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  Sonowal blames Gogoi for not availing budget benefits

  July 26, 2014 20:15 IST

  Guwahati: Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Sarbananda Sonowal Saturday blamed Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi's Congress government for not availing the benefits available to the state in the budget.“Prime Minister Narendra

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  Gogoi meets senior party MLAs to select new set of ministers

  India | July 23, 2014 22:09 IST

  Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today met senior Congress MLAs to start the process of selecting a new set of ministers following the exit of three dissidents from his team.According to Congress sources, Gogoi

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  Japanese Encephalitis claims 43 lives in Assam

  India | July 22, 2014 16:28 IST

  Guwahati: Japanese Encephalitis has claimed 43 lives and affected 311 people so far in nine districts of Assam this year with Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi directing health department officials to effectively tackle the spread of

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  Not a rebellion against Rahul: Congress on Assam minister

  Politics | July 21, 2014 18:58 IST

  New Delhi:The Congress Monday said the resignation of Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was not a rebellion against party vice-president Rahul Gandhi."It is not a rebellion against Rahul. The issue is that some people would

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  Assam government urges Centre to frame policy on refugees

  India | July 16, 2014 21:27 IST

  Guwahati: Assam government would urge the Centre to frame a policy for granting asylum to persons who have taken refuge in India after fleeing their country on grounds of religious persecution and discrimination.  A decision

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  Narendra Modi govt has 'cheated' people of Assam: Gogoi

  Politics | July 12, 2014 11:17 IST

  Guwahati: The Narendra Modi government has ‘cheated' the people of Assam as the Union Budget did not offer anything to the state, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said today.“People of Assam voted for the BJP overwhelmingly

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  Union Budget most disappointing: Tarun Gogoi

  India | July 10, 2014 20:32 IST

  Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today termed the Union Budget as “most disappointing', saying there was no indication of good days as promised by BJP.Stating that the budget did nothing to improve the condition

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  Tarun Gogoi places list of demands before Railway Minister

  India | July 05, 2014 18:59 IST

  Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today appealed to Railway Minister D V Sadananda Gowda to introduce an alternate railway line from Coochbehar in West Bengal to Abhayapuri in Assam in the forthcoming Railway Budget.The

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  Assam not exerting pressure on Centre on Lower Subansiri dam

  India | July 05, 2014 17:33 IST

  Guwahati: The Assam government has not exerted any pressure on the central government to begin work on the stalled 2000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Project in Arunachal Pradesh.“We are not pressurising the Centre to

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  Gogoi convenes meeting to discuss post flood situation

  India | June 30, 2014 7:50 IST

  Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi tonight convened a high level meeting to discuss the post flood scenario in Guwahati and measures, both long and short terms, to meet any exigency.The capital city witnessed major

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  Assam CM refuses to take blame for floods

  India | June 28, 2014 18:39 IST

  Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday refused to take the blame for the recent flash floods and landslides that killed eight people here, saying his government has "taken it seriously" and implemented many

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  Congress High Command to Decide on CM Replacement: Tarun Gogoi

  Politics | June 21, 2014 17:27 IST

  Guwahati: Amid indications that he might be replaced, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today refused to confirm the move to replace him and said any such decision will be taken by the Congress High Command

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  Zero tolerance for inept handling of law and order: Tarun Gogoi

  India | June 11, 2014 21:14 IST

  Guwahati: In the wake of SP Nityananda Goswami's death in an encounter, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today warned DCs and SPs of the state that there will be zero tolerance for poor handling of

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  Rijiju appeals to NE militants to join mainstream

  India | June 07, 2014 17:05 IST

  Guwahati: Union Minister of state for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju today appealed to militants in the North East to eschew violence and join the mainstream.  Rijiju, who arrived here following the killing of Hamrem SP

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  Assam to have implementation committee for overseeing schemes

  India | May 30, 2014 18:21 IST

  Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said his government would form a committee, headed by the chief secretary, to oversee the implementation of various government schemes and programmes.In a statement, Gogoi said the chief

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  Virbhadra rules out resignation

  India | May 21, 2014 20:48 IST

  New Delhi: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today ruled out his resignation in the wake of Congress' defeat in the state even as his Assam counterpart Tarun Gogoi declared plans to quit tomorrow.“It is

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  Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to resign today

  India | May 22, 2014 12:48 IST

  New Delhi: Tarun Gogoi, Assam's chief minister for 13 years, will resign from his post on Thursday, taking full responsibility for his failure to stop the BJP's forward march in the Lok Sabha polls.Mr Gogoi,

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  Gogoi defends Sonia, Rahul after poll drubbing

  India | May 17, 2014 19:12 IST

  Guwahati: After Congress' debacle in the Lok Sabha elections, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today came out in defence of its leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi saying the party has turned stronger under their leadership. 

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  Gogoi to resign within a week

  India | May 17, 2014 16:50 IST

  Guwahati: Attributing a bit of “arrogance and complacency” within himself and the Congress for the party's poor show in the the Lok Sabha elections in Assam, Tarun Gogoi today said he would resign within a

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  BJP seeks Nitish's resignation after rout in general elections

  Politics | May 16, 2014 22:14 IST

  Patna: A buoyant BJP today demanded Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's resignation on moral grounds following the JD(U)'s rout in the polls.Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi had taken moral responsibility and so had other Congress chief