Political parties to obtain MCMCs permission for publication of advertisements
HT Bureau SILCHAR, April 18: No political party, candidate, or any organization or individual shall print any advertisement in the print media on the poll day and the day before without prior permission from the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) under the Election Commission. According to the ECIS guidelines an application for publication of []
TMC to contest from all seats in Assam in 2026 election, says Mamata Banerjee in Silchar
Silchar: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived in Silchar at around 12:45 pm on Wednesday and she was accompanied by Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev, President Ripun Bora and other leaders. They claimed that members of the BJP mocked them, and chanted Jai Shree Ram. On Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that [] The post TMC to contest from all seats in Assam in 2026 election, says Mamata Banerjee in Silchar appeared first on NORTHEAST NOW .
Manipur: United Kuki National Army claims responsibility for attack on NH-37
IMPHAL: The United Kuki National Army (UKNA) has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Oil and Gas tankers on the NH-37 connecting Imphal-Silchar amidst strong condemnation from the Manipur Chief Minister and various quarters on Wednesday. In a statement, the Defense Secretary of the UKNA owned responsibility for gun attacks on the vehicles plying [] The post Manipur: United Kuki National Army claims responsibility for attack on NH-37 appeared first on NORTHEAST NOW .
Tainted & scary polls: Mamata Banerjee
Mamata Banerjee expresses concerns about the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, supporting Trinamool Congress leadership for the INDIA bloc. She campaigns in Assam's Silchar and criticizes the Modi government as agency-controlled and dishonest.
Will repeal NRC, CAA if INDIA bloc voted to power: Mamata in Assam
Silchar (Assam): Alleging that the BJP has made the entire country a detention camp, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said the CAA and NRC will be scrapped if the opposition INDIA bloc forms government at the Centre. Addressing an election rally here in support of four TMC candidates in Assam, she alleged that []
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Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi held an election rally at Nalbari in Assam today. Addressing a public meeting, Mr Modi said that the BJP-led NDA government believes in the inclusiveness of all and everyone gets benefits of all government schemes without any discrimination and promises to build three crore new houses for... The post PM Modi Addresses Election Rally In Assam; TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee To Address Public Meeting At Silchar appeared first on Northeast Today .
Manipur: Suspected Kuki militants fire at petrol & LPG tankers on NH-37, driver injured
Imphal: A group of armed men in combat fatigue opened firing bullets at the trucks plying on the National Highway 37 connecting Imphal-Silchar injuring a driver and causing leakage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), petrol, and diesel on the roadside drains on Tuesday morning, officials said. The armed men suspected to be the Kuki militants [] The post Manipur: Suspected Kuki militants fire at petrol & LPG tankers on NH-37, driver injured appeared first on NORTHEAST NOW .
Assam Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Mamata Banerjee to visit Silchar tomorrow
Silchar: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will visit Silchar to campaign for All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) candidate Radhe Shyam Biswas on Wednesday (April 17). On Monday, the president of TMCs Assam committee, Ripun Bora said that the West Bengal CM will be addressing a public meeting at the Town Club field on April [] The post Assam Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Mamata Banerjee to visit Silchar tomorrow appeared first on NORTHEAST NOW .
Manipur: Over 350 trucks plying towards Imphal from Silchar stranded on NH-37
Imphal: Over 350 goods-laden trucks plying towards Imphal from Silchar in Assam were stranded owing to withdrawals of security personnel escorting the trucks operating along National Highway 37 connecting the two states on Tuesday. The removal of the security escort that started on April 9 left these vehicles stranded at many places along the NH-37, [] The post Manipur: Over 350 trucks plying towards Imphal from Silchar stranded on NH-37 appeared first on NORTHEAST NOW .
Target to increase voter turnout by more than 84 %: DEO Rohan Kumar Jha
HT Bureau GUWAHATI, April 15: There is a need to increase voters turnout by more than 84 per cent or above, said district election and returning officer, Rohan Kumar Jha. Jha made this remark on the occasion of launching the theme song for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Silchar on Saturday. Officially unveiling several []
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Assam: CRPF Jawan kills self with service revolver in Hailakandi
Silchar: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Jawan who was appointed in Hailakandi district, Assam died after he allegedly shot himself with his service revolver. On Saturday around 6:30 am, the dead body was found at a temporary camp situated in Panchgram in the Algapur tehsil, Hailakandi. The deceased was a resident of Barpeta, Assam, [] The post Assam: CRPF Jawan kills self with service revolver in Hailakandi appeared first on NORTHEAST NOW .
Assam: Two arrested for molesting woman in Guwahati
Guwahati:The police have arrested two men in connection with the alleged molestation of a woman in Guwahati, Assam on Sunday morning. The accused had been identified as Alok Ghosh and Bipul Singh. They allegedly molested the woman in the Lalganesh locality on Sunday morning. The victim, who hails from Silchar, is a tenant residing in [] The post Assam: Two arrested for molesting woman in Guwahati appeared first on NORTHEAST NOW .
AIUDF set to support TMC in Silchar LS seat
Dilapidated roads haunt people of poll-bound Silchar
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Assam: Man rapes minor girls dead body, arrested
SILCHAR: A man has reportedly been apprehended by the police for allegedly raping the corpse of a minor girl at a government-run hospitals mortuary in Karimganj district of Assam. The accused, identified as Manju Rabi Das, was employed as a sweeper at the Karimganj civil hospital in Assam. Partha Pratim Das, SP of Karimganj district [] The post Assam: Man rapes minor girls dead body, arrested appeared first on NORTHEAST NOW .
Assam: Karimganj woman kills three children, injures sister
Silchar: In a tragic incident, a 27-year-old woman from Karimganj district, Assam, allegedly killed her three minor children on Sunday. The woman, identified as Sahara Begum, a resident of Dolugang village in Ramkrishna Nagar, also injured her younger sister before attempting to take her own life. According to Partha Pratim Das, Superintendent of Police (SP) [] The post Assam: Karimganj woman kills three children, injures sister appeared first on NORTHEAST NOW .
Assam: Man held for raping minor girls dead body
Silchar: A man has been nabbed for allegedly raping a minor girls dead body at the mortuary of a hospital in Assams Karimganj district on Monday. On Friday evening the school-going girl was found hanging from a tree adjacent to her house in Chagolmua under Bazaricherra police station in Karimganj district. The police recovered the [] The post Assam: Man held for raping minor girls dead body appeared first on NORTHEAST NOW .
Assam school dedicates classroom in memory of former teacher
Silchar: A school in Assams Kamrup Metro district has named an entire classroom in memory of former teacher and renowned social activist Min Raj Joshi. Joshi breathed his last in 2023 and a year after his demise, the school authorities dedicated the classroom after his name. The principal of Raghunath Choudhary High School, Surya Prasad [] The post Assam school dedicates classroom in memory of former teacher appeared first on NORTHEAST NOW .
