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Assam ministry reshuffle to take place by Aug 15: Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said he will reshuffle his ministry by including at least three new faces by August 15 in order to create a new team…
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‘Petrol cheaper in Assam than West Bengal’: CM Sarma defends hike
Guwahati: A day after Lok Sabha poll results were declared, the Assam government hiked taxes on petrol and diesel. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that the prices of fuel are cheaper…
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Assam: BJP claims ‘people’s support’, Congress maintains ‘new trend’ in country
Guwahati: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal asserted that the BJP-led NDA will form the next government at the Centre as he moved closer to victory in Assam’s Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency. However, Congress’…
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2 years after house demolition, Assam tells HC it paid compensation to families
The BJP government in Assam informed the Gauhati High Court that it had paid a compensation of Rs 30 lakh to five Muslim families whose houses were demolished following a mob attack…
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Haj pilgrims facing inconvenience in Assam, alleges AIUDF
Guwahati: Assam AIUDF MLA Karim Uddin Barbhuiya has alleged that even as the state sends the highest numbers of pilgrims to Haj every year, it does not provide government facilities for their…
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BJP needs 400 LS seats to build ‘Gyanvapi temple’: Himanta
Ranchi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday asserted that the BJP would build “Krishna Janmabhoomi temple” in Mathura and “Gyanvapi temple” in Kashi if it wins 400 seats in the…
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Need for Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in country: Assam CM Himanta
Bhubaneswar: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said there is a need for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country. Sarma addressing an event here opposed reservation on the…
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8 Assam Police personnel fall ill after consuming wild mushrooms
North Lakhimpur: At least eight Assam Police personnel fell ill after consuming wild mushrooms in Dhemaji district on Sunday, a senior officer said. The personnel belonging to the 22nd battalion were posted…
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Radical preacher Amritpal declares Rs 1,000 in total assets in poll affidavit
Chandigarh: Radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh, who is currently lodged in Assam’s Dibrugarh jail under the National Security Act, has declared assets worth Rs 1,000, according to his poll affidavit. Chief of…
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Items worth Rs 210 crore seized in Assam during Lok Sabha polls
Guwahati: Items worth Rs 210 crore have been seized in Assam where the last phase of polling will be held on Tuesday, May 7, a senior official said. Addressing a press conference…
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‘Mafia raj’ going on in Assam: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Dhubri: Alleging that a “mafia raj” was going on in Assam, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday claimed Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was involved in multiple scams. Addressing an election…
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Assam BJP’s Muslim outreach, AIUDF’s presence diminish Congress’ chances in 2 seats
Guwahati: Five Lok Sabha seats in Assam — Nagaon, Karimganj, Silchar, Darrang-Udalguri and Diphu parliamentary constituencies went to the polls in the second phase of General Elections on Friday. Among them, 24,…
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Ajmal to move SC against closure of govt madrassas in Assam
Guwahati: AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal has said he will move the Supreme Court against the Assam government’s decision to close the state-run madrassas. The sitting Dhubri MP expressed hope that the apex…
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Women voters outnumber men in all 5 Assam LS seats where voting is underway
Guwahati: Women, who outnumber male voters in all the five Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam going to polls in the first phase, came out in large numbers to exercise their franchise on…
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Vote for BJP or face bulldozer action: Assam MLA threatens voters
Assam BJP MLA Vijay Mallakar has been accused of threatening voters to vote for BJP or else face the wrath of the bulldozer. In a video that went viral on social media, the…
