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Police Case Filed Against Assam's Badruddin Ajmal Over <i>Gamocha</i> Video

Police Case Filed Against Assam's Badruddin Ajmal Over Gamocha Video

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday April 02, 2021, Guwahati

The Oitijya Suraksha Samiti on Thursday filed an FIR with Tezpur police station against AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal for allegedly disrespecting the Assamese gamocha or a traditional cloth in an election rally.

EVM In Assam BJP Candidate Car: 4 Officials Suspended, Repoll At Station

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury , Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Friday April 02, 2021, Guwahati

The Election Commission today ordered fresh voting in one polling station of Assam's Ratabari seat following a controversy over officials inexplicably transporting an electronic voting machine (EVM) in a BJP candidate's car yesterday.

Assam Records Over 77% Turnout In Phase 2 Of Polls, 5 Injured In Violence

Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Draksha Sharma | Friday April 02, 2021, Guwahati

A voter turnout of around 77.21 per cent was recorded in the second phase of the assembly election in Assam on Thursday.

Bodoland Peoples Front Candidate Joins BJP In The Midst Of Polls In Assam

Press Trust of India | Friday April 02, 2021, Guwahati

Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF) candidate Rangja Khungur Basumatary Thursday joined BJP ahead of the third phase of poll in Assam when the constituency in which he is a contestant is slated to go to the poll.

Poll Body Notice To Himanta Sarma For "Threatening" Congress's Assam Ally

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday April 01, 2021, Guwahati

The Election Commission of India issued a show-cause notice to Assam Minister and senior BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday after a complaint was filed by the Congress.

Blank Rounds Fired As Crowds Clash In Assam's Barak Valley During Voting

Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday April 01, 2021, Guwahati

Supporters of the BJP and its rival AIUDF clashed in Assam's Barak Valley today as voting for the second phase of the election was about to end. The police had to charge at the crowds with batons to restore order in the tensed town

"Not <i>Mahajot</i> (Grand Alliance), <i>Maha Jhoot</i>": PM's Dig At Assam Congress

"Not Mahajot (Grand Alliance), Maha Jhoot": PM's Dig At Assam Congress

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday April 01, 2021, Guwahati

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was at Bodoland Territorial Region for the first time after the signing of a peace accord last year, attempted to connected with young people in the region through talks about football and attacked the Congress and i

Assam Loves Football, Has Shown 'Red Card' To Congress-Led Alliance: PM Modi

Press Trust of India | Thursday April 01, 2021, Kokrajhar, Assam

Drawing a football analogy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that the people of Assam have shown the "red card" to the Congress-led Grand Alliance in the state.

'Oversight Or Poll-Driven Hindsight?': Priyanka Gandhi On Nirmala Sitharaman's Interest Rate U-Turn

Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Thursday April 01, 2021, New Delhi

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi today asked Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman if the Centre's overnight flip-flop on small savings scheme interest rates was a case of "oversight" as claimed or one of election-driven "hindsight".

"Your Vote Can Bring Decisive Change": Amit Shah To Assam, Bengal Voters

Press Trust of India | Thursday April 01, 2021, New Delhi

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday appealed to the people of West Bengal and Assam to vote in large numbers in the second phase of polling for the Assembly elections.

Pics: Second Phase Of Voting For West Bengal And Assam Assembly Elections Begins

Edited by Nonika Sharma | Thursday April 01, 2021, New Delhi

Polling began at 7 am today for for 30 constituencies, including high-profile Nandigram seat, in second phase of the West Bengal assembly elections and for 39 seats in second phase of assembly elections in Assam amid tight security, officials said.

West Bengal, Assam Elections 2021, Phase 2 Voting LIVE: Over 82% Voter Turnout In Bengal, 77.2% In Assam In Phase 2

Edited by Arun Nair,Sumana Nandy | Thursday April 01, 2021, New Delhi

Over 82 per cent voter turnout was registered in Bengal in the second phase of the Assembly election today - 4.3 per cent less than in 2016. Assam registered a voter turnout of 77.2 per cent in the second phase today as against 82.7 per cent in 2016.

In Record Poll Seizure, Items Worth Over Rs 110 Crore Confiscated In Assam

Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 31, 2021, Guwahati

Assam broke all previous records in seizures of cash, liquor, drug and other goods after the assembly polls were notified with several agencies confiscating items worth over Rs 110 crore, Chief Electoral Officer of Assam Nitin Khade said on Wednesday

4 Ministers, Deputy Speaker Contesting As Assam Votes In Phase-2 Polls

Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Wednesday March 31, 2021, Guwahati

Up to 345 candidates, including four sitting ministers and the deputy speaker, face the polls today as the second phase of Assam's assembly elections is held in 39 seats. Around 73.4 lakh people will be deciding their fate at over 10,000 booths.

"Politics Of Religion-Based Vote Bank Has No Relevance": Jitendra Singh

Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 31, 2021, Guwahati

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said that "politics of religion-based vote bank" has no relevance in the country, and the only religion for the BJP is "development and development alone".