General observer reviews poll preparedness in Cachar
HT Bureau SILCHAR, April 6: Election general observer for Silchar LS constituency, Anil Meshram, on Saturday reviewed the preparedness for the upcoming parliamentary election, scheduled to be held on April 26. Meshram reviewed the measures taken for conduct of elections in transparent and peaceful manner in the district. Rohan Kumar Jha, returning officer cum district []
Three nominations rejected for second-phase Assam polls
Three nominations rejected for second-phase Assam polls The nomination papers of three out of 65 candidates have been rejected during scrutiny for the second phase of polls to five parliamentary constituencies of Assam on April 26, an election official said. The nominations of two candidates were rejected in Nagaon and one in Karimganj. However, in Silchar (SC), Darrang-Udalguri and Diphu (ST), all the papers submitted were found valid. Altogether 65 candidates had filed their nominations for the second phase on the last day on Thursday. In Nagaon, the nominations of independent candidate Biswajit Bordoloi and Hamar Raj Party's Horen Bhumij were rejected, while those of the remaining 13 were found valid, the official said. The prominent candidates in Nagaon are sitting Congress MP Prodyut Bordoloi, BJP's Suresh Bora and AIUDF's Aminul Islam. In Karimganj, the nomination of independent candidate Biplab Das was rejected. Of the 24 other candidates whose papers were found valid, the prominent ones include sitting BJP MP Kripanath Malla, Hafez Rashid Choudhury of the Congress and AIUDF's Sahibul Alam Choudhury. The papers of sitting BJP MP Dilip Saikia, Congress candidate Madhab Rajbongshi, Bodo Peoples' Front (BPF)'s Durga Das Boro and eight other contestants were found valid in Darrang-Udalguri. In Silchar, the nominations of all the eight candidates were found valid. They include state minister Parimal Suklabaidya of the BJP, Surya Kanta Sarkar of the Congress and TMCs Radheyshyam Biswa. In Diphu (ST), all five nominations were found valid. The last date for withdrawal of nominations is April 8. In the first phase of the polls scheduled on April 19, 35 candidates are in the fray for the Kaziranga, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Sonitpur and Lakhimpur constituencies.
Cachar conducts voter orientation program
HT Bureau GUWAHATI, April 5: A voter orientation meeting regarding the upcoming parliamentary election took place at the Silchar municipal conference hall under the initiative of the Cachar district administration SVEEP cell on Friday. The meeting was presided over by the district development commissioner (DDC), Norsing Bey, in the presence of officials from 15 development []
Assam| Silchar Lok Sabha constituency: Key facts, past winners, and 2019 election results
Guwahati: The Silchar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam. From 1951 to 1971, the area under it was referred to as the Cachar constituency. The constituency covers the entirety of Cachar district in the Barak Valley. Situated within the Cachar district, it stands as the second largest city [] The post Assam| Silchar Lok Sabha constituency: Key facts, past winners, and 2019 election results appeared first on NORTHEAST NOW .
Assam: Bodies of two minors including a girl found hanging from tree in Silchar
Silchar: Dead bodies of a minor boy and a 13 years old girl, have been recovered in a village adjacent to Silchar, Assam. Police said, that this might be a case of suicide and there is a possibility of a love affair between the two. As per the initial investigation, both of them used to [] The post Assam: Bodies of two minors including a girl found hanging from tree in Silchar appeared first on NORTHEAST NOW .
In Assam's biggest-ever drug haul, heroin worth Rs 210 crore seized
In Assam's biggest-ever drug haul, heroin worth Rs 210 crore seized In the biggest-ever drug haul in Assam, heroin worth Rs 210 crore was seized in the Cachar district, police said. One person was also arrested in connection with the seizure, they said. In a joint operation of the Special Task Force (STF) and Cachar Police, a vehicle from Mizoram was intercepted in Sayeedpur in Silchar police station area on Thursday, STF Inspector General Parthasarathi Mahanta told PTI. ''On searching the vehicle, more than 21.5 kg of heroin was seized from it, out of which 18 kg was in the purest form that needs further processing, while 3.5 kg was finished product,'' Mahanta said. The value of the seized drugs was estimated to be around Rs 210 crore in the international black market, he said. The vehicle has been seized and the legal procedures have started, he added. ''We had received information that a huge consignment of drugs from a neighbouring state was on its way to be supplied to some big cities. We upped our vigil and were keenly observing the developments,'' Mahanta said. The vehicle started its journey three days ago and reached the location, where it was intercepted, on Thursday, he said. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma posted on X, ''In a big step towards a #DrugsFreeAssam, 21 kg of heroin has been seized in Silchar in a joint operation by @STFAssam & @cacharpolice. One person has been arrested and investigation is underway to crack the supply grid. Well done @assampolice!''
SVEEP Cell organises voter awareness meeting
HT Bureau GUWAHATI, April 4: A voter awareness meeting was held at the auditorium of Shalchapra Development Block as part of the voter awareness campaign organised by Systematic Voters Education & Electoral Participation (SVEEP) Cell of Cachar District Administration on Wednesday. Deputy director of Nehru Yuva Kendra Silchar, Mehbub Alam Lashkar, took part as a []
BREAKING NEWS: Assam Heroin , 200 Crore Heroine Seized
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Assam govt to take full responsibility for educating girl students: Himanta
Assam govt to take full responsibility for educating girl students: Himanta Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday promised that the BJP government in the state will shoulder the responsibility of educating girl students up to the postgraduate level, and families with a ration card will receive life insurance paid for by the government. Currently, all girls who pass the class 10 examinations are given a cycle or a scooter, but from this year, an amount of Rs 10,000 will be deposited for two years in their bank accounts while they are studying for the class 12 board examinations, the CM said. He was speaking at public rallies before the filing of nominations by BJP candidates for Nagaon and Darrang-Udalguri constituencies going to polls in the second phase on April 26. After the girls pass class 12, they will be given Rs 12,500 for taking admission in college, while those going for postgraduate studies will be given Rs 25,000, he added. ''Betak ma baap porhabo, betik Mama porhabo (Parents will educate their sons but Mama, as he is called by youngsters in the state, will educate the girls)'', Sarma said. While households having ration cards are already getting 5 kg of free rice, Ujjala gas connection and Ayushman Bharat health card, after the elections, the head of the family will get life insurance whose premium will be paid by the state government and a woman member will get the benefits of the 'Orunodoi' scheme, Sarma said. Sarma said since the election Model Code of Conduct is in place, he cannot make financial announcements but the promises made during campaigning will be implemented after the elections. Sarma credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi with bringing peace and prosperity to previously troubled areas like Udalguri. He highlighted the BJP government's track record of job creation and pledged to announce 50,000 more jobs post-election. Sarma assured the electorate that the BJP's governance at both the central and state levels would drive the region's development. ''In Assam, it will be Modi's guarantee along with 'Mama's' warranty that will take the state towards development. If Modi is there as Prime Minister, Assam will definitely march ahead towards peace and development to become a leading state of the country and for this the people must ensure the win of the BJP candidates'', he said. In Nagaon, Sarma attended the filing of nomination papers by the party candidate Suresh Bora and in Darrang-Udalguri he was present when sitting BJP MP Dilip Saikia filed his papers. Besides Nagaon and Darrang-Udalguri, polls in the second phase will be held in Karimganj, Silchar (SC) and Diphu (ST). Referring to the Congress, Sarma said there is no point talking about the opposition party as it is like an old currency note with no value in the market. ''There is no point voting for the party as it cannot do anything for the people'', he added.
