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Woman Ostracised, 'Fined' Rs 5,000 For Wearing Salwar-Kameez In Assam
In a case of moral policing, a woman was socially ostracised and fined Rs 5,000 for wearing salwar-kameez in Darrang district of Assam, officials said on Wednesday.
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Assam Cops Drag Bodies Of Father-Daughter On Road After Accident
A disturbing video of the Assam police dragging two bodies of accident victims in a plastic bag in the state's Darrang district has sparked outrage on social media.
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2 Bajrang Dal Members Arrested For Arms Training Camp In Assam: Cops
Two members of Rashtriya Bajrang Dal were arrested on Wednesday in a case related to organising an arms training camp in Darrang district of Assam, police said.
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Massive Fire Breaks Out In Assam's Darrang District
A massive fire broke out in Assam's Darrang on Monday evening.
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How A WhatsApp Tip Uncovered Assam 13-Year-Old's Rape And Murder
A Whatsapp message from an unknown number to none other than Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma led to an investigation into a case of the alleged suicide of a 13-year-old tribal girl who worked as a domestic help in Darrang district.
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Suspended Cop, 3 Doctors Arrested In Minor's Rape-Murder Case In Assam
A suspended Assam Police Service officer and three government doctors were arrested in the state's Darrang district for allegedly shielding the accused in the rape and murder case of a 13-year-old girl.
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25 Popular Front of India Leaders Arrested In Assam In Round 2 Of Raids
Five PFI leaders have been arrested from the Kamrup district, 10 from Goalpara, one from Karimganj, one from Udalguri, one from Darrang, three from Dhubri, two from Barpeta, and two from Baksa.
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Village Shuns Assam Man Over Inter-Caste Marriage, Abandons Him In Death Too
The buried body of a villager was exhumed and cremated as per Hindu rituals by the authorities in Assam's Darrang district as locals refused to help his family with cremation due to social ostracisation owing to his inter-caste marriage 27 years ago.
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3 Cops Suspended For Alleged Lapses In Probe Over Death Of Girl,13, In Assam
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has suspended three senior police officers of Darrang district, including the superintendent of police (SP), after allegations of dereliction of duty were levelled against them in a case of a teenager's unnatu
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Assam Planning School Teaching In Both Assamese, English: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Kick-starting this year's 'Gunotsav', an exercise to evaluate the performance of the schools, at two schools in Sipajhar of Darrang district, Mr Sarma interacted with students.
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Assam Court Asks Police To Register Case Against Himanta Sarma For "Inflammatory Remarks"
A Guwahati court has directed the police to register a case against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for allegedly saying that the last year's eviction drive in Garukhuti village of Darrang district was an "act of revenge".
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Ready To Relocate Evicted Families If Citizenship Proved: Assam To Court
The Assam government said it has earmarked about 134 hectare for relocating the evicted families of Gorukhuti in Darrang district provided they are valid citizens besides a set of other requirements.
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Assam Congress MLA, Arrested For Remark On 1983 Agitation, Suspended
The Assam Congress today suspended its MLA, Sherman Ali Ahmed, days after he was arrested for making provocative statements on an eviction drive around 40 years ago. In a one-line statement, Congress said that it has suspended Mr Ahmed with immediate
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'PFI Role In Assam Police Firing Incident During Eviction': Himanta Sarma Hints
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the members of Popular Front of India had visited the area a day before last week's violence in Darrang district during an eviction drive. He said some people had collected money there to stave off eviction.
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12-Year-Old Killed In Assam Violence Had Gone To Collect His Aadhaar Card
A 12-year-old is among the two civilians killed earlier this week when an anti-encroachment drive in Assam's Darrang district blew up into a brutal clash between the police and people protesting eviction.
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Woman Ostracised, 'Fined' Rs 5,000 For Wearing Salwar-Kameez In Assam
In a case of moral policing, a woman was socially ostracised and fined Rs 5,000 for wearing salwar-kameez in Darrang district of Assam, officials said on Wednesday.
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Assam Cops Drag Bodies Of Father-Daughter On Road After Accident
A disturbing video of the Assam police dragging two bodies of accident victims in a plastic bag in the state's Darrang district has sparked outrage on social media.
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2 Bajrang Dal Members Arrested For Arms Training Camp In Assam: Cops
Two members of Rashtriya Bajrang Dal were arrested on Wednesday in a case related to organising an arms training camp in Darrang district of Assam, police said.
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Massive Fire Breaks Out In Assam's Darrang District
A massive fire broke out in Assam's Darrang on Monday evening.
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How A WhatsApp Tip Uncovered Assam 13-Year-Old's Rape And Murder
A Whatsapp message from an unknown number to none other than Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma led to an investigation into a case of the alleged suicide of a 13-year-old tribal girl who worked as a domestic help in Darrang district.
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Suspended Cop, 3 Doctors Arrested In Minor's Rape-Murder Case In Assam
A suspended Assam Police Service officer and three government doctors were arrested in the state's Darrang district for allegedly shielding the accused in the rape and murder case of a 13-year-old girl.
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25 Popular Front of India Leaders Arrested In Assam In Round 2 Of Raids
Five PFI leaders have been arrested from the Kamrup district, 10 from Goalpara, one from Karimganj, one from Udalguri, one from Darrang, three from Dhubri, two from Barpeta, and two from Baksa.
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Village Shuns Assam Man Over Inter-Caste Marriage, Abandons Him In Death Too
The buried body of a villager was exhumed and cremated as per Hindu rituals by the authorities in Assam's Darrang district as locals refused to help his family with cremation due to social ostracisation owing to his inter-caste marriage 27 years ago.
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3 Cops Suspended For Alleged Lapses In Probe Over Death Of Girl,13, In Assam
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has suspended three senior police officers of Darrang district, including the superintendent of police (SP), after allegations of dereliction of duty were levelled against them in a case of a teenager's unnatu
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Assam Planning School Teaching In Both Assamese, English: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Kick-starting this year's 'Gunotsav', an exercise to evaluate the performance of the schools, at two schools in Sipajhar of Darrang district, Mr Sarma interacted with students.
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Assam Court Asks Police To Register Case Against Himanta Sarma For "Inflammatory Remarks"
A Guwahati court has directed the police to register a case against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for allegedly saying that the last year's eviction drive in Garukhuti village of Darrang district was an "act of revenge".
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Ready To Relocate Evicted Families If Citizenship Proved: Assam To Court
The Assam government said it has earmarked about 134 hectare for relocating the evicted families of Gorukhuti in Darrang district provided they are valid citizens besides a set of other requirements.
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Assam Congress MLA, Arrested For Remark On 1983 Agitation, Suspended
The Assam Congress today suspended its MLA, Sherman Ali Ahmed, days after he was arrested for making provocative statements on an eviction drive around 40 years ago. In a one-line statement, Congress said that it has suspended Mr Ahmed with immediate
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'PFI Role In Assam Police Firing Incident During Eviction': Himanta Sarma Hints
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the members of Popular Front of India had visited the area a day before last week's violence in Darrang district during an eviction drive. He said some people had collected money there to stave off eviction.
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12-Year-Old Killed In Assam Violence Had Gone To Collect His Aadhaar Card
A 12-year-old is among the two civilians killed earlier this week when an anti-encroachment drive in Assam's Darrang district blew up into a brutal clash between the police and people protesting eviction.
