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Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Inter-faith unions still a ‘threat’ in Digital India?

Himanta Biswa Sarma, warned Assamese youths not to “cross the lakhsman rekha” by marrying girls from another faith.

02 Aug 2023 12:32 AM

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

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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

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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

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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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