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Injustice to divorced Muslim women to end with repeal of Marriage Act: Assam CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday claimed that women granted divorce under the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registrations Act, 1935, were not entitled to any alimony. With the state…
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Assam to bring UCC through ‘front door’, says Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday asserted in the Assembly that his government will bring the Uniform Civil Code through the “front door”, while maintaining that the UCC does…
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Will not allow child marriages: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said the menace of child marriage will be eradicated from the state in the next two years, and he will not let such…
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Cong, AIUDF walk out of Assam Assembly against repeal of Muslim Marriages Act
Guwahati: The opposition Congress and AIUDF staged walkouts from the Assam Assembly on Monday, protesting the decision by the state Cabinet to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935.…
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AIDUF chief Ajmal slams Assam BJP govt Muslim Marriage Act repeal
Guwahati: AIUDF president Badruddin Ajmal on Saturday claimed that repealing the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935 was the first step towards bringing in the Unified Civil Code (UCC) in…
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Assam repeals Muslim Marriage Act in major step to implement UCC
Guwahati: In a major development, the long-standing Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Act of 1935 was repealed by the state government on Friday. The decision was taken during a state cabinet…
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Nyay Yatra clash: Assam Police issues summons to Cong MLA, Guwahati leader
Guwahati: Assam Police has summoned Congress MLA Zakir Hussain Sikdar and another party leader for questioning in connection with a clash that took place when Rahul Gandhi-led ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ entered…
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High population is Assam’s disease: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday asserted in the Assembly that high population is a “disease” for the state, which impacts its performance in various parameters. He also maintained…
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Badruddin Ajmal considers women as machines to give birth: Assam CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Lok Sabha MP and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badruddin Ajmal, saying the latter “does not…
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After Uttarakhand, Assam Cabinet to discuss UCC bill
Guwahati: The Assam government will soon come up with a bill to introduce a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state and a Cabinet meeting in this regard was called on Saturday…
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Assam Cabinet to hold discussions on UCC Bill today
Guwahati: Assam Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah on Saturday said the State cabinet meeting today will hold discussions on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). Speaking to ANI, the State Public Health Engineering Department…
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Assam govt to lodge police complaints for irregularities in school uniforms
Guwahati: The Assam government will file police complaints against those responsible for distributing poor quality uniforms to school students, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday. During Question Hour, Sarma informed…
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Congress ditched Muslims by sending them to detention centres: Badruddin Ajmal
Guwahati: All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badruddin Ajmal attacked the Congress on various occasions. Ajmal attended a few public programmes in his constituency in Assam’s Dhubri in the last few…
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Assam slaps fine on US tourists who took part in Christian meet
Tezpur: Two US citizens were fined for allegedly taking part in religious activities in Sonitpur district of Assam while visiting India on a tourist visa, officials said on Sunday. According to Sonitpur…
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Those in power after Independence were ashamed of their own culture: PM Modi
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday claimed that those in power after Independence could not understand the significance of places of worship and set a trend of being ashamed of their…
