Political

12 Apr

Congress can win 10 seats in the Assembly polls is uncertain: Pijush Hazarika

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The State Congress President Bhupen Borah to resign from the party after Lok Sabha election, 2024 gets concluded. The statement was claimed by Assam Minister Pijush Hazarika, on Friday. Pijush Hazarika claimed, “Bhupen Borah claimed that he would become the Chief Minister of Assam in 2026. But to become Chief Minister, one must win the Assembly election first as an MLA. Borah has lost many times in the elections. He knows very well that he would again face defeat on a Congress ticket.” He continued said, “Whether Congress can win 10 seats in the Assembly polls or not, is also…

09 Apr

India denies to the claims of China

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China has recently claimed that the frontier state Zangnan of Arunachal Pradesh is their part of territory. India has rejected China’s claims and said that Arunachal Pradesh was, is and will always be a part of India. Addressing a rally in Assam's Lakhimpur, Shah said, "During the Chinese aggression of 1962, Nehru had said 'bye-bye' to Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. People of these states can never forget that…But now, China could not encroach even a single inch of our land. Even in Doklam, we pushed them back." Further, he also mentioned about Assam accord which was signed during Congress-led but never…

01 Apr

Assam Government issues local holidays, Assam

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Localized public holidays announced for Assam citizens by the Government during the scheduled dates of the Lok Sabha Polling. As per the Negotiable Instruments Act of 1881, aligning with the dates the government has issued the orders on April 19, 26, and May 7. Details about the band dates for Assam : The first phase of the polling, scheduled on April 19, will encompass five constituencies-Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Kaziranga, Lakhimpur, and Sonitpur. For the second phase which is on April 25, Voting will take place in Nagaon, Darrang-Udalguri, Diphu (ST), Silchar (SC) and Karimganj. Lastly, on May 7, the 3rd phase…

29 Mar

I don’t have that kind of money: Nirmala Sitharaman

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman opened up about not contesting Lok Sabha elections after she was offered to contest either from Andhra Pradesh or Tamil Nadu. According to the sources, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has declined the BJP's offer as she didn't have the kind of required fund to contest. The Finance Minister said, "After thinking for a week or ten days, I went back to say, 'Maybe not'. I do not have that kind of money to contest. I also have a problem, whether it is in Andhra Pradesh or Tamil Nadu. It's also going to be a question…

20 Mar

NDA will win 12 seats of Lok Sabha, Sonowal

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Ahead of Citizenship Amendment Act, CAA implementation tension in the nation, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has asserted that the indigenous people won't get effected after the publication of the rules as he believes the central law on citizenship is not going to affect the interest of the people. Sonowal said, "CAA is a national law. Whatever the situation the opposition is creating with baseless provocative statements, this is not going to affect the concern of common and very knowledgeable citizens of Assam. We are saying that don't try to make any such statement to provoke the people with the most…

18 Mar

New counting date released for Arunachal and Sikkim

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The Election Commission of India (ECI) has released the schedules for the upcoming Lok sabha election, 2024. A notice issued by ECI has been updated about the changes of counting vote date in northeastern states. The notice said, "There shall be no change in respect of schedule for Parliamentary constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim." According to the sources, the date was previously slated on 4 June but due to the expiry of the two assembly terms on June 2, the EC has decided to bring forward the counting date.

15 Mar

ECI to announce schedule for upcoming Lok Sabha polls

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Ahead of Lok sabha elections 2024, Election Commission of India (ECI) has held a press conference at New Delhi to announce the schedule for General Elections to Lok Sabha and some State Legislative Assemblies. According to the sources, the ECI has slated to announce the schedule by March 16. Additionally, new Election Commissioners of India, Gyanesh Kumar and Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu have taken over the charge from today, Friday.

03 Mar

Pawan Singh says won’t contest Lok Sabha polls, day after BJP names him as candidate from Asansol

Business CorrespondentEntertainment, Political

Actor Pawan Singh who was selected as BJP candidate to contest in election from West Bengal's Asansol constituency has step back and announced that he will not be able to contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. 'I express my heartfelt gratitude to the top leadership of Bharatiya Janata Party. The party trusted me and declared me as the candidate from Asansol, but due to some reason, I will not be able to contest the elections from Asansol…. @JPNadda,' Singh posted in Hindi on his X handle. https://twitter.com/PawanSingh909/status/1764191816738587029?s=20 Soon after actor's announcement, TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said that…

27 Dec

AFSPA removed and no lives lost in2023, Assam CM asserts peace

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Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) has been removed from many districts of the state, Assam which is a major peace achievement for the leading government. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asserted that no lives were lost in the state due to extremist violence in 2023. He also claimed that there is a complete end of tribal militancy in Assam, a total of 8,756 former militants have been rehabilitated in the last two years, with over Rs 300 crore invested for the purpose. The year 2023 has been a remarkable year as Assam has been transformed into an abode…

14 Sep

Opposition bloc INDIA announces boycott of shows of 14 TV anchors, BJP compares this with Emergency

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The media committee of the opposition bloc INDIA has released the names of 14 television anchors of several platforms whose shows are to be boycotted. The committee has decided to not send their representatives on debates show organised by them on such channels or platforms. The decision was compared to emergency in the times of Indira Gandhi rule by a BJP member Hardeep Puri(Union Minister). Different views were given by BJP members against the decision. On the other hand opposition bloc cited different reasons for boycotting the TV anchors. Pawan Khera, congress spokesperson justifies the decision by stating that these…