Guwahati, March 28 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday held a massive roadshow in Assam’s Guwahati, intensifying the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) campaign for the upcoming Assembly elections scheduled on April 9.The roadshow began at the Arya Vidyapeeth Playground and passed through several prominent areas of the city, witnessing a large turnout of supporters and party workers.Enthusiastic crowds lined the streets as Home Minister Shah greeted people during the high-energy cam…
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Guwahati, March 28 (IANS) The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has achieved significant milestones in railway electrification during the financial year 2025–26, covering key sections across Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Tripura, and Arunachal Pradesh, officials said on Saturday.NFR Chief Public Relations Officer Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said these achievements mark a major step towards sustainable, energy-efficient, and modern rail operations in the region, further strengthening connectivity and r…
Bengaluru, March 28 (IANS) Alleging rising corruption and growing public distress in Assam, which has been under BJP rule for the past ten years, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday said the promises made during the last election remain unfulfilled, and a major political shift is likely in the state.Shivakumar, who is also the Karnataka Congress president, has been appointed by the All India Congress Committee as a senior observer for the 2026 Assam Assembly elections, wh…
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed confidence that the NDA will once again receive the mandate of the people in Puducherry, stating that the ‘double-engine’ government has fulfilled the aspirations of the Union Territory over the past five years. PM Modi also said that he will join ‘Mera Booth Sabse Mazboot Samvaad’ in Puducherry on March 30. Taking to social media platform X, the Prime Minister said, “Over the last 5 years, the double-engine NDA Gove…
Guwahati, March 27 (IANS) Batting strongly for the continuation of a “double-engine” government in Assam, Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita on Friday said that states lacking a “double-engine” government are being deprived of development and growth. Addressing a BJP-organised press conference in the Titabar Assembly constituency in Jorhat district, Assam, Margherita claimed that several non-BJP-ruled states, such as Karnataka, Punjab and West Bengal, are lag…
Guwahati, March 27 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to kick off a fresh round of campaigning in Assam, beginning with a high-profile roadshow in Guwahati on Saturday, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) steps up efforts ahead of the Assembly elections.According to party sources, HM Shah will arrive in Guwahati on Saturday evening and take part in a roadshow in support of BJP’s Guwahati Central candidate Vijay Gupta. The roadshow is expected to commence from the Arya Vidyapeeth Playg…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) A total of 1,955 candidates are in the fray for the Assembly elections in two states and a Union Territory, along with by-elections in four states, scheduled to be held on April 9, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Friday.The poll panel said 250 candidates withdrew their nominations.Among the states going to the polls, Assam, which has 126 Assembly seats, has 722 candidates in the fray. Kerala, with 140 seats, has 890 candidates, while the Union Territory …
Raipur, March 27 (IANS) “Perhaps he’s busy at the construction site,” Monikha Sonowal quipped as she tried calling her father again. Moments earlier, Monikha had clinched the gold medal in the women’s 48kg weightlifting category at the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 here and wanted to convey the news to her father Padmadhar Sonowal, a mason who spends long days at construction sites to support his family of four and has been the 19-year-old’s biggest supporter in her sporting …
Guwahati, March 27 (IANS) Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday asserted that the BJP is poised to form the government in Assam for the third time and will secure more than 100 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections, claiming that the party has taken “historic decisions” for the state.Addressing a public rally at Borkhola Assembly constituency in Cachar district of southern Assam, Sonowal said that the BJP’s governance and development initiatives have strengthened public trust acro…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Election Commission of India on Friday intensified its voter awareness campaign in poll-bound states, organising a mega SVEEP outreach event in Howrah under the theme ‘Chunav Ka Parv, Paschim Bengal Ka Garv’ ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections.The initiative is part of a broader push by the poll body, in coordination with Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) and District Election Officers (DEOs), to promote informed and enthusiastic participation in the dem…