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Remaining Cong members will join BJP if Rahul comes to Assam for campaigning: CM Himanta
Remaining Cong members will join BJP if Rahul comes to Assam for campaigning: CM Himanta Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday remarked that the remaining members of the Congress would also join the BJP if their leader, Rahul Gandhi, comes to the state for campaigning. ''I want Rahul Gandhi to come and campaign in the state so that those still left in Congress will also join BJP,'' the chief minister said, referring to the recent trend of several leaders and members of the grand old party joining the saffron party. Rahul came to Assam once (referring to the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in January) and after that so many Congress members joined the BJP, Sarma said. ''If he comes again, I will not have to make any effort and many more will join us'', he said. ''Congress is like an old note now which is of no use and there can be no comparison between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi,'' he said at a public rally in Silchar. If people visit Rajiv Bhavan (state Congress headquarters) in Guwahati, they ''will be surprised to see that there is nobody there and it appears that there is curfew, a self-imposed curfew''. The people of the entire country are with the Prime Minister and ''we will have to ensure the win of the BJP candidates from Barak Valley as everybody wants Modi to become PM for the third successive term''. ''If Modi becomes the Prime Minister, India will become a Vishwaguru and nobody has any doubt on this'', he added. The opposition has no issue and ''so I don't want to talk about them. It is Modi's guarantee along with some small guarantees of mine that will ensure Assam's development so that we live in peace, harmony and become a leading state in the country''. Modi's guarantee will be there in the manifesto and 'Mama' (as Sarma is referred to by youngsters in the state) will ''add some small warranty to it in Assam'', he said. The chief minister assured the people of Barak Valley that the mini secretariat in Silchar and East-West corridor via Haflong will be completed by 2026, a large-scale industry will be set up at the defunct Cachar Paper Mill, the medical college at Ramkrishnanagar will be completed in three years and work for the new agriculture university at Patharkandi will also begin soon. The CM was on a day-long visit to the two Barak Valley constituencies of Silchar (SC) and Karimganj for the filing of nominations by the BJP candidates, Parimal Suklabaidya and Kripanath Mallah, respectively.
'Want Rahul Gandhi to campaign in Assam as it will benefit BJP': Himanta Biswa Sarma in Silchar rally
Assam: Nine nominations filed for second phase of LS polls
Assam: Nine nominations filed for second phase of LS polls Nine candidates in Assam filed their nomination papers on Tuesday, taking the total number of nominees to 14 for the second phase of polls, which will cover five parliamentary constituencies in the state on April 26, an election official said. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was present during the filing of nomination by BJP candidate Amarsingh Tisso for Diphu (ST) constituency. Speaking on the occasion, Sarma said the elections this time was a formality to re-elect Prime Minister Narendra Modi and to ensure that the development work initiated by him continues. He said the tribal areas of the state suffered from insurgency for decades but it was due to the PM's initiative that violence has ended and development has taken place. In Diphu (ST), two candidates filed their nominations so far with an independent submitting his papers earlier. In Karimganj, AIUDF candidate Sahabul Alam Choudhury and independent aspirant Binoy Krishna Roy filed their nominations, bringing the total number of candidates in the constituency to four. Previously, SUCI(C)'s Prajwal Sudip Dev and independent candidate Dilip Kumar had also submitted their papers. In Silchar (SC), three more candidates filed their nominations. They are SUCI(C)'s Provas Chandra Sarkar, Bangali Nabonirma Sena's Barindra Kumar Das and independent Raju Das. Former Lok Sabha MP Radhey Shyam Biswas of All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) submitted his nomination for the Silchar constituency on Monday, taking the total number of candidates to four. In Nagaon, two independent candidates, Abu Shama and Sikha Sarma, filed their nominations, while Saiful Islam Chowdhury of Asom Jana Morcha submitted his papers on Monday, taking the total to three aspirants so far. In Darrang-Udalguri, Lalit Pegu of Voters Party International (VPI) submitted his nomination during the day. Overall, the total number of nominations filed for the second phase polls, covering Nagaon, Darrang-Udalguri, Diphu (ST), Silchar (SC), and Karimganj, stands at 14. The prominent candidates to contest in the second phase are Congress sitting MP Pradyut Bordoloi from Nagaon against BJP's Suresh Bora and AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam. BJP sitting MP Dilip Saikia has been pitted against Congress candidate Madhab Rajbongshi in Darrang-Udalguri. In Silchar (SC), Assam Excise Minister Parimal Suklabaidya is the BJP candidate and he will take on Congress youth leader and district general secretary Surjya Kanta Sarkar. In Karimganj, sitting BJP MP Kripanath Mallah will take on Congress candidate Hafez Ahmed Choudhury and AIUDF's Sahabul Islam Choudhury. The last date for filing of nominations is April 4, scrutiny on April 5 and the last date for withdrawal of nominations is April 8. In the first phase, 35 candidates are in the fray for the Kaziranga, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Sonitpur and Lakhimpur constituencies. In the outgoing Lok Sabha, BJP held nine seats, Congress three, AIUDF and an independent one from the state.
Assam: Two nominations filed for second phase
Assam: Two nominations filed for second phase Two candidates, one each in Silchar (SC) and Nagaon, filed their nominations for the second phase of polls to five parliamentary constituencies in Assam on April 26, an election official said. Radhey Shyam Biswas, a former Lok Sabha MP from All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), filed his nomination in Silchar, while Saiful Islam Chowdhury of Asom Jana Morcha filed in Nagaon. Biswas, previously elected as an AIUDF candidate from Karimganj constituency in 2014, later joined AITC after losing to BJP's Kripanath Mallah in 2019. As of now, five nominations have been filed for the second phase, including two in Karimganj and one in Diphu. The second phase will witness elections in Nagaon, Darrang-Udalguri, Diphu (ST), Silchar (SC), and Karimganj constituencies. Notable candidates in this phase include Congress sitting MP Pradyut Bordoloi from Nagaon, BJP MP Dilip Saikia in Darrang-Udalguri, and Assam Excise Minister Parimal Suklabaidya in Silchar, among others. The last date for filing nominations is April 4, with scrutiny on April 5 and the last date for withdrawal of nominations being April 8. Polling for the 14 Sabha constituencies in Assam will be conducted in the first three phases of the seven-phase general elections on April 19, 26, and May 7, with five constituencies each in the first and second phases and four in the third phase. In the first phase, 35 candidates are in the fray from Kaziranga, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Sonitpur, and Lakhimpur constituencies. In the outgoing Lok Sabha, BJP held nine seats, Congress three, AIUDF one, and an independent one from the state.
