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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat. (Photo:PTI)

Muslims will face no loss due to CAA: RSS chief

Bhagwat says two frameworks do not create any Hindu-Muslim divide

22 Jul 2021 12:55 AM

Due to a smaller population, the lifestyle of Hindus in Assam has become better, with spacious houses and vehicles, and children becoming doctors and engineers, the CM said. (PTI file photo)

Assam plans 'population army' to limit births in Muslim areas

The chief minister said that if population growth among Hindus in Assam was 10 per cent from 2001 to 2011, it was 29 per cent among Muslims

21 Jul 2021 7:08 AM

There will be no political interference in transfer and posting of police officers, he said. (Twitter)

Don't shoot in the chest, aim for leg: Assam chief minister to cops

Mr Sarma said that people will feel the changes in policing soon and he is going to make the transfer of inspectors mandatory in two years

06 Jul 2021 7:30 AM

In view of the viral video, the Assam Police has released the images of the five suspected culprits and sought more information from the public leading to their arrest. (Photos released by Assam Police)

Viral video shows young girl tortured by five men, police releases images of culprits

The culprits can be seen slapping the girl, believed to be from the northeast, and also hitting the victim’s face before stripping her naked

27 May 2021 6:15 PM

Mr Dhankhar thanked the Assam government for "attending to people" who took shelter in Assam. — ANI file photo

Dhankar slams Mamata's silence on poll violence

The governor alleged that Banerjee, at her election campaigns, had “provoked her supporters, especially women, to oppose Central forces

15 May 2021 8:17 AM

It is significant that Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, at his first press conference after taking office, made it clear his government would seek NRC re-verification. — By arrangement

NRC coordinator moves apex court for comprehensive reverification

Sarma also pleaded that in the “Original Inhabitants” category and the “Persons from other States” category, errors had been detected

14 May 2021 7:50 AM

Himanta said his government’s prime focus will be to fulfil electoral promises of one lakh jobs, waive off all microfinance loans taken by women in the state and further strengthen the Arunodoi scheme, that provides Rs 830 to eligible households every month. — PTI

Appeal to ULFA(I) chief to abjure violence: Himanta

Calls for Cabinet to meet to discuss on Covid-19 situation in Assam today

11 May 2021 7:46 AM

The Election Commission has found that 171 votes were cast at a booth where only 90 people were eligible to exercise their franchise in Halflong Assembly constituency of Dima Hasao district. (Representational Photo: AFP)

A booth with 90 voters in Assam polled 171 votes, officials fired

The district election officer suspended five poll officials of the booth, set up at 107(A) Khotlir LP School, and proposed a repoll

06 Apr 2021 4:14 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election campaign rally in support of BJP alliance party candidates of United People Party Liberal (UPPL) ahead of the third phase of Assam Assembly Elections, at Laupara in Baksa district. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi urges militants to join mainstream in Assam

Modi appealed to militants to lay down their arms and join the mainstream in order to build a peaceful and Aatmanirbhar Assam

04 Apr 2021 4:31 AM

It is significant that the Mizoram government had also issued guidelines directing officials to provide shelter to those coming from Myanmar after the violence. (Representational image: Twitter/@APRRN_)

Manipur lifts order to deny food, aid for Myanmar refugees

The situation along the international border with Myanmar in Manipur and Mizoram still remains very fluid

31 Mar 2021 8:33 AM

Mr Shah also reiterated the commitment that the BJP will make Assam flood-free if it retains power. (Photo: PTI)

Amit Shah hits out at Congress over allies

Shah went on to say that the Congress would go to the people, talk about communities and make them fight, which is its policy

15 Mar 2021 12:58 AM

Pointing out that a special scheme entailing ₹1,000 crore was announced in the Budget for the welfare of the tea community in Assam, he said this would make the lives of the workers easier.(Photo:PTI)

Force abroad conspiring to destroy Indian tea but we will not let it happen: PM Modi

PM lauded the government for sending mobile medical units to the tea gardens and supplying free medicines to the workers

08 Feb 2021 4:40 AM

Addressing a public meeting to commemorate the completion of one year of the Bodo Accord, Shah asked the people to elect a BJP government in Assam for speedy development of the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR). (Photo:PTI)

Bodo pact marked end of Assam insurgency: Shah

Assam is among the five states in the country slated to have elections in 2021

25 Jan 2021 4:31 AM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah delivers a speech during the ceremonial program of Assam Darshan, at Amingaon in Kamrup district, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. (PTI)

Amit Shah sounds 2021 poll bugle in Assam, says only a BJP govt can stop infiltration

He said that the government was extending a financial assistance of Rs 2.5 lakh each to 8,000

27 Dec 2020 4:10 AM

According to NRC officials, 1,032 ineligible persons identified by it in last year's updated NRC are either ‘declared foreigners’, marked as ‘D voters’ or having cases pending at FTs (PTI)

Most of Assam’s 19 lakh NRC rejects can cast votes in 2021 polls

Unless foreigners tribunal declares a person as foreigner, his or her name will be there in the voter list even after exclusion from the NRC

24 Dec 2020 5:00 AM

Members of Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) take part in a protest rally against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), in Nagaon District of Assam, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. (PTI)

Fresh anti-CAA agitation resumes in Assam, set to intensify further

Most in Assam are opposed to the CAA because it provides for Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan

12 Dec 2020 4:43 AM

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has warned Hindus against visiting churches during Christmas in Assam’s Barrak Valley, saying if they go they “will get brutally beaten”. (PTI)

VHP threatens to 'beat up' Hindus if they visit church for Christmas

Nath said he was 'outraged' over the alleged shutting down of Vivekananda Centre in Christian-majority Meghalaya state’s capital Shillong

06 Dec 2020 9:06 AM

Veteran journalist Patricia Mukhim quits Editors Guild of India

Mukhim accused that the journalists’ body defends only star editors and anchors

18 Nov 2020 10:11 PM

Assam education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Five year term was not enough for BJP govt to drive out Mughals from Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Sarma told reporters that his government has decided to approach the SC after the polls next year for complete re-verification of NRC

06 Nov 2020 2:26 PM

Accuseds arrested in connection with the recent JEE (Main) examination scam, being produced in a court, in Guwahati, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. (PTI)

JEE topper used proxy to write paper, arrested

The accused had succeeded in securing 99.8 percent in the exam

30 Oct 2020 11:35 AM

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