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Ahead of UCC, Assam decides to repeal Muslim Marriages Act

The State Cabinet, which met late on Friday night, approved the Assam Repealing Ordinance, 2024, for repealing the British-era marriage and divorce Act specific to Muslims.

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10,000 people in Assam face eviction from tribal council lands

Assam Minister Jogen Mohan defends eviction of 10,000 people from grazing reserves, sparking unrest and legal battle.

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Assam police arrest man with heroin worth Rs 24 crore in Cachar district

The Assam police apprehended a drug peddler with 4.76 kg of heroin worth Rs 24 crore in Assam's Cachar district on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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In a first, Assam Assembly conducts ballot voting on resolution

Assam Assembly witnesses historic ballot voting on irrigation resolution, rejected by 9 votes, sparking controversy among MLAs.

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Man from Assam killed in BSF firing on Bangladesh border

A BSF official said a man, identified as Shahinur Islam of Char Kukurmara village adjoining the international border, was shot fatally while attempting to smuggle cattle to Bangladesh before dawn.

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National Board for Wildlife approves elevated road project near Kaziranga National Park in Assam

The National Board for Wildlife also approves two elevated railway corridors skirting Deepor Beel, a major wetland and designated a Ramsar Site

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Santosh Trophy | Kerala starts campaign on a winning note

Kerala defeats Assam 3-1 in Santosh Trophy opener, while Services edges past Meghalaya 1-0 in injury-time winner.

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Sandeshkhali will be downfall of Mamata Banerjee and TMC: Assam CM

Assam CM criticizes Sandeshkhali violence in West Bengal, warns of downfall for Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress.

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Sonowal launches several inland waterways projects in Assam, Tripura

Sarbananda Sonowal unveils ₹308 crore projects to boost inland waterways in northeast India, enhancing trade and economic development.

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41 years of Nellie massacre: A pre-Godhra chapter for New India, with Assam’s ‘wage of indigenousness’

It’s been 41 years since the Nellie massacre of February 18, 1983, seen as one of the most horrific events of collective violence in independent India. Official estimates put casualties anywhere between 1,800 and 2,000, while less conservative figures hover around 7,000. But do these numbers matter more than the…

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Operations on to rescue abducted Assam miners from Arunachal

Efforts underway to trace three miners allegedly abducted by militants in Arunachal Pradesh, Tinsukia police confirm.

The Hindu

Coal miners abducted from Arunachal-Assam border

Suspected extremists abducted at least three coal miners from the Arunachal Pradesh-Assam border

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Smartphone, spy cam found in Assam jail cell of Khalistani sympathiser Amritpal Singh

The staff of eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh Central Jail on Saturday detected a major security breach in the National Security Act

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Assam refinery told to pull down wall in elephant corridor

Gauhati HC declined to provide relief to an eastern Assam refinery that challenged an order by the NGT.

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Will reclaim ‘char’ areas from encroachers: Assam CM

Assam Chief Minister plans to reclaim river islands and establish heritage belts to protect land and preserve ecology.

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Why Kaji Nemu is so dear to the Assamese

Kaji Nemu, a variety of indigenous lemon, was declared the state fruit of Assam

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Two Assam Congress MLAs declare support for BJP-led State government

Two Congress MLAs in Assam have declared their support for the BJP-led government headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

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Congress finalises candidates for five Lok Sabha seats in Assam

Congress has finalised the candidates for five of Assam’s 14 Lok Sabha constituencies, the party’s State president Bhupen Kumar Borah said

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Kaji nemu declared Assam’s ‘State Fruit’

Assam government declares kaji nemu as the 'State Fruit' due to its cultural significance and nutritional value.

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Efforts on to remove Aadhaar hurdle for 27 lakh in Assam: Assam CM

Aadhaar hurdle in Assam: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma aims to help 27 lakh people unable to acquire Aadhaar cards due to NRC biometrics issue.

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Plans to curb evangelism, polygamy in the State, says Assam Chief Minister

Assam Chief Minister aims to curb evangelism and align anti-polygamy law with Uttarakhand's Uniform Civil Code.

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Assam budgets social equity for govt jobs

The Assam government on February 12 presented a ₹2.9 lakh crore Budget for the 2024-2025 financial year with a deficit of ₹774.47 crore and proposed no new tax.

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Assam Ministers and officers will no longer enjoy subsidised power, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

The days of Ministers and government officers and employees enjoying heavily subsidised power will soon be over, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday. He said he had instructed the Power Department to install individual prepaid meters in every government quarter, including the residences in the Ministers’ colony,…

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Mizoram, Assam agree to resolve border dispute

“Mizoram and Assam on February 9 agreed to make joint efforts to resolve the long-pending inter-State border dispute,” an official statement said in Aizawl. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday morning (February 9) invited his Mizoram counterpart Lalduhoma, who is currently in Guwahati, over a meal and both…

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BJP govts ‘weaponised’ JCB for ‘targeted’, ‘illegal’ razing of Muslim properties: Amnesty probe

The authorities in five BJP-governed states repeatedly used JCB equipment for “unlawful, punitive demolition” of Muslim properties in at least 33 instances, as per an Amnesty International investigation of 63 of 128 documented demolitions in Assam, Delhi, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

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