Four killed in rain-related incidents in Assam
GUWAHATI: Four persons, including a woman, lost their lives in rain-related incidents in Assam on Sunday evening, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said on Monday. According to ASDMA, two persons died in lighting, one in storm and another when a boat capsized. The deaths occurred in Cachar, West Karbi Anglong, Udalguri and South Salmara districts. The victims were identified as Sakhi Begum Laskar, Pintu Chauhan, Ruparam Basumatary and Samin Mondal. Chauhan and Basumatary died when lightning struck them while Laskar died when a storm wreaked havoc in 10 districts, including Cachar where she hailed from. Six persons, injured by lightning in Cachar, were admitted to Silchar Medical College and Hospital. The four-year-old Mondal died when a boat capsized on the Brahmaputra in South Salmara district. There were 15 people in the boat and two of them were reported missing. Official sources said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has been constantly monitoring the impact caused by the heavy rains and storm. State Emergency Operation Centre is coordinating 24X7 with DCs of the 10 affected districts. Following preliminary assessment, we regret to inform the unfortunate loss of 4 lives. 45 villages have been affected by yesterdays inclement weather, the CMs office wrote on X. HCM Dr @himantabiswa is constantly monitoring the impact caused by heavy rains and storm that hit Assam on 31.03.2024. State Emergency Operation Centre is coordinating 24*7 with DCs of the 10 affected districts. Following preliminary assessment we regret to inform the pic.twitter.com/LxcnyNJZUD Chief Minister Assam (@CMOfficeAssam) April 1, 2024
Assam BJP aims for muslim votes, highlights development in muslim areas
UDALGURI: The BJP in Assam is pinning hopes on getting Muslim votes by riding on the prevailing peace and equal treatment of communities by the government. The state has 14 Lok Sabha seats and the Muslims have sizeable voters in six of them Dhubri, Barpeta, Nagaon, Darrang-Udalguri, Karimganj and Silchar. Talking to journalists after attending an event of NDA constituents here on Saturday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told journalists he does not find any reason why the Muslims would not vote for the BJP. For the first time, the minorities got a taste of good governance. There is neither any communal tension nor is there any Hindu-Muslim conflict. There is also no conflict between tribals and non-tribals. People are freely taking part in religious activities. They are at peace and not facing any problem, Sarma said. He said the Muslims also possessed ration cards while roads and bridges had been built also in Muslim areas. I dont think the Muslim society wants anything more than this. But if they do not vote for us this time around, we have to analyse where we faulted because we have not ill-performed anywhere. We treated all people equally, truly living by the slogan of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas, Sarma said. He said he had seen people cutting across communities turning up at all his election rallies. To a query, he said the BJP was working hard and not complacent. He said he has 32 election programmes, beginning with a 13 km bicycle ride in Majuli on April 1. In the past few elections, Sarma had been spot on with his prediction of seats for the parties. On Saturday, he said the BJP would win at least 11 of Assams 14 seats, two more than its 2019 tally of nine. As regards the Northeast which has altogether 25 seats, he predicted that 22 of them would go to NDA. The BJP is not contesting seven seats in the region following its understanding with NDA partners.
Assam: Notification issued for second-phase polling in 5 LS seats
Assam: Notification issued for second-phase polling in 5 LS seats The notification for the second phase of polling in five Lok Sabha seats of Assam on April 26 was issued on Thursday, an election official said. Voting will take place in Nagaon, Darrang-Udalguri, Diphu (ST), Silchar (SC) and Karimganj during the second phase. The prominent candidates to contest in this phase are Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi from Nagaon against BJP's Suresh Bora and AIUDFs Aminul Islam, while BJP MP Dilip Saikia has been pitted against Congress candidate Madhab Rajbongshi in Darrang-Udalguri. In Silchar (SC), Assam Excise Minister Parimal Suklabaidya is the BJP candidate, who will take on Congress youth leader and district general secretary Surjya Kanta Sarkar. BJP MP Kripanath Mallah has been given the ticket in Karimganj against Congress nominee Hafez Ahmed Choudhury and AIUDF's Sahabul Islam Choudhury. In the first phase, 38 candidates filed their nominations for the Kaziranga, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Sonitpur and Lakhimpur constituencies. Polling for the 14 Lok Sabha seats in the state will be held on April 19, 26 and May 7. The last date for filing of nominations is April 4, scrutiny will be held on April 5 and the last date for withdrawal of candidature is April 8.
Bribery case: Vigilance team arrests govt officer in Silchar
Guwahati, Mar 22: In continuation with the string of arrests of corrupt government officials in Assam, the directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption on Friday arrested a sub-officer in-charge of Dholai fire and emergency service station in Cachar district in a bribery case. A complaint was received the vigilance directorate, alleging that Basanta Sinha, sub-officer in-charge [] The post Bribery case: Vigilance team arrests govt officer in Silchar appeared first on The Shillong Times .
Assam: No Aadhaar, No Citizenship, So No Vote to BJP, Says Citizens Convention
Why have 27 lakh Assamese been deprived their Aadhaar cards, a Citizens Convention on March 17 at Silchar, Barak Valley demands an answer.
Tuberculosis (TB) is considered a serious respiratory infection, which increases the risk of many health problems. TB infection, caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, can cause serious damage to the lungs. Despite the continuous efforts of the government to prevent this serious disease, TB cases in the country remain a cause of concern. According to media reports, recently thirty students of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Silchar, Assam, have been found infected with TB. Due to the confirmation of this serious disease among the students, an atmosphere of fear is being seen on the campus. A health department team tested 200 students on Tuesday and 30 of them were found to have TB symptoms, officials said. His samples have been sent to Silchar Medical College. A student from Bangladesh was found infected with the disease after returning home in February this year and was later isolated. Probably due to coming in contact with him, the rest of the students have become infected with TB. After students were found infected with TB, a question arose in the minds of people whether young people could also fall prey to this infection. Anyone can get TB NIT officials have refused to talk to the media on this subject. However, according to students, the infection is spreading rapidly in the institute. Health experts say TB infection can happen to a person of any age. Its risk has been seen to be higher in children under two years of age. TB in this age group can cause serious illness in the fluid around the brain-spinal cord, called meningitis. TB can have serious side effects in the elderly. Young adults can also be at risk due to the bacteria, so everyone must continue to be protected from TB. TB risk in young people The problem of TB has been a major threat among young people around the world. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a total of 7,882 TB cases in US states in 2021. In 2021, 317 cases of TB were seen in children aged 14 years or younger in the United States. This year, 4% of TB cases in the US were reported in children under 15 years of age. Health experts say people of any age can become vulnerable to infection. Some conditions increase the risk of infection and TB disease. These can be risk factors for TB infection Health experts say some factors increase the risk of infection. Living with or having close contact with a TB patient can increase your risk of infection. Apart from this, if you live in an area where there is already an outbreak of TB, then in this situation your risk of getting infected also increases. Apart from this, people whose immune system is weak also have a higher risk of getting infected and getting TB disease. How to avoid TB? Health experts say, that in countries where the TB problem is common, the risk of infection can be reduced by vaccinating infants with Bacille Calmette-Gurin (BCG). Apart from this, there is a risk of TB or any other type of respiratory infection spreading rapidly in places with less ventilation, hence it is important to ensure better air circulation in the room. Wearing a mask can also be an effective way to keep you safe from the risk of respiratory infections. (PC: Pixabay)
Assam: 11 students of NIT-Silchar found positive for TB
Assam: 11 students of NIT-Silchar found positive for TB Eleven students of NIT-Silchar in Assam were diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB), an official said on Tuesday. It is suspected that several other students are also suffering from the disease, and they are being tested, he said. Most of these students lived in hostels 9 A, B and C, he added. The TB-positive students were detected over the last two days, the official said. A standing operating procedure (SOP) has been issued to prevent further spread of the communicable disease, mandating all to wear masks on the campus. Meanwhile, the district administration announced that mass testing of students for TB would be carried out at the prestigious engineering institute. All efforts are being made to ensure that the spread of the disease is controlled, the official said.
