Arson in lower Assam on eve of panchayat polls

Last Updated: Monday, February 11, 2013, 14:27

Incidents of arson were reported in the Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council areas of Kamrup (Rural) district in lower Assam on the eve of Panchayat polls in the area.

No leader of opposition for Assam?

Last Updated: Saturday, May 14, 2011, 16:16

The Congress won 78 of the 126 Assembly seats, while its ally, the Bodoland People`s Front (BPF) won 12 seats.

Results in WB, Assam `spectacular`; in TN disappointing: PC

Last Updated: Friday, May 13, 2011, 16:43

Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday described the victory of TMC-Congress alliance in West Bengal and Congress in Assam as "spectacular" and termed the poll results in Tamil Nadu as "disappointing".

Choppers drawing people to poll rallies in remote Assam

Last Updated: Saturday, April 9, 2011, 18:47

It is not the leaders but their choppers that are drawing people to election rallies in remote areas in Assam, which is going to second of the two-phase Assembly polls on April 11.

Assam polls: 75 percent turnout in first phase

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 00:36

An estimated 75 percent voters on Monday exercised their franchise in the first phase of the Assam assembly election.

Paresh Barua`s mother, family vote in Assam elections

Last Updated: Monday, April 4, 2011, 22:35

ULFA `military chief` Paresh Barua`s octogenarian mother Miliki Baruah on Monday cast her vote in the first phase of assembly polls in Assam, saying she had always faith in democracy.

Chinese community vote in the Assam elections

Last Updated: Monday, April 4, 2011, 20:21

Like in the previous elections the small Chinese community of about 250 in Tinsukia district of Upper Assam exercised their franchise today hoping to see better times for themselves.

AGP-BJP alliance to continue in Assam by-elections

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 11:15

Assam`s main opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) is still sticking with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for next month`s by-elections, although the alliance boomeranged on the regional party in the last parliamentary polls.