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Congress neglected Northeast for decades, BJP govt correcting mistakes: PM Modi
Guwahati: Alleging that the Congress has neglected Assam and the Northeast for decades, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted the BJP government was correcting “mistakes” the grand old party kept making…
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Interim report on ST status to 6 communities of Assam tabled in assembly
Guwahati: An interim report of the Group of Ministers (GoM) over the proposal to grant ST status to six major communities of Assam, was laid in the assembly on the last day…
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Bill banning polygamy passed in Assam Assembly
Guwahati: The Assam assembly on Thursday passed a bill to ban polygamy, making it an offence which may lead to a maximum of 10 years of imprisonment, barring some exceptions. It kept…
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On Zubeen Garg’s birthday, Shah approves action against singer’s death accused
Guwahati: Union Home Minister Amit Shah granted sanction under Section 208 of the BNSS to the Assam government to proceed against those linked to the death of Zubeen Garg in Singapore, allowing…
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Assam CM calls Gaurav Gogoi an ISI agent for keeping mum on terror attacks
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday alleged that state Congress president Gaurav Gogoi is an agent of Pakistan’s ISI though he is a little less involved in comparison to…
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Assam retired principal held for politicising comment on Delhi Blast
Guwahati: A retired school principal in Assam’s Cachar district was detained on Tuesday for allegedly trying to “politicise” the Delhi blast by a social media post, police said. The police took suo…
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Himanta: Rising minority affluence may signal ‘Assamese surrender’
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that apart from demographic change, the state is also witnessing an “economic shift”, with Muslims becoming more prosperous, and said this could mean that…
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Bihar polls: Osama Shahab’s win will be a defeat for Hindus says Assam CM
Siwan: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said RJD candidate Osama Shahab shared his first name with terrorist Osama Bin Laden and his victory in the assembly polls will spell…
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Assam govt to introduce bills ‘love jihad’, polygamy: CM Himanta
Nagaon: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday stated that the state government will introduce several bills addressing issues such as ‘love jihad’ and polygamy during the upcoming Assembly session, scheduled…
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Assamese-Hindus now only about 40 pc of state’s population, claims CM Biswa
Guwahati: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday claimed that Assamese Hindus now make up only around 40 percent of the state’s population, about the same as that of Muslims. Speaking to…
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22 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants ‘pushed back’ from Assam, says CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said 22 Bangladeshi nationals were “pushed back” after being apprehended in the state for allegedly entering India illegally. He, however, did not share…
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24 Bangladeshis apprehended by Assam Police, sent back: Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that 24 Bangladeshis have been apprehended by the police in Cachar district for illegally entering India, and sent back to the neighbouring country. He…
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Assam surpasses national average in decline in child marriages: Report
Guwahati: Assam has recorded a sharp decline in the number of child marriages, surpassing the national average, as per a report of a survey carried out by a non-governmental organisation in five…
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Arrested officer amassed wealth 400 times more than income: Assam CM
Guwahati: An Assam Civil Service (ACS) officer, arrested for allegedly possessing wealth disproportionate to her income, had amassed assets 400 times more than her known sources of income, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa…
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Amzad Ali, declared foreigner by Assam govt, dies in detention centre
A 56-year-old Bengali-origin Muslim man, arrested in May during Assam’s crackdown on declared foreigners, succumbed to cancer while in detention center. Amzad Ali, a resident of Rowmari village in Barpeta district of…