Demography to play crucial role in four distinct regions of Assam
Demography to play crucial role in four distinct regions of Assam Assam's varied demography will be the deciding factor in the three-phased polls to 14 Lok Sabha seats, spread over four distinct regions, namely the Brahmaputra Valley, Barak Valley, hill districts and Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR). The indigenous Assamese people, Hindu Bengalis, minorities including Assamese Muslims and Bengali-speaking immigrants, ethnic tribes and the tea tribe community will play key roles in different pockets during polling on April 19, 26 and May 7. Polling for five constituencies of Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Kaziranga, Lakhimpur and Sonitpur, all in the Brahmaputra Valley, will be held in the first phase on April 19. In the first phase, the fates of Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Lok Sabha's deputy leader of the opposition Gaurav Gogoi, BJP's Rajya Sabha MP and party spokesperson Kamakhya Prasad Tasa, sitting BJP MPs Topon Gogoi and Pradan Baruah and Assam MLA and former minister Ranjit Dutta will be decided. These constituencies have a mixed population of Assamese, comprising the politically important Tai-Ahom community, the tea tribes, earlier a Congress loyalist vote bloc that has shifted allegiance to the BJP since 2014, and tribal groups such as the Mising and Sonowal-Kachari, among others. The BJP, with all the five constituencies in its kitty, has made deep inroads in the last decade and the opposition parties will have to put considerable efforts to make an impact. The Brahmaputra Valley is again divided into the northern and southern banks with Lakhimpur and Sonitpur in the former and the remaining three in the latter. The state is also divided into Upper, Central and Lower Assam divisions, with all constituencies going to polls in the first phase being in Upper Assam. The delimitation exercise in the state last year christened the erstwhile Kaliabor parliamentary constituency, represented by Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi in the outgoing Parliament, as Kaziranga with Gogoi shifting to Jorhat this time. BJP's Tasa will take on former Congress MLA Roselina Tirkey, both belonging to the tea tribe community, in Kaziranga which according to the delimitation realignment has a sizeable population of tea tribe and pockets of Hindu Bengalis in some newly added assembly segments of the constituency. In the commercial hub of Dibrugarh, the BJP has denied a ticket to its sitting MP and Union minister Rameswar Teli, pitting Sonowal against United Opposition Forum Assam (UOFA)'s candidate and Assam Jatiya Parishad president Lurinjyoti Gogoi. In Jorhat, Gaurav Gogoi will contest against BJP's sitting MP Topon Gogoi while in Sonitpur, Dutta will take on Congress state general secretary Prem Lal Ganju. In Lakhimpur, the BJP has given a ticket to sitting MP Pradan Baruah while the opposition is yet to announce its candidate for the seat. In the second phase on April 26, polling will be held in Diphu (ST), comprising three hill districts of Dima Hasao, Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong, Darrang-Udalguri, a part of which is in BTR, two constituencies of Silchar (SC) and Karimganj in Barak Valley, besides Central Assam's Nagaon constituency. The prominent candidates in the second phase are sitting BJP MPs Dilip Saikia from Darrang-Udalguri, Kripanath Malla from Karimganj, state excise minister Parimal Suklabaidya from Silchar, and Congress sitting MP Pradyut Bordoloi, BJP's Suresh Bora and AIUDF's Dhing MLA Aminul Islam from Nagaon. During the delimitation exercise, the Scheduled Caste tag was removed from Karimganj and accorded to Silchar, with both constituencies having a large population of Hindu Bengali voters, who have welcomed the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. In Diphu (ST) seat, where the BJP has fielded first-timer Amarsing Tisso against its former MLA and now Congress candidate Joyram Engleng, Karbi and Dimasa tribes will play pivotal roles. In Darrang-Udalguri, BJP's Saikia will battle it out with former two-time Congress MP Madhab Rajbongshi with Bodo, Adivasi and Assamese voters to play deciding roles. In the third and final phase on May 7, polling will be held in Central Assam's prestigious Guwahati, Lower Assam's Dhubri and Barpeta and BTR's Kokrajhar constituencies. In Guwahati, represented by BJP women MPs since 2009, the party has nominated its state vice president Bijuli Kalita Medhi, by replacing sitting MP Queen Ojha, and she will take on Congress spokesperson Mira Borthakur Goswami. In minority-dominated Dhubri, AIUDF president Badruddin Ajmal will make a bid to retain the seat for the fourth consecutive term with former minister and Samaguri Congress MLA Rakibul Hussain and Asom Gana Parishad's Zabed Islam expected to put up a good fight. The assembly segments of Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency, which was earlier minority-dominated, have been reworked during the delimitation exercise causing realignment of demography and is expected to witness an interesting contest with the Congress denying seat to its sitting MP Abdul Khaleque, who subsequently resigned from the party. The Congress has given the seat to Assam Pradesh Seva Dal president Deep Bayan while the NDA has left it for AGP with its former minister Phanibhushan Choudhury to contest the seat, while the CPI(M), a constituent of the UOFA, announced that its Sorbhog MLA Manoranjan Kalita will also contest from the seat. The Kokrajhar (ST) constituency in the BTR is also set to witness an interesting contest with NDA partner United People's Party Liberal (UPPL)'s candidate Joyanta Basumatary pitted against Congress' Garjan Mushahary. In the outgoing Parliament, the BJP held nine seats, the Congress three, and the AIUDF one. There is also an Independent MP.
