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Assam govt threatening people not to join Congress Yatra: Rahul
Biswanath Chariali: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that Assam’s BJP-led government has been threatening people against joining the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra and also refusing permissions for programmes along the…
- India
Assam would have been part of Bangladesh if invasions were not thwarted: Amit Shah
Guwahati: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that Assam would have been a part of Bangladesh and not of India if Ahom Commander Lachit Barphukan and other rulers had not…
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Assam CM Himanta says Rahul’s ‘Miya yatra’ visits only Muslims
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday alleged that the Gandhi family is the most corrupt one in the country. His statement came following Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s accusations that…
- Politics
Rahul Gandhi cannot revive Congress in Assam: Badruddin Ajmal
Guwahati: All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief, Badruddin Ajmal on Thursday claimed that Rahul Gandhi can not revive the Congress party in Assam. Speaking to reporters here, he said: “Assam now…
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Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra enters Assam from Nagaland
Sivasagar: Congress’ ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, led by its leader Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday entered Assam through Haluwating in Sivasagar district from Nagaland. Gandhi resumed his journey in a bus from Tuli…
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Assam will be third state to introduce Uniform Civil Code: Himanta
Guwahati: Assam will be the third state after Uttarakhand and Gujarat to introduce a Bill seeking a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and it will exempt the tribal communities from the ambit of…
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Assam govt will give permission for Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra : Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Thursday said the government will give permission to the Congress to hold its Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra if it seeks permission. But there is no…
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Himanta says hackers, likely from Pakistan, tried to hack his Facebook account
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday night said that hackers, possibly from Pakistan, made an attempt to hack his Facebook account. He said that an investigation was underway to…
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151 Myanmar soldiers who fled to Mizoram sent back: Assam Rifles
Aizawl: Altogether 151 Myanmar soldiers, who fled during armed clashes with an ethnic insurgent group in the neighboring country and came to Mizoram, were sent back on Tuesday, January 2, an Assam…
- India
ULFA to be disbanded: Amit Shah after peace deal with Assam outfit
Guwahati: A significant chapter in Assam’s 44-year-long journey of twists and turns in the ULFA insurgency has been written with the signing of a tripartite Memorandum of Settlement with the pro-talks faction…
- India
BJP leaders will not be spared if involved in land grabbing: Assam CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has issued a stern warning to those involved in land-grabbing racket in the state, and said that even the BJP leaders will not be spared…
- India
Trinamool Congress to demand four Lok Sabha seats in Assam
Guwahati: Trinamool Congress Assam President Ripun Bora on Tuesday said that they will demand for at least four Lok Sabha seats in the state from the INDIA bloc. He told IANS that…
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Assam: Woman burnt alive on suspicion of witchcraft; 6 held
Guwahati: A 35-year-old woman was allegedly burnt alive over suspicion of practising witchcraft in Assam’s Sonitpur district. Although six persons have been arrested on charges of murder, the police have not yet…
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To achieve its 20-plus target in northeast, BJP to go all out in Assam
Guwahati: Although winning at least 20 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the northeast is a difficult challenge, the BJP is optimistic that it will succeed in Mission 20 plus for…
- India
Crackdown on child marriage, proposed law to end polygamy Assam’s major highlights in 2023
Guwahati: A crackdown on child marriage with most arrests made in minority-dominated districts, an initiative to enact a law in the assembly to end the practice of polygamy and a socio-economic survey…
