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Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Using stick isn’t the way to deter child marriages
Sarma has followed the letter of the law in his zeal to fight the social evil of child marriage.
10 Feb 2023 12:39 AM
Clueless on Maha MLAs: Assam CM
Sarma outrightedly rejected charges of aiding a coup against Maharashtra CM Uddhav by hosting rebel MLAs at a five-star hotel in Guwahati
25 Jun 2022 1:09 AM
Assam CM wants name of Madrasa removed
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma ordered the conversion of 740 government-run madrasas into general educational institutions
23 May 2022 11:37 PM
Dilip Cherian | Assam CM shows off his street cred, but ‘rebuke’ to IAS officer backfires
The incident got more airtime because the NCP decided to take up cudgels for the poor hapless officer caught in the episode
21 Jan 2022 2:19 AM
Assam, Meghalaya agree to divide disputed land equally
The disputes in the remaining six areas, that are termed 'complicated', will be taken up for settlement in the next phase
20 Jan 2022 12:25 AM
Assam - Meghalaya vow to resolve border friction by December-end
The two chief ministers said that the border committees have made significant progress in finding an amicable solution
17 Nov 2021 9:31 AM
Election Commission warns Himanta on elections: Be restrained
The commission sent the notice to the chief minister on Monday on the basis of two complaints accusing the CM of violating the Model Code
28 Oct 2021 7:29 AM
Amit Shah 'authorises' Himanta to talk to Ulfa-I chief
Mr Sarma told reporters he had sought permission from Shah to start a peace dialogue with the 'anti-talk faction' of Ulfa-I too
22 Sep 2021 7:29 AM
Amit Shah persuades Assam, Mizoram CMs to talk, resolve border row
Both the states have refused to honour the summons that were issued by each other following the clashes
02 Aug 2021 7:32 AM
Border row: Assam CM, 4 senior cops, two admin officials booked by Mizoram Police
Besides, cases were also registered against 200 unidentified Assam Police personnel
31 Jul 2021 11:29 AM
Mizoram arming civilians: Assam chief minister
Assam also has ongoing border disputes with several of its neighbouring states -- including Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Meghalaya
29 Jul 2021 9:34 AM
Will not concede an inch of Assam land: Sarma
Sarma regrets that LMGs fired relentlessly for 30 minutes that targeted own countrymen
28 Jul 2021 10:25 AM
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
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
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
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