Assam

Guwahati: The counting of votes has begun in five assembly seats which went to the polls in the by-election in Assam with BJP leading in two seats and its alliance partner UPPL ahead in one seat in initial rounds.As...

Guwahati: Around 12.86% voter turnout was recorded in Gossaigaon, Bhabanipur, Tamulpur, Mariani and Thowra assembly seats in Assam bye-elections on Saturday in the first four hours.Around 7.96 lakh voters will decide the electoral fate of 31 candidates in the...

Guwahati: The Assam government on Thursday declared two areas as micro containment zones which included a higher secondary school, following the detection of a number of COVID 19 positive cases.Kamakhya High School, Maligaon has been declared as a containment...

Guwahati: The Election Commission has issued a notice to the cabinet minister in the BJP led Assam government for violating the provisions of the model code of conduct during campaigning for bypolls by asking for votes if people wanted...

Guwahati: The Election Commission will arrange live webcasting of voting from polling stations during the October 30 by-elections in Assam.The poll panel made the arrangement to ensure free, fair and safe polling, a statement said. Webcasting will be conducted...

Guwahati: High pitched electoral campaign spearheaded by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma himself and the opposition parties for five constituencies in Assam by-elections came to an end today.As per the Election Commission of India (ECI) guidelines, the campaigning...

Guwahati: The Election Commission has warned Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for violating the model code of conduct during campaigning for upcoming bye-elections.Sarma was issued a notice on Tuesday and he has filed a response.The poll panel has...

Guwahati/Rangia: Two government officials were arrested in separate incidents in Assam on Friday over allegations of demanding bribe, police said.An assistant engineer of Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) was caught while reportedly accepting bribe money in his office, Special Director...

Guwahati: The Assam Congress on Thursday staged a state-wide protest over high prices of fuels – petrol and diesel and other essential commodities.Protests were organised across the state by all district Congress units.“BJP came to power in the Centre...

Guwahati: Assam on Wednesday reported 308 fresh COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 6,07,427, according to the bulletin of the National Health Mission.The COVID-19 death toll rose to 5,958 as one more person succumbed to the disease in Jorhat district,...