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CJP activists detained: Why’s BJP scared of youth, asks Oppn
Guwahati: Opposition parties in Assam on Sunday, September 27, criticised the BJP-led state government over the alleged detention of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) activists in Guwahati, claiming that the police action was…
- India
Arrest us all: Dipke warns if Ranka, CJP leaders not released
Guwahati: Cockroach Janta Party co-convenor and spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka has been detained in Assam’s capital along with other leaders and activists of the organisation minutes before their volunteer meeting scheduled for Sunday,…
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Compulsory registration of Muslim marriages, says Assam CM
Guwahati: The Assam Cabinet on Thursday, September 24, approved rules for compulsory registration of Muslim marriages in the state, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Addressing a press conference after chairing the…
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‘Talaq-E-Hassan’ valid form of divorce: Gauhati HC
Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court has held that ‘Talaq-E-Hassan’ is a valid form of divorce not prohibited in the country, directing a petitioner to approach the Barpeta jurisdictional Marriage and Divorce Registrar…
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PepsiCo opens its first food factory in Assam for Rs 778 cr
Nalbari: Leading food and beverage maker PepsiCo India on Thursday, September 10, opened its first food factory in Assam, set up with an investment of Rs 778 crore in Nalbari district. Inaugurated…
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HC questions 24-hr notice after 73 Muslim houses razed in Assam
Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court on September 7 came down heavily on the state authorities for demolishing houses in Assam’s Muslim-majority Goalpara after residents challenged the 24-hour notice. On September 7, the…
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BJP received Rs 1472.8 cr, spent Rs 160 cr on 3 state polls: EC
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) central headquarters received a total of Rs 1,472.8 crore ahead of the last round of assembly elections in West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, according…
- India
Assam: Man kills wife, keeps her severed head in fridge
Guwahati: Months after her wedding, a 25-year-old woman was found dead at her apartment in Guwahati, sending the police on a manhunt for her husband, who later surrendered, media reports said on…
- India
Congress terminates ties with Raijor Dal in Assam
Guwahati: The opposition Congress on Thursday, September 3, announced the termination of all ties with Akhil Gogoi-led Raijor Dal in Assam, citing “breach of alliance ethics”. The decision, taken on the direction…
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Assam facing fresh spell of flooding, more than 25,000 affected
Guwahati: As a fresh spell of floods is hitting Assam, more than 25,000 people have been affected by the deluge and with a fresh flood-related death of a woman in the West…
- India
4 arrested as police foil cattle smuggling bid in Assam
Guwahati: Four persons were arrested after they were caught while allegedly smuggling cattle in Assam’s Kamrup district, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. In a social media post, Sarma said 55 cattle…
- India
Six infiltrators prevented from entering India: Himanta
Guwahati: Six “infiltrators” were prevented from entering India through Assam’s South Salmara district, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. They were detected on the night of Friday, August 21, he said. Also…
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Manipur: Public transport services resume on NH-2 after 3 years
Imphal: Public transport services along National Highway 2 in Manipur resumed on Friday, August 21, after a gap of three years, with 125 passengers travelling from Imphal towards Dimapur and Guwahati, an…
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6 Indian border states can now give citizenship to foreigners
The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday authorised district collectors in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura (except tribal areas), and Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to grant…
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Fresh Assam-Arunachal border clash erupts; police fire in air
Assam: A fresh clash erupted between protesters from Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in Dhemaji district on Thursday, forcing the police from the neighbouring state to fire in the air to control the…
