 constituencies of West Bengal will be held in six phases.
Apr 11, 2016, 06:58 AM IST
Manmohan Singh, wife to vote in Assam polls on Monday
Manmohan Singh has been a member of the Rajya Sabha from Assam since 1991.
Apr 10, 2016, 23:15 PM IST
Assam elections 2016: Govt declares public holiday for April 11 polls
The first phase of polling in the state was held on April 4 while the second phase will commence on April 11.
Apr 10, 2016, 20:07 PM IST
Assam assembly polls: Hindu Bengali organisations skeptical of Modi's eviction policy, says report
“Modi is conspicuous by his silence on the issue of evicted Bengalis in Assam.”
Apr 10, 2016, 19:26 PM IST
Assam elections: Will soon shield Indo-Bangla border; Congress shedding crocodile tears, says Rajnath
Rajnath Singh criticised the Congress for not taking any steps to solve the state's myriad and burning issues despite being in power for 15 years.
Apr 10, 2016, 19:03 PM IST
Assam polls: All corruption cases under Congress rule will be investigated, says Amit Shah
BJP will also initiate a CBI probe into all chit fund-related cases in Assam, BJP president Amit Shah said.
Apr 10, 2016, 18:46 PM IST
Assam polls 2016: No pact, so Atal Bihari Vajpayee failed to solve infiltration issue, says Amit Shah
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee could not resolve the Bangladeshi infiltration issue because of the absence of any agreement with the neighbouring country, BJP President Amit Shah on Saturday said here.
Apr 09, 2016, 18:53 PM IST
Assam Assembly polls 2016: Decline in number of candidates with criminal records
There has been a decline of three per cent in the number of candidates with criminal records contesting Assam Assembly polls this year as compared to 2011 elections, an NGO said on the basis of self-sworn affidavits of the candidates.
Apr 08, 2016, 23:11 PM IST
'Secular politics' behind backwardness of Muslims, says Naqvi in Assam
Backwardness of Muslims in India in education and employment is a dangerous part of "secular political conspiracy", according to Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi who accused Congress of exploiting the minority community by keeping them poor and illiterate.
Apr 07, 2016, 19:33 PM IST
Assam elections: Lack of tie-up with Left may split secular votes, says Gogoi
Fighting perhaps the toughest electoral battle in his life, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi apprehends division of secular votes in the absence of an understanding with parties like the Left with whom he is not averse to having a post-poll tie up.
Apr 07, 2016, 14:10 PM IST
Assam polls: Manmohan Singh calls PM Modi 'dream-merchant'
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said the Narendra Modi government's Pakistan policy is "in shambles" and accused it of "failing miserably to honour its solemn promise to the people of the country."
Apr 06, 2016, 22:49 PM IST
West Bengal polls first phase sees nearly 81% turnout; over 78% votes cast in Assam
Braving the sweltering heat and oppressive humidity, nearly 81 percent of the 40 lakh voters cast their ballot in three Maoist-affected districts of West Bengal on Monday in the first phase of the assembly polls covering 18 constituencies.
Apr 04, 2016, 23:18 PM IST
Assam polls a fight between two opposing ideologies: Rahul Gandhi
Terming the Assam assembly polls a "fight between two opposing ideologies", Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday urged the people to vote for his party for peace, development and progress in the state.
Apr 04, 2016, 19:25 PM IST
30 candidates with criminal charges in phase-1 of Assam polls
Thirty candidates have criminal charges against them, including a minister and five sitting MLAs, out of the 539 contestants in 65 consituencies going to polls in the first phase in Assam tomorrow.
Apr 03, 2016, 18:20 PM IST
Ahead of Assembly Elections, Army guns down two senior KPLT terrorists in Assam, apprehends one
With just two days left for the Assam assembly polls, the Indian Army on Saturday claimed to have eliminated two senior Karbi People Liberation Tigers (KPLT) terrorists and apprehended one of their accomplices in an operation launched at Kalyani Reserve Forest in Karbi Anglong district yesterday.
Apr 02, 2016, 21:47 PM IST
