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Assam Oppn urges President to dismiss CM over failure to maintain law and order
Guwahati: A delegation of the United Opposition Forum, Assam (UOFA) on Thursday, August 29, submitted a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu demanding the dismissal of chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for allegedly…
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‘Next step is banning Polygamy’: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Dispur: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that the Assam government’s priority to focus on the marriage reigstration bill and its next step is to ban polygamy. “Assam government…
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Kapil Sibal slams Assam CM for his ‘Miya Muslims’ remark
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Wednesday slammed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his “will not let ‘Miya’ Muslims take over the state” remark, saying his comment was…
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Safety of Muslims: AIUDF submits memorandum to Assam Guv
Guwahati: The AIUDF on Monday submitted a memorandum to Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, seeking action by the state government against several organisations which have issued threats against a section of the Muslim…
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Two Bangladeshis detected in Assam, pushed back: Himanta
Guwahati: Two Bangladesh nationals who illegally entered India were detected in Assam and sent back to their country, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The duo was apprehended at Badarpur railway station…
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Assam rape prime accused dies, villagers refuse burial
Guwahati: The prime accused in the rape of a minor girl allegedly escaped from police custody, jumped into a pond and died on Saturday morning at Dhing in Assam’s Nagaon district, police…
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Assam gangrape: Prime accused escapes police custody, dies after jumping in pond
New Delhi: One of the three accused involved in the gang-rape of a 14-year-old girl in the Dhing area of Assam’s Nagaon district died after he allegedly jumped into a pond with…
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Assam teen gangrape: Massive protests on streets
Guwahati: A 14-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by three persons in Assam’s Nagaon district, triggering massive protests by people on the streets. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma promised that stern action would…
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14-year-old gang-raped in Assam; CM Sarma warns of stern action
Guwahati: A 14-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped when she was returning home from a tuition centre in the Dhing area in Assam’s Nagaon district. According to police, the crime took place on…
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Assam CM proposes job restrictions for students in new attack on private univ
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has intensified his campaign against a Muslim-owned University, Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM) and has reportedly proposed prohibiting the varsity students from applying for government jobs…
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Assam Cong protests, seeks JPC to probe allegations against SEBI chief, Adani group
Guwahati: Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Thursday staged a protest outside the Enforcement Directorate’s office here demanding SEBI chief Madhabi Buch’s resignation and a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Adani…
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Assam to table bill for compulsory registration of marriage, divorce of Muslims: CM
Guwahati: The Assam government will introduce a bill in the upcoming Autumn Session of Assembly for compulsory government registration of marriage and divorce of Muslim people, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.…
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After being thrashed and paraded naked, Class 12 student held under POCSO
A class 12 Muslim student was arrested by Assam police in the Cachar district shortly after a brutal assault by a mob linked to Hindutva groups, accusing him of “love jihad” for…
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Politics does not mean buying tea gardens for family, Congress slams Assam CM
Guwahati: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi launched a scathing attack against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday accusing him of benefiting his family by buying tea gardens. “Politics does not mean…
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Two ‘IED-like devices’ found in Guwahati: Police
Guwahati: Two ‘IED-like devices’ were found in Guwahati on Friday, August,16, taking the total number of ‘bomb-like substances’ seized across Assam in the last 24 hours to 10 after the banned ULFA…
