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Assam govt carries out eviction to clear Sattra land of ‘encroachers’Subscriber Only
February 6, 2022 19:51 IST
Sattras are influential monastic institutions created as part of a 16th century neo-Vaishnavite reformist movement started by Vaishnavite saint Srimanta Sankaradeva.
HC upholds Assam law to abolish state-funded madrasasSubscriber Only
February 5, 2022 01:01 IST
Reacting to the development, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to Twitter to call it a “landmark judgment”.
Gauhati HC cites secularism to uphold Assam law abolishing state-funded madrasasSubscriber Only
February 4, 2022 23:19 IST
The Gauhati High Court on Friday upheld a 2020 Assam law converting all state-run madrasas into “regular schools".
Assam: 60-year-old man fighting citizenship battle dies by suicideSubscriber Only
February 4, 2022 03:43 IST
Manik Das's family has alleged that he was going through “mental trauma” because of the ongoing case before a Foreigners' Tribunal.
Assam human rights panel issues notice on student leader shootingSubscriber Only
January 29, 2022 15:44 IST
Kirti Kamal Bora (22) was shot in the legs by the Nagaon police during an anti-drug operation on January 22, leading to a state-wide furore.
Over 200 Gorkha, Tiwa militants lay down arms in AssamSubscriber Only
January 27, 2022 19:41 IST
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that only two active insurgent groups now remain in the state, namely the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) and Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO).
Assam encounters: Congress writes to human rights body; Himanta says ‘police action to go on’ while he is CMSubscriber Only
January 26, 2022 02:58 IST
"If someone is caught with 3kg of heroin, are we supposed to felicitate them with a gamosa in the Congress office?” CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Declared foreigner after missing tribunal hearings, Assam woman ‘regains’ citizenship thanks to HCSubscriber Only
January 25, 2022 06:57 IST
On September 19, 2017, Foreigners Tribunal 6 declared Sefali Rani Das, a 23-year-old woman from Mohankhal village of Sonai in Cachar district, a foreigner ex parte (without her being present).
Ratan Tata to be conferred Assam’s highest civilian award
January 24, 2022 13:49 IST
Tata, however, will not be able to attend the ceremony in Guwahati and will receive the award on a later date in Mumbai.
Assam Oppn parties slam govt proposal to resolve boundary dispute with MeghalayaSubscriber Only
January 23, 2022 21:17 IST
The Assam and Meghalaya governments have jointly submitted a proposal to resolve disputes along six areas along the inter-state border. CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the disputes were a result of Congress party's 'historic blunder'.
Former student leader shot at by police, Assam announces probeSubscriber Only
January 24, 2022 07:36 IST
🔴 “If we find that the police have done any wrong, action will be taken immediately,” he said, addressing a press conference in Guwahati.
After pig’s heart transplant in the US, controversial Assam doctor points out: Had done historic surgery 24 yrs agoSubscriber Only
January 14, 2022 08:44 IST
🔴 Dr Baruah, now 72, was embroiled in a controversy when, in 1997, he performed a xenotransplantation (transplanting organs from one species to another) surgery and managed to transplant a pig's heart and lungs on a 32-year-old man.
In Assam, ‘curfew’ for non-vaccinated persons from Jan 15: CM Himanta
January 7, 2022 20:29 IST
🔴 Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the third wave had hit Assam on January 1, and that the government would henceforth “treat every infection as a possible Omicron case.”
In Assam, Padma awardee booked for alleged rape of foster childSubscriber Only
January 5, 2022 13:03 IST
Following the FIR, the man moved the Gauhati High Court, seeking pre-arrest bail. On December 28, he was granted interim bail, and the court called for the case diary on January 7.
‘Was scared of needle but excited to get jabbed’: Over 90,000 Assam teenagers vaccinated on first daySubscriber Only
January 3, 2022 20:50 IST
Assam has approximately 20 lakh eligible recipients who fall in the 15-18 age group.
ULFA ‘last hurdle’ in achieving peace in Assam: CM HimantaSubscriber Only
January 1, 2022 17:45 IST
🔴 In May, Sarma – in his first press conference after taking oath as the chief minister – had appealed to the ULFA-I chief, Paresh Baruah, to shun violence. After that, the group declared a unilateral ceasefire for three months, and has extended it twice since.
Congress MP files police complaint against Assam CM for ‘revenge’ remarksSubscriber Only
December 29, 2021 22:00 IST
In his complaint, Congress MP Abdul Khaleque sought an FIR against Sarma under Sections 153 and 153-A of the Indian Penal Code.
Assam: Christmas celebration disrupted in SilcharSubscriber Only
December 26, 2021 14:53 IST
The disruptors claimed to be Bajrang Dal activists but the outfit has denied any involvement with the incident, said the police.
Assam: Passport renewal of activist Pranab Doley stuck over ‘doubtful nationality’Subscriber Only
December 23, 2021 12:15 IST
Pranab Doley belongs to the Mising tribe and had contested the recent state Assembly elections on a regional party ticket.
‘At present no intention to leave Cong’: MLA Sashi Kanta DasSubscriber Only
December 21, 2021 22:38 IST
Asked what he would do if the party expels or suspends him, Das said he will consider his next steps when and if the time comes.
Assam Congress seeks MLA answer after Himanta Biswa Sarma says he ‘pledged support’Subscriber Only
December 21, 2021 07:31 IST
The Congress issued a show-cause notice to Das late on Monday and said his "actions and statements had created misgivings in the minds of the party workers and tarnished the party's image and discipline."
Ruckus in Assam assembly after Congress’ plea for discussion on ‘land scam’ rejectedSubscriber Only
December 20, 2021 21:01 IST
Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia and other Congress MLAs served a notice for an adjournment motion to discuss alleged violation of laws while acquiring 29 bighas and 9 lecha (around 18 acres) of government land by RBS Realtors Pvt Ltd
Congress MLA ‘pledges support’ to Himanta-led BJP govt in AssamSubscriber Only
December 20, 2021 19:53 IST
Sashi Kanta Das, who represents Raha in Nagaon district, said he has not yet decided to resign from the Congress. Leader Of Opposition in Assam, Debabrata Saikia, has termed the development “bad politics”.
‘Fake encounters are barbaric, no room for instant justice’: NHRC chairperson Justice Arun Mishra
December 17, 2021 20:53 IST
“Encounters should not happen...they are barbaric. There is no room for instant justice in this country. Law must take its own course, and the person who is guilty must be tried in court and then punished in accordance with law,” Justice Arun Mishra said.
Gauhati High Court orders release of woman first declared ‘Indian’, later a ‘foreigner’Subscriber Only
December 16, 2021 09:38 IST
🔴 Guwahati-based advocate Zakir Hussain, who is Bhanu’s counsel, said that she belonged to a family of “poor farmers” and that “all her documents were in order”.
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