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‘Forcible religious conversions in Assam’s BTC areas’
Guwahati: Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) chief Hagrama Mohilary in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah claimed that there were reports of multiple incidents where Bodo…
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Banned PFI’s student wing leader held in Bengaluru, brought to Guwahati
Guwahati: A leader of the student wing of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), Amir Hamza, who was arrested in Bengaluru, was brought to Guwahati on Sunday, the Assam Police said.…
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84 fresh dengue cases detected in Assam
Guwahati: At least 84 fresh dengue cases have been detected in Assam, taking the total to 726 this month, a bulletin by the National Health Mission, Assam, said on Friday. Sixty-five cases…
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Madrasas in Assam asked to submit details of teachers
Guwahati: Assam government has asked all the madrasas in the state to provide information about the teachers employed by them latest by December 1, an official said on Wednesday. The madrasas came…
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80% voter turnout in Assam’s Deori autonomous council election
Guwahati: A 79.99 percent voter turnout was recorded in Assam’s Deori autonomous council elections on Tuesday, officials said. The election was held for 22 constituencies spread across six districts and four sub-divisions…
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Assam: Schools, colleges in Diphu shut due to dengue outbreak
Guwahati: All schools and colleges in Diphu in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district were asked to remain shut next week due to dengue outbreak in the city, an order said on Sunday. In…
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Badruddin Ajmal re-elected AIDUF President
Guwahati: Badruddin Ajmal has been again elected as the President of All India United Democratic Front (AIDUF) during the party’s general meeting on Friday. While talking to ANI, after being elected as…
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Policemen will lose jobs if found intoxicated on duty: Assam DGP
Guwahati: The policemen in Assam may lose their jobs if found intoxicated during duty hours, warned the state DGP Bhaskarjyoti Mahanta. He said that new rules will be introduced to check the…
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Assam’s oldest medical college to become ‘state-of-the-art institute’
Guwahati: The Assam government is planning to transform the Assam Medical College (AMC) in Dibrugarh into a state-of-the-art research institute for dealing with new age ailments, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said…
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Tribal organisation demands announcements in Santhali language at railway stations
Jamshedpur: A prominent tribal organisation has demanded that announcements be made in Santhali language in Railway stations of tribal-dominated areas in the eastern and northeastern states. In a letter to Railway Minister…
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AFSPA may be withdrawn from more places in Assam, says Sarma
Guwahati: The Assam government is considering withdrawing Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) from at least two more locations in the state, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday. At a…
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Another held a day after ‘Miya Museum’ sealed in Assam
Guwahati: One more individual has been detained by the Assam Police in connection with setting up of a private “Miya Museum” by Muslims in the state’s Goalpara district which was sealed on…
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Amid row, museum set up by Muslims sealed in Assam’s Goalpara
Guwahati: Amid the controversy around the setting up of private “Miya Museum” in Assam’s Goalpara, the district administration sealed the museum on Tuesday soon after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma raised questions…
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Assam man dies of cardiac arrest while watching India-Pak T20 match
Guwahati: A man in Assam’s Sivasagar district died of cardiac arrest while watching the India-Pakistan T20 cricket match. The incident took place on Sunday evening and the man was identified as Bitu…
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Three PFI members arrested in Assam
Guwahati: At least three members of the banned organisation Popular Front of India (PFI) along with a linkman were arrested in Assam’s Kamrup district on Friday, officials said. A police officer said…
