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GUWAHATI: Even as the final phase of the Assam Assembly poll is still to go, the Congress-led Mahajoot is in a celebratory mood for what they say sure win for them.
Leaders of the Congress, AIUDF, Anchalik Gana Mancha, CPI, CPI-M, CMI-ML, Jimochayan (Deori) People s Party and the Rashtriya Janata Dal were present at a joint press meet in Guwahati on Sunday.
Addressing the media, AICC s Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) in-charge Jitendra Singh said, We ve done well in the first and second phases of the poll. We re going to do well in the third phase as well.
Mani Ratnam inspired AR Rahman to turn film writer and producer
Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman, whose debut feature film as a co-writer and producer, “99 Songs”, is all slated to release this month, says it was Mani Ratnam
| 4 April 2021 3:00 AM GMT
Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman, whose debut feature film as a co-writer and producer, 99 Songs , is all slated to release this month, says it was Mani Ratnam who inspired him to try filmmaking. Mani Ratnam once said to me that you know how to make a movie, it s like how you make a song. You ve the introduction, the theme of the song, the tune and then you do the BGM (background music). Then comes the antara and you ve a journey that eventually comes to an end beautifully, he says.
Congress Demands Suspension of Polls in Tamulpur Constituency after BPF candidate joins BJP
Tamulpur Assembly constituency will go to polls on April 6 in the three-phased Assam Assembly elections, 2021.
| 4 April 2021 9:12 AM GMT
GUWAHATI: In a recent political development, the Congress party has demanded the suspension of polls in the Tamulpur constituency, after its ally Bodoland People s Front (BPF) candidate from the seat- Rangja Khungur Basumatary joined the BJP in the middle of the ongoing polls.
As per reports, Rangja Khungur Basumatary alias Ram Das Basumatary met Assam Cabinet minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Wednesday evening following which he tweeted that Basumatary express(ed) his desire to join BJP and retire from the election .
Dry day announced on Third Phase of Assembly elections in Kamrup Metro
The ban on liquor will remain effective for 48 hours starting from 6 pm till 6 pm when the polling concludes on a day.
| 3 April 2021 11:20 AM GMT
GUWAHATI: In order to ensure a smooth Assembly election, the Kamrup District Administration has declared dry days banning sale and consumption of alcohol during the third phase of the ensuing Assam Assembly elections 2021 on April 6 as well as the day of counting of votes on May 2.
The ban on liquor will remain effective for 48 hours starting from 6 pm till 6 pm when the polling concludes on a day.
ULFA-I releases abducted Quippo officials near Arunachal Pradesh-Myanmar border
After a long wait, the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA-I) has released the two abducted employees of Quippo Oil and Gas Infrastructure limited.
| 3 April 2021 12:59 PM GMT
GUWAHATI: After a long wait, the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA-I) has released the two abducted employees of Quippo Oil and Gas Infrastructure limited.
Drilling superintendent Pranab Kumar Gogoi and radio operator Ram Kumar both employees of the Delhi based Oil exploration company- Quippo Oil and Gas Infrastructure Limited were abducted by the banned outfit on December 21 at gunpoint from the Kumchaikha drilling site in Innao area of Arunachal Pradesh s Changlang district.