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15 Arrested In ULFA(I)'s Serial Bomb Planting Case In Assam
A total of 15 people, including three women, have been arrested from across Assam in connection with the banned ULFA(I) "planting explosives at 24 locations to trigger serial blasts" on Independence Day.
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Himanta Sarma Links Crime Against Women In Assam To "Large Encroachment Strategy"
Amid an uproar over the alleged rape of a minor girl in Assam this week, Chief Minister Hemanta Biswa Sarma today said the crime against women in some parts of the state is "part of a large encroachment strategy".
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"Bond Of Trust": On Raksha Bandhan, Manipur Women Tie Rakhis To Soldiers
Amid the situation in Manipur, women from the valley areas such as Bishnupur and Imphal East and hill areas of Kakching, Ukhrul, Kangpokpi and Leimakhong found a culturally inspiring way to express their solidarity and trust in the army.
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Assam Hospital's Bizarre Memo After Kolkata Shocker, Then A U-Turn
Days after a 31-year-old doctor was raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, a state-run medical college in Assam has issued an advisory for women doctors and students
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Army Brings Down Heavy Fire On Suspected Insurgents In Manipur, Rescues 75 Women
The army engaged in a fierce gunfight with unknown armed people and rescued 75 women of a social and cultural institution in Manipur, according to a statement by the military on Sunday.
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Women Voters Outnumber Men In All 5 Assam Lok Sabha Seats Voting Today
Women, who outnumber male voters in all the five Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam going to polls in the first phase, came out in large numbers to exercise their franchise today.
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"Stop Child Marriage, Polygamy. Encourage Women Education": Himanta Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has asserted that Bengali-speaking Muslims must forsake practices like child marriage and polygamy to be considered 'khilonjiya' indigenous people of the state.
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Muslim Women Will Get Relief After Repeal Of Assam Marriage Act: Himanta Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that after the repeal of the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act 1935 the Muslim women of the state will get relief from "torture and exploitation", adding that the
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Over 830 Children Rescued From Child Marriage In Assam Operations in 2022
These rescue operations were conducted from January to December of 2022.
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Central Armed Police Forces Have Over 41,000 Women Personnel: Government
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said that steps were being taken to encourage the recruitment of women personnel in the Central Armed Police Forces.
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Video: Assam Women Leave Queue To Collect Forms To Greet Rahul Gandhi
Hundreds of rural women who gathered to collect forms for a newly announced government scheme in Jorhat district of Assam left their queues to greet Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
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Women Stage Semi-Nude Protest Against Eviction Drive In Guwahati
Women staged a semi-nude protest in Assam's largest city Guwahati against an eviction drive in Silsako Beel (lake) area on Friday, as excavators ravaged to the ground several houses to clear alleged encroached land of the wetland.
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Assam Rifles Out, CRPF Brought In At Key Manipur Checkpoint After Protests
Manipur violence: Hundreds of women carrying placards and banners held demonstrations throughout the day, demanding withdrawal of the Assam Rifles from the five valley districts -- Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal, Bishnupur, and Kakching.
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Manipur: Meitei Women Vigilante Group To Hold Protests Against Assam Rifles
Manipur violence: Meira Paibis, a collective of elderly Meitei women, will stage protests against Assam Rifles in the Imphal Valley districts from Monday onwards.
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"Sad Incident, But Don't Defame Entire Manipur": Himanta Sarma On Video
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday questioned the timing of the release of a viral video, showing two women being paraded naked in strife-torn Manipur.
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15 Arrested In ULFA(I)'s Serial Bomb Planting Case In Assam
A total of 15 people, including three women, have been arrested from across Assam in connection with the banned ULFA(I) "planting explosives at 24 locations to trigger serial blasts" on Independence Day.
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Himanta Sarma Links Crime Against Women In Assam To "Large Encroachment Strategy"
Amid an uproar over the alleged rape of a minor girl in Assam this week, Chief Minister Hemanta Biswa Sarma today said the crime against women in some parts of the state is "part of a large encroachment strategy".
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"Bond Of Trust": On Raksha Bandhan, Manipur Women Tie Rakhis To Soldiers
Amid the situation in Manipur, women from the valley areas such as Bishnupur and Imphal East and hill areas of Kakching, Ukhrul, Kangpokpi and Leimakhong found a culturally inspiring way to express their solidarity and trust in the army.
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Assam Hospital's Bizarre Memo After Kolkata Shocker, Then A U-Turn
Days after a 31-year-old doctor was raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, a state-run medical college in Assam has issued an advisory for women doctors and students
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Army Brings Down Heavy Fire On Suspected Insurgents In Manipur, Rescues 75 Women
The army engaged in a fierce gunfight with unknown armed people and rescued 75 women of a social and cultural institution in Manipur, according to a statement by the military on Sunday.
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Women Voters Outnumber Men In All 5 Assam Lok Sabha Seats Voting Today
Women, who outnumber male voters in all the five Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam going to polls in the first phase, came out in large numbers to exercise their franchise today.
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"Stop Child Marriage, Polygamy. Encourage Women Education": Himanta Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has asserted that Bengali-speaking Muslims must forsake practices like child marriage and polygamy to be considered 'khilonjiya' indigenous people of the state.
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Muslim Women Will Get Relief After Repeal Of Assam Marriage Act: Himanta Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that after the repeal of the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act 1935 the Muslim women of the state will get relief from "torture and exploitation", adding that the
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Over 830 Children Rescued From Child Marriage In Assam Operations in 2022
These rescue operations were conducted from January to December of 2022.
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Central Armed Police Forces Have Over 41,000 Women Personnel: Government
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said that steps were being taken to encourage the recruitment of women personnel in the Central Armed Police Forces.
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Video: Assam Women Leave Queue To Collect Forms To Greet Rahul Gandhi
Hundreds of rural women who gathered to collect forms for a newly announced government scheme in Jorhat district of Assam left their queues to greet Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
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Women Stage Semi-Nude Protest Against Eviction Drive In Guwahati
Women staged a semi-nude protest in Assam's largest city Guwahati against an eviction drive in Silsako Beel (lake) area on Friday, as excavators ravaged to the ground several houses to clear alleged encroached land of the wetland.
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Assam Rifles Out, CRPF Brought In At Key Manipur Checkpoint After Protests
Manipur violence: Hundreds of women carrying placards and banners held demonstrations throughout the day, demanding withdrawal of the Assam Rifles from the five valley districts -- Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal, Bishnupur, and Kakching.
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Manipur: Meitei Women Vigilante Group To Hold Protests Against Assam Rifles
Manipur violence: Meira Paibis, a collective of elderly Meitei women, will stage protests against Assam Rifles in the Imphal Valley districts from Monday onwards.
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"Sad Incident, But Don't Defame Entire Manipur": Himanta Sarma On Video
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday questioned the timing of the release of a viral video, showing two women being paraded naked in strife-torn Manipur.
