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12 Aug

Assam Chief Minister slams Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

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Chaotic situation have been prevailing at the Parliament monsoon session since a video of Manipur went viral. The oppositions have been demanding Prime Minister’s statement for the violence. Recently, there has been ruckus situation inside the Parliament by the oppositions against the led Government, BJP. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma slammed the entire Opposition for creating such situation. Asam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma addressing the media said, “The Opposition demanded that PM Modi should speak on Manipur and when he started speaking they walked out. That completely exposed their design that the intention of the opposition had nothing…

12 Aug

Assam BJP woman leader dies due to extremist step

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On Friday, Assam BJP leader allegedly commits suicide after some pictures of intimacy with other party leader goes viral on social media. The leader is identified as Indrani Tahbildar, a prominent member of the state BJP. Tahbildar held the Chamber of Commerce's vice president position and she was also treasurer of the Kisan Morcha. As per reports, the BJP leader has extramarital affair with the other BJP leader and soon some pictures got leaked on social media due to which the leader took extremist step. Further, Police are investigating on the matter and the probe is not yet concluded.

10 Aug

Assam Chief Minister updates on reservation of seats for students

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During a cabinet meeting, chaired by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma a decision was taken to reserve seats for 5 communities of Assam in ITI. According to the sources, 3.24% seats will be reserved for students under OBC quota in Industrial Training Institutions (ITIs). The communities are Ahom, Moran, Matak, Chutia and Koch-Rajbongshi. Sarma shared the update on Twitter, he said a total of 786 seats, representing 3.24 per cent, have been reserved under the Other Backward Classes (OBC)/ MOBC (More OBC) for students from the Ahom, Moran, Matak, Chutia and Koch-Rajbongshi communities. However, Tea garden and ex-tea garden…

10 Aug

ULFA Chief invited to visit the state, Assam

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On Wednesday, outfit leader Anup Chetia spoke about peace discussion between Centre, Assam Government and ULFA to be held after Independence Day, 2023 at Delhi. Outfit’s leader Anup Chetia said, “We hope to arrive at a solution with the Government of India before the (general) election. It realizes that if it signs the agreement with us (ULFA pro-talk faction) the Assam imbroglio will be solved." On the hand, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had also invited ULFA-I Chief Paresh Baruah to visit and spend a week in the state to witness the changes that had taken place since the 1980s when…

08 Aug

Meitei women holds protest against Assam Rifles

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Over past three months, Manipur residence has been facing community clashes between the Meitei and Kuki tribes. Due to which Assam Rifles was deployed to control the violence situation. According to the recent updates, numerous women activists across different locations demonstrated protest, wherein they accused the central paramilitary force of using excessive force against civilians in the valley districts. Following the protest, On Monday Director General of Police issued an order, announcing the immediate withdrawal Assam Rifles with CRPF units at the checkpoint situated along the Bishnupur-Kangvai Road, Manipur. The notice said, "In partial modification of this office’s order dated…

08 Aug

227 tigers recorded in Assam recent report

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Assam has been witnessing surge of tigers in the state, Assam since last year. Recently, a report was released in government data on International Tiger Day about the numbers of tigers the state is serving. As per the report, Assam currently has 227 tigers. According to earlier reports, in the year 2006 Assam had 70 tigers, the figure rose to 143 in 2010. In 2014, the population of the animal further increased to 167. It was 190 in 2018 and 227 in 2022 respectively. Assam has four tiger reserves; they are Manas, Kaziranga, Orang and Nameri and in all these…

07 Aug

15th August celebration to get started in Assam

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On Sunday, during a Press Conference Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announces programs for 15th August Independence Day celebration in the state, Assam Assam Chief Minister directed Independence Day celebration to kickstart from 8 August in village level program. From August 9-14, every gaon panchayat will plant 75 saplings to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. On August 13, the Assam Police will organize a special march, surrounding the Dighalipukhuri tank in central Guwahati. Also freedom fighters and martyrs in security forces will be remembered by installing granite plaques in every village on the first day.

07 Aug

Assam Government submission reports to ban polygamy

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On Sunday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that State Government will soon enact legislation to ban polygamy in the state, Assam. Also he said, plans are to end polygamy within the state by this fiscal year. According to the sources, Assam CM stated about the issue after a report was asked to submit within 60 days. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had constituted a four-member committee headed by retired Guwahati high court judge Rumi Phukan in May to look into the issue and submit its report. Sarma said, “I have not gone through the contents of the report.…

05 Aug

Assam CM no reaction on youths arms camp

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Few days ago, Assam Police had came across a video of youths involved in arms training camp organized by the Rashtriya Bajrang Dal at a school in Mangaldoi town. Also the camp was organized without government permission. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has maintained silence on the issue. The Assam Civil Society, an organization of intellectuals, has slammed Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his silence. ACS president and senior lawyer of the Gauhati High Court, Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhury told, "Around 350 youths were trained at the school for four days. They were seen openly handling weapons; however,…

05 Aug

Supreme court releases Rahul Gandhi on defamation case

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Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi was convicted for his surname ‘Modi’ by the Supreme Court. As per reports, the Congress Leader is now relief by Supreme Court for the defamation case. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has criticized the Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi for his duplicitous comments towards the judiciary. After the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi got released by the Supreme Court, Assam CM tweeted, “Heights of duplicity! You abuse the judiciary when you get convicted, and when the same judiciary grants you bail, you say justice has prevailed.”