TMC announces candidates for 4 Lok Sabha seats in Assam
TMC announces candidates for 4 Lok Sabha seats in Assam In a setback to opposition unity in Assam, the Trinamool Congress on Thursday announced candidates for four Lok Sabha seats in which other anti-BJP parties have already declared nominees. Through a post on X, the All India Trinamool Congress published the candidate list for Kokrajhar (ST), Barpeta, Lakhimpur and Silchar (SC) seats. ''Under the guidance and inspiration of Hon'ble Chairperson Smt @MamataOfficial (Mamata Banerjee), we are pleased to announce the AITC candidates from four Parliamentary Constituencies in Assam,'' it said. It nominated Gauri Sankar Sarania in Kokrajhar, Abul Kalam Azad in Barpeta, Ghana Kanta Chutia in Lakhimpur and Radhashyam Biswas in Silchar. TMC is a part of the United Opposition Forum Assam (UOFA), formed in the state with 16 parties in line with the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA). Out of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in Assam, the Congress on Tuesday announced candidates for 12 seats. It has offered Dibrugarh seat to alliance partner Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), while no decision has been taken yet on the Lakhimpur constituency. The CPI(M) on Wednesday announced that its MLA Manoranjan Talukdar will contest from the Barpeta Lok Sabha seat, for which the Congress had already declared its candidate. Another UOFA member, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), also announced candidates for three seats in Assam. The CPI too said that it was considering contesting from a few seats in the state. From the ruling NDA, the BJP named 11 candidates, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) nominated two and United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) declared one candidate. The BJP has nine MPs in the current Lok Sabha from the state, while its allies AGP and UPPL have no representation. The Congress holds three seats and the AIUDF one, while another is an Independent candidate.
Cong declares 12 candidates for Assam; Gaurav Gogoi shifts to Jorhat
Cong declares 12 candidates for Assam; Gaurav Gogoi shifts to Jorhat Deputy Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi has moved out from his Kaliabor constituency and will contest from Jorhat in Assam during the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the party said on Tuesday. Prominent Congress leader, former Assam minister and sitting MP from Nagaon seat, Pradyut Bordoloi has been nominated to contest from the same constituency. Out of the 14 Lok Sabha seats, the Congress announced candidates for 12 seats. It has offered one seat to alliance partner Assam Jatiya Parishad, while no decision has been taken yet on the remaining constituency. Gogoi is a Lok Sabha MP from Kaliabor, which has been rechristened as Kaziranga after the delimitation exercise last year. He will contest against incumbent BJP MP Topon Kumar Gogoi in the neighbouring prestigious Jorhat seat. ''I would like to express my gratitude to my party the @INCIndia for the opportunity to serve the people of Jorhat. On this important day, I remember my father, the former Chief Minister of Assam Late Shri Tarun Gogoi,'' the Congress leader said on X along with a photograph of the father-son duo. ''I strive to uphold his unwavering belief in the Congress ideology and his vision for a prosperous Assam. In the days to come, I am confident that my party and all our hardworking supporters will become pillars of strength for me. I seek the blessing and support of the people of Jorhat for the days to come,'' he added. Congress has named Roselina Tirkey from Kaziranga. She is a former one-time MLA from Sarupathar Assembly constituency and a prominent young leader of the tea tribe community. Her direct contest will be against BJP's Rajya Sabha Member Kamakhya Prasad Tasa, nominated by the ruling party. Incumbent MP Bordoloi's direct fight will be against his erstwhile confidante Suresh Bora, who was in Congress and joined the BJP around two months back. Bora was the Nagaon district president of Congress and had unsuccessfully contested Assembly polls thrice from Barhampur. ''The party has once again entrusted a heavy responsibility upon me to dedicate myself to the service of the people of Assam. I am ready to contest the election with the blessings of Maa Kamakhya. The blessings of all the people will be the ultimate source of strength for me in this journey,'' Bordoloi said in a post on X. In the high-profile Guwahati constituency, the opposition party has named Assam Pradesh Mahila Congress (APMC) president Mira Barthakur Goswami, a first-timer. She is likely to have a direct contest with BJP's new face Bijuli Kalita Medhi, who is a Vice President of Assam BJP and the former president of the party's women wing in the state. Goswami in a post on Facebook thanked all the senior leaders of the Assam Congress as well as the party's central leadership. This will be the first election in Assam after the Election Commission of India carried out the delimitation exercise only for Assam last year which was strongly criticised by the opposition parties alleging that it was done to help the ruling BJP only. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has nine MPs in the current Lok Sabha from the state, while its allies AGP and UPPL have no representation. The Congress holds three seats and the AIUDF one, while another is an Independent candidate. The Deputy Leader of the Congress Legislature Party in Assam and a former minister in Tarun Gogoi's cabinet, Rakibul Hussain will contest the Lok Sabha election for the first time from Dhubri, a bastion of the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF). Hussain is likely to face a triangular contest with AIUDF chief and incumbent MP Badruddin Ajmal and ruling alliance Asom Gana Parishad's Zabed Islam, a former Assam MLA. Sitting Congress MP from Barpeta, Abdul Khaleque has been denied a ticket this time and Deep Bayan will fight the polls from the linguistically as well as religiously sensitive constituency. Bayan is the President of Assam Pradesh Congress Seva Dal and a senior spokesperson of the APCC. Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhury, a prominent lawyer who joined the Congress a couple of months ago, will contest from Karimganj seat. He was a senior leader of the AIUDF, before going on to head the Assam state unit of the Samajwadi Party for a few years. His direct contest will be against incumbent BJP MP Kripanath Mallah. Garjan Mushahary, named as a Congress candidate for Kokrajhar (ST), was chief convener of People's Joint Action Committee for Bodoland Movement and joined the grand old party in 2021. The PJACBM had spearheaded the movement for Bodoland state demand along with other groups. Congress has named Madhab Rajbangshi for the Darrang-Udalguri seat against BJP's sitting MP Dilip Saikia. Rajbongshi is a two-time Congress MP from erstwhile Mangaldoi and had briefly switched sides to the AGP for a few years but later came back to the Congress fold again. The opposition party has pitted former BJP MLA, Joyram Engleng, against BJP first-timer Amarsing Tisso in Diphu (ST). Engleng, who had joined the Congress in 2023, is a former Chief Executive Member of the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council, while Tisso is an existing Executive Member of the body. Young Congress leader and General Secretary of the district committee Surjya Kanta Sarkar will contest from Silchar (SC). He is likely to have a tough fight against Assam Excise, Transport and Fisheries Minister Parimal Suklabaidya, who carries a clean image and is a party old timer from the Barak valley. For Sonitpur, the Congress has nominated Prem Lal Ganju, the General Secretary of the party's state unit. His direct fight will be against BJP's former state minister and sitting MLA Ranjit Dutta, who will contest in the general elections for the first time.
