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25 Nov

Foreign delegates partnership with Assam forest department

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A workshop was held under the Indo-Pacific Parks and Biodiversity Partnership for three days from where France and South Africa visited the state, Assam. The partnership is a trilateral collaboration between the AFD (French Development Agency), ONFI (French Forest Service International) and the Assam forest department. According to the sources, the workshop was held at the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve on Friday, the partnership aimed at strengthening the biodiversity conservation. During the workshop, the delegates gained experience such as policies promoting national parks, preventing poaching through enforcement, generating income for community livelihoods for long-term park management, involving local…

25 Nov

Indian student from Assam beaten by Iron rod is in coma

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An Indian student from Assam was brutally beaten by iron rod by Khalistan supporters after the boy voiced opposition to Khalistani extremist activities. The attack took place in Sydney's western suburb of Merrylands, targeted the student while he was on his way to work. According to the reports, police took 25 years old, Benjamin Dodge Collings into custody, and charged him with criminal code assault an offence carrying a maximum sentence of 21 years in prison. The victim's friends said that his family is in Assam and does not have passports to travel to Australia. Germanjit Singh Gill, the friend…

24 Nov

Blame game on World Cup 2023 defeat between parties

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma spoke on ICC World Cup 2023 which recently took place at Narendra Modi stadium, Ahmadabad, of India losing to Australia at finals. According to the Assam CM, India lost World Cup 2023 because the match was played on former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s birth anniversary. Sarma, “That day India vs Australia World Cup match happened. We were winning every game. Lost the final. Then I came and saw. What was that day? Why did we lose? We are Hindus and I go according to the day, etc. Then I saw the World Cup final…

24 Nov

Assam CM makes a promise, addressing Telangana election

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Ahead of Telangana Assembly election to be held on November 30, Assam Chief Minister addressing the rally made a promise to the people if BJP wins the poll. He said that, if BJP comes into power Telangana, Hyderabad will be renamed as ‘Bhagyanagar’ in a matter of minutes. Sarma said,“I believe Hyderabad should be renamed Bhagyanagar… When the BJP government is formed, it will be done in 30 minutes, and no one will even dare to make a racket. Some things seem impossible… Can Old City get metro rail? Will we be able to acquire certain people’s lands? When some…

22 Nov

Tax policy to celebrate Bihu introduced

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Assam Government has recently announced about introducing tax policy for any kind of events, celebration in the state. According to the sources, the new regulation fees policy includes Rs 300 for cultural events like Bihu, Rs 2,000 for political rallies, and Rs 5000 for trade fairs. Also, charges for construction permissions, petrol pump openings, and employment verifications have also been specified. Due to the new fee regulation implementation, there has emerged criticism against the leading BJP government. The opposition party, Congress has accused the government saying the led-BJP government is burdening citizens to run the debt-ridden government.

22 Nov

Seven Bangladeshi nationals detained in Assam

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Seven Bangladeshi nationals who entered India from a location close to Agartala in Tripura and they were detained in Assam while on the way to Delhi. The detained Bangladeshi identified as Sahida Begum, Abdul Wadud Mandal, Babul Sardar, Sarmin Begum, her three minor sons Ismail Sheikh, Shakil Sheikh and Shakib Sheikh. According to the sources, to receive the Bangladeshi nationals, a team from Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Officer-in-Charge of Beanibazar Police Station, Shimul Roy,were present at the spot in the presence of Assam Police squad. Officials said"One of them was arrested a few years ago in the Sivasagar district,…

22 Nov

Mega celebration for 3 years of peace in BTR

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Assam’s Bodo tribe came together in Kokrajhar to celebrate three peaceful years of the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), after decades of violence and chaos, on Monday. About the dark phase of Bodo Tribe: There had been communal clash between the Bodos and minority Muslims in the state, leading to loss of hundreds of live by kidnapping, bombarding, firings, counter firing and deaths, leaving the common people helpless. Since then, the tribe community has demanded a separate state for their community’s people.

21 Nov

Assam Police observes World Children’s Day

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The Assam Police culminated ‘Go Blue’ campaign for World Children’s Day which started from November 14 and the day is globally observed on November 20. The headquarters and offices of Police were illuminated blue in color, Assam. According to the sources, the campaign was initiated to express solidarity with the cause of child rights illuminating the color Blue for the campaign. Also the campaign was initiated by UNICEF, the UN agency that works on child’s right. A Police statement said, “By going blue, the Assam Police reiterated its ongoing commitment towards promoting and protecting the rights of all children. As…

21 Nov

Communication established with trapped men, Tunnel case

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An incident took place on Uttarakhand district where a tunnel got collapsed due to landslide and with that trapped several workers inside on November 12. However, On Monday first video of the workers was captured after a camera was slipped inside to film the trapped men. Since then, the rescuers have developed contact with the trapped men by providing oxygen, food and water through a narrow pipe inserted earlier. Further, the rescuers appear to be using two-way radios to communicate with the trapped men and in the video released to the press, shown that one of them is holding a…

21 Nov

Assam man arrested under Pocso Act

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A 47 years old man from Assam’s Cachar district raped a 9-years old girl for multiple times and is now arrested by the Assam Police. According to the sources, the girl and her family lived next to the accused man and his identity is not yet ascertained by the Police. Further, the accused will be presented to the court on Tuesday. According to the victim’s mother, “Recently, she has been suffering due to stomach pain, and then her private area began to bleed. We brought her to the hospital, and while she was receiving treatment, she told us the whole…