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KLO chief’s return to mainstream is big news: Assam CM
New Delhi/Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that it is big news that Jiban Singha Koch, the self-styled chief of militant outfit Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), has returned…
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Bajrang Dal activist killed by ‘jihadis’ in Assam, says VHP
New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad has claimed that the recent murder of a 16-year-old Bajrang Dal activist in Assam’s Karimganj district was carried out by ‘jihadis’. Sambhu Koiri was killed in…
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Assam minority students body calls Lakhimpur eviction ‘inhumane’ as crops razed for day 2
North Lakhimpur: The drive to evict encroachers from forest land in Assam’s Lakhimpur district continued for the second day on Wednesday, with 299 families residing on a 250 hectare tract left in…
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Assam illegal immigrants: SC to examine validity of Citizenship Act’s Section 6A
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would examine the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act relating to illegal immigrants in Assam and commence the hearing on…
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Assam: As eviction day nears, ‘illegal settlers’ vacate forest land
Lakhimpur: As the administration completes its preparations for an eviction drive to clear 500 hectares of forest land in Assam’s Lakhimpur district, many of the “illegal settlers” were seen carrying away their belongings…
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Bajrang Dal activist killed in Assam; 1 held
Karimganj/ Hailakandi: One person has been arrested in connection with the murder of a Bajrang Dal activist in Assam’s Karimganj district on Monday, a police officer said. The 16-year-old activist, Sambhu Koiri, was…
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Eviction drive to clear 500 hectares of forest land in Assam’s Lakhimpur: Officials
Lakhimpur: An eviction drive to clear over 500 hectares of forest land in Assam’s Lakhimpur district will be undertaken by the administration on Tuesday, affecting nearly 100 families, officials said. A mock…
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Left overlooked kings who defeated Mughals, need to rewrite history: Assam CM
Guwahati: Accusing Left historians of distorting’ Indian history by making it a tale of defeats and submissions, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday asserted that history should be rewritten to…
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Cong chief Kharge meets party leaders from Arunachal, Assam
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday met party leaders from Arunachal Pradesh and Assam and discussed with them the political situation in the states. He also extended his best wishes…
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Assam: Clash between two factions of mosque leaves one dead, several injured
Guwahati: One person was killed while several others were left injured after two factions of a mosque committee clashed in Assam’s Dhubri district, the police said on Tuesday. The incident took place…
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Police scrutiny of Madrasa teachers from outside Assam: Himanta
Guwahati: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that all teachers who came from outside Assam to teach in Madrasas in the state may be asked to appear “from time to time” in…
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Assam CM takes a dig at Rahul Gandhi over ‘guru’ remark
New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday took a potshot at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for the latter’s remark on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata…
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Election Commission initiates delimitation of constituencies in Assam
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has initiated delimitation of Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies in Assam as per Section 8A of the RP Act, 1950. The Census figures of 2001…
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Over 4,400 houses damaged as hailstorm lashes parts of Assam
Dibrugarh: A massive hailstorm swept through several areas of upper Assam, damaging nearly 4,500 houses in four districts, officials said on Tuesday. According to an Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) report,…
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Girl injured in acid attack in Assam, accused held
Barpeta: A person was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly throwing acid on a school girl in Assam’s Barpeta district after she refused a marriage proposal of the accused, police said. The incident…
