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No child marriage in Assam in last one month, says CM
Guwahati: Despite heavy criticism on the police crackdown on child marriages in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that not a single instance of a child marriage had occurred…
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Assam Police arrests Army officer in murder case
Rangia: A senior Army officer has been arrested from the 4 Corps headquarter in Tezpur in Assam in a murder case, a police official said on Saturday. The officer of lieutenant colonel-rank…
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Pawan Khera tenders apology in SC, claims Assam CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday claimed that Congress leader Pawan Khera has “tendered an unequivocal apology” for his alleged objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Taking to…
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Anti-CAA stir case: SC protects Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi from arrest
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has granted independent Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi protection from arrest in connection with a case related to anti-CAA protests and suspected Maoist links, and sought response from…
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Guwahati twin murder: Motive is still not known, say police
Guwahati: In the sensational twin murder case in Guwahati, where a woman has been charged with killing her husband and mother-in-law, chopping their bodies into multiple pieces, and later disposing of the…
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Assam woman kills husband & mother-in-law, stores body parts in freezer
Guwahati: A woman in Guwahati allegedly killed her husband and mother-in-law, stored their body parts in a freezer for a few days and later disposed it in a river, police sources said.…
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Assam losing Rs 2,000 cr revenue per month due to illegal coal mining: AJP
Digboi: Opposition party Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) on Sunday alleged that the northeastern state is losing nearly Rs 2,000 crore in revenue every month due to rampant illegal rat-hole coal mining in…
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North East hit by 3.9 magnitude earthquake
Guwahati: An earthquake of 3.9 magnitude hit Meghalaya on Thursday, the third such incident in the northeast in a span of a week. A report by the National Center for Seismology report…
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Child marriage: Assam civil society says arrests not only solution, need to address causes
Guwahati: The recent arrests of over 3,000 people allegedly involved in child marriages in Assam have created a divide in the civil society, with a section asserting that mere law enforcement cannot…
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Temporary jails coming up in Assam as crackdown on child marriage continues
Guwahati: As the crackdown on child marriage continued in Assam, the police are now setting up additional prison facilities to house the accused, with two such arrangements in Goalpara and Cachar districts…
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Assam drive against child marriage: 2,528 held; DGP says filing charge sheets major challenge
Guwahati: As the total number of arrests in the continued drive against child marriage in Assam reached 2,528 on Tuesday, the DGP said the biggest challenge for the force now is filing…