Guwahati: Senior BJP leader Ram Madhav on Thursday appealed to the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) leaders to return to the BJP-led alliance. The regional political party, which contested the 2016 assembly polls along with BJP and BPF, had snapped ties with the saffron party on January 7 after differences cropped[Read More…]
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Congress stands with Pakistan, they are traitors: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
New Delhi, Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday called Congress President Rahul Gandhi “Gabbar Singh” and accused the party of standing with Pakistan, saying they were traitors. Speaking at the second day of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Council, Sarma said: “The GST is not ‘Gabbar Singh’,[Read More…]
Assam: Asom Gana Parishad cuts off ties with BJP over Citizenship Amendment Bill
Asom Gana Parishad, the ally of BJP in Assam has decided to cut its ties with the Party over the Citizenship Bill. While the regional parties announced breaking it’s cords with the saffron party, Asom Gana Parishad(AGP) drew sharp criticism for maintaining its alliance with party. Former Chief Minister of[Read More…]
AGP draws flake for not snapping ties with BJP
Guwahati: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi stirred a row over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) drew flak even from within for failing to come out of the alliance with the saffron party. While the regional political party has been announcing that it will[Read More…]
Assam: DiMJAA registers FIR against Badruddin Ajmal for threatening Journalist’s life
The Digital Media Journalists Association of Assam (DiMJAA) has registered an FIR against the chief of All India United Democratic Forum (AIUDF), Badruddin Ajmal. Ajmal is an MP from Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency. Following Ajmal’s misbehaviour with a journalist, the DiMJAA filed an FIR. In the FIR, the association said[Read More…]
Assam: Nagaon CJM court summons Union Minister Rajen Gohain in rape case
Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain has been summoned by the Nagaon Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court in connection with the alleged rape of a 24-year-old woman. Rajen Gohain is a BJP minister and a Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha. The court has asked the central minister to appear[Read More…]
Video: AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal loses cool over journalist’s question, ‘Go away, I will smash your head’
All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief and Lok Sabha MP from Dubri Badruddin Ajmal on Wednesday threatened to smash the head of a journalist who asked him if he’ll ally with Congress or BJP in future, in Hatsingimari, Assam. Ajmal said, “Go dogs, for how much money have you[Read More…]
Telangana police reunite Assam girl with family using its face recognition tool
A facial recognition software called ‘darpan’, developed by Telangana police, recently helped in re-uniting a missing girl with her family. A 16-year-old girl identified as Anjali Tigga, who left home on July 1 last year, finally met her mother after 17 long months. Anjali Tigga of Boginodi in Assam’s Lakhimpur went[Read More…]
Guwahati Airport to have makeover soon; this is how it will look
In an effort to open North East India’s doors to the International market, the Airport in Guwahati is all set to get a makeover very soon now as the planning, sketches and the fund allocations are all done. At the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati, construction work for a[Read More…]
Assam Panchayat Election result 2018 LIVE UPDATES: BJP takes a big lead; Congress, AGP trail
The latest results show the BJP has taken a very comfortable lead in the Zilla Parishad, Anchalik Parishad, Panchayat Sabhapati and Panchayat Sadasya elections.
