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First randomisation of EVM-VVPATs completed in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry

The Election Commission said on 21 March 2026 that the first randomisation of EVM-VVPATs has been completed for the Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry and for bye-elections in Goa, Karnataka, Nagaland and Tripura, with lists shared with political parties.

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ECI sets out postal ballot facility for 85+ voters, PwDs, essential services staff and service voters in 2026 Assembly polls

The Election Commission said on 19 March 2026 that electors above 85 and flagged Persons with Disabilities can vote by postal ballot in the Assembly elections of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal by submitting Form 12D within 5 days of notification.

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ECI deploys over 25 lakh officials for 2026 Assembly polls in five States/UTs – about one for every 70 electors

The Election Commission said on 18 March 2026 that over 25 lakh officials have been deployed for the Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, which have over 17.4 crore electors – nearly one official for every 70 electors.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

Election Commission deploys 1,111 Central Observers for Assembly elections in five States/UTs and bye-elections

The Election Commission of India said on 17 March 2026 that it has deployed 1,111 Central Observers — 557 general, 188 police and 366 expenditure — for Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal and bye-elections in six states.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 Assam Important

Election Commission appoints retired IAS officer Manjeet Singh as Special Observer for Assam Assembly election 2026

The Election Commission of India on 16 March 2026 appointed Manjeet Singh, a retired IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre, as Special Observer for the Assam Assembly election, where polling is on 9 April and counting on 4 May 2026.

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Election Commission announces Assembly polls in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry; counting on 4 May

The Election Commission of India on 15 March 2026 announced Assembly elections in four States and Puducherry, with polling from 9 to 29 April and counting on 4 May 2026.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Assam Important

Assam launches Guru Dakshina portal for one-time financial settlement to non-provincialised venture teachers

Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu launched the Guru Dakshina portal on 15 March 2026 to give a one-time financial settlement to teachers of venture institutions whose services were not provincialised.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Assam Important

Amit Shah inaugurates Pragjyotishpur Medical College and Hospital and cancer centres in Assam

Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Pragjyotishpur Medical College and Hospital, built at about ₹675 crore, and other Assam government health projects in Guwahati on 15 March 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Assam Must know

PM Modi launches ₹23,550-crore projects in Silchar, performs bhoomi pujan of Shillong–Silchar High-Speed Corridor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects worth ₹23,550 crore in Silchar, Assam, on 14 March 2026, including the ground-breaking of the Shillong–Silchar High-Speed Corridor.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Must know

PM-KISAN 22nd instalment: ₹18,640 crore released to 9.32 crore farmers from Guwahati

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 22nd instalment of PM-KISAN, about ₹18,640 crore to over 9.32 crore farmers, from Guwahati, Assam, on 13 March 2026.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Assam Important

PM Modi launches ₹19,480-crore projects in Guwahati; land pattas for tea-garden families

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects worth about ₹19,480 crore in Guwahati, Assam, on 13 March 2026 and handed land pattas to tea-garden families.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Assam Important

PM Modi launches works worth over ₹4,570 crore in Kokrajhar by video link; ₹1,100 crore for Bodoland roads

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for works worth over ₹4,570 crore in Kokrajhar, Assam, by video conference from Guwahati on 13 March 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Assam Important

₹526-crore waterway projects on NW-2: Pandu Port corridor dedicated, Bogibeel skill centre and two cruise terminals begun

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Pandu Port–NH-27 elevated corridor and began three more Inland Waterways Authority of India projects on the Brahmaputra (NW-2), worth ₹526 crore in all, on 13 March 2026.

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🎭 GI Tags 📍 Assam Important

First export of GI-tagged Joha rice from Assam to the UK and Italy

The first consignment of 25 tonnes of GI-tagged Joha rice from Assam was dispatched to the United Kingdom and Italy on 12 March 2026, facilitated by APEDA.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Assam Important

Assam's rural local bodies get over ₹299 crore in Fifteenth Finance Commission grants

The Union Government released over ₹299 crore of Fifteenth Finance Commission untied grants to Assam's rural local bodies, including three Autonomous District Councils, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj said on 8 March 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Assam Important

Sonowal lays foundation of India's first riverine lighthouses on the Brahmaputra (NW-2)

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stones of four lighthouses on the Brahmaputra at Lachit Ghat, Guwahati, on 5 March 2026, the first lighthouses on an inland waterway in India.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Assam Important

Assam CM inaugurates Saraighat Rana Smritisaudh, a memorial to 132 warriors of the 1671 Battle of Saraighat

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the Saraighat Rana Smritisaudh, a war memorial to the 1671 Battle of Saraighat, at Panbazar, Guwahati, on 4 March 2026.

