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Assam Congress MLA Ajanta Neog removed from key post, likely to join BJP India Updated: Monday, December 21, 2020, 11:25 [IST] Guwahati, Dec 19: The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee has removed its MLA Ajanta Neog from an important post of the partys organisation, two days after she met Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and North-East Democratic Alliance convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma. The move came amid speculations that the four-time MLA from Golaghat constituency and former state minister may ...

Assam Congress MLA Ajanta Neog removed from key post; likely to join BJP The move came amid speculations that the four-time MLA from Golaghat constituency and former state minister may join the BJP. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By PTI GUWAHATI: The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee has removed its MLA Ajanta Neog from an important post of the partys organisation, two days after she met Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and North-East Democratic Alliance convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma. The m...

Express News Service GUWAHATI: A beleaguered Congress in Assam is facing more trouble ahead of next year’s Assembly elections as some of its MLAs are likely to join the BJP next week when Union Home Minister Amit Shah visits the state. The names of at least three Congress MLAs are doing the rounds. One is that of Ajanta Neog, who is a former minister. She met Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday, strengthening speculations.  Two others are Roselina Tirkey and Rajdeep Goala. Both are...

The BJP, along with its new allies United People’s Party Liberal and Gana Suraksha Party, will head the next Bodoland Territorial Council in Assam after governor Jagdish Mukhi accepted the three-party “post-poll coalition” claim to form the autonomous body on Sunday night. Although the Bodoland People’s Front emerged as the single largest party winning 17 of the 40 seats despite a stiff challenge from its rivals, its hopes of a fourth straight term fizzled out after the BJP rebuffed BPF...

Updated Dec 12, 2020, 4:43 am IST Most in Assam are opposed to the CAA because it provides for Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan  Members of Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) take part in a protest rally against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), in Nagaon District of Assam, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. (PTI) Guwahati: A group of 18-organisation led by Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) on Friday organised a massive protest at Sivasagar in U...

Assam: Two elephants die of anthrax, authorities try to trace source Anthrax is a highly infectious zoonotic disease found primarily in herbivorous animals. Following the two deaths, the forest department has launched a vaccination drive and is trying to trace the source of the infection Updated: December 10, 2020 8:40:08 pm Two elephants died of anthrax in Assams Dehing Patkai wildlife sanctuary. (Representational image / Express) On December 3, a female el...