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PM Modi dedicates, lays foundation stones of 7 SJVN projects worth Rs 5,515 cr
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stones of seven SJVN projects worth Rs 5,515 crore. The projects are located in Uttarakhand, Uttar…
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2023 most successful year for anti-drugs ops in state: Assam CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said 2023 was the most successful year for the state in terms of anti-drug operations. The chief minister said drugs worth Rs 718 crore…
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BJP drops 33 sitting MPs in first list of candidates for LS Polls
New Delhi: The BJP replaced as many as 33 sitting MPs with new faces as it released its first list with names of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on…
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Congress decisions taken in dining room of one family: Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday slammed the Congress, claiming that it is a family-centric party, the agenda of which is set in the ‘dining room of one family’.…
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Assam oppn urges President Murmu to repeal CAA, warns of stir
Guwahati: Opposition parties in Assam on Thursday sought the intervention of President Droupadi Murmu for repealing the CAA, asserting that they would undertake a “democratic mass movement” across the state if their…
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Injustice to divorced Muslim women to end with repeal of Marriage Act: Assam CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday claimed that women granted divorce under the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registrations Act, 1935, were not entitled to any alimony. With the state…
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Assam to bring UCC through ‘front door’, says Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday asserted in the Assembly that his government will bring the Uniform Civil Code through the “front door”, while maintaining that the UCC does…
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Will not allow child marriages: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said the menace of child marriage will be eradicated from the state in the next two years, and he will not let such…
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Cong, AIUDF walk out of Assam Assembly against repeal of Muslim Marriages Act
Guwahati: The opposition Congress and AIUDF staged walkouts from the Assam Assembly on Monday, protesting the decision by the state Cabinet to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935.…
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AIDUF chief Ajmal slams Assam BJP govt Muslim Marriage Act repeal
Guwahati: AIUDF president Badruddin Ajmal on Saturday claimed that repealing the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935 was the first step towards bringing in the Unified Civil Code (UCC) in…
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Assam repeals Muslim Marriage Act in major step to implement UCC
Guwahati: In a major development, the long-standing Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Act of 1935 was repealed by the state government on Friday. The decision was taken during a state cabinet…
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Nyay Yatra clash: Assam Police issues summons to Cong MLA, Guwahati leader
Guwahati: Assam Police has summoned Congress MLA Zakir Hussain Sikdar and another party leader for questioning in connection with a clash that took place when Rahul Gandhi-led ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ entered…
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High population is Assam’s disease: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday asserted in the Assembly that high population is a “disease” for the state, which impacts its performance in various parameters. He also maintained…
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Badruddin Ajmal considers women as machines to give birth: Assam CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Lok Sabha MP and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badruddin Ajmal, saying the latter “does not…
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After Uttarakhand, Assam Cabinet to discuss UCC bill
Guwahati: The Assam government will soon come up with a bill to introduce a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state and a Cabinet meeting in this regard was called on Saturday…
