A task force will be set up for land governance in the northeastern States, the Union Rural Development Ministry said on May 10. While the initiatives of computerisation and digitisation of land records and maps have shown good progress in the rest part of Assam, it was seen that there are serious gaps in the areas under Bodoland Territorial Council, …
The newly elected sole Congress member of the Bodoland Territorial Council announced on Monday that he would join the BJP and will be a part of the BJP-UPPL-GSP coalition in the new Council. Sarma, in another press conference earlier Monday at the state secretariat, had announced that five newly elected members of the BJP-UPPL-GSP combine, led by United Peoples Party …
Bodoland Peoples’ Front Chief Hagrama Mohilary on Sunday appealed to BJP, its alliance partner in the Assam government, to extend its support in forming the Bodoland Territorial Council following a hung House in the polls. The election to the Council was held after a fresh Bodo Accord was signed in New Delhi on January 27 by the leaders of all …
Polling for the 40-member Bodo Territorial Council began on Monday morning in the first phase, with election officials and only a section of voters adhering to COVID-19 protocols. An official of the Assam State Election Commission said voting in paper ballot started from 7:30 am and will continue till 4:30 pm at 1,739 polling stations. Even senior leaders like BJP's …
Guwahati: The Bodoland Territorial Council will continue to function under the governor till the elections are held, the Assam government decided on Thursday. A meeting of the Council of Ministers, chaired by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, approved the continuation of governor's rule in BTC till elections are held, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Industry Chandra Mohan Patowary said. The Council …