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Guwahati, June 7 (IANS) The Indian Army’s sustained outreach and pre-recruitment training initiative in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) has yielded significant results, with 50 Bodo youth receiving joining letters under the Agnipath recruitment scheme, officials said on Sunday.A felicitation ceremony was organised at Udalguri Higher Secondary School in Udalguri district to honour the successful candidates and recognise the efforts of the Army’s training teams. The event was jointly org…

Guwahati, May 8 (IANS) Assam Cabinet Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah on Friday said the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government would continue to focus on the development of indigenous communities and backward regions of the state, asserting that the National Democratic Alliance’s electoral success reflected growing public confidence in its governance model.​ Speaking to reporters, Baruah said the people of Assam had strongly endorsed the government’s development agenda, particularly its effort…

Agartala, Jan 27 (IANS) In a significant political development, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday rejected the Tipra Motha Party’s (TMP) demand to introduce the Roman script for the tribal Kokborok language, the mother tongue of nine of the 19 tribal communities residing in the state. The Chief Minister’s rejection of the demand assumes significance months ahead of the elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC). Addressing a gathering of tribal peop…

New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Political parties opposed to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) trying to consolidate vote banks for the 2026 Assembly polls are wary of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha’s (JMM) apparent foray in the tribal-dominated constituencies. Added to their concerns is the silence of Badruddin Ajmal – the businessman heading All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) – on a possible realignment with the Congress-led Mahajot for the 2026 Assam Assembly polls.JMM, the principal constit…