Himanta Biswa Sarma
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Six infiltrators prevented from entering India: Himanta
Guwahati: Six “infiltrators” were prevented from entering India through Assam’s South Salmara district, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. They were detected on the night of Friday, August 21, he said. Also…
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Assam flood situation worsens; death toll rises to 95
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam deteriorated on Wednesday, August 5, with the toll in this year’s deluge rising to 95 with six more deaths, and the number of affected increasing to…
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Assam flood situation improves as number of affected dips
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam improved slightly, with the number of affected people coming down to 1.78 lakh even though the count of districts hit by the deluge increased to seven,…
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Assam flood situation improves as water levels recede
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam improved on Sunday, July 26, as water levels were receding in most of the affected areas with those places not receiving overnight rainfall, even as over…
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Don’t troll: Assam CM on minister’s daughter joining NEET protest
Guwahati: Videos of Assam minister Keshab Mahanta’s daughter joining a protest against irregularities in the NEET exam prompted Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to say on Saturday, July 25, that his Cabinet…
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Assam floods: Death toll reaches 47, over 7.2 lakh affected
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam remained critical on Friday, July 24, with many rivers continuing to rise following incessant rains, while 47 people died in the deluge and over 7.21 lakh…
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Assam flood situation remains critical; 41 dead
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam remained critical, with 41 people killed so far and over 6.50 lakh reeling under the deluge across 11 districts, officials said on Thursday, July 23. The…
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Narasimha Rao transformed India’s growth trajectory: Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday, June 28, credited former prime minister P V Narasimha Rao with the economic reforms that transformed India’s growth trajectory. “Tributes to former prime…
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62 quacks held in Assam since last year: Himanta
Guwahati: More than 60 fake doctors or quacks have been arrested in Assam since last year, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday, June 26. He asserted the state government’s mission…
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Assam denies Aadhaar to those over 18 to stop illegal immigrants
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday, June 13, said his cabinet has decided that Aadhaar cards would not be issued to those aged over 18 years to ensure illegal…
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Video: Mysuru woman calls Assam migrant workers ‘illegal Bangladeshis’
Mysuru: A video from Mysuru, Karnataka, has surfaced on social media platforms where a woman is allegedly branding migrant workers from Assam as ‘illegal Bangladeshis,’ much to their anger. The woman, identified…
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Delhi court seeks Assam CM’s response on plea claiming anti-Muslim hate speech
New Delhi: A Delhi court sought responses from Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the Delhi Police over activist Harsh Mander’s revision petition that sought a first information report (FIR) against…
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Assam becomes first northeastern state, 3rd in country, to pass Uniform Civil Code
Assam: The Assam Assembly, on Wednesday, May 27, passed the contentious Uniform Civil Code (UCC), making it the first northeastern state and the third Indian state, after Uttarakhand and Gujarat, to implement…
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Congress first sought UCC, it represents only one community now: Assam CM
Guwahati: Claiming that the Congress was the first to advocate a Uniform Civil Code way back in 1925, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Wednesday, May 27, alleged that the opposition…
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Asaduddin Owaisi calls Assam UCC Bill ‘backdoor imposition of Hindu law on Muslims’
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Chief Asaduddin Owaisi made strong comments on the tabling of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the Assam Assembly, calling it “a backdoor imposition of Hindu…
