Assam

BJP Replaces 4-Time Lawmaker, Acquitted In Rape Case, In Assam's Nowgong

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 26, 2019

The BJP on Tuesday named Rupak Sharma for the Nowgong Lok Sabha seat in Assam in place of sitting MP and Union Minister Rajen Gohain, who has represented the constituency since 1999.

CBSE Increases CTET Centres In Assam, Bihar; Modification Option Open Now

Jobs | Edited by Maitree Baral | Tuesday March 26, 2019

The Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) will be held on July 7.

Assam's AIUDF Will Contest Just 3 Seats To Prevent Split In Anti-BJP Vote

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday March 25, 2019

The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) - the second-most powerful opposition party in Assam - has decided to contest only from three of the state's 14 Lok Sabha seats in the upcoming elections. The reason for this move, the party said, was to prevent a division in the secular vote from helping the BJP.

Himanta Sarma More Important Than Amit Shah For North East: Ram Madhav

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 24, 2019

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is a key person for the BJP in the Northeast and is above party chief Amit Shah for the affairs related to the region, its General Secretary Ram Madhav said on Sunday.

BJP Drops 5 Of 7 Sitting Lawmakers To Fight Anti-Incumbency In Assam

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhary | Sunday March 24, 2019

Denying firebrand leader Himanta Biswa Sarma a Lok Sabha ticket is not the only surprise to be pulled by the BJP in Assam this election season. The party, which is eyeing maximum gain from the state in the upcoming polls, has dropped five of its seven sitting parliamentarians in an attempt to counter anti-incumbency.

BJP's Assam Lawmaker To Announce New Party After Ticket Denial

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday March 23, 2019

Sitting BJP lawmaker from Assam's Tezpur, Ram Prasad Sarmah, who has been dropped for the 2019 polls, on Saturday said that he will float a new party which will bring in all the old and "neglected" BJP leaders.

BJP Denies Tickets To Three Sitting Lawmakers In Assam

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 22, 2019

The BJP has denied tickets to three sitting veteran parliamentarians in Assam and included four new faces, the deputy speaker of the assembly and a state minister in its first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

Amit Shah Explains Why Himanta Biswa Sarma Won't Contest Lok Sabha Polls

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday March 22, 2019

Himanta Biswa Sarma, the BJP's main troubleshooter in the northeast, will not contest the Lok Sabha elections from Assam because of his responsibilities in the region, the BJP said on Thursday. The announcement was made by party chief Amit Shah on Twitter as the BJP declared its first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls.

BJP Panchayat President Shot Dead In Assam's Cachar

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 21, 2019

A BJP panchayat president in Assam was shot dead and another party worker critically injured by unidentified gunmen in Assam's Cachar district ahead of the three-phase Lok Sabha polls in the state next month, police said on Wednesday.

1.2 Lakh In Assam Marked "Doubtful" By Poll Panel, Won't Be Able To Vote

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 18, 2019

A total of 1.2 lakh people in Assam will not be able to exercise their franchise in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as they have been marked as "D" (Doubtful) voters, a senior Election Commission official said Monday.

Himanta Biswa Sarma May Sit Out Elections To Monitor BJP's Northeast Campaign

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday March 18, 2019

In what can be seen as a setback to Assam cabinet minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the BJP leadership has dropped his name from the list of probable candidates to ensure that he is free to campaign for the party across the Northeast without being restricted to any single constituency.

May Return To Party If PM Modi "Requests": Assam Lawmaker Who Quit BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 17, 2019

A day after resigning from the BJP, Lok Sabha MP Ram Prasad Sarmah Sunday said he may return to the party and contest the Lok Sabha polls if Prime Minister Narendra Modi "requests" him.

BJP Leader Ram Prasad Sarmah Quits Party Over Denial Of Ticket

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 16, 2019

In a jolt to the BJP in Assam, its sitting MP from Tezpur Ram Prasad Sarmah Saturday announced that he quit the saffron fold and alleged neglect of old workers by "new intruders in the party"

Assam Public Service Commission Releases Civil Services Prelims Result 2018

Jobs | NDTV Education Team | Wednesday March 13, 2019

Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) has declared the results of the Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination, 2018.

Supreme Court Pulls Up Assam Over Functioning Of Foreigners Tribunal

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 13, 2019

The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the Assam government over inadequacies in the functioning of foreigners tribunals in the state and sought details on it by March 27.