Assam

Guwahati: Partners in 'Grand Alliance' led by Congress in Assam, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) and Bodo People's Front (BPF) has shifted all their candidates who fought elections to outside the state apprehending attempts of poaching by the...

Guwahati: With COVID 19 infections spiralling across the country, Assam is likely to face a shortage of vaccine with existing stock to last for the next three days, officials said.Currently, the state has around 2.70 lakh doses of vaccine.“At...

Guwahati: Assam's COVID-19 tally surged to 2,19,533 as 281 more people tested positive for the virus while three fresh fatalities pushed the death toll 1,115 on Friday, the National Health Mission (NHM) bulletin said.The three COVID-19 deaths were reported...

Guwahati: Assam Congress has asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take up the counting of postal ballots first.In a letter to the poll panel, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Ripun Bora has urged the the election...

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister and BJP leader Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said that the NDA would return to power in the state with more seats than before."We are very confident that we will continue our journey as the ruling...

Guwahati: Total number of active cases in Assam has reached 847, with 195 new cases reported in the last twenty-four hours.However, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Thursday said that there is no possibility of the lockdown or night...

New Delhi: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday ruled out the possibility of a night curfew or a lockdown in the poll-bound state.Sarma, also Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, appealed to people not to panic and remain...

Guwahati: More than 92 fresh cases of COVID-19 have been detected all across the state in Assam on Tuesday.With these detection the new cases of active tally has risen to 683.There has been a gradual rise in COVID-19 cases...

Guwahati: Assam Congress has requested the election commission to provide access or link of the CCTV surveillance of strong rooms to the contesting candidates of all the constituencies to ensure the protection of the EVMS from rigging.Addressing a press...

Guwahati: Assam recorded a voter turnout of 78.94 per cent till 6 pm the stipulated time of the polling for the last and final phase of the elections in the state.However, the long queues were still witnessed in many...