GUWAHATI: In a significant turn of events, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured a resounding success in the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) elections held in Assam’s Dima Hasao district on Friday. The BJP has captured an overwhelming 25 out of the 28 seats in the council, showcasing a dominant performance. Meanwhile, the […]
RAIPUR: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the star campaigner of the BJP in the poll-bound state of Chhattisgarh, has hit out on the ruling government of Congress for purportedly being involved in corruption in the state. He has also affirmed that the Modi factor will work in Chhattisgarh and the BJP will form a […]
GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma has slammed the Indian National Congress (INC) over its stand on the Israel-Palestine War. The Congress Working Committee, the party’s highest-decision-making body, expressed its “dismay and anguish” over the war and underlined its support of the Palestinian people’s right to “land (and) self-government, and to live with […]
GUWAHATI: Assam Police have arrested 916 locals as part of a wide crackdown on child marriages that was carried out on the intervening night of Gandhi Jayanti, in a move that is being denounced as an attack on religious freedom. This is the second time during the last six months that Assam has led such […]
NEW DELHI: After referring to him as “bachcha” (a kid), Assam’s firebrand chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday alluded that Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi refused to transfer his ailing father Tarun Gogoi, to Delhi for better treatment, which led to his death. Sarma, who earlier worked under the former chief minister, made the revelations while […]
Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut, who is considered a supporter of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), called on Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati on Saturday. The meeting is said to be a courtesy call by the Himachal-native actor. In a tweet, the BJP leader said that Kangana will be shooting a film in […]