Assam elections 2026: Can regional parties reclaim identity politics?Assam's elections highlight regionalism as a key issue. National parties have adopted the agenda of protecting Assamese identity. This has ...
22 Mar, 2026, 12.22 PM IST
NDA sets target to win 100 seats in Assam assembly pollsNDA leaders, including Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, have set a goal to win 100 of 126 assembly seats in the upcoming state elections, crit...
29 Aug, 2025, 10.12 PM IST
Will continue to fight for Assamese people: HimantaAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma pledged to protect the state's indigenous population. He vowed to combat what he termed "land jiha...
15 Aug, 2025, 12.11 PM IST
Assam govt readies portal for arms licence application for people living in "sensitive areas"The Assam government is preparing to launch a portal that will allow indigenous people in sensitive areas to apply for arms licenses. Chief...
06 Aug, 2025, 07.09 PM IST
Assam’s arms license policy excludes inter-state border areas, says CM Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam government will not apply the arms license policy in inter-state border areas. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma clarified this deci...
29 May, 2025, 08.55 PM IST
Assam government to give arms licences to indigenous people living in "vulnerable and remote" areasThe Assam government will grant arms licenses to indigenous people in vulnerable and remote areas, aiming to protect their interests and ad...
28 May, 2025, 08.18 PM IST
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma launches Mission Basundhara 3.0Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launches Mission Basundhara 3.0 to provide land rights to indigenous people of Assam, digitize land serv...
20 Oct, 2024, 08.12 PM IST
Assam merges 4 districts with 4 others, changes jurisdiction of some villages ahead of EC delimitationAssam cabinet has approved inclusion/exclusion of certain areas/villages of different Revenue Circles, Development Blocks, Gaon Panchayats/...
31 Dec, 2022, 07.27 PM IST
Prime minister Narendra Modi has overturned decades of misgovernance: Sarbananda SonowalSonowal hit the campaign trail for By-polls in Assam to be held on October 30 and addressed various election rallies under Thowra in suppor...
26 Oct, 2021, 12.46 AM IST
BJP has failed to protect the jati-mati-bheti in Assam: CongressCongress alleged that BJP had promised to finish the work of updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC), started by the Congress, whi...
14 Mar, 2021, 10.00 PM IST
Congress releases 'charge sheet' against BJP government in Assam"CAA is posing a threat to the language, culture and identity of the people of Assam while giving a red carpet welcome to illegal migrants ...
14 Mar, 2021, 08.52 PM IST
Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal files nomination for assembly pollsHe sought the blessings of the people to return him and the party to power so that they continue to "serve the state and ensure further dev...
09 Mar, 2021, 03.13 PM IST
Congress has ‘double standards’ on CAA: BJPAssam environment minister Parimal Suklabaidya told ET, “Congress in Barak Valley supports CAA, and in Brahmaputra valley opposes CAA. This...
24 Feb, 2021, 12.08 AM IST
Congress makes CAA focus in Assam election campaign to cash in on widespread opposition“Can Amit Shah please clarify if CAA will be implemented all-India or only in Bengal?” Congress leader Pradyut Bordoloi asked on Friday.
19 Feb, 2021, 11.10 PM IST
BJP in Assam makes manifesto making for 2021 assembly polls a grand affairState BJP president Ranjeet Kumar Dass said, “Idea is to reach out to people whereby they can suggest what they want the government to do i...
27 Jan, 2021, 07.00 PM IST
CAA protest: Director of Higher Education Assam asks govt servants not to criticize the govtIn an office order G Phukan Director of Higher Education stated, “It is brought to the notice of all concerned that under 7 of the of the A...
31 Dec, 2019, 11.16 AM IST
Congress to initiate mass contact programme in Assam from October 2During the campaign, around 2.6 lakh booth assistants and their teams will carry out door-to-door campaign to reach out to the households.
01 Oct, 2018, 11.04 PM IST