Gogoi counters Modi's comment on his age
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today countered Prime Minister's comment on his advancing age, saying he was as enthusiastic as a youth.
Mar 27, 2016, 18:53 PM IST
Strong wind of change will blow away Congress in Assam: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that there was a strong wind of change in Assam which would uproot Congress and its 15 years of misrule.
Mar 27, 2016, 10:53 AM IST
Government wants to make Northeast hub of trade with South East Asia: Rajnath Singh
The NDA government wants to make the Northeast a hub for trade with South East Asian countries but for that peace must prevail in the region, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday.
Mar 23, 2016, 04:07 AM IST
Poachers kill rhino in Kaziranga National Park, 5th this year
Suspected poachers on Tuesday killed a rhino in the Kaziranga National Park, a forest official said.
Mar 23, 2016, 03:50 AM IST
Meghalaya CM seeks Rajnath Singh’s intervention in boundary dispute with Assam
Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Monday called on Home Minister Rajnath Singh here and sought his intervention in issues like boundary dispute with Assam and insurgency in Garo Hills region.
Mar 22, 2016, 02:40 AM IST
Gogoi and wife have movable assets worth Rs 99,83,739
Sarbananda Sonowal, contesting from Majuli Assembly constituency, has movable assets worth Rs 70,44,919, according to his affidavit.
Mar 21, 2016, 19:02 PM IST
Raids on minister's property politically motivated: Gogoi
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today alleged the raids conducted by Election Expenditure Observer and Income Tax teams at Cabinet Minister Rockybul Hussain's residence and vehicle were "politically motivated" and aimed at "defaming" the leader and the Congress party.
Mar 17, 2016, 16:10 PM IST
Assam CM Tarun Gogoi flays election panel raid as motivated
Elections to the 126-member Assam assembly will be held on April 4 and 11.
Mar 17, 2016, 15:16 PM IST
Assam Assembly elections: Congress list out, Tarun Gogoi to contest from Titabar
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi will contest from the Congress bastion of Titabar, according to the list of the first 65 candidates released by the party high command here on Tuesday.
Mar 15, 2016, 21:27 PM IST
Assam Assembly Elections 2016: Congress releases first list of candidates for
In Assam, polling for the first phase of polls will be held on April 4 in 65 seats.
Mar 15, 2016, 20:49 PM IST
BJP-AGP alliance a marriage of convenience: Gogoi
The Chief Minister said that the BJP-AGP leaders completely ignored the wishes of the rank and file of party workers while forging the alliance and the disillusionment was there for everyone to see.
Mar 12, 2016, 20:43 PM IST
Jaitley's 'reform or perish' comment pro-rich: Tarun Gogoi
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has termed Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's statement asking states to reform to attract investment or perish as the "pro-capitalist" agenda of the BJP.
Mar 08, 2016, 19:10 PM IST
Gogoi dares Centre to file sedition charge against him
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has dared the BJP-led central government to also file sedition charge against him as he agrees with some of the statements made by Jawaharlal Nehru Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar.
Mar 07, 2016, 18:37 PM IST
Tarun Gogoi dares Centre to file sedition charge against him
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has dared the BJP-led central government to also file sedition charge against him as he agrees with some of the statements made by Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar.
Mar 07, 2016, 18:13 PM IST
People of Assam have realised PM Modi made false promises: Gogoi
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday claimed that the people of the state have realised that Prime Minister Modi made tall promises to them and failed to deliver on what he had promised.
Mar 07, 2016, 17:31 PM IST
Do-or-die battle for BJP and Congress in Assam
The election bugle has been sounded for four states and a union territory and Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) faces a daunting task after its two back-to-back humiliating defeats in Delhi and Bihar.
Mar 07, 2016, 13:25 PM IST
Tezpur University adjudged best Central varsity in country; Gogoi says big boost for state education
Assam Chief Minister said he was doubly happy that Tezpur University bagged the prestigious award as he had been instrumental in persuading the then PM Rajiv Gandhi for two Central universities in the state -- one at Tezpur and the other at Silchar.
Feb 27, 2016, 22:26 PM IST
Shutdown disrupts normal life in Imphal East in Manipur
A 48-hour shutdown called on Saturday by an organisation demanding that a new district be carved out of Imphal East affected normal life in the area.
Feb 27, 2016, 12:51 PM IST
People can't be arrested for raising slogans: Gogoi on JNU row
He also accused Union minister Sarbanda Sonowal, who hails from Assam, of failing to give proposals that could have benefited the state for inclusion in the budget.
Feb 27, 2016, 00:36 AM IST
Tarun Gogoi reiterates his fight is against PM Modi
Ahead of the assembly elections in later Assam this year, Congress Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi reiterated on Wednesday that his fight is against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and not against BJP's chief ministerial candidate Sarbananda Sonowal, who is also union Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs.
Feb 24, 2016, 22:32 PM IST
