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Working towards removing AFSPA from Northeast: PM in AssamSubscriber Only
April 29, 2022 18:57 IST
The prime minister says in Karbi Anglong that though previous governments kept extending AFSPA, the situation has improved so much in the past few years that it was lifted from 23 districts.
After releasing ‘confessional’ video, ULFA-I names youths allegedly ’trained’ to spy on the outfit
April 27, 2022 17:31 IST
In the statement, Rumel Asom, of ULFA-I publicity wing, said that the names had been gathered from the mobile phone of Sanjeev Sharma, the alleged spy who featured in the confessional video
Assam: Court rejects Jignesh Mevani’s bail plea, remands him in five-day police custodySubscriber Only
April 27, 2022 01:52 IST
Even as a court in Kokrajhar granted bail to the Gujarat MLA in the case pertaining to a 'defamatory tweet', Mevani was rearrested in a fresh case filed in Barpeta. His lawyer is now set to move the bail plea "on a higher forum”.
Jignesh Mevani rearrested in Assam for ‘assaulting’ officials after securing bail in ‘defamatory’ tweet caseSubscriber Only
April 26, 2022 09:36 IST
An MLA supported by the Congress, Mevani was booked under the IPC Sections related to voluntarily causing hurt, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty and others, the police said.
Jignesh Mevani sent to judicial custody; court reserves judgment for MondaySubscriber Only
April 25, 2022 12:39 IST
Mevani, an independent MLA who had in September last pledged support to the Congress party, was arrested in Gujarat by the Assam Police on Thursday and flown to Assam where a court remanded him in three-day police custody.
Assam: BJP, ally AGP sweep Guwahati civic polls; AAP and AJP win one seat eachSubscriber Only
April 24, 2022 17:29 IST
The state election commission said the BJP won 52 of the 60 seats, the AGP won six and the AJP and AAP one each. The civic polls in Guwahati were held on April 21.
Opposition leaders protest outside Assam police station where Jignesh Mevani is heldSubscriber Only
April 22, 2022 22:15 IST
The Gujarat MLA’s lawyer said he might move the Gauhati high court for bail. Congress spokesperson Apurba Kumar Bhattacharjee lamented "such a big punishment for a mere tweet" while Akil Gogoi said the MLA was "prepared to fight".
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh to form district-level committees to solve border disputeSubscriber Only
April 20, 2022 17:34 IST
The announcement came after Sarma met his Arunachal Pradesh counterpart Pema Khandu in Guwahati to discuss the decades-old inter-state boundary dispute. The two chief ministers had earlier met in January for the first official talk.
Ripun Bora, former Assam Congress chief quits party, joins TMCSubscriber Only
April 17, 2022 22:10 IST
Bora, as a joint candidate of the opposition parties in Assam, had unsuccessfully contested the recent Rajya Sabha election.
Assam: Heavy rainfall, storms claim 14 lives in two days
April 18, 2022 05:52 IST
In all, at least 21,000 people have been affected, as the storms have left homes and properties destroyed in their wake, including 7,344 homes, as well as uprooted several trees and electric poles.
This Assam doctor is on a mission to ensure no one dies of snakebitesSubscriber Only
April 17, 2022 11:52 IST
Meet Dr Surajit Giri, the anaesthesiologist who has cured more than 1,200 snakebite victims from across the state.
Six arrested in Assam for ‘links’ to Bangladesh-based terror group
April 16, 2022 16:15 IST
This follows another set of arrests in the state’s Barpeta district last month when five people, including a Bangladeshi national, were booked for alleged links with the group called Ansar-ul Bangla Team.
‘Cyberattack’ reported at Oil India Limited HQ in Assam; probe underway
April 13, 2022 12:00 IST
An FIR has been lodged at the Duliajan police station, and the Cyber Cell of the Assam Police is probing the matter.
Locked biometrics for NRC: SC notice to Centre, Assam govt on plea to issue AadhaarSubscriber Only
April 11, 2022 20:34 IST
The apex court sought a response from the Centre, the Assam government, the Registrar General of India and the UIDAI on or before May 17.
Northeast groups oppose Centre’s Hindi move, call it an ‘imposition’Subscriber Only
April 11, 2022 07:33 IST
Earlier this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who chairs the Parliamentary Official Language committee, had announced that Hindi would be made compulsory in all eight north-eastern states up to Class X.
Assam: Congress leader sends legal notice to AIUDF MLA for ‘cross-voting’ allegation in RS pollsSubscriber Only
April 8, 2022 02:35 IST
Elections to the two Rajya Sabha seats in Assam were held on March 31, with BJP and its ally, UPPL, winning both seats.
Assam court directs police to register case against Assam CM based on Congress MP’s complaintSubscriber Only
March 8, 2022 01:57 IST
On December 28, 2021, Khaleque had filed a police complaint against Sarma in the Dispur Police Station, accusing him of “hate-mongering” and making inflammatory remarks in connection to an eviction drive in Assam's Darrang district.
Assam man run over by govt escort vehicle that was following President’s convoySubscriber Only
February 26, 2022 21:18 IST
Kovind is in Assam on a three-day visit, and was on his way to visit the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve on Saturday when the incident occurred.
Assam to launch portal seeking suggestions to change names of places: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
February 16, 2022 20:30 IST
Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had said on the occasion of the 'Bhumipujan' of the second medical college in Guwahati on Monday that some places, including Kala Pahar in Guwahati, will be renamed.
Congress misinterpreting my remark on Rahul, trying to deviate from real questions: HimantaSubscriber Only
February 14, 2022 01:53 IST
At an election rally in Uttarakhand on Friday, Sarma hit out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for allegedly questioning the 2016 surgical strike against terrorists across the Line of Control (LoC).
Voices from Assam school: ‘Good that girls have spoken their mind’Subscriber Only
February 10, 2022 14:22 IST
Begum, a Class 9 student, says it would be “much less hassle” if the hijab was allowed in school, but adds: “Rules are rules, our teachers have a point too.”
Assam to relocate all 2,051 families evicted last year to another place in same districtSubscriber Only
February 10, 2022 01:52 IST
In September 2021, the eviction drive in Dholpur, where mostly Bengali-speaking Muslims live, was carried out to remove “illegal encroachers” to free up government land for “landless indigenous communities” for an agricultural project in the Garukhuti area.
Assam: Nagaon SP transferred after comments on student leader shootingSubscriber Only
February 10, 2022 03:55 IST
Mishra’s transfer comes a day after the Assam government asked the state director general of police (DGP) to suspend sub-inspector Pradeep Bania in connection with the shooting of Bora in Nagaon last month.
Assam journalist beaten up by cops for questioning them for not wearing helmetsSubscriber Only
February 8, 2022 13:32 IST
An FIR under Sections 341, 323 and 427 of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against the two constables, Pradip Saha and Lakhi Barman. A departmental inquiry is underway.
Assam to withdraw all COVID restrictions from Feb 15
February 7, 2022 20:44 IST
There will be no night curfew, malls and cinema halls will open with full capacity, and weddings can be held through the night but guests must be double vaccinated, Sarma said.
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