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Assam Congress files FIR against Nupur Sharma
Guwahati: The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Friday filed an FIR against suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, and Naveen Kumar Jindal, for their controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad. The APCC in…
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‘No Muslim man should marry 3 women’: Assam CM Himanta Biswa
Karbi Anglong: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma while advocating for an equal share of the property for the wife, also batted for the marriage of a Muslim man with one woman…
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Assam flood situation improves
Guwahati: The overall flood situation in Assam has improved in the last six days even as over 5 lakh people remained affected in the state’s 10 districts with Nagaon, Cachar and Morigaon being…
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Assam flood situation continues to improve but toll rises to 27
Guwahati: The situation in Assam, where the pre-monsoon floods have affected large parts of the state for the past 12 days, continue to improve for the third day on Tuesday but still…
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Assam CM discusses flood-affected highways’ issue with NHAI Chairperson
New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday discussed the issues related to national highways affected by floods and landslides with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Chairperson, Alka…
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Assam: Mob torches police station following ‘custodial death’
Nagaon: A police station in Assam’s Nagaon district was set afire by a mob on Saturday following an alleged case of custodial death of a local resident, a top police official said.…
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Assam floods: 14 people dead, over 8 lakh affected
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam further worsened on Friday, while the death of four more persons, including two children, took the toll to 14 in the current pre-monsoon floods and landslides and…
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Assam: Many trains cancelled due to rain, landslide
Guwahati: The Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR) have evacuated over 1,500 stranded passengers while over 25 pairs of trains connecting Tripura, Mizoram and southern Assam had to…
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Himanta’s “slip of tongue” concerning Modi-Shah creates controversy
Guwahati: A “slip of tongue” by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a public rally where he interchanged the official designations of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah has kicked off a…