Guwahati/Thiruvananthapuram, April 8 (IANS) With the highly anticipated Assembly elections in Assam and Kerala just a day away, polling officials and security personnel on Wednesday intensified efforts to ensure free and fair voting. Authorities across both states have completed most of the logistical and administrative arrangements, with large-scale deployment of staff and security forces.In several parts of Assam, a notable feature of this election is the presence of women-managed polling stat…
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New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) In Upper Assam, where the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance secured a decisive lead in the 2021 Assembly elections, the Congress is now looking to script a revival driven by what is popularly called the “3G” factor as the state heads to polls on Thursday.The NDA had swept 41 of the region’s 56 seats in the last Assembly election, held before the 2023 delimitation exercise. The redrawing of constituencies has altered the electoral map, with re…
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…
Guwahati, March 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Assam on April 1, where he will address two major election rallies as part of the BJP’s campaign for the upcoming Assembly polls, party sources said on Wednesday.According to a senior BJP leader, PM Modi will first address a rally at Bihpuria in Lakhimpur district, followed by another public meeting in Gohpur.Both constituencies are considered politically significant, and the Prime Minister’s visit is aimed at energ…
Guwahati, March 23 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday launched a sharp attack on Gaurav Gogoi, questioning his leadership credentials and said that the Congress MP has failed miserably to keep leaders within his party fold. Addressing reporters in Golaghat, the Chief Minister criticised Gogoi over his recent public statements, alleging that they reflected an inability to manage internal party affairs and retain leaders within the organisation. Sarma said such remarks amoun…
Guwahati, Feb 24 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said the state government is making sustained investments in world-class sports infrastructure to nurture young talent and create an enabling ecosystem for athletes to compete at national and international levels. Sharing a post on X, Sarma said that state-of-the-art sports facilities are being developed across Assam to ensure that promising sportspersons get the infrastructure and exposure they need to excel. “…
Guwahati, Feb 4 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday that the state government has ramped up efforts to give fresh impetus to the state’s rich theatre movement by investing in modern infrastructure and extending social security measures for artistes. Speaking after inaugurating the newly reconstructed Sivasagar Natya Mandir, Chief Minister Sarma said the state government is committed to creating world-class cultural spaces that provide theatre practitioners with adva…
Guwahati, Feb 3 (IANS) Underlining the rapid pace of change in society and the emergence of new ideas, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that technological advances such as mobile communication have transformed global thinking and daily life. The Chief Minister observed that projects once considered unimaginable, including multiple universities and a medical college in Lakhimpur, a university at Gohpur and the under-river tunnel connecting Numaligarh and Gohpur, have now b…
Guwahati, Jan 8 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday announced that more than 17 lakh women in the state have received financial assistance under the government’s flagship programme Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan (MMUA) and at least 32 lakh women from different Self Help Group (SHG) will be benefitted from this initiative.While attending an engagement in the Lakhimpur district, CM Sarma stated that so far 71 Legislative Assembly Constituencies of the state have been …