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🚄 Urban Development 📍 Assam

Assam CM opens ₹99-crore Dinesh Goswami Flyover at Bharalumukh, Guwahati, finished in 15 months

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the 1.2-km Dinesh Goswami Flyover at Bharalumukh, Guwahati, on 4 March 2026, completed in 15 months against a 24-month target.

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📍 Places in News 📍 Assam

Assam CM inaugurates Kaziranga Orchid Park at Kohora

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the Kaziranga Orchid Park at Kohora in Kaziranga National Park, Golaghat district, on 3 March 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Assam Important

Sonowal inaugurates three inland waterway projects on the Brahmaputra (NW-2) in Dibrugarh

Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated three inland waterway projects on National Waterway-2 (Brahmaputra) in Dibrugarh, Assam, on 27 February 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Assam Important

New integrated terminal of Guwahati's LGBI Airport begins commercial operations

The new integrated terminal at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (LGBIA), Guwahati, began commercial operations on 22 February 2026, with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma formally inaugurating operations.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Assam Important

Amit Shah attends CRPF's 87th Raising Day in Guwahati, the first such parade in the North-East

Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended the 87th Raising Day celebrations of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Guwahati, Assam, on 21 February 2026 — the first time the CRPF Day Parade was held in the North-East.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Assam Important

Amit Shah launches ₹6,839-crore Vibrant Villages Programme-II at Nathanpur, Assam

Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the ₹6,839-crore Vibrant Villages Programme-II (VVP-II) at Nathanpur village in Cachar district, Assam, on 20 February 2026.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Assam Important

Assam CM distributes first instalment under Mukhyamantrir Atmanirbhar Asom Abhiyan 2.0 to 9,964 entrepreneurs in Nagaon

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma distributed the first instalment of financial assistance under the Mukhyamantrir Atmanirbhar Asom Abhiyan 2.0 to 9,964 young entrepreneurs at Nehrubali, Nagaon, on 15 February 2026.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Assam Must know

PM Modi inaugurates the Northeast's first Emergency Landing Facility at Moran, Dibrugarh, landing aboard an IAF C-130J

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) of the Northeast on the Moran Bypass in Dibrugarh district, Assam, on 14 February 2026, landing on it aboard an Indian Air Force C-130J aircraft.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Assam Important

PM Modi inaugurates Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu across the Brahmaputra in Guwahati

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu, a six-lane bridge across the Brahmaputra connecting Guwahati with North Guwahati, Assam, on 14 February 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Assam Important

CCEA approves ₹18,662 crore Gohpur–Numaligarh corridor with India's first underwater road-cum-rail tunnel under the Brahmaputra

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved a ₹18,662 crore four-lane Gohpur–Numaligarh corridor in Assam, including a 15.79-km road-cum-rail tunnel under the Brahmaputra, on 13 February 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Assam Important

IWAI moves 189-tonne over-dimensional cargo on Brahmaputra for Tata's semiconductor unit in Assam

An over-dimensional cargo consignment of 189.26 tonnes for the Tata Semiconductor Assembly at Morigaon reached Pandu in Guwahati, Assam, via National Waterway-2 on 10 February 2026, the Inland Waterways Authority of India said.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Mizoram Important

Ashwini Vaishnaw flags off Sairang–Silchar train and opens blended hospitality services at Guwahati station

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off a new Sairang–Silchar train linking Mizoram's capital with Assam's Barak Valley and inaugurated blended hospitality services at Guwahati station on 9 February 2026.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

Election Commission briefs 1,444 Central Observers for Assembly elections in five states and UTs

The Election Commission of India concluded briefing 1,444 Central Observers for the forthcoming Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal at IIIDEM on 6 February 2026.

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