Assam

New Delhi/Ayodhya: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has claimed that Narendra Modi will become the Prime Minister for the fourth time in 2029. On Saturday, Sarma visited Ram Mandir in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. He…

The administration appealed to the people to maintain peace in the district.

Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam has marginally improved even as at least 1.29 lakh people across the state still remain affected, an official of the state disaster management authority said on Thursday. At least 293 villages in…

Guwahati: The panchayat elections in Assam will be held in November this year, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday. "The state administration will make preparations for the panchayat elections, including restructuring…

GUWAHATI: The flood situation in Assam remained unchanged with more than six lakh people in 10 districts reeling under waters, officials said on Sunday. Heavy rains in different parts of the state led to the swelling of river water…

Guwahati; Around 2 lakh people have been affected due to the devastating floods in the nine districts of Assam, an official said on Thursday. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) has identified the nine districts as…

It said the situation called for immediate and decisive action to address the root causes and prevent further exploitation of vulnerable individuals.

The 70-year-old Padma Shri awardee, breathed her last at the State Cancer Hospital in Guwahati where she was admitted a few days ago.

Guwahati, Barpeta, Kokrajhar and Dhubri are the four seats going to polls on May 7th. The AGP, which is a BJP ally, is contesting from Barpeta and the Muslim-majority Dhubri seats.

He hummed and shook a leg every time ‘Akou Abar Modi Sarkar’ (Modi government again), the BJP’s popular poll song, was played out at his rallies.

The last four of Assam’s 14 parliamentary seats will go to polls in the third phase on May 7.

In all these attacks, nobody was injured. The police said they were conducting a probe to identify the culprits and nab them.

Sarma had lashed out at Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday as well, calling them "irrelevant" in Assam and "past the expiry date".

“Priyankaji is asking us questions. I want to tell her that instead of questioning me and Modiji, she should ask her CM and Deputy CM what their govt is doing. Why is there no probe? We favour a probe,” he said.

“Assam police have arrested an individual named Sri Reetam Singh in connection with the fake video involving Honorable Home Minister Sri @AmitShah,” CM Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote on X.

The final polling percentage could be further revised as the compilation of figures is yet to be completed, an official said.

The Kokrajhar constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe, will go to the polls in the third phase on May 7.

More than 400 components, such as VVPATs and ballot units of different EVMs, were also replaced because of snags.

Modi said that free ration will be provided to all for the next five years and free treatment of up to Rs 5 lakh under the 'Ayushman Bharat' scheme will be given to people aged 70 and above.

The Congress leader said that unemployment is at an all-time high, but the PM mentioned it only twice in a recent interview, which was all about his 'Man Ki Baat'.