Sonakshi Sarkar

Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi will arrive in Assam today for a two-day visit as the party begins the crucial process of selecting candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections. She is the Chairperson of the Congress Screening Committee and a Member of Parliament from Wayanad. According to party leaders, she will begin her visit by offering prayers at the Kamakhya Temple. She will then proceed to Rajiv Bhawan, the State Congress headquarters in Guwahati. Screening-related meetings are scheduled from 11 a.m. and are expected to continue till late in the evening. The visit was formally announced at a press conference…

The Election Commission of India on February 18 announced that biennial elections to 37 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states will be held on March 16. Assam is among the states where three seats will fall vacant. While the poll schedule was widely expected, the political developments that followed have drawn sharp attention in Guwahati.Within hours of the announcement, speculation began circulating in political circles that senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia could be looking at a Rajya Sabha berth. There were claims that such a move might come with the backing of the ruling Bharatiya Janata…

In Assam, over 170,000 illegal foreigners have been identified since the enforcement of the Assam Accord in 1985, as reported by the state's Accord Implementation Minister, Atul Bora, in the State Assembly. He revealed that approximately 31,000 individuals have been repatriated since the Accord's inception. In the last year alone, 1,421 illegal immigrants were expelled under directives from the Ministry of Home Affairs, and an additional 52 individuals were removed in accordance with the Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act of 1950. Bora detailed that out of the identified immigrants, 137,152 had entered Assam after March 25, 1971, while another 33,485…

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Wednesday that the ruling BJP party plans to contest all three Rajya Sabha seats in Assam. He stated that candidates for these seats are nearly finalised, as confirmed to the media. The Election Commission of India has scheduled the biennial Rajya Sabha elections for March 16, which will span across 10 states, including Assam. This election will fill the seats that are becoming vacant due to the terms of incumbent members Rameswar Teli, Bhubaneswar Kalita, and Ajit Kumar Bhuyan expiring. Sarma expressed confidence in the BJP's ability to achieve a clean sweep…

The Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for the upcoming biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha, with polling for three seats in Assam set to take place on March 16. The announcement was made on Wednesday through an official press note, which also confirmed that elections will be held across 10 states to fill 37 seats that will fall vacant in April 2026 as the current members complete their terms. In Assam, the terms of three sitting Rajya Sabha members — Rameswar Teli, Bhubaneswar Kalita and Ajit Kumar Bhuyan — are coming to an end. The election will…

Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) Principal Professor Achyut Baishya has been accused of workplace harassment by a senior woman doctor. A government inquiry has been ordered into the matter. The allegation includes claims of sustained harassment and professional victimization. The complainant, an Associate Professor and former Head of the Department of Clinical Psychology at GMCH filed a formal complaint with the Chief Minister’s Office on February 6. In her complaint, she alleged that the principal made inappropriate remarks, sought private meetings outside official settings and created administrative obstacles that affected her professional work. She also claimed that she faced…

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has released the schedule for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections aimed at filling 37 vacant seats across 10 states, with three seats specifically in Assam, due to the expiration of terms for current members in April 2026. In Assam, the elections are prompted by the termination of terms for BJP representatives Rameswar Teli and Bhubaneswar Kalita, alongside independent member Ajit Kumar Bhuyan. The polling is set for March 16, operating from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, with vote counting occurring the same day at 5:00 pm. To maintain standardization and minimize errors, the ECI…