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Assam woman raped in car by ‘friend’ in Gurugram
Gurugram: A 34-year-old woman from Assam was allegedly raped by a “friend” in a car near Hero Honda chowk here, police said on Thursday. According to the woman, a private firm employee,…
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Assam parties expressed reservations over delimitation based on 2001 Census: CEC
Guwahati: The ECI on Tuesday said civil society organisations did not oppose Assam’s delimitation process, but several political parties have expressed reservations over issues like the exercise being done based on 2001…
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Bangladesh Independence Day celebrated in Assam, Tripura
Guwahati: The Bangladeshi Independence Day celebrated in Assam and Tripura on Sunday with numerous functions and events in the two Indian states that share border with the neighbouring country. Bangladesh’s Assistant High…
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Assam’s publicity blitzkrieg in Delhi to take Bihu to world stage
New Delhi: The BJP government in Assam has launched a publicity blitzkrieg in the national capital to celebrate the upcoming Rongali Bihu to make it the largest congregation of 11,000 Bihu dancers…
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Assam Assembly adopts resolution condemning BBC docu on PM Modi
Dispur: Assam Legislative Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution condemning the “malicious documentary” recently aired by the BBC to “malign India’s growing international standing and foment domestic instability,” Chief Minister Himanta Biswa…
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Assam cash for job scam: 57 civil servants arrested, dismissed
Guwahati: The Assam government on Tuesday said altogether 57 state civil servants of 2013, 2015 and 2016 batches have been arrested and dismissed from service for “cash for job scam”, while three…
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Wrote letter to Maha CM on MLA’s stray dog remark: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati: Maharashtra MLA Bacchu Kadu’s ‘dog remark’ earlier created a ruckus in Assam with several FIRs filed against the legislator by Congress and other opposition parties. The opposition also attacked Chief Minister…
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Amritpal’s uncle moved to Dibrugarh jail in Assam
Dibrugarh: Radical preacher Amritpal Singh’s uncle Harjit Singh was brought to Assam by the Punjab Police on Tuesday morning, a senior official said. Harjit Singh, who was moved to the Dibrugarh jail…
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Child marriages will be eliminated in Assam by 2026: Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Monday that his government is determined to eliminating the child marriage menace by 2026 from the state. Samra, while replying to a question…
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Punjab on alert: 34 more Amritpal supporters held, key aides shifted to Assam prison
Chandigarh/Dibrugarh: Police on Sunday conducted flag marches and searches across Punjab in their manhunt for radical preacher Amritpal Singh, arresting 34 more supporters and shifting four men in custody to a jail…
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Amritpal Singh’s four aides brought to Assam’s Dibrugarh
Guwahati: Four aides of absconding Sikh radical preacher Amritpal Singh have been brought to Assam’s Dibrugarh district on Sunday, according to police sources. A top police source said, “Four detained associates of…
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Election Commission team to visit Assam for delimitation discussions
Guwahati: The Election Commission will meet a variety of stakeholders, including political parties and civil society, and hold discussions before the delimitation exercise of constituencies in Assam, an official statement said on…
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Will shut all madrasas in Assam, says Sarma; calls Cong ‘new Mughals’
Belagavi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is visiting Karnataka, said he intended to shut all the madrasas (Muslim religious schools) in his state, as they were not needed in “New…
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Over 1.50 lakh illegal foreigners detected in Assam, 30,067 deported
Guwahati: Over 1.50 lakh illegal immigrants have been identified according to the Assam Accord so far and more than 30,000 of them have been deported from the state, the Assembly was informed…
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Assam’s child marriage conviction rate: 494 out of 8,773 charge-sheeted
Guwahati: A mere 494 persons out of 8,773 people who were charge-sheeted for child marriage and POCSO cases in Assam have been convicted since 2017, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on…
