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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…
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Congress expels woman who levelled harassment charges against Assam leader
New Delhi: Assam Youth Congress president Angkita Dutta was suspended from the primary membership of the Congress for six years on Saturday for anti-party activities. Dutta had accused Indian Youth Congress chief…
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Assam, Arunachal sign agreement to resolve decades-old border disputes
New Delhi: Assam and Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday signed an agreement to settle the long-pending disputes along their over 800 km border. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Arunachal Pradesh…
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110 ex-militants join BJP in Assam
Diphu: More than 100 former militants joined the ruling BJP in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Tuesday. They were previously cadres of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and were led…
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Anti-CAA stir: SC refuses to discharge Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi in NIA case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld an order of the Gauhati High Court which had set aside the discharge of independent Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi in connection with a case…
