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Delhi blast: Nine more arrested in Assam for ‘offensive’ social media posts
Guwahati: Nine more people have been arrested in Assam for putting up “offensive” social media posts following the Delhi blast, taking the total number of apprehensions in this regard to 15, Chief…
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Assam retired principal held for politicising comment on Delhi Blast
Guwahati: A retired school principal in Assam’s Cachar district was detained on Tuesday for allegedly trying to “politicise” the Delhi blast by a social media post, police said. The police took suo…
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Himanta: Rising minority affluence may signal ‘Assamese surrender’
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that apart from demographic change, the state is also witnessing an “economic shift”, with Muslims becoming more prosperous, and said this could mean that…
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Assam cabinet approves Bill to ban polygamy
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that the state cabinet has approved a Bill to ban polygamy, for which convicts may face up to seven years of rigorous…
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3 NIT students drown in waterfall in Assam
Haflong: Three students from the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Silchar, drowned in a waterfall in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, officials said on Sunday. The incident took place at the Bulchol (Hmunthajao)…
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Assam CM orders treason case after Congress leaders sing Bangladesh anthem
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said he has instructed the police to register a case of treason against Congress leaders of Sribhumi district for singing the national anthem…
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Video: IIT Guwahati students engage in fire cracker ‘battle’ on Diwali
What started as a festive Diwali celebration quickly escalated to a firecracker ‘battle’ between hostel students at IIT Guwahati. The incident occurred on October 22. A video of the incident has gone…
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Assam: IED blast on railway track disrupts train services
Kokrajhar: Railway services across Lower Assam and parts of north Bengal were disrupted early on Thursday after unidentified miscreants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) on a railway track in Kokrajhar district,…
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Assam govt to introduce bills ‘love jihad’, polygamy: CM Himanta
Nagaon: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday stated that the state government will introduce several bills addressing issues such as ‘love jihad’ and polygamy during the upcoming Assembly session, scheduled…
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Assam Police team reaches Singapore to probe Zubeen Garg’s death
Guwahati: Two senior officers of the Assam Police reached Singapore on Monday to investigate the death of singer Zubeen Garg in the island nation last month, officials said. A Special Investigation Team…
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Zubeen’s death: 9 held over violence near Baksa jail in Assam
Guwahati: Nine people have been arrested so far in connection with violence during the shifting of five accused in Zubeen Garg’s death case to a jail in Assam’s Baksa district, police said…
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Zubeen Garg case: Rahul Gandhi to visit Assam to pay homage to iconic singer
Guwahati: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit Assam on October 17 to pay homage to the state’s legendary singer and cultural icon, Zubeen Garg, an official…
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Assam: 5 accused in Zubeen Garg’s death remanded to judicial custody
Guwahati: Five people, who have been arrested in connection with the death of singer Zubeen Garg in Singapore last month, have been sent to judicial custody on Wednesday after their police remand…
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14-month-old raped, killed in Tripura, accused arrested
Agartala: A 14-month-old child was allegedly raped and killed in North Tripura’s Panisagar area, police said on Sunday. The accused, a daily wager, has been arrested from Nilambazar in Assam, they said.…
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Assamese-Hindus now only about 40 pc of state’s population, claims CM Biswa
Guwahati: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday claimed that Assamese Hindus now make up only around 40 percent of the state’s population, about the same as that of Muslims. Speaking to…