NEW DELHI: Several laborers are feared to be trapped within a coal mine situated in the Dima Hasao district of Assam, officials said on Monday. The incident took place at a mining site in the Umrangso region of the district reportedly after water gushed inside unexpectedly. Based on accounts from quarry workers, approximately 15 individuals…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday cautioned West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee against taking charge of the INDIA bloc, which he described as a “dead” front incapable of revival. Referring to the 2026 assembly polls, Sarma questioned why Banerjee would want to lead the opposition bloc when she could focus…
NEW DELHI: The Assam government on Wednesday announced a complete ban on serving and consuming beef in restaurants, hotels, public functions, and other community spaces.Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma made the announcement on Wednesday, stating that the decision was finalized during a state cabinet meeting that approved amendments to the existing laws on beef consumption.“In…
NEW DELHI: A day after the election result did not turn out as expected for BJP, its Jharkhand poll co-in-charge Himanta Biswa Sarma said that he had never claimed victory for the party as it was a challenging state. Sarma, who was at the forefront throughout BJP’s poll campaign, nevertheless, praised the efforts of the…
RANCHI: Hoping to wrest Jharkhand from the Hemant Soren-led JMM govt, the BJP went to the polls with a strong strategy of showcasing cases of poor tribals losing their land to Bangladeshi land grabbers, in a move that eventually backfired with the entire campaign getting lost in translation on ground.And the result was JMM in…
NEW DELHI: The BJP, which had relied heavily on Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to lead its Jharkhand campaign, has been decimated in the state. Chief minister Hemant Soren has led his party Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) to its best-ever performance in the state. JMM-led ruling INDIA bloc has crossed the two-third majority mark…
NEW DELHI: Jharkhand is all set for the second phase of the high-stakes battle of ballots. Voting will be held tomorrow in 38 constituencies spread across 12 districts of the state. The first phase of the Jharkhand polls was held in 43 of 81 assembly seats on November 13. Phase 2 elections will decide the…
Himanta announces key cabinet decisions NEW DELHI: Assam government on Tuesday revealed its decision to rename Karimganj district of Barak Valley to Sribhumi, as confirmed by chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during a press conference following a state cabinet meeting.“Over a 100 years ago, Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore had described modern day Karimganj District in Assam…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday questioned Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren of giving Fridays off in schools, a decision reversed by the JMM government in 2022.“I want to ask Hemant Soren, if you close schools on Fridays for them, then why not close schools on Tuesdays for our children to…
NEW DELHI: The BJP‘s anti-infiltration poll pitch in Jharkhand reached a crescendo on Monday, the last day of campaigning for the first phase of voting on November 13 in 43 assembly seats. While Union home minister Amit Shah promised a new legislation to prevent transfer of land to infiltrators on their marrying tribal women, Uttar…
