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"Buffaloes Beaten, Bulbuls Drugged": PETA Welcomes Key Judgment In Assam
Animal rights organisation PETA has welcomed the Gauhati High Court order banning buffalo and bulbul fights in Assam throughout the year.
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Court Orders Termination Of Pregnancy Of Assam Teen Who Was Gang-Raped
In a landmark ruling, the Gauhati High Court has ordered the medical termination of the pregnancy of a 14-year-old rape survivor in Tinsukia district of Assam.
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AFSPA Extended In 4 Districts Of Assam For 6 Months
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA was extended in four districts of Assam for six months in view of the "recent disturbances" in Bangladesh and its potentially inimical effect on the internal law and order situation.
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Assam Orders Freeze, Audit Of Jal Jeevan Mission Projects Amid Quality Row
Noting lapses in quality control and delays in project timelines, a temporary freeze has been put on all projects under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in Assam, the state government said on Monday. An audit of projects has been ordered.
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Assam Gets Contempt Notice From Supreme Court For "Bulldozer Action"
The Supreme Court today issued a contempt notice to the Assam government following a petition filed by 47 residents accusing the state of violating the top court's order that no demolitions should be carried out without the court's approval.
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"Withdrawn Now": Himanta Sarma On Assam Hospital's 'Regressive' Advisory
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has ordered the principal of a medical college to withdraw a an advisory to students seen as bizarre and regressive, amid the huge public outrage over the rape-murder of a trainee doctor in a Kolkata hospital.
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Assam Cabinet Reshuffle By August 15 For 2026 Polls: Himanta Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said he will reshuffle his ministry by including at least three new faces by August 15 in order to create a new team for the 2026 assembly elections.
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Manipur Violence Cases Trials To Begin In Assam? Supreme Court Seeks CBI, NIA Reports
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Manipur government, the CBI, and the NIA to file reports mentioning the status of investigations and chargesheets filed in cases of ethnic violence.
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Parties Calling Bandhs Over CAA Could Lose Registrations: Himanta Sarma
Political parties could lose their registrations if they call bandhs in violation of court orders, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today.
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"As A Gesture": Himanta Sarma Says Cancelled Events To Avoid Clash With Congress' Yatra
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said he has cancelled all his prefixed programmes in the state's upper districts on January 18-19, in order to avoid a clash with events of Congress' Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in those areas.
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Probe Ordered Into Ex ULFA Member's Suicide After Family Alleges Torture
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced a high-level inquiry into the death of Dipankar Gogoi, a former member of the anti-talk faction of the group.
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Assamese Should Pledge Not To Sell Land To "Suspected Foreigners": Himanta Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday appealed to the Assamese people not to sell their land to any "suspected foreigner" in order to safeguard the culture and identity of the indigenous population.
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"Even If Religion Allows...": Assam Says No 2nd Marriage Without Permission
Assam government in a recent order said that its employees can not marry for the second time without its approval if the first wife is alive.
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Bigamy Will Invite Punitive Action, Assam Government Warns Employees
The Assam government has barred its employees from marrying another person if the spouse is alive and warned of punitive action if they indulged in bigamy.
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Senior Assam Cop's Phone Snatched By Bike-Borne Men During Morning Walk
In an embarrassment to the Assam Police, the mobile phone of Deputy Inspector General (Law & Order) Vivek Raj Singh was snatched on Sunday by motorcycle-borne miscreants from an area close to the headquarters of the force, officials said.
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"Buffaloes Beaten, Bulbuls Drugged": PETA Welcomes Key Judgment In Assam
Animal rights organisation PETA has welcomed the Gauhati High Court order banning buffalo and bulbul fights in Assam throughout the year.
-
Court Orders Termination Of Pregnancy Of Assam Teen Who Was Gang-Raped
In a landmark ruling, the Gauhati High Court has ordered the medical termination of the pregnancy of a 14-year-old rape survivor in Tinsukia district of Assam.
-
AFSPA Extended In 4 Districts Of Assam For 6 Months
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA was extended in four districts of Assam for six months in view of the "recent disturbances" in Bangladesh and its potentially inimical effect on the internal law and order situation.
-
Assam Orders Freeze, Audit Of Jal Jeevan Mission Projects Amid Quality Row
Noting lapses in quality control and delays in project timelines, a temporary freeze has been put on all projects under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in Assam, the state government said on Monday. An audit of projects has been ordered.
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Assam Gets Contempt Notice From Supreme Court For "Bulldozer Action"
The Supreme Court today issued a contempt notice to the Assam government following a petition filed by 47 residents accusing the state of violating the top court's order that no demolitions should be carried out without the court's approval.
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"Withdrawn Now": Himanta Sarma On Assam Hospital's 'Regressive' Advisory
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has ordered the principal of a medical college to withdraw a an advisory to students seen as bizarre and regressive, amid the huge public outrage over the rape-murder of a trainee doctor in a Kolkata hospital.
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Assam Cabinet Reshuffle By August 15 For 2026 Polls: Himanta Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said he will reshuffle his ministry by including at least three new faces by August 15 in order to create a new team for the 2026 assembly elections.
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Manipur Violence Cases Trials To Begin In Assam? Supreme Court Seeks CBI, NIA Reports
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Manipur government, the CBI, and the NIA to file reports mentioning the status of investigations and chargesheets filed in cases of ethnic violence.
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Parties Calling Bandhs Over CAA Could Lose Registrations: Himanta Sarma
Political parties could lose their registrations if they call bandhs in violation of court orders, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today.
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"As A Gesture": Himanta Sarma Says Cancelled Events To Avoid Clash With Congress' Yatra
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said he has cancelled all his prefixed programmes in the state's upper districts on January 18-19, in order to avoid a clash with events of Congress' Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in those areas.
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Probe Ordered Into Ex ULFA Member's Suicide After Family Alleges Torture
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced a high-level inquiry into the death of Dipankar Gogoi, a former member of the anti-talk faction of the group.
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Assamese Should Pledge Not To Sell Land To "Suspected Foreigners": Himanta Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday appealed to the Assamese people not to sell their land to any "suspected foreigner" in order to safeguard the culture and identity of the indigenous population.
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"Even If Religion Allows...": Assam Says No 2nd Marriage Without Permission
Assam government in a recent order said that its employees can not marry for the second time without its approval if the first wife is alive.
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Bigamy Will Invite Punitive Action, Assam Government Warns Employees
The Assam government has barred its employees from marrying another person if the spouse is alive and warned of punitive action if they indulged in bigamy.
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Senior Assam Cop's Phone Snatched By Bike-Borne Men During Morning Walk
In an embarrassment to the Assam Police, the mobile phone of Deputy Inspector General (Law & Order) Vivek Raj Singh was snatched on Sunday by motorcycle-borne miscreants from an area close to the headquarters of the force, officials said.