Cong's 2nd list for LS polls: Nakul Nath to contest from Chhindwara, Gaurav Gogoi from Jorhat
Cong's 2nd list for LS polls: Nakul Nath to contest from Chhindwara, Gaurav Gogoi from Jorhat The Congress on Tuesday announced its second list of 43 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, fielding Kamal Nath's son Nakul Nath once again from Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara and Ashok Gehlot's son Vaibhav Gehlot from Rajasthan's Jalore. The party's deputy leader in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi has been fielded from Assam's Jorhat and sitting MP Pradyut Bordoloi from Nagaon. Gaurav Gogoi, the son of former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi, is the sitting MP of Kaliabor. Rahul Kaswan, who switched over from the BJP a few days ago, has been fielded from Churu in Rajasthan. Kaswan is the outgoing MP from Churu and has represented the constituency twice. He is the son of four-time former MP Ram Singh Kaswan and grandson of former MP Deep Chand Kaswan. His mother Kamala Kaswan was an MLA. While Harish Chandra Meena, a close confidant of senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot and former DGP, has been fielded from the Tonk-Sawai Madhopur constituency, Karan Singh Uchiyarda will contest from Jodhpur. Vaibhav Gehlot, who unsuccessfully contested the last Lok Sabha election from Jodhpur, has been fielded from Jalore this time. The list has several young faces who have replaced the old guard. Of the party's 43 candidates on this list, 76.7 per cent are below the age of 60 years. Announcing the candidates at a press conference at Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's residence here, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal said the second list comprises 12 seats from Assam, 10 each from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, seven from Gujarat, three from Uttarakhand and one seat from Daman and Diu. ''Out of the 43 candidates, 33 are from SCs/STs/OBCs and minorities. This second list clearly reflects our idea as 76.7 per cent of the candidates are from SCs, STs, OBCs and minorities and also, 76.7 per cent (of the candidates) are those below 60 years,'' he said, adding that the party has fielded young faces and ensured social justice as well. Congress treasurer Ajay Maken said 25 of the candidates announced by the party are below 50 years of age, eight between 51 and 60 years and 10 between 61 and 72 years. ''We hope the people will help these good candidates win the Lok Sabha election and help fulfil the Congress' guarantees and strengthen the Congress' ideology in the Lok Sabha,'' he said. Among those fielded from Assam are Garjan Mashhary from the Kokrajar-ST seat, former minister and MLA Rakibul Hussain from Dhubri, Deep Bayan from Barpeta, Madhab Rajbanshi from Darrang-Udalguri, Mira Barthakur Goswami from Guwahati, Joyram Engleng from Diphu-ST, Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhury from Karimganj and Surjya Kanta Sarkar from Silchar-SC. The Congress this time denied a ticket to the sitting MP from Barpeta Abdul Khaleeque and fielded Bayan from the seat. In Uttarakhand, former state Congress chief Ganesh Godiyal has been fielded from the Garhwal seat, former MP Pradeep Tamta from Almora-SC and Jot Singh Guntsola from Tehri-Garhwal. The party fielded Ketan Dahyabhai Patel from Daman and Diu. In Gujarat, the Congress' former social media chief Rohan Gupta has been fielded from the Ahmedabad-East seat. The party's second list has only four women candidates. In its first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress announced 39 names. The second list came a day after the Congress' central election committee, chaired by Kharge and former party chief Sonia Gandhi, met at the party headquarters here to finalise the candidates. In the meeting, discussions were held for more than 60 seats in the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Assam and the Union Territory of Daman and Diu.
Assam vigilance team nabs govt employee in bribery case
Guwahati, March 5: A team from the directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption, Assam laid a trap at the Silchar Development Authority office on Tuesday and arrested an employee in a bribery case. According to a complaint lodged with the directorate, Abhijit Kar, field surveyor of the office of the Silchar Development Authority in Cachar [] The post Assam vigilance team nabs govt employee in bribery case appeared first on The Shillong Times .
NEW DELHI : The BJP replaced as many as 33 sitting MPs with new faces as it released its first list with names of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Saturday. In the list, the BJP announced its candidates for 11 Lok Sabha seats in Assam . Of them, six candidates are sitting MPs while the other five are new faces. The party has fielded Parimal Suklabaidhya from Silchar Lok Sabha constituency, won by Rajdeep Roy in the 2019 general elections. From the Autonomous District (ST) seat, currently held by BBJP MP Horen Singh Bey, party nominee Amar Singh Tisso will contest. Bijuli Kalita Medhi will contest from Gauhati Lok Sabha seat which is held by Queen Oja. Ranjit Dutta will contest from Tezpur Lok Sabh seat which was won by Pallab Lochan Das in 2019. The BJP has named Union Minister Sarbanand Sonowal as its candidate from Dibrugarh constituency, dropping sitting MP Rameswar Teli. In the list of the BJP candidates for 11 seats in Chhattisgarh , four faces are new. From Janjgir Champa (SC) constituency, party nominee Kamlesh Jangde will contest the election, instead of sitting MP Guharam Ajgalley. From Raipur, senior BJP leader Brijmohan Agrawal will enter the fray, not Sunil Kumar Soni who won the seat in 2019. From the state's Mahasamund seat, BJP nominee Roop Kumari Choudhary will contest the Lok Sabha poll, instead of sitting MP Chunni Lal Sahu. Sitting MP Mohan Mandavi was replaced by BJP nominee Bhojraj Nag on Kanker (ST) seat. The BJP named its candidates for 15 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat , dropping five sitting MPs. From Banaskantha Lok Sabha seat, party nominee Rekhaben Hiteshbhai Choudhary will contest, instead of sitting MP Prabhatbhai Savabhai Patel. On Ahmedabad West (SC) seat, Dineshbhai Kidarbhai Makwana replaced three-term MP Kirit Solanki. For Rajkot Lok Sabha seat, the BJP named Union minister Parshottam Rupala as its candidate, dropping sitting MP Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya. The party named Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya for the Porbandar seat, currently held by party MP Rameshbhai Lavjibhai Dhaduk. From Panchmahal seat in Gujarat, BJP nominee Rajpalsinh Mahendrasinh Jadhav will join the fray, instead of sitting MP Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod. In Jharkhand , BJP fielded Manish Jaiswal from Hazaribagh seat, which is currently held by Jayant Sinha, son of former Union minister Yashwant Sinha. On Lohardaga (ST) seat, three-time MP Sudarshan Bhagat was replaced by Samir Oraon. In its list of candidates for Madhya Pradesh , the BJP replaced seven sitting MPs with new faces. The party named Bharat Singh Kushwaha for the Gwalior Lok Sabha seat, instead of its sitting MP Vivek Narayan Shejwalker. It dropped sitting MP from Guna, Krishnapal Singh Yadav, to field Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia from the seat. BJP nominee Lata Wankhede will join the fray from Sagar Lok Sabha seat, which is currently held by Rajbahadur Singh. Virendra Khatik will contest from Tikamgarh (SC) seat. The BJP has dropped Vidisha MP Ramakant Bhargava to name former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan as its candidate from the seat. Alok Sharma will be its candidate from the Bhopal seat, currently held by Sadhvi Pragya Singh. From Ratlam (ST) seat, currently held by BJP MP Guman Singh Damor, party nominee Anita Nagar Singh chauhan will contest. The BJP announced its candidates for 15 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan , replacing five sitting MPs with new faces who will contest from Churu, Bharatpur, Jalore, Udaipur, and