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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday expressed concerns over recent incidents involving alleged cow slaughter and beef consumption near religious sites during Eid-ul-Zuha celebrations. He called for strict adherence to the state’s cattle preservation law, promising action against defaulters. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, Sarma said such incidents, reported during Eid, were…
Guwahati: A man who made derogatory comments on Assam’s history and traditions on social media has tendered an apology on Saturday claiming that his his intention was not to hurt anyone. The police have already filed a case against Abhishek Kar for a video on a YouTube channel for his derogatory comments and for spreading…
Assam Coal Mine Rescue: 8 workers are trapped in a 300 feet deep coal mine in Umrangso in Dima Hasao district of Assam for 72 hours. Earlier, a dead body of a laborer was found. Let us know how NDTV reached the 300 feet deep coal mine in Umrangso and how the rescue operation is…
Dhaka1 hour ago copy link Banned terrorist organization ULFA Chief Paresh Barua. (file photo) A High Court in Bangladesh has reduced the death sentence of Paresh Barua, Chief of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), a banned terrorist organization in India, to life imprisonment. According to Dhaka Times, former Bangladesh minister Lutfozzaman Babar and five…
The Supreme Court today issued a contempt notice to the Assam government following a petition filed by 47 residents accusing the state of violating the top court’s order that no demolitions should be carried out without the court’s approval. Source link [ad_3]
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a key accused in a United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) case related to the planting of IEDs across multiple places in Assam. In a press release, the NIA said that Girish Barua, alias Gautam Baruah, was nabbed from the outskirts of Bengaluru, where he was…
Assam’s flagship welfare programme, the Orunodoi Scheme, is set to include an additional 20 lakh beneficiaries, bringing the total coverage to 37 lakh people with the launch of Orunodoi 3.0 today. The new phase of the scheme aims to transfer Rs 1,250 directly into the bank accounts of 37 lakh women across the state. All…
Assam New Muslim Marriage Law: The Assam Government has passed the New Muslim Marriage Law. Under this, registration of all marriages and divorces of the people of the community in the state has been made mandatory. The purpose of the Assam Compulsory Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Bill 2024 is to prohibit child marriage, ensure…
Himanta Biswa Sarma and Tejashwi Yadav exchanged barbs over scrapping jumma break New Delhi: A war of words between Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has escalated over the Assam government’s move to scrap the practice of two-hour assembly session adjournment for jumma prayers. While Mr Sarma…
Assam Politics: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that he would be biased and would not allow ‘Miyan’ Muslims to take over Assam. Sarma was speaking in the Assembly on the adjournment motion of opposition parties on the law and order situation in the state in the backdrop of the rape of…