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Assam elections 2026: How have smaller allies fared?

May 5, 2026 admin

BJP emerged as the single-largest party, winning 82 seats, followed by Congress in a distant second with 19 seats. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Story so far: Incumbent Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma won a second term as the BJP-led North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) won 102 of the 126-seat Assembly polls. The Congress-led six-party alliance won only 21 seats (Congress –19, Raijor Dal – 2) while All India United Democratic Front (AIDUF) won…

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Assam Assembly elections 2026: Bid to woo new voters in CM Himanta’s long-time constituency Jalukbari

April 7, 2026 admin

A huge hoarding of ‘Akou ebar BJP sorkar’ (BJP government once more) greets visitors as they emerge from the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Assam’s Guwahati. However, there’s little else giving away the fact that it’s election season here barring an odd party flag or empty booth. The road to the city is festooned…

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‘Some people are more native, but it’s a question of citizenship’: Hiren Gohain

April 5, 2026 admin

At 87, writer and activist Hiren Gohain, one of Assam’s foremost public intellectuals, shows no sign of slowing down. The Assam Nagorik Sanmilani, a citizens’ collective led by him and retired IPS officer Harekrishna Deka, was at the forefront of calls for Opposition unity and seeking judicial intervention over a “sustained pattern of hate speeches”…

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Orchid Park added to Kaziranga’s attractions in Assam

March 4, 2026 admin

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during the inauguration of an Orchid Park at Kaziranga, in Golaghat, on March 3, 2026. Photo: X/@himantabiswa via ANI. The 1,302 sq. km Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, acknowledged as the world’s safest address of the one-horned rhinoceros, has a new attraction—an orchid centre. On Tuesday (March 3,…

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Assam tea planters’ body sets conditions to part with land for labourers

November 26, 2025 admin

Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images GUWAHATI The Consultative Committee of Planters’ Associations (CCPA) has set certain conditions for the proposed distribution of tea estate land patta (ownership) among plantation workers in Assam. On November 25, the Assam government tabled the Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Land Holdings (Amendment) Bill, 2025, aimed at removing…

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Himanta Sarma On Cash-For-Job Scam Report

February 21, 2025 admin

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday urged Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi to defend his father, Tarun Gogoi, who was indicted by a government report in the ‘cash-for-job’ scam in state civil services recruitment. During a discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the Governor’s speech in the Assam Assembly, Mr Sarma said that…

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Australia Removes Travel Restrictions For Assam Ahead Of Infra, Investment Summit

February 20, 2025 admin

Guwahati: Australia has lifted travel restrictions for Assam, while Germany is in the process of revising its advisory. However, restrictions will remain in place for four districts – Tinsukia, Charaideo, Sivasagar, and Dibrugarh – where the Disturbed Areas Act is still enforced due to the presence of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA….

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Assam Orders Probe Against Pak National “Linked” To Congress MP’s Wife

February 16, 2025 admin

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday ordered the registration of a case against a Pakistani national, who is believed to have links with Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi’s wife, for “trying to interfere in domestic matters” of the state and the country. Mr Sarma also said that Elizabeth Colburn, Mr Gogoi’s wife, will…

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Assam Cabinet To Discuss Alleged Pak Links Of Gaurav Gogoi’s Wife

February 13, 2025 admin

New Delhi: The Assam cabinet led by Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will discuss the ‘national security” angle of alleged Pakistani links of the wife of Gaurav Gogoi, Congress MP from Assam and Deputy Opposition Leader in the Lok Sabha. In a post on X, without naming Mr Gogoi, Mr Sarma said: “On February 16,…

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BJP Claims Gaurav Gogoi’s Wife Has ISI Links, Congress Leader Hits Back

February 12, 2025 admin

Guwahati: The BJP has claimed that the wife of Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has links with Pakistan and its intelligence agency ISI, drawing a sharp retort from the leader. BJP Spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia alleged on Wednesday that Elizabeth Colebourn, the wife of Mr Gogoi, had ties with the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) while she worked with…

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