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Majority of Assam students who were enrolled at Sikkim-Manipal University, where the students were stranded in the flood-hit caused in Sikkim recently. Earlier, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed that two senior officers were sent to Sikkim to oversee the evacuation of 160 students from Rangpo and Majitar. To its new update, the students from Assam are now evacuated and brought back to the state, Assam safely the operation was led by Assam Government. According to the sources, the students were brought to the state from Sikkim on six Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) buses, which had to take…

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the state government and the Army wanted a complete withdrawal of the controversial law but the Centre took a 'cautious' approach by continuing it in some areas. According to the sources, the statement came out after AFSPA was extended in four districts of Assam. The application of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) was extended for six more months in four districts of Assam, while withdrawing it from four other districts, effective from October 1, 2023. Assam CM said, "Sometimes we may not have a complete report like the situation…

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during a programme held at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra International Auditorium distributed fix deposit certificate of Rs 47 crore to Adivasi militants in Assam on Sunday. According to the sources, the fix deposit certificate was distributed to five Adivasi militant groups to surrender cadres. CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "Inspired by the Prime Minister's vision for Bharat, 7,229 insurgents in Assam have returned to the mainstream since May 2021. Our government has invested Rs 305 crore in their rehabilitation. Today, we distributed benefits worth Rs 47 crore to 1,181 surrendered cadres belonging to the Adivasi…

Mitul Kalita, Assam Army jawan was undergoing practical training session in Borong, Sikkim. After the flash flood hit the state, Sikkim the army jawan went missing in the flood. As per reports, soon the body was found on Sunday morning. The deceased Army jawan Mitul Kalita’s mortal remains were cremated with military honour at his native place, Baksa district, Assam. Assam Chief Minister expressed his grief on the demise of Kalita and wrote on his X handle, “A tragic loss for Assam as it loses a braveheart in Mitul Kalita of Indian Army, from Baksa District, in the unfortunate flash…

A video of a man from Manipur got surfaced on WhatsApp groups, where the man was seen burnt alive. The opposition have strongly reacted on the video and accused PM Narendra Modi for not paying attention against the violence in Manipur. According to the sources, the video appeared to be from early May from when the violence took place in the state. In the video, the man is seen in a black T-shirt, lying in a trench. While his face has been bludgeoned, the body is on fire. INDIA sharing the clip wrote on X, “This is from Manipur!! Kuki…

The state government has hiked electricity tariff across the state, Assam. Following the hike there have been number of organizations in the state came out to protest against the hiking. Similarly, Assam Congress has also staged protest in the state against power hike and accused the state government for making common people’s life miserable. Along with it, Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi has assured that the Congress will provide at least 200 units of free electricity to the people after it comes into power and will not let anyone accumulate wealth by strangulating the public. Further, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa…

Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a speech at annual discussion forum has announced India to be permanent member of United Nations Security Council. The UNSC has five permanent members and they are China, France, the Russian Federation, the UK and the US, and 10 non-permanent members elected for two-year terms. Also, India’s two-year term as a non-permanent member of the Security Council ended in 2022. During the speech, Putin said that he believes countries like Brazil, India and South Africa deserve greater representation at the UN. The Russian President has also praised India for its constant support and under PM…

Amritpal Singh, pro-khalistan leader was arrested by India police and is kept in Dibrugarh jail. The Khalistan leader has recently launched hunger strike in the jail along with nine more fellow detainees. According to the sources, the Khalistan leader’s lawyer was restricted to access their jail premises. On the other hand, Kirandeep Kaur, wife of Amritpal has also begun a hunger strike to demonstrate solidarity with her husband. Further, the pro-Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh has chosen Rajdev Khalsa as his lawyer, but the premises has allowed another lawyer of their choice instead of Rajdev Khalsa. The demand is to allow…

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during a meeting with the senior officials of the state has decided to conduct socio-economic survey of five Muslim indigenous communities in the state, Assam. According to the sources, the decision was taken by the state government to take measures for the socio-political, educational upliftment of the minority communities in the state. Assam CM taking to the social media handle ‘X’ said, "In a meeting held at Janata Bhawan, HCM Dr @himantabiswa directed the officials concerned to carry out a socio-economic assessment of Assam's Indigenous Muslim communities (Goria, Moria, Deshi, Syed & Jolha).”

Crackdown on child marriage, special operation began in Assam; over 800 accused were being arrested from parts of the districts on Tuesday. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma taking to social media platform X wrote,   "In a massive crackdown against child marriage, Assam Police has arrested over 800 accused persons in a special operation which began in the early hours of dawn.” Earlier, Assam CM warned about arresting 3,000 people involved in child marriage from parts of the state, Assam.