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Trinamool Congress to demand four Lok Sabha seats in Assam
Guwahati: Trinamool Congress Assam President Ripun Bora on Tuesday said that they will demand for at least four Lok Sabha seats in the state from the INDIA bloc. He told IANS that…
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Assam: Woman burnt alive on suspicion of witchcraft; 6 held
Guwahati: A 35-year-old woman was allegedly burnt alive over suspicion of practising witchcraft in Assam’s Sonitpur district. Although six persons have been arrested on charges of murder, the police have not yet…
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To achieve its 20-plus target in northeast, BJP to go all out in Assam
Guwahati: Although winning at least 20 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the northeast is a difficult challenge, the BJP is optimistic that it will succeed in Mission 20 plus for…
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Crackdown on child marriage, proposed law to end polygamy Assam’s major highlights in 2023
Guwahati: A crackdown on child marriage with most arrests made in minority-dominated districts, an initiative to enact a law in the assembly to end the practice of polygamy and a socio-economic survey…
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Assam: Former militants to make sanitary pads, run rice mills
The hands that once trained to fire guns are now learning to make sanitary pads in Assam’s Udalguri district. Former women militants are being trained in making sanitary napkins by the Bodoland…
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Assam to introduce bill to ban polygamy in Feb 2024
New Delhi: At the upcoming session of the Assam Assembly in February 2024, a bill to outlaw polygamy will be introduced, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced. According to him, after months…
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Assam: Organizations resolve to resume stir if govt implements CAA
As tributes were paid to five people killed during an anti-CAA stir in Assam four years ago, various organizations on Tuesday, December 12, resolved to again build up a movement against the…
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Assam: Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 strikes Guwahati
Guwahati: An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter Scale hit Assam’s Guwahati on Thursday morning, according to the National Center for Seismology. According to the data shared by the NCS, the…
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SC seeks data on grant of citizenship to immigrants in Assam
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday sought data on the beneficiaries of section 6A of the Citizenship Act in Assam, saying there was no material before it which could indicate that the…
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Assam’s opposition parties to resist CAA implementation
Guwahati: Opposition parties of Assam on Monday said they will oppose any move by the central government to implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), a day after Union MoS for Home Ajay…
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Ajmal lands into scarf row, faces entry ban in seven Assam districts
Guwahati: Badruddin Ajmal, Lok Sabha MP and chief of the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), has sparked a huge controversy in Assam after he allegedly disrespected ‘cheleng’, a traditional Vaishnavite scarf.…
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No BJP-Bodo People’s Front alliance for 2024 polls: Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the state’s ruling BJP will not forge an alliance with the Bodo People’s Front (BPF) for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. On Thursday, a…
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Assam Rifles vehicle targeted in Manipur with IED: Officials
Imphal: Militants triggered a low-intensity Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast under an Assam Rifles mine-protected vehicle in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district on Thursday morning, officials said. The paramilitary force’s vehicle was on routine…
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Courts, tribunal offer hope to people declared ‘foreigners’ in Assam
Guwahati: Detention camps are a nightmare for many individuals in Assam who were declared foreigners by tribunals, but many of them were successful later in proving their Indian citizenship either in courts…