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235 more held in Assam as crackdown on child marriage continues
Guwahati: The Assam Police on Thursday said it has apprehended 235 more people for allegedly marrying minors, taking the tally of arrests to over 2,750, as Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma vowed…
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Temporary jails coming up in Assam as crackdown on child marriage continues
Guwahati: As the crackdown on child marriage continued in Assam, the police are now setting up additional prison facilities to house the accused, with two such arrangements in Goalpara and Cachar districts…
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Assam drive against child marriage: 2,528 held; DGP says filing charge sheets major challenge
Guwahati: As the total number of arrests in the continued drive against child marriage in Assam reached 2,528 on Tuesday, the DGP said the biggest challenge for the force now is filing…
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2,278 arrested in three days in Assam’s child marriage crackdown
Guwahati: The Assam Police continued with its crackdown on child marriage in the state for the third day in a row, with the number of arrests touching 2,278 on Sunday. A police…
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Assam to launch massive crackdown on child marriage from Friday
Guwahati: The Assam government will launch a massive crackdown from Friday on child marriage, arresting offenders and also undertaking extensive awareness campaigning, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Police have registered 4,004…
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Himanta hasn’t delivered even 50% of BJP’s promises: Assam Cong chief
Guwahati: Political pundits may be opining that the Congress in Assam looks like a puny force in front of the BJP’s massive election machinery and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s tall image.…
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Women should give birth to child between 22 and 30 years of age: Assam CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that women should give birth to children before they attain 30 years of age. Sarma was speaking at a function at Sankardev…
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Men marrying girls below 14 yrs to be booked under POCSO in Assam: CM
Guwahati: The Assam Cabinet on Monday decided to book men who marry girls below 14 years in the state under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa…
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Still don’t know much about Shah Rukh Khan, barely watch films: Himanta
Guwahati: Amid criticisms over his swift transition from “Who is Shah Rukh Khan” to “SRK called me”, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday clarified that he still doesn’t know much…
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After ‘Who is Shahrukh Khan?’ remark, Assam CM gets call from SRK
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan talked to him over the phone early on Sunday and expressed concern over a protest against his new film ‘Pathaan’ in the city.…
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KLO chief’s return to mainstream is big news: Assam CM
New Delhi/Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that it is big news that Jiban Singha Koch, the self-styled chief of militant outfit Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), has returned…
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Left overlooked kings who defeated Mughals, need to rewrite history: Assam CM
Guwahati: Accusing Left historians of distorting’ Indian history by making it a tale of defeats and submissions, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday asserted that history should be rewritten to…
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Assam Police working with Muslims to rationalise Madrasa education: Himanta
Guwahati: Assam police is working with Muslims in the state to rationalise madrasa education following the alleged involvement of Islamic clerics in ‘jihadi’ activities, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.…
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Assam CM takes a dig at Rahul Gandhi over ‘guru’ remark
New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday took a potshot at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for the latter’s remark on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata…
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Eviction drives in Assam will continue under BJP: Himanta
Hyderabad: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday asserted that eviction drives to clear government and forest land in Assam will continue as long as the BJP runs the state. Speaking in…
