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Assam’s opposition parties to resist CAA implementation
Guwahati: Opposition parties of Assam on Monday said they will oppose any move by the central government to implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), a day after Union MoS for Home Ajay…
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Ajmal lands into scarf row, faces entry ban in seven Assam districts
Guwahati: Badruddin Ajmal, Lok Sabha MP and chief of the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), has sparked a huge controversy in Assam after he allegedly disrespected ‘cheleng’, a traditional Vaishnavite scarf.…
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No BJP-Bodo People’s Front alliance for 2024 polls: Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the state’s ruling BJP will not forge an alliance with the Bodo People’s Front (BPF) for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. On Thursday, a…
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Assam Rifles vehicle targeted in Manipur with IED: Officials
Imphal: Militants triggered a low-intensity Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast under an Assam Rifles mine-protected vehicle in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district on Thursday morning, officials said. The paramilitary force’s vehicle was on routine…
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Courts, tribunal offer hope to people declared ‘foreigners’ in Assam
Guwahati: Detention camps are a nightmare for many individuals in Assam who were declared foreigners by tribunals, but many of them were successful later in proving their Indian citizenship either in courts…
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Assam Cong MLA Aftabuddin Mollah arrested for making communal statements
Guwahati: Assam Congress MLA Aftabuddin Mollah was on Wednesday arrested for his alleged “hate speech” targeting a community at a public meeting, a senior police official said. The opposition lawmaker was picked…
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Three Bangladeshi held in Assam for illegally entering India
Guwahati: At least three Bangladeshi nationals who illegally crossed the international border and allegedly wanted to join a cattle smuggling gang, have been arrested in Assam’s Cachar district, an official said on…
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Assam NRC: SC defers hearing pleas against Section 6A of Citizenship Act till Dec 5
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday deferred till December 5 the hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955. The petitions…
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Assam: Imam stabbed to death during morning prayers, accused held
A 55-year-old imam was stabbed to death inside a mosque in Assam’s Tinsukia district in the early hours of Sunday, police said. The accused has been arrested. The victim, Maulana Tehzeeb Islam,…
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Tension mounts among Assam’s INDIA bloc parties over division of seats
Guwahati: Much before the 26 opposition parties made the INDIA bloc, Congress in Assam was successful in bringing together 12 parties to form a unified front against the BJP, but now tension…
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Congress, AIUDF have ‘relationship of votes’ with Muslims: Assam CM
Guwahati: The Congress and AIUDF have a “relationship of votes” with the Muslim community in Assam and over the years votes have been sought from them by creating an “atmosphere of fear”,…
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Himanta defends speech against Md Akbar; says Congress withheld material info from EC
Guwahati: Notwithstanding the show-cause notice by the Election Commission for his alleged “communally charged statements”, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday defended his speech and said it was a “legitimate…
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Assam BJP MLAs given specific vote margin targets for LS polls
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held a meeting with all the BJP MLAs at the state party headquarters here, during which discussions were held on the role of each legislator…
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Manipur blast: NIA arrests one from Assam
Silchar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA), in a joint operation with the Assam Police, has arrested an individual from Cachar for his alleged involvement in Manipur bomb blast, officials said on Tuesday.…
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Assamese ‘indigenous’ people are safeguarded through delimitation: Himanta
Guwahati: Interest of “indigenous” people of Assam are being safeguarded through the delimitation exercise of Assembly and parliamentary constituencies, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has asserted. Sarma made the observation while attending…
