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Over 5,600 people from violence-hit Manipur took shelter in Assam, Mizoram
Aizawl: Over 3,375 men, women and children took shelter in six Mizoram districts after ethnic violence broke in Manipur on May 3, officials said on Wednesday. Due to the violence in Manipur,…
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Assam looking to prohibit polygamy, to form an expert committee
Guwahati: The Assam government has decided to form an expert committee to examine whether the state legislature was empowered to prohibit polygamy, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Tuesday. The committee…
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Closely monitoring Guwahati child abuse case: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said he is closely monitoring a case in which a doctor couple was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing children who they claimed were…
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Congress Karnataka poll manifesto a document of appeasement politics: Assam CM
Mangaluru: The Congress manifesto for the May 10 assembly elections in Karnataka has exposed the party’s mindset and its hatred for the majority community, culture and dharma of the country, BJP leader…
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11 opposition parties submit memorandum to poll panel against delimitation in Assam
Guwahati: Eleven opposition parties in Assam, including the Congress, submitted a memorandum to the state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Saturday against the delimitation process of Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies. They…
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Over 600 people from violence-hit Manipur flee to neighbouring Assam
Silchar: More than 600 people from violence-hit areas of Manipur fled to neighbouring Assam’s Cachar district till Friday, officials said. People of different ethnicities have crossed the inter-state border, and taken shelter…
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Assam: Night curfew continues in violence-hit Manipur dist
Imphal: The night curfew continued for the third consecutive day on Monday in Manipur’s Churachandpur district even as no fresh incident of violence has been reported in the mountainous district in the…
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Controversy over ‘religious symbols’ at laser show in Assam’s Rang Ghar
Guwahati: Controversy erupted in Assam after “religious symbols” were seen in laser show projections at the Ahom era amphitheatre Rang Ghar in Sivasagar district. The district administration, however, claimed it was a…
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Bengaluru court rejects transit bail plea of IYC President B V Srinivas
Bengaluru: A local court here has rejected the transit anticipatory bail to Indian Youth Congress President B V Srinivas. He has been accused of harassment and gender discrimination by Angkita Dutta, a…
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ULFA pro-talk leader welcomes possibility of signing peace agreement
Guwahati: Welcoming the possibility of signing a peace agreement between the government and the ULFA (pro-talk), its leader Anup Chetia on Thursday said the pact can be inked if the Centre accepts…
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Pravin Togadia blames Muslims for India’s population record
Guwahati: Pravin Togadia, the President of Antarashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP), a right-wing outfit, on Wednesday held a minority community responsible for India overtaking China as the world’s most populous nation. Togadia, who…
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Youth Cong chief Srinivas moves Gauhati HC for quashing of harassment’ FIR
Guwahati: Youth Congress national president Srinivas B V on Wednesday filed a petition in the Gauhati High Court praying for quashing of the FIR filed by expelled party leader Angkita Dutta accusing…
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Amritpal shifted to Dibrugarh jail amid tight security
Dibrugarh: Amid tight security, Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh was shifted to the Dibrugarh central jail in Assam on Sunday following his arrest in Punjab earlier in the day. He was flown from…
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Amritpal Singh likely to be shifted to Assam
Moga: Khalistan sympathiser and radical preacher Amritpal Singh who was absconding for over a month is likely to be shifted to Dibrugarh, Assam, informed Punjab Police sources. ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal…
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‘Law will take its own course’: Assam CM on Angkita Dutta episode
New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday voiced his displeasure at the way the Congress handled the entire episode related to Assam unit youth Congress chief Angkita Dutta, who has…
