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Assam Cabinet to hold discussions on UCC Bill today
Guwahati: Assam Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah on Saturday said the State cabinet meeting today will hold discussions on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). Speaking to ANI, the State Public Health Engineering Department…
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Assam govt to lodge police complaints for irregularities in school uniforms
Guwahati: The Assam government will file police complaints against those responsible for distributing poor quality uniforms to school students, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday. During Question Hour, Sarma informed…
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Congress ditched Muslims by sending them to detention centres: Badruddin Ajmal
Guwahati: All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badruddin Ajmal attacked the Congress on various occasions. Ajmal attended a few public programmes in his constituency in Assam’s Dhubri in the last few…
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Assam slaps fine on US tourists who took part in Christian meet
Tezpur: Two US citizens were fined for allegedly taking part in religious activities in Sonitpur district of Assam while visiting India on a tourist visa, officials said on Sunday. According to Sonitpur…
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Those in power after Independence were ashamed of their own culture: PM Modi
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday claimed that those in power after Independence could not understand the significance of places of worship and set a trend of being ashamed of their…
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Assam CMO refutes report alleging misuse of state govt funds
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has never gone for election campaigning on official expenses and every such cost was borne by the BJP, his office said on Saturday. The chief…
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Assam CM spent state funds on personal use, BJP campaigns: Report
Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma has allegedly used state funds to hire helicopters and charted aircraft to attend weddings and campaign for the Bharatiya Janta Party, said a report by The…
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‘Rahul Gandhi’s body double left quietly after I raised the issue’: Assam CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday claimed that the body-double used by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in the state left Guwahati quietly after…
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PETA seeks ban on buffalo, Bulbul fights in Assam in Gauhati HC
Guwahati: The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has approached the Gauhati High Court seeking a ban on traditional buffalo and Bulbul bird fights, which were restarted in Assam…
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Many Congress leaders set to join BJP next month, says Assam minister
Guwahati: Days after former Assam youth Congress president Angkita Dutta and former Congress MLA Bismita Gogoi joined the BJP, state minister Pijush Hazarika claimed that more leaders from the grand old party…
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Indigenous communities of India “target” of conversion attempts: Himanta
Dibrugarh: Indigenous communities of India have often become “target” of conversion attempts by mainstream religions, with individuals enticed through “temptation of material benefit”, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Sunday.…
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Assam Muslims face discriminatory policies, systematic exclusion
In Assam, a disconcerting shadow looms over the Muslim communities. Concerns over discrimination and systematic exclusion of Muslims in the northeastern state are indicative of larger problems with regional conflicts arising from…
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‘Perhaps you will be arrested instead of Rahul Gandhi’: Sanjay Raut slams Assam CM
Mumbai: Launching a blistering attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his remarks to arrest Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday said that the…
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Assam CM slams Rahul, says Congress yatra gets crowd only in minority areas
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has called Rahul Gandhi ‘darpok’ (coward) and claimed that he fled from Guwahati in a car leaving the bus used for his yatra. In a…
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Rahul Gandhi to be arrested after Lok Sabha elections: Assam CM
Guwahati: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, against whom an FIR has been registered here on the charge of instigating violence will be arrested after the Lok Sabha elections, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa…
