Assam Assembly polls

Maharashtra government imposes curfew between 8 pm and 7 am

Maharashtra government announced that it will impose a night curfew from Sunday (March 28).

Mar 28, 2021, 06:45 AM IST

Assam Assembly Elections 2021: JP Nadda to release election manifesto on March 23

Nadda will address a public rally at Rajgarh Tea Estate in Dibrugarh's Tingkhong on Monday, the party said in a statement.

Mar 21, 2021, 23:28 PM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Miniter Rajnath Singh to visit Assam today

In Assam, Amit Shah will address the public in Margarita around 12:30 pm and at Nazira at 2 pm, after which he will then leave for West Bengal.

Mar 14, 2021, 08:30 AM IST

Wanted terrorist neutralized in Assam, AK-81 assault rifle recovered

The Army deployed in poll-bound Assam neutralized a terrorist in Talpathar village in Tinsukia district today and recovered arms from his possession. 

Apr 27, 2016, 19:41 PM IST

'Face' of Gujarat riots Qutubuddin Ansari miffed with political parties, says 'stop using me'

Qutubuddin Ansari, a tailor whose image of grief-stricken face and folded hands came to symbolise the agony of the victims of 2002 Gujarat riots, has taken a strong exception to Congress' decision of using his pictures for its election campaign in Assam.

Apr 12, 2016, 11:15 AM 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

Assembly Elections 2016: Assam sees decline in number of candidates with criminal records

The comparison has been done to understand the trend of engagement of money and muscle power along with other details of the candidates, an official release said.

Apr 08, 2016, 22:18 PM IST

Assam Assembly polls: Rs 12 cr, 8 lakh litres of liquor seized

Authorities have seized 7,85,633 litres of liquor from various parts of the state since the polling dates were announced on March 4.

Apr 03, 2016, 20:53 PM IST

PM Modi insulting Assam, BJP-led alliance communal, divisive: Sonia Gandhi

Slamming the BJP-led alliance in Assam as coming together of "two dangerous forces of communalism and divisiveness", Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "insulting" people of the state and going back on promises of development.

Mar 30, 2016, 14:40 PM IST

EC asks to review vulnerable locations in poll-bound Assam

The Election Commission has directed the authorities in Assam to review "vulnerable locations" and prepare the poll security plan from the grassroot level keeping in mind the weaker sections.

Mar 22, 2016, 19:18 PM IST

BJP is strong in Assam, we will improve our results in other states: Arun Jaitley

Union minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said that Bharatiya Janata Party is in a very strong position in Assam and will form the government there. 

Mar 20, 2016, 12:38 PM IST

Over 6.75 lakh first-time youth voters in Assam polls

Over 6.75 lakh youths will cast their votes for the first time in Assam in the forthcoming Assembly elections due in April.

Mar 04, 2016, 22:21 PM IST

BJP, AGP workers protest against alliance decision in Assam

The BJP and AGP will jointly fight the coming assembly elections as announced by former Chief Minister and AGP leader Prafulla Kumar Mahanta.

Mar 03, 2016, 15:14 PM IST

Bodoland People's Front to support BJP in Assam Assembly polls

The Bodoland People's Front on Sunday announced that it would support BJP in the upcoming Assam Assembly polls.

Jan 11, 2016, 00:49 AM IST

Gogoi up for realignment of political forces to fight BJP

Assam CM Tarun Gogoi favours a realignment of political forces, including the AIUDF, to fight the BJP on a single platform.

Nov 05, 2015, 14:51 PM IST