Politician Promise

The Congress-led Government in Assam has announced a scheme of providing up to Rs 1 lakh for candidates from the state who were able to clear the preliminaries, in order to help aspirants prepare for the main Civil Service examination conducted by UPSC. The announcement came immediately after as many as 11 candidates from the state [...]

UDALGURI, April 7 – “We have no differences with our ruling partner Congress. We’re in cordial understanding, but as a party worker of Bodoland People’s Front (BPF), it will be my prime duty to campaign for our candidate for the 8 Mangaldoi Parliamentary constituency.” This was said by Rihon Doimari, PHE Minister here at [...]

Assuring the electorate of overall development of Assam, the Congress on Friday also promised to protect the people against insurgency, address the problems of unemployment, flood and erosion, and improve power generation, besides working for the welfare of people. Releasing the blue print of the party’s poll promises for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in [...]

GUWAHATI - The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani’s statement announcing an autonomous state to two ethnic communities in Assam if voted to power has raked up a blazing controversy with influential groups charging the party of trying to divide the state for political gains. ‘Nobody wants further fragmentation of Assam although an [...]

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today promised a foolproof security arrangement during the Lok Sabha elections, assuring that no external force would be able to disturb the poll process. ”We are cent per cent ready for the elections. It will be safe, free and fair. The Election Commission (EC) is favouring two-phase polls in Assam. We [...]

Efforts will be made to get it recognised as a World Heritage Site Nagaon: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday assured a delegation of Sattradhikars (heads of Vaishnavite monasteries) of Majuli that his government would leave no stone unturned in protecting the erosion-affected island from the fury of the Brahmaputra. He said the government [...]

Guwahati : Assam’s ruling Congress party Tuesday promised job reservations for locals in central and public sector undertakings if voted to power in the assembly elections next month. “If our party is voted to power once again, we shall try and ensure 80 percent job reservations for locals in the central and public sector undertakings especially [...]

Congress launches campaign for polls Government brought back peace in the State and improved economy Special package for bailing out Assam’s sick tea industry soon Guwahati: Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee and other All India Congress Committee leaders on Sunday kick-started the Congress campaign for the 2006 Assembly polls in Assam. They joined Chief [...]

Union Minister tours violence-hit areas Guwahati: Union Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaisawal on Thursday promised Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi that the Centre would meet his demand for 10 more companies of paramilitary forces for deployment in trouble-torn Karbi Anglong. Mr. Jaisawal, however, did not give any specific assurance on another request by [...]

New Delhi: Assam Government has promised a CBI inquiry into the disappearance of UK-based NRI businessman Protul Deb from the State seven months ago, his daughter said today (Oct 31, 2004). “The Chief Minister has promised a CBI inquiry into the disappearance of my father and also assured all help in tracking him,” Sipra Deb, who [...]

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