Banswara contingency. The party named former Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb as its candidate from Tripura West seat, which is currently held by party MP Pratima Bhoumik. The BJP also dropped its Alipurduar MP John Barla in West Bengal to field Manoj Tigga from the constituency, reserved for Scheduled Tribe. In Delhi Apparent disconnect with constituents and strong anti-incumbency sentiments emerging in surveys carried out by the party have reportedly worked against four sitting BJP MPs in Delhi. The names of Ramesh Bidhuri (South Delhi), Meenakshi Lekhi (New Delhi), Parvesh Sahib Singh (West Delhi) and Dr Harsh Vardhan (Chandni Chowk) were missing from the first list of 195 candidates for the Lok Sabha election released on Saturday. Party insiders said RSS, too, was unhappy with a couple of MPs, flagging its concerns over their functioning. A senior Delhi BJP leader said not just the Sangh, a section of state leaders and workers too were upset. The decision to deny the ticket has not come as a complete surprise. Resentment against them was noticeable, said a former party officer-bearer. Delhi has seven Lok Sabha seats. Only Bhojpuri actor-turned-politician Manoj Tiwari is retained from Northeast Delhi in the first list. BJP functionaries in Delhi said the age factor also played a role in the case of Harsh Vardhan, adding that Covid mismanagement during the second wave might be another reason. Leader of opposition in the Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri has been fielded in place of Ramesh and former South Delhi mayor Kamaljeet Sehrawat has replaced Parvesh. Party leaders said besides negative feedback from the party cadre, hate comments might have cost them their ticket. Bansuri Swaraj, daughter of late Sushma Swaraj, will contest from New Delhi, which is represented by Meenakshi Lekhi. (With inputs from PTI)
BJP denies LS tickets to Union minister Rameswar Teli, four MPs from Assam in its first list
GUWAHATI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which on Saturday announced the first list of its 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, denied tickets to five sitting MPs in Assam, which sends14 lawmakers to the Parliament. The saffron party will contest from 11 out of the 14 seats in Assam. The party left two seats to Asom Gana Parishad and one to United Peoples Party Liberal, both its allies. The five candidates denied tickets include Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Rameswar Teli (Dibrugarh), Queen Ojha (Guwahati), Pallab Lochan Das (Tezpur), Rajdeep Roy (Silchar), and Horen Sing Bey (Diphu). Meanwhile,11 candidates featured on the first list including Union minister and former Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal (Dibrugarh), Bijuli Kalita Medhi (Guwahati), Kamakhya Prasad Tasa (Kaziranga), Tapan Gogoi (Jorhat), Ranjit Dutta (Tezpur), Dilip Saikia (Mangaldoi), Kripanath Mallah (Karimganj), Parimal Suklabaidya (Silchar), Suresh Bora (Nagaon), Pradan Barua (Lakhimpur) and Amar Singh Tiso (Diphu). Tasa is a former MP while Suklabaidya is currently serving as a minister in the state. In Tripura, the BJP is fielding former Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb in the Tripura West seat, which is currently held by Union Minister Pratima Bhowmick. In Arunachal Pradesh, the party renominated its two MPsUnion Minister Kiren Rijiju (Arunachal West) and Tapir Gao (Arunachal East).
Assam: Rs 265-crore Silchar Cancer Centre inaugurated
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Other states following Assams cancer care model: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati, March 1 (IANS) The cancer care model of Assam has been followed by other states in the country, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday after inaugurating a cancer care unit at Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH). Speaking on the occasion, Sarma said: The state government and Tata Trusts jointly launched this []
Flood of development in Assam's Barak Valley if NDA retains power: Himanta
Flood of development in Assam's Barak Valley if NDA retains power: Himanta Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday pledged a ''flood of development'' for Barak Valley if BJP-led NDA retains power at the Centre. He appealed people to elect BJP candidates for the sake of development as he inaugurated and laid foundation for projects worth over Rs 2,000 crore for the three Barak Valley districts at different functions. ''Today, projects worth over Rs 2,000 crore have come for Barak Valley. During Congress regime, they would declare special package of Rs 1,000 crore but no one knew where the money went,'' Sarma said after the 'bhumi pujan' of Karimganj Medical College. Referring to Congress legislators, particularly Karimganj North MLA Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha who extended 'support to the BJP government,' the CM said it is good for the people of the district that leaders have come together. ''A lot of work is happening here now. But according to us, lot more needs to be done. If we don't indulge in any other politics but only do politics of development and ensure victory of BJP candidates, development will be ensured,'' Sarma said. More development can be done for Barak Valley if Narendra Modi becomes the prime minister for the third straight term, the BJP leader added. ''People have seen floods triggered by the Brahmaputra and Barak rivers. If a BJP MP is elected from here, they will see a flood of development,'' he said. The CM also listed various development and welfare schemes being pursued by his government, and added that he was mooting expanding them to grant more benefits to the people. Providing 97,000 government jobs in a transparent manner, expanding Orunudoi scheme to 27 lakh women, new roads and 16 lakh new houses under PMAY are among the work done by his government since coming to power in May 2021, Sarma added. Earlier in the day, Sarma inaugurated a cancer care unit at Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH) and claimed that the state's cancer care model is being emulated across the country. ''We have inaugurated the cancer care unit here today, which is part of the network of 17 hospitals in the state under a joint initiative of the state government and Tata Trusts,'' he said. Three categories of cancer care units are being set up in government-run hospitals under the project, of which the one at SMCH is in category 2, which will provide patients with comprehensive care, Sarma said. ''The lone category-1 facility, which will be the apex cancer care hospital, is being opened at Guwahati,'' the chief minister said. The state government's share in the project is Rs 2,460 crore, while Tata Trusts will provide Rs 1,180 crore, the government of India Rs 180 crore and over Rs 80 crore has been raised through donations. An Assam Cancer Care Foundation has been formed to manage the units, which will be responsible for operating these and if any revenue deficit is there at the end of the year, the state government to fill the gap, the CM said. Ten such cancer care centres are already operational and over 2.15 lakh patients have received treatment in these, he added. ''The entire country is trying to emulate Assam. We are thinking of upgrading this project so that Assam becomes a nodal state when it comes to cancer care,'' Sarma said. He also affirmed the state government's commitment to the development of the Barak Valley. ''A section of people in Barak Valley indulge in propaganda that the state government does not care about this part. But when you look at projects like this, it shows that not only does the government care but we also actively support Barak Valley,'' Sarma said. Later in the day, the chief minister attended a function at Lakhipur where he opened and laid foundation for several projects. Speaking on the occasion, he elaborated the government's various developmental initiatives and assured of sustained progress of Barak Valley.
Assam CM Sarma to inaugurate Silchar Cancer Centre in Cachar district today
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