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24.3% POCSO cases from Assam, Maha, WB were ‘romantic’ relationships: Analysis
New Delhi: Of the 7,064 POCSO judgments between 2016 and 2020 from Assam, Maharashtra, and West Bengal, 1,715 cases (24.3 percent) involved “romantic relationships”, according to a new analysis. Enfold Proactive Health…
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Festering wounds of CAA protests keep citizenship issue alive in Assam
Guwahati: Widespread protests in Assam after the enactment of CAA on this day three years ago have left behind a festering wound that has kept the citizenship issue alive in the northeastern…
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BJP ‘politicising’ Lachit Barphukan’s role in fighting Mughals: Ex-Assam MP
New Delhi: Close on the hype generated by the Assam government in conjunction with those in power in Delhi on the role of Lachit Barphukan in ‘fighting Mughals’, an eminent state politician…
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Assam: AASU president Dipanka Nath resigns
Guwahati: President of the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), Dipanka Nath has resigned from the post “purely on personal grounds”. During an executive committee meeting of the student body held at Gauhati…
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BJP against Muslim men having multiple wives: Himanta
Morigaon: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said his party was against men from the Muslim community having multiple wives. Launching a scathing attack on Lok Sabha MP Badruddin Ajmal,…
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Assam govt prolonging CAA issue for political gains: Student groups
Guwahati: The Assam government has failed to submit an affidavit to the Supreme Court within the stipulated time, the plea repealing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) could not be heard in the…
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Projects worth 40,000 cr to be launched in Assam in next two months
Guwahati: As a part of the Assam government’s initiative to launch a slew of development projects, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of as many…
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Assam: 14 college students rusticated from hostel for ragging
Silchar: Another case of ragging surfaced at a dental college in Assam’s Silchar town where at least 14 students have been rusticated from the hostel by the authority, officials said on Monday.…
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Police cases continue against AIUDF chief Ajmal over remarks on Hindus
Guwahati: Congress leader Debabrata Saikia on Sunday lodged a police complaint against AIUDF supremo and Lok Sabha MP from Assam Badruddin Ajmal over his remarks purportedly targeting the Hindu community, adding to…
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Police complaint lodged against Ajmal; parties link his comments to Guj polls
Guwahati: Police complaints were lodged in Assam on Saturday by Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) against AIUDF MP Badruddin Ajmal for his purported comments targeting women and the Hindu community. AJP vice-president Dulu…
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Vaishnavite monasteries’ land under encroachment in Assam: CM Sarma
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that as per an interim report submitted, an aggregate of 7,504 bighas (1,898 hectares) of land belonging to 303 Satras (Vaishnavite monasteries) are under…
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Assam: Mosque committee ask people not to join burial for drug addicts
Nagaon: In a bid to tackle drug menace, a mosque and a Kabristan committee in central Assam’s Nagaon district have decided not to participate in the burial of people who die due…
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India to take over UNSC presidency at time of acute crisis
United Nations: India will take over the presidency of the Security Council on Thursday at a time of an acute international crisis that will call upon its diplomatic skills in the UN’s…
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Assam: Jorhat college student alleges ragging in hostel
Guwahati: Another incident of alleged ragging surfaced at a college in Assam’s Jorhat district on Monday. A B.Com 1st-semester student Pranab Chutia of Jagannath Barooah College alleged that he was mentally and…
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Assam’s Dibrugarh University rusticates 18 students for ragging
Dibrugarh: The authorities at Assam’s Dibrugarh University on Monday rusticated at least 18 students for their alleged role in ragging a student who eventually jumped off a two-storey building of the varsity…
