13 from Assam shine in UPSC exam

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday announced the results of the Civil Services Examination, 2018 on its official website. A total of 13 candidates from Assam have cleared the UPSC final examinations with flying colours. Akshat Jain, an IIT Guwahati graduate, bagged second rank in the UPSC 2018 exam, while Tanmay Vasistha Sharma secured […]

Assam BSF jawan martyred in Chattisgarh Naxal attack

Border Security Force (BSF) jawan from Assam, Bipul Bora who hails from Sivasagar district, was martyred at Kanker in Chhattisgarh on Thursday during an encounter with maoists. The gunfight started when maoists opened fire on the soldiers when they were out for a search operation. When the security men were advancing through a forest patch, […]

Stage all set for PM Narendra Modi’s mega rallies in Assam and Arunachal tomorrow

It’s mission Northeast for the BJP, as the party is out to woo the voters of the region with its star campaigner Prime Minister Narendra Modi slated to address as many as three mega rallies in Northeast on Saturday (March 30). Prime Minister Modi will address 2 rallies in Assam and one in Arunachal Pradesh. […]

BJP National President Amit Shah to address poll rallies in Assam tomorrow

BJP national president, Amit Shah will be on a day-long tour of Assam on Thursday, March 28. Shah is scheduled to address two election campaigns at Kakojan in Jorhat and Misa in Nagaon. With the filing of nominations for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections ending yesterday, electioneering has gained momentum. Star campaigners of […]

Assam: Congress releases second list of candidates for LS polls

The Congress in Assam has released its second list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls. While in Nagaon the party has fielded former State Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi as its candidate, Anil Borgohain will contest on a Congress ticket from Lakhimpur. In Mangaldoi, the Congress has fielded Rajya Sabha MP Bhubaneshwar Kalita and its […]

Assam BJP shortlists candidates for 10 LS seats

The ruling BJP has shortlisted probable candidates for the 10 Lok Sabha seats from Assam. As per sources, names of MP Bijoya Chakravarty, Bijuli Kalita Medhi, Queen Ojha and Chikimiki Talukdar have been shortlisted for the Guwahati seat, Tajdeep Roy and Parimal Suklabaidya have been shortlisted for Silchar constituency, while for Karimganj, names of Kripanath […]

Lok Sabha polls: AGP, BJP put aside differences to come together again

The BJP and the AGP have come together once again putting aside their differences for the interest of Assam. Stating this during a joint press briefing at the BJP headquarters in Guwahati, top party leader Himanta Biswa Sarma said the AGP, BJP and BPF are united in their bid to ensure Narendra Modi becomes Prime […]

Assam Cong to announce Lok Sabha candidate list tomorrow

Assam Congress will be declaring the candidates for Phase 1 and Phase 2 polls of Lok Sabha elections on Friday (March 15). This was announced by Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President and Congress leader Ripun Bora. Bora said that the names of the candidates will be declared in New Delhi. The Phase 1 and Phase […]

AGP back into BJP fold ahead of LS polls; 3 AGP ministers rejoin Sonowal cabinet

Just over two months after severing ties with the ruling BJP in Assam, three AGP ministers Atul Bora, Phanibhushan Chowdhury and Keshab Mahanta have withdrawn their resignation today (March 13). Ending all speculations, the AGP is back in the Sarbananda Sonowal-led Assam cabinet ahead of the Lok Sabha elections after a discussion held on Tuesday […]