Assam Cabinet approves amendment for EVMs in panchayat polls
India | September 09, 2023 14:49 ISTAssam cabinet approved the amendment of provisions of the Assam Panchayat Act to allow Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
Assam cabinet approved the amendment of provisions of the Assam Panchayat Act to allow Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
Assam road accident news: The incident took place late Tuesday night in the Kakopathar area where a speedy truck hit a Tata Magic vehicle where the deceased and injured persons were travelling.
The controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958 gives armed forces personnel, operating in disturbed areas, sweeping powers to search, arrest and open fire if they deem it necessary for "the maintenance of public order".
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the DGP has been given full authority to act against any personnel found involved in wrongdoings.
Polygamy in Assam: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday addressed a Bharatiya Janata Party ally parties meeting in Tinsukia and said to media that the state government, in the next 45 days, will finalize the Bill to ban polygamy in the state.
From being a prosperous village in the last century to just 16 people in the 2011 census, the village currently has a single family with five members.
Assam will now have a total of 35 districts after the creation of the four new ones. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced this decision after chairing the 100th Cabinet meeting of his government.
Rajen Gohain, who had represented the Parliamentary seat four times, claimed that his discussions with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma regarding the delimitation of Nowgong Lok Sabha seat "did not bring any positive outcome".
The Northeast, for the first time ever, will host the Defence Expo in October this year in which over 200 indigenous manufacturers, startups and MSMEs will participate.
All assembly and parliamentary constituencies in the state were delimited (redrawn) based on the 2001 Census.
Speaking in the wake of Manipur riots, Himanta Biswa Sarma said that communities didn't start fighting overnight in the northeast, Congress is responsible for the situation.
The state government has additionally given a monetary guide of Rs 1 lakh to every patient going through treatment at private medical clinics.
Assam: The situation is alarming and anyone entering the country illegally without valid papers is a threat to the security of the country, Assam CM said.
India TV-CNX Opinion Poll: Even if BJP is losing Manipur, due to the ethnic violence, it would comfortably win Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim.
Students who have appeared in the SEBA 10th supplementary exams can download their scorecards from the official website of SEBA at sebaonline.org.
Supreme Court refused to stay the delimitation process of Election Commission initiated in Assam, saying it wouldn’t issue any order restraining the poll panel to take any further steps regarding the delimitation exercise in the state.
These people reached Silchar from neighbouring Mizoram on Saturday night. They have been kept at a building of the Lakhipur Development Block in Binnakandi area, Cachar's Superintendent of Police Numal Mahatta said.
The fire was brought under control by 1617 hrs. However, the ONGC firefighting team continued the cooling operations.
Assam CEE Seat Allotment Result 2023 has been released by the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Assam. Check all important updates.
On the complaint of a woman, a case has been registered against three people in Jind for allegedly deceiving her from Assam's Dibrugarh and forcing her into marriage.
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