The first phase of the Assam Panchayat Elections 2025 concluded on May 2 with a voter turnout of 70.19 per cent, officials said.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said the systematic extrajudicial killings in Balochistan—commonly known as the “kill and dump policy”—remain one of the darkest chapters in Pakistan’s human rights record.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has hailed the Centre’s decision to approve the inclusion of caste-based enumeration in the upcoming Census 2025.
Voting for the first phase of the Assam panchayat elections will take place on Friday, May 2, marking the beginning of a high-stakes electoral battle, ahead of the crucial 2026 assembly elections in the state.
The project will be executed “at a total cost of Rs 22,864 crores,” Mr Vaishnav said in a presentation while addressing a press conference after the Cabinet meeting.
The Assam Repealing Bill, 2024, introduced by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Jogen Mohan on August 22, seeks to nullify The Assam Moslem Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935, along with the Assam Repealing Ordinance, 2024.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee after the latter invoked Assam and the northeast in her speech while criticising the Central government in the wake of massive protests in her state.
Union minister and West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar today wrote to Union home minister Amit Shah demanding action against chief minister Mamata Banerjee over her ‘if Bengal burns’ remark.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that he would not allow 'Miya' Muslims to "take over" Assam.
The election process concluded without any contest as the opposition chose not to field candidates, leading to an uncontested victory for the saffron party
