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Assam polls: BPF's Sewli Mohilary files nomination from Kokrajhar

India, March 23 -- Sewli Brahma Mohilary on Sunday filed her nomination papers from the Kokrajhar Legislative Assembly constituency, accompanied by a large turnout of supporters in a show of political... Read More


Denied BJP ticket, Jayanta Das goes Independent in Dispur; alleges threats

India, March 23 -- Former senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jayanta Das on Monday filed his nomination as an Independent candidate from the Dispur Assembly constituency, days after resigning ... Read More


Nandita Gorlosa files nomination from Haflong as Congress candidate after BJP ticket snub

India, March 23 -- Assam Cabinet Minister Nandita Gorlosa on Monday filed her nomination from the Haflong Assembly constituency as a Congress candidate, a day after switching sides following denial of... Read More


Meghalaya: GHADC bars non-tribals from contesting polls; CM calls it 'historic milestone'

India, March 23 -- In a significant decision following weeks of unrest, the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) on Sunday approved an amendment mandating that only Scheduled Tribe (ST) memb... Read More


Meghalaya: Missing woman traced in Ahmedabad; JNC raises youth migration concerns

India, March 23 -- A young woman from Wapung Chnong village in East Jaintia Hills district, who had been reported missing in Ahmedabad since March 15, has been traced and is on her way home. The case... Read More


Internal dissent hits Assam BJP as ticket denials spark independent run threats

India, March 22 -- Internal discontent has surfaced within the Assam unit of the BJP after several sitting MLAs and ticket aspirants were denied nominations for the April 9 Assembly elections, prompti... Read More


Assam polls: AJP's Gen Z candidate Kunki Chowdhury to file nomination on March 23

India, March 22 -- Kunki Chowdhury, the "Gen Z" Asom Jatiya Parishad (AJP) candidate for the 36 Guwahati Central constituency, will file her nomination on Monday, March 23 for the 2026 Assam Assembly ... Read More


Meghalaya: KSU warns of protests in Meghalaya over mandatory singing of Vande Mataram

India, March 22 -- The Khasi Students' Union (KSU) has warned of protests at schools and government events where the full version of Vande Mataram is sung, amid growing debate over a recent directive ... Read More


From Fetching Water to Facing Floods: The Gendered Reality of India's Water Crisis

India, March 22 -- 'O ki Rohedoi, kaxotekolohloi, abelibelika, paani aniboloi, okole okole, nejabaghatoloi...' 'O Rohdoi, swaying the pitcher on your hips gracefully, at twilight's tender hour, do not... Read More


Assam polls: Amiya Kumar Bhuyan resigns from BJP to contest Bihpuria independently

India, March 22 -- Amiya Kumar Bhuyan, the sitting MLA from Bihpuria, has resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after being denied a party ticket for the upcoming Assembly elections. Bhuyan ... Read More