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Triangular contest in lone Mizoram Lok Sabha seat

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 25, 2014, 15:14

Mizoram`s lone Lok Sabha seat, for which voting will be held April 9, is expected to witness a triangular contest between incumbent C.L. Ruala of the state`s ruling Congress, Robert Romawia Royte of the UDF and M. Lalmanzuala of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

Employment generation stopped during NDA rule: Gogoi

Last Updated: Monday, March 24, 2014, 23:59

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday said employment generation stopped in the country during NDA government at the Centre.

Cases pending against them, three file nominations in Assam

Last Updated: Monday, March 24, 2014, 19:15

Three candidates are among those who have filed nominations for the April seven first phase Lok Sabha poll in Assam have criminal cases pending against them in the court.

Nine-year-old raped by 65-year-old man

Last Updated: Saturday, March 22, 2014, 15:40

A nine-year old girl has been allegedly raped by a 65-year old man in Maligaon area of Guwahati, according to an FIR filed by the girl`s parents.

53 candidates file nominations for first phase Assam LS polls

Last Updated: Friday, March 21, 2014, 21:13

Altogether 53 candidates filed nominations in Assam for the first phase of the polls to five parliamentary constituencies on April seven for which nominations ended on Friday.

Four suspected ULFA extremists nabbed, arms seized

Last Updated: Thursday, March 20, 2014, 19:36

Four suspected ULFA militants were arrested on Thursday and arms were seized from them by a joint team of the Army and police in Dibrugarh district.

Assam CM`s son Gourav Gogoi files nomination

Last Updated: Thursday, March 20, 2014, 00:14

Assam Chief Minister`s son Gourav Gogoi Wednesday filed his nomination papers to contest the Lok Sabha election from Kaliabor near Tezpur.

Congress LS candidate alleges getting threat calls

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 21:18

A Congress Lok Sabha candidate in Assam on Wednesday alleged that he and two other party leaders have received phone calls threatening to kill them.

Solve Assam`s problems before polls: AASU to political parties

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 18, 2014, 17:40

The All Assam Students Union (AASU) on Tuesday demanded that the political parties should work out a time-bound action plan on various problematic issues in the state before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

One killed, 4 injured in police firing in Assam

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 18, 2014, 15:40

One person was killed and four others were injured Tuesday when police opened fire to quell violence involving two groups over fishing in a leased out natural water body in the district.