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Guwahati: Congress MP Rakibul Hussain was attacked with a cricket bat by a group of unidentified people in Assam’s Nagaon district on Thursday, police said. Mr Hussain, a Lok Sabha MP from Dhubri constituency, however, escaped unhurt and was rescued by his personal security officers (PSOs). The incident took place at Natun Bazar in Rupahihat…
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Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday ordered the registration of a case against a Pakistani national, who is believed to have links with Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi’s wife, for “trying to interfere in domestic matters” of the state and the country. Mr Sarma also said that Elizabeth Colburn, Mr Gogoi’s wife, will…
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Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday urged Japan’s leading universities to explore academic collaboration with the state’s varsities, particularly through joint degree courses and student exchange programmes in research and skilling. Mr Sarma, who was winding up his three-day visit to Japan, also held discussions with ministers and top officials of leading…
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Guwahati: The Assam government on Thursday announced a judicial enquiry and a police Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the Umrangso coal mine incident, in which nine workers were trapped with bodies of four victims recovered so far. It also declared an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of the victims, even…
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New Delhi: Last week China announced that it is building the world’s largest dam in Tibet – even larger than the Three Gorges Dam, which according to NASA, has slowed the Earth’s rotation by 0.06 seconds. But unlike that one, which is built in central China, the new one will be built in an environmentally-sensitive…
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New Delhi: Last week China announced that it is building the world’s largest dam in Tibet – even larger than the Three Gorges Dam, which according to NASA, has slowed the Earth’s rotation by 0.06 seconds. But unlike that one, which is built in central China, the new one will be built in an environmentally-sensitive…
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The accused, LS Yosef Chongloi, handled finances for the UKNA, Assam STF sources said Guwahati: A 34-year-old man from Manipur’s hill district Churachandpur has been arrested from Guwahati by the Assam special task force (STF) for alleged involvement in sabotage activities linked to the insurgent group United Kuki National Army, or UKLA. The accused, LS…
All cases of illegal immigrants must be promptly documented, Himanta Biswa Sarma said. (File) Guwahati: All new applicants for Aadhaar cards in Assam need to submit their NRC application receipt number (ARN), Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. A detailed standard operating procedure (SOP) will be prepared for the purpose and this will…
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Himanta Biswa Sarma and Tejashwi Yadav exchanged barbs over scrapping jumma break New Delhi: A war of words between Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has escalated over the Assam government’s move to scrap the practice of two-hour assembly session adjournment for jumma prayers. While Mr Sarma…
18 Opposition parties in Assam have filed police complaint against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Guwahati: Eighteen Opposition parties in Assam have filed a police complaint against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his comments that he would not let ‘Miya’ Muslims “take over” Assam. The joint forum of the 18 Opposition parties led by…