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INDIA will undo Assam delimitation injustice through 2024 polls: TMC

INDIA in Assam aims to undo "delimitation injustice" by ousting BJP in 2024 polls. TMC's Bora said EC ignored Opp. parties & pushed BJP's agenda. INDIA has 12 constituents with sizeable voters to challenge BJP. PM advised to look inward & come clean on 7 CAG-revealed scams.

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Ex-BJP MP resigns from Cabinet rank, criticises delimitation

Rajen Gohain, former Union Minister and four-time BJP MP, resigned from Cabinet rank in protest of Assam's delimitation of Parliament and Assembly constituencies. He was unhappy with reshaping of his constituency, which he felt would benefit another party. He criticized CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, saying he felt betrayed by the…

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Delimitation: EC overlooked SC’s view, says Gaurav Gogoi

The delimitation, based on the 2001 Census, renamed one Lok Sabha and 19 Assembly seats while increasing the number of Assembly seats for Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes from 16 to 19 and eight to nine respectively.

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Cutting the flab, Assam police start fitness survey

Assam Police launched 15-day fitness survey of personnel of all ranks to create a leaner, fitter force. Tests included recording weight, height, and BMI. Those with BMI of 30+ sent to health camp for 3 months. Those unable to bring BMI below 30 given option to go for voluntary retirement.…

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Assam's Jananjoy smashes NR in 100m butterfly

Jananjoy J Hazarika of Assam smashed the national record in the 100m butterfly for group I boys during the opening day of 39th Sub Junior and 49th Junior National Aquatic Championships being held at Indoor Aquatic Centre of Kalinga Sports Complex in Bhubaneswar, on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Assam forest officer’s transfer cancelled after graft charge surfaces

Mr. Das, the Forest Utilisation Officer, was promoted as Conservator of Forest and posted as the Director of Manas Tiger Project in place of Mr. Mathur.

The Hindu

Assam mulls full withdrawal of AFSPA by year-end: CM Himanta

The AFSPA was first imposed in Assam in November 1990 and has been extended every six months since then after a review by the State government.

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Assam floods: 75,000 people affected, four rivers flowing above danger level

At least four major rivers were flowing above the danger level in the State, officials said, adding the Brahmaputra has breached the red mark in Dhubri and Nematighat, while the Disang was flowing above the danger level in Nanglamuraghat and Dikhou in Sivasagar.

The Hindu

Assam floods: 75,000 people affected, 4 rivers flowing above danger level

GUWAHATI: The flood situation in Assam deteriorated on Sunday affecting more than 75,000 people, an official bulletin said.

The Times of India

Election Commission sticks to Assam delimitation draft, renames some seats in final order

Election Commission of India (ECI) publishes final report on delimitation of Assam Assembly, parliamentary constituencies; 19 Assembly, two Lok Sabha seats reserved for STs, nine for SCs. ECI held public hearings, heard 1,200 representations from 31 districts, met with 20 political parties.

The Hindu

Assam delimitation proposal: an erosion of representation

The proposed exercise is allegedly based on communal lines of segregation, rather than on logical geographic boundaries of the State. The plan, which also involves reservations, may reduce the possibility of Muslims being elected, diminishing the existing political power of the minority community

The Hindu

Two elephants die in collision with freight trains

A spokesperson of the Northeast Frontier Railway said the first incident happened between Chalsa and Nagrakata stations in the Dooars region of northern West Bengal at about 2:40 a.m. The section is within the NFR’s Alipurduar Division. The second incident happened at 7:10 a.m. in the Digaru-Panbari stretch of an…

The Hindu

Assam: Locals rescue 18-feet long python from tea garden in Nagaon

Locals spotted a big python at the Balijuri tea garden area and immediately informed local forest officials and local environmentalists. Read further on Dynamite News:

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BAI Center of Excellence to open in Guwahati on August 11; triumphant Thomas Cup squad to be feted during 24-court facility inauguration

JAIPUR: In 2019 during the 83rd Senior National Badminton Championship in Guwahati, the officials of the Badminton Association of India (BAI) and Assam Badminton Association were nowhere to hide when Saina Nehwal refused to play her first-round match on the uneven surface.

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Congress betrays Northeast, alleges Himanta Biswa Sarma; Jairam Ramesh hits back

NEW DELHI: Congress MP and media head Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday hit back at Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for launching a frontal attack against the Congress alleging that the party betrayed the Northeast.

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Assam Chief Minister slams former Congress leaders amid northeast unrest

Former President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed had practically fled Tezpur, where he was sent by Nehru to meet locals in 1962, amid fears of a Chinese assault, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on August 8, 2023. Dr. Sarma also took a swipe at former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for…

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Congress’ top brass hold meet on Lok Sabha strategy to wrest Assam from the BJP

At the Assam strategy meeting, Congress leaders discussed ways to expose the BJP’s misgovernance and incompetence. Party president Kharge urged party leaders to reach out to people and expose the BJP’s misrule

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Congress’ wrong policies led to Manipur conflict: Assam CM

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma blamed the Congress and its policies of the past for the conflicts in Manipur and elsewhere in the northeast

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Previous governments did not focus on building infrastructure at LAC: External Affairs Minister Jaishankar

Govt has significantly improved border infrastructure in last 9 yrs, including along China border, says. EAM Jaishankar. The infrastructure push will determine India's response to security challenges, EAm said. Raxaul-Kathmandu railway project in final stages, Bhutan-Assam border to open for more tourists, trilateral Highway project with Myanmar facing security challenges.

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Independence Day celebrations to kickstart in Assam from August 8: Himanta

Assam CM Sarma announces August 8 to 14 celebrations to mark Independence Day: village-level programmes, granite plaques, 75 saplings, special march, tricolour hoisting, soil pots to Delhi for memorial

The Times of India

Assam to introduce Bill this financial year to end polygamy, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said a Bill will be introduced in the state assembly in this financial year on ending polygamy. This came shortly after an expert committee submitted its report on the competence of the state legislature to enact a law on ending…

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Assam CM gets panel report on ending polygamy

The Chief Minister said the move was aimed at creating a positive ecosystem for women’s empowerment.

The Hindu

Flying tales

Military pilots rely on sight and hearing, but smell can be a powerful tool. Trainees learn to trust their senses, but when flying with a helmet and oxygen mask, smell is in the background. A story of two pilots in Assam, India, reveals how smell can be used to identify…

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Beautiful game of football is not just a sport, but an emotion: Rajnath

The inaugural ceremony was followed by the opening match of the tournament between Bodoland Football Club and Rajasthan United FC. Kokrajhar will witness eight group matches and one quarter-final to be played on August 24, according to the statement.

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