Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday slammed the Congress over its first list of candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly Elections, calling it a "dynastic list," while highlighting the BJP's emphasis on grassroots workers.
According to an official release, the list includes Gaurav Gogoi (Jorhat), Bitupan Saikia (Golaghat), Abdus Sobahan Ali Sarkar from Gauripur, Markline Marak from Goalpara West (ST), Girish Baruah from Bongaigaon, Mahananda Sarkar from Barpeta (SC), and Ramen Singh Rabha from Boko-Chaygaon
At least six people went missing after a boat capsized on the river Brahmaputra in Assam's Barpeta district, officials said. The incident took place at Rahampur area of the district.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, State BJP president Dilip Saikia, cabinet ministers Ranjeet Kumar Dass, and Chandra Mohan Patowary took part in the Yuva Booth Bahini Sanmilan, where nearly 5000 Yuva Booth Bahini workers participated.
The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal, urged students to pursue spiritual education alongside quality modern learning, saying such a balanced approach is essential for building a developed, self-reliant and value-driven India during the Amrit Ka
Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya attended the closing ceremony of the 4th National Barpeta Book and Science Fair held at the Municipal playground in Barpeta town on Wednesday.
The arrested individuals are from various districts in Assam, including Darrang, Goalpara, Nalbari, Chirang, Kamrup, Bongaigaon, Hailakandi, Lakhimpur, Barpeta, Hojai, South Salmara, Bajali, and Dhubri.
"In connection with the offensive social-media posts following the Delhi blasts, 15 persons have been arrested across Assam so far. In addition to the 6 arrests made yesterday, overnight we have arrested the following persons also: Rafijul Ali (Bongaigaon), Forid Uddin Laskar (Hailakandi)
Speaking to reporters, Chief Minister Sarma said, "We had identified suspected persons - 1 each in Tamulpur and Karbi Anglong, 2 each in Sonitpur and Golaghat, 3 in Bongaigaon, 2 in Goalpara, 4 in Barpeta, 1 in Cachar, 3 in Nalbari, 2 in Hojai, 1 in Baksa, 3 in Darrang, 1 in Jorhat, 2 in
"If we look at the consequences of Congress' instigation, during their tenure illegal East Bengal-origin Muslims spread across the state, aggressively intruding upon the language, culture, history, satras, temples, monasteries, and educational institutions of the indigenous Assamese peopl
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 20: The Government of Bihar has conferred its highest cultural honour, National Award - the Bihar Kala Samman: 2023-24, upon Kalpana Patowary, internationally celebrated folk singer and daughter of Barpeta, Sarbhog, Assam. Recognised as one of the most powerf
"While she was posted as a Revenue Circle officer in Barpeta, she illegally transferred the land of a Satra, and we transferred her. I also directed an inquiry to CM Vigilance. In the last few days, we tracked her. On Sunday, she stayed in the Namsai Resort hotel, and when she reached her ho