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Manipur: Five killed in fresh violence in Jiribam district
Imphal: Five people were killed in fresh violence in Manipur’s Jiribam district on Saturday morning, police said. One person was shot dead in his sleep while four others were killed in subsequent…
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Except heritage blocks, no bar on selling-buying land: Assam CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said there is no restriction on selling or buying land by any individual in the state amid the ongoing controversy over putting a…
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In pics – Kuki Students’ protest for Kuki-Zo Union Territory
New Delhi: Kuki Students Organisation members protest at Jantar Mantar against the alleged genocide campaign against the Kuki-Zo with a demand for urgent establishment of a Union Territory with a legislature for…
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Assam Assembly abolishes 2-hr break for Friday ‘namaz’
Guwahati: The Assam assembly will do away with a two-hour break provided on Fridays to facilitate Muslim legislators to offer ‘namaz’, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The rule will be implemented…
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Assam Assembly to discontinue break for offering Friday Namaz
Guwahati: The Assam Assembly on Friday decided to end a British-era rule of giving a break for offering Friday Namaz. From now on, there will be no break on Friday for Namaz…
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Assam Oppn urges President to dismiss CM over failure to maintain law and order
Guwahati: A delegation of the United Opposition Forum, Assam (UOFA) on Thursday, August 29, submitted a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu demanding the dismissal of chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for allegedly…
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‘Next step is banning Polygamy’: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Dispur: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that the Assam government’s priority to focus on the marriage reigstration bill and its next step is to ban polygamy. “Assam government…
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Kapil Sibal slams Assam CM for his ‘Miya Muslims’ remark
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Wednesday slammed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his “will not let ‘Miya’ Muslims take over the state” remark, saying his comment was…
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Safety of Muslims: AIUDF submits memorandum to Assam Guv
Guwahati: The AIUDF on Monday submitted a memorandum to Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, seeking action by the state government against several organisations which have issued threats against a section of the Muslim…
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Two Bangladeshis detected in Assam, pushed back: Himanta
Guwahati: Two Bangladesh nationals who illegally entered India were detected in Assam and sent back to their country, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The duo was apprehended at Badarpur railway station…
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Assam rape prime accused dies, villagers refuse burial
Guwahati: The prime accused in the rape of a minor girl allegedly escaped from police custody, jumped into a pond and died on Saturday morning at Dhing in Assam’s Nagaon district, police…
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Assam gangrape: Prime accused escapes police custody, dies after jumping in pond
New Delhi: One of the three accused involved in the gang-rape of a 14-year-old girl in the Dhing area of Assam’s Nagaon district died after he allegedly jumped into a pond with…
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Assam teen gangrape: Massive protests on streets
Guwahati: A 14-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by three persons in Assam’s Nagaon district, triggering massive protests by people on the streets. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma promised that stern action would…
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14-year-old gang-raped in Assam; CM Sarma warns of stern action
Guwahati: A 14-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped when she was returning home from a tuition centre in the Dhing area in Assam’s Nagaon district. According to police, the crime took place on…
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Assam CM proposes job restrictions for students in new attack on private univ
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has intensified his campaign against a Muslim-owned University, Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM) and has reportedly proposed prohibiting the varsity students from applying for government jobs…
