Tag: Assam
Assam Floods: Nearly 38,000 People Across Nine Districts Still Affected
Despite an overall improvement in the flood situation in Assam, nearly 38,000 people across nine districts continued to remain affected, officials said on Friday. ....
Delhi Police Pursue Sharjeel Imam Over Provocative Video
The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police, which registered a case against Sharjeel Imam, the self-proclaimed Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader, for the Saturday's provocative video, on Sunday conducted searches at various places to nab him.....
Landslide In Assam's Barak Valley, At Least 20 Dead
At least 20 people, including three children, were killed in three separate landslides in southern Assam on Tuesday, officials said. ....
PM Modi Announces Rs 2 Lakh Each To Kin Of Assam Flood Victims
As Assam flood continues to ravage the state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of persons who lost their lives in the flood. ....
Assam Flood Situation Grim; Death Toll Rises To 97, Over 26 Lakh In Distress
The over a month long devastating flood in Assam continued to remain grim , with one more death on Saturday in Morigaon district, taking the toll to 97 while, 26.37 lakh people in 27 of the states 33 districts were distressed, officials said. ....
Congress Forms 5-party Mahagathbandhan To Take On BJP In Assam
The opposition Congress on Tuesday announced a five-party 'Mahagathbandhan' to take on the ruling BJP-led coalition in Assam in the upcoming Assembly elections expected to be held in April-May. ....
Amit Shah Accuses Congress Of Trying To Open Assam To Infiltrators
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday alleged that the Congress and its electoral ally AIUDF in Assam wanted to open the gates for the infiltrators in a bid to increase their "vote bank". ....
Eye On Polls, Amit Shah To Meet Influential Community Head In Assam
To woo the Koch-Rajbongshi votes in poll-bound Assam and West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah would meet 'Maharaj' Ananta Rai on Thursday, who claims to be a successor of the erstwhile Koch-Rajbongshi royal dynasty and an influential superior of the community. ....
Election Commission To Announce Poll Schedule Of 5 States
The Election Commission of India on Friday said that it will announce poll dates for Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry. ....
Bihar's RJD Keen To Contest Assam Polls
Bihar's main opposition party Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday said that his party would contest the upcoming Assam Assembly polls in alliance with "like-minded" parties. ....
