ITANAGAR, April 18: The Arunachal Government has constituted a "project formulation committee" to get possible funding from national and international agencies like the World Bank, reports PTI. An official statement said here on April 16 that the committee was constituted under the guidance of Arunachal Pradesh Minister for Environment and Forest Nabam Tuki. The committee will function within the framework of guidelines on the subject and in consultation with the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Union Government. The six-member committee comprising senior scientists and forest officers of...

NEW DELHI, April 18: The BJP today announced its candidates for 42 seats out of its share of 44 seats, fielding candidates in all the 10 seats earmarked for friendly contest with the ruling AGP. The list of candidates, however, held no major surprises and the party has nominated all its five sitting MLAs. Prominent among those fielded by BJP included reputed foot ball player Rebati Phukan, who will contest from Lahowal LAC. Others included former Janata Dal president, Dulal Baruah being fielded from Teok LAC, where he will be pitted in a friendly contest with APG's Renupama Rajkhowa. The BJP...

GUWAHATI, April 18: The president of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, the Chief Minister will contest the ensuing Assembly poll from Dispur constituency too. Earlier, the party had announced that Mahanta is the party candidate from Barhampur legislative Assembly constituency. Today while releasing the second list of AGP nominees for 22 more Assembly seats, the party informed that Mahanta was also contesting from the prestigious Dispur constituency. Addressing a press conference at the AGP headquarter here this morning, the party spokesman, Birendra Kumar Baishya announced the...

NEW DELHI, April 18: The Congress Party's selection process has gone haywire, with the Central Election Committee (CEC) of the party imposing new candidates, leading to overall confusion among partymen. Even as the APCC leadership was trying to figure out how to handle Devananda Konwar's defiant act of filing nomination came in reports that his wife Niva Konwar has left for Assam to file nomination from Sivasagar LAC, said a senior leader of the party. Party sources said their enquiry has revealed that Devananda Konwar has filed nomination yesterday on the advise of his astrologer. However...

IMPHAL, April 18: Two candidates have so far filed nomination papers for the byelections to the 4-Kshetrigao Assembly constituency, scheduled to be held on May 11 next. Vivek Raj Wangkhem, son, of late Wangkhem Basantakumar, who held the seat before his demise earlier this year, filed his, nomination papers this morning at around 11:10 am before the SDO, Porompat, who is acting as returnng officer. He is contesting as a candidate of the Samata Party. A second candidate, Wahengbam. Hemanta, representing the MSCP, has also filed his nomination, papers. While Pheirenjao Kabui was the proposer for...