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AFSPA to be completely lifted from Assam this year: Sarma
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will be completely withdrawn from the state within this year. “We are aiming at withdrawing…
- India
To avoid Manipur-like conflict, Assam govt defers ST status to six ethnic groups
Guwahati: Despite the assurance from the government, the long-pending demand of six ethnic groups in Assam – the tea tribes, Chutia, Koch-Rajbongshi, Matak, Moran, and Tai-Ahom – to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST)…
- India
‘No jeans, T-shirt’: Assam school teachers asked to wear formal dresses only
Guwahati: The school teachers in Assam must be dressed in formal attires only, while jeans, T-shirts and leggings etc. will not be allowed within the school premises, a government notification has mentioned.…
- India
Assam mosque committee asks people not to join burial of drug addicts
Morigaon: In a bid to tackle the drug menace, a Kabristan Committee in central Assam’s Morigaon district has decided not to allow and to participate in the funeral of people who died…
- India
PFI member arrested in Assam
Guwahati: A member of the banned organisation Popular Front of India (PFI) has been arrested in Assam’s Kamrup district, an official said on Wednesday. The arrested individual has been identified as Abdul…
- India
Shed extra kilos till November or accept VRS, says Assam DGP
Guwahati: Assam police personnel, who are overweight, have time up to November this year to shed extra kilos, else they will have to accept the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS), said DGP G.P.…
- India
UCC will be implemented in the country: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Hyderabad: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be implemented in the country soon and polygamy would come to an end. He was addressing “Hindu…
- India
Assam: 4-member expert panel to examine legality to ban polygamy
Guwahati: The Assam government has constituted a four-member expert committee to examine the legislative competence of the state legislature to enact a law to end polygamy, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.…
- India
Ban on polygamy in Assam before 2024: Himanta
Guwahati: A ban on polygamy in Assam will be imposed before 2024, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday. Addressing reporters here, he said that the “formation of a committee to…
- India
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,…
- India
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…
- India
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…
- India
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…
- India
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…
