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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…
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Assam CM Himanta slams Cong stand on Israel-Hamas conflict
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday slammed Congress over its statement on the Israel-Hamas conflict and equated the party’s statement to that of Pakistan and Taliban’s position. In a…
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160 Assam students stranded in flood-hit Sikkim evacuated
Guwahati: At least 160 students from Assam who were stranded in the flood-ravaged Sikkim, were successfully evacuated and have returned to the state, officials said on Monday. Six buses from the Assam…
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Security tightened along Assam-Nagaland border areas
Guwahati/Kohima: Security has been further tightened along the Assam-Nagaland border areas to check and curb the movement of extremists, anti-social elements, and to prevent unlawful activities, an official said on Saturday. Officials…
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Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi’s convoy meets with accident, 7 injured
Guwahati: Assam Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi’s convoy met with an accident when he went to attend a party program in Cachar district on Tuesday, officials said. However, the Congress leader was unhurt…
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AFSPA extended in 4 districts of Assam, withdrawn from 4 others
Guwahati: The Assam Police on Sunday said the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA has been extended in four districts of the state for six more months. At the Assam Police…
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Assam: 3 men held for killing minor girl, sexually assaulting dead body
Guwahati: Three people have been arrested for allegedly killing a 15-year-old girl and subsequently sexually assaulting the dead body in Assam’s Karimganj district, police said on Friday. The three youths aged between…
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Assam man arrested for killing 6-yr-old daughter
Guwahati: A man in Assam’s Cachar district has been arrested on charges of killing his six-year-old daughter, police said on Monday. A senior police officer said the horrifying incident occurred in Lathigram…
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To reach BJP’s target of 22 NE seats, Himanta eyes 12-plus in Assam
Guwahati: The Assam BJP has started preparations for Lok Sabha polls as the party’s chief architect Himanta Biswa Sarma has instructed the party leaders to go to the doors of people to…
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After student threatened over FB post, Assam varsity’s exam official sent on leave
Guwahati: After a student was threated by authorities at the Assam University in Silchar over his Facebook post, the institute’s Controller of Examination (COE) Suprabir Dutta Roy was sent on leave, officials…
