Majuli

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi who is in Assam's Majuli on his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, said that while his party refers to tribals as 'Adivasis', the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) limits them to being just 'Vanvasis'.

The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra resumed on Friday morning in Assam as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi along with his party colleagues set sail for Majuli, the world's largest inhabited island.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday rolled out a slew of projects worth Rs 894 crore in Majuli, the world's largest river island, an official release said.

The ruling BJP retained the Majuli assembly constituency with its candidate Bhuban Gam defeating the joint opposition candidate Chittaranjan Basumatary of the Assam Jatiya Parishad by 42,141 votes in a bypoll, election office sources said on Thursday

Two elephants from Kaziranga were brought in by the Forest Department in Majuli to drive out wandering rhinoceros who have been stuck in rural areas of Majuli since January 28, wreaking havoc in the region.

The ruling BJP on Monday fielded Bhuban Gam, a leader of Mising community,as its candidate for bypoll to Assam's Majuli assembly constituency, which was vacated by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal last year.

Vacated with the appointment of former Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal as Union Minister last year, the Majuli constituency will hold a by-election on March 7.

Assan Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said districts excluding Chirang, Biswanath, Baska, Majuli, Dima Hasao, Charaideo, Hailakandi, South Salmara and West Karbi Anglong have already crossed the 100 mark and schools in the remaining districts will be completely closed.

The BJP's Sarbananda Sonowal became Chief Minister of Assam after the party swept the north-east state in the assembly election in 2016. Mr Sonowal is contesting from Majuli constituency.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal hopes for a second term for his party, and perhaps for himself. The second part is uncertain, since the BJP has not named him Chief Ministerial candidate yet, which is seen to reflect the party's dilemma over a bigger role for Himanta Biswa Sarma, its top strategist in the northeast.

Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief JP Nadda addressed rallies in Majuli and Tingkong on Monday, where they lavished praise on PM Modi for a "militancy and corruption-free" state and accused the Congress of "politics of opportunism"

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday filed his nomination from Majuli Assembly constituency for the second time, ahead of the Assembly polls.

Ahead of the next year's assembly polls in Assam, the BJP-led government today rolled out the second phase of its pet project of giving land to landless indigenous communities. The state government today allotted land deeds to over three thousand people at a function held at a college playground in Majuli district. With this allotment, more than on...

Vaishnav scholar and "Sattradhikar" of Majuli's ''Natun Kamlabari Satra'', Narayan Chandra Goswami, died at a hospital in Assam on Tuesday after suffering from a prolonged illness, sources in the medical establishment said.

Once a vast river island in the heart of the Brahmaputra, now Majuli's days are numbered: Experts warn it may disappear entirely by 2040 as ever more violent flooding swells the river, wreaking havoc on the lives of those that live along its banks.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi who is in Assam's Majuli on his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, said that while his party refers to tribals as 'Adivasis', the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) limits them to being just 'Vanvasis'.

The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra resumed on Friday morning in Assam as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi along with his party colleagues set sail for Majuli, the world's largest inhabited island.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday rolled out a slew of projects worth Rs 894 crore in Majuli, the world's largest river island, an official release said.

The ruling BJP retained the Majuli assembly constituency with its candidate Bhuban Gam defeating the joint opposition candidate Chittaranjan Basumatary of the Assam Jatiya Parishad by 42,141 votes in a bypoll, election office sources said on Thursday

Two elephants from Kaziranga were brought in by the Forest Department in Majuli to drive out wandering rhinoceros who have been stuck in rural areas of Majuli since January 28, wreaking havoc in the region.

The ruling BJP on Monday fielded Bhuban Gam, a leader of Mising community,as its candidate for bypoll to Assam's Majuli assembly constituency, which was vacated by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal last year.

Vacated with the appointment of former Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal as Union Minister last year, the Majuli constituency will hold a by-election on March 7.

Assan Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said districts excluding Chirang, Biswanath, Baska, Majuli, Dima Hasao, Charaideo, Hailakandi, South Salmara and West Karbi Anglong have already crossed the 100 mark and schools in the remaining districts will be completely closed.

The BJP's Sarbananda Sonowal became Chief Minister of Assam after the party swept the north-east state in the assembly election in 2016. Mr Sonowal is contesting from Majuli constituency.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal hopes for a second term for his party, and perhaps for himself. The second part is uncertain, since the BJP has not named him Chief Ministerial candidate yet, which is seen to reflect the party's dilemma over a bigger role for Himanta Biswa Sarma, its top strategist in the northeast.

Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief JP Nadda addressed rallies in Majuli and Tingkong on Monday, where they lavished praise on PM Modi for a "militancy and corruption-free" state and accused the Congress of "politics of opportunism"

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday filed his nomination from Majuli Assembly constituency for the second time, ahead of the Assembly polls.

Ahead of the next year's assembly polls in Assam, the BJP-led government today rolled out the second phase of its pet project of giving land to landless indigenous communities. The state government today allotted land deeds to over three thousand people at a function held at a college playground in Majuli district. With this allotment, more than on...

Vaishnav scholar and "Sattradhikar" of Majuli's ''Natun Kamlabari Satra'', Narayan Chandra Goswami, died at a hospital in Assam on Tuesday after suffering from a prolonged illness, sources in the medical establishment said.

Once a vast river island in the heart of the Brahmaputra, now Majuli's days are numbered: Experts warn it may disappear entirely by 2040 as ever more violent flooding swells the river, wreaking havoc on the lives of those that live along its banks.