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The Latest Breaking News from Barpeta

‘Minority exclusion’: Are Indian Muslims facing voter suppression?

Claims of voter suppression are rising – from names missing from electoral rolls to physical violence.

Al Jazeera

Campaign for last phase of Lok Sabha polls ends in Assam

Assam's final Lok Sabha election phase in Guwahati, Barpeta, Dhubri, and Kokrajhar with BJP, Congress, and regional allies.

The Hindu

Payback time for BJP in Asom Gana Parishad’s quest for Parliament berth

The Asom Gana Parishad was the BJP's stepping stone to power in Assam. More than two decades later, it is payback time for the latter in the regional party’s quest for a berth in Parliament

The Hindu

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Assam: Congress asked to leave Barpeta Lok Sabha seat to the Left Front

Educationists and activists urge APCC to withdraw from Barpeta seat to defeat BJP ally, emphasizing unity against BJP in Assam.

The Hindu

Assam’s Barpeta district takes AI route to teaching

Three Artificial Intelligence-based educational apps developed by a block resource person have been introduced in western Assam’s Barpeta district o “reshape the way students learn and teachers instruct”.

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

Assam town’s love for English earns jobs for hate-hit Manipur women

Kalgachia is a town of about 30,000 people, mostly Bengal-origin Muslims. But it boasts of more than 20 private English medium schools and junior colleges, making it an education hub for a large chunk of Barpeta district. The town, whose name means ‘a place where banana plants are abundant’, is…

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Assam's cultural bell metal industry in Barpeta facing challenges amid price hikes in raw materials

Despite being an important part of Assamese culture and tradition, the bell metal industry in Assam's Sarthebari town of Barpeta district is facing lots of challenges and problems in recent times. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam flood: Situation improves, over 20,000 people still affected

The overall flood situation in Assam is gradually improving, but over 20,000 people in Barpeta district have still been affected by the deluge. Read further on Dynamite News:

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#Assam Flood: Situation gradually improving; 2.72 lakh people still affected in 15 districts

The flood situation in Assam has been gradually improving, but still, nearly 2.72 lakh people in 15 districts are affected. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Flood situation grim in Assam; nearly 1.2 lakh hit

Over 1.19 lakh people are affected by the deluge in 10 districts of Assam and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an ‘orange alert’ and predicted ‘very heavy’ to ‘extremely heavy’ rainfall across several districts of Assam over the next few days.

The Hindu

Assam: 11 soap cases containing heroin seized, two held

Assam police on Tuesday seized 11 soap cases and recovered 538.74 grams of heroin from them during a search and along with the arrest of two persons in Barpeta district. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Assam: Four, Including Qazi, Arrested For Arranging Child Marriage

Assam Police has arrested four people including a 29-year-old groom for allegedly conducting child marriage in the Kurbaha area in Barpeta district: Read Further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Hi-tech radicals turning Assam into Islamist hub: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Six Bangladeshi nationals belonging to terror outfit Ansarul Islam had entered Assam and one of them was arrested at Barpeta in March this year, said the CM

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Jignesh Mevani gets bail from Assam court in ‘falsely registered’ case

The Gujarat MLA is likely to be released on Saturday owing to certain formalities in another case

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