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Guwahati: An unusual movement of voters by buses and trains from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala, and a few other states to districts in lower Assam came to light in the last 24 hours ahead of the polling day. Lower Assam is known to be vulnerable to the influx of illegal migrants from Bangladesh. However, allegations…
NEW DELHI: The spotlight is finally on the voters now across Assam, Kerala and Puducherry who are all set to cast their ballots on Thursday. More than 5.3 crore people will decide the fate of parties and candidates in two states and a union territory.From a bipolar contest in Assam to Kerala’s ideological tug-of-war and…
Himanta Biswa Sarma, Atul Bora (left); Gaurav Gogoi, Lurin Jyoti Gogoi, Akhil Gogoi (Right) NEW DELHI: As the people of the “tea state” prepare to elect a new government on April 9, “Asomiya jatiyotabad” (Assamese nationalism) remains a core issue for Assam. For decades, the state has wrestled with anxieties over protecting its cultural and…
NEW DELHI: A day after police searched his residence in Delhi, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Friday launched further attacks on Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma amid the ongoing spat between the two.In a social media post on X, Congress shared a self made video of Khera, in which he raised questions over a…
NEW DELHI: With under a day left for polling in the assembly elections in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, voters can check to confirm their names on the electoral roll in advance to avoid inconvenience on voting day.The Election Commission has made online verification tools available, allowing voters to check their details either through its official…
GUWAHATI: An Assam Police team searched Tuesday the New Delhi residence of Congress neta Pawan Khera in connection with a case filed by CM Himanta Biswa Sarma‘s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, escalating a political clash over alleged multiple passports and foreign assets.Khera was not found at his Nizamuddin residence during the search carried out with…
NEW DELHI: The high-voltage campaign in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry ended on Tuesday evening, with all political parties going all out for the final show of strength ahead of voting on April 9.For 299 seats across two states and a union territory, the Bharatiya Janata Party roped in Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit…
NEW DELHI: Assam Police on Tuesday searched the Delhi residence of Congress leader Pawan Khera following an FIR lodged by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, amid an ongoing political controversy over allegations related to the latter holding multiple passports.The development comes after Khera, who heads the Congress media department, alleged that…
KOCHI/MADIKERI/LUCKNOW: Assam assembly polls have set off a cross-country labour vacuum, slowing plantation work in Karnataka’s Kodagu, disrupting waste collection in UP’s Lucknow and thinning workforces in Kerala as thousands of migrant workers return home to vote on April 9.Kerala is seeing one of the sharpest impacts. Migrants from Assam and Bengal form nearly 60%…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday announced that the silence period for the Assam legislative assembly elections will begin today at 5.00 pm, marking 48 hours prior to the conclusion of polling across all constituencies.In accordance with Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, all forms of election campaigning will be…
