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Rahul Gandhi to visit Wayanad, his former constituency in Kerala, tomorrow

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit his former constituency Wayanad in Kerala on Tuesday, for the first time after his disqualification as a Member of Parliament (MP). Read further on Dynamite News:

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"Wouldn't be scared by such actions": Congress after Delhi police's visit to Rahul Gandhi's house

Congress leaders on Sunday accused the BJP-led central government of diverting people's attention from the Adani issue after the Special CP (L&O) Sagar Preet Hooda met Rahul Gandhi on Sunday and sought to know the names of sexual harassment victims whom he had mentioned during his Bharat Jodo Yatra. Read…

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Assam enters Guinness World Records Hall of Fame for largest number of handwritten notes

Assam has once again entered in the Guinness World Records Hall of Fame for the largest number of handwritten notes submitted for a common purpose. Read further on Dynamite News:

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India child marriage arrests leave families without breadwinner

Crackdown leaves poor families in Assam without main breadwinner as campaigners say arrests wrong way to tackle issue.

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Gulab Chand Kataria sworn in as Assam Governor

Gulab Chand Kataria was sworn in as the 31st governor of Assam on Wednesday, succeeding Professor Jagdish Mukhi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Crackdown on child marriage tears families apart in India’s Assam

More than 3,000 people arrested this month, with state’s BJP government accused of targeting Muslims in ongoing drive.

Al Jazeera

India arrests 2,000 men in crackdown on illegal child marriages

Over the last week, police have arrested more than 2,000 men in a crackdown on illegal child marriages involving girls under the age of 18 in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam.

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Assam recorded 17 per cent teenage pregnancy in 2022: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

GUWAHATI: Justifying the crackdown on child marriages, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that nearly 17 per cent of over 6.2 lakh pregnant women in the state last year were teenagers.

The Times of India

Indian police arrest 1,800 men in crackdown on underage marriage

Police in Assam have arrested more than 1,800 men for marrying or arranging marriages to underage girls, launching what the eastern Indian state's chief minister said on Friday was the start of a sustained crackdown on the practice.

Reuters

Assam: Action On Child Marriage Cases In State To Start Tomorrow, Says CM Himanta Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that the government is firm in its resolve to end the "menace of child marriage" in the state. Read futher on Dynamite News:

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All that happened today: Fire in Mumbai’s high-rise to massive traffic jam in Delhi

An avalanche hit Uttarakhand near the border village of Malari in Chamoli district on Monday.

The Times of India

After Assam CM made the 'I watch stars of my time' remark, here's how Shah Rukh Khan's fans reacted

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had recently retorted ‘Who is Shah Rukh Khan?’, when he was asked about protests at a Guwahati theatre where ‘Pathaan’ will be released. He added that he didn't know Shah Rukh but knew 'film stars of my time’. Now, fans on social media have…

The Times of India

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UK international trade secretary Kemi Badenoch, who is at the helm of negotiating the UK-India free trade deal, says that the UK has no plan to “offer more student visas” nor specific visas for the under-35s to India as part of the UK-India free trade deal as Britain left the…

The Times of India

Jnanpith awardee Nilmani Phookan dies

Jnanpith awardee and eminent Assamese litterateur Nilmani Phookan died here on January 19, 2023 following prolonged old-age related problems, hospital sources said. He was 90. Phookan is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.

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Why Assam delimitation has sparked fears amid politics of the ‘indigenous’

The Election Commission’s delimitation exercise, and the Assam government’s decision to merge four districts and redraw administrative boundaries in 14 areas, have sparked fresh concerns among Bengali-origin Muslims. The fear is that these decisions will have an adverse impact on the electoral influence of the community in around 35 assembly…

The Times of India

Congress steps up protests over remerging of 4 districts in Assam

GUWAHATI: The Congress on Tuesday launched a mass signature campaign and protest in four districts of Assam which have been remerged with the four districts from which they were carved out. Congress MLAs and MPs from Assam air dashed to New Delhi to chalk out a strategy against the delimitation…

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Assam Reports Zero Rhino Poaching In 2022; Check Figures Of Past 2 Decades

No rhino poaching incident was reported in Assam in 2022. Read on for details:

The Times of India

Mother's womb cannot be viewed as 'farm land': Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Badruddin Ajmal's comments

GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hit out at AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal on Monday, three days after his controversial comments on women and the Hindu community and said a mother's womb cannot be viewed as a "farm land". He urged Muslim women not to be"swayed" by statements of…

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Rahul Gandhi looks like Saddam Hussain now: Assam CM Himanta Biswa

AHMEDABAD: Addressing a public meeting in Ahmedabad for a BJP candidate ahead of next month's assembly elections in Gujarat, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that nowadays Rahul Gandhi looks like Saddam Hussain.

The Times of India

Top politicians in race to helm Indian Olympic Association's affairs

NEW DELHI: Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) upcoming elections on December 10 has taken an interesting political twist with ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) heavyweight and Assam chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, emerging as a strong contender for the president’s post.

The Times of India

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma to launch 'millet mission' to meet nutrition needs

GUWAHATI: The Assam government will roll out a full-fledged "millet mission" on November 16, with chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launching the mission for a seven-year period from this month to meet the nutritional needs of the population, especially women and children.

The Times of India

Assam: 'Miya Museum' sealed in Goalpara

GUWAHATI: Assam government on Tuesday sealed a private museum in Goalpara district set up by an organization of migrant Muslims of Bangladesh origin, known as "Miya", to display agricultural tools and other items, which it claimed were exclusive to their community.

Newslaundry

Media’s job to promote India: Assam chief minister tells Arnab Goswami

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said the Indian media should promote their country and not be “influenced” by western countries.

The Hindu

Kaziranga National Park to open for tourists from October 2

Kaziranga National Park was earlier declared open by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudeva

The Times of India

Rajasthan political crisis: How BJP, Congress CMs reacted on getting replaced

NEW DELHI: The Congress is facing rebellion while replacing Ashok Gehlot as the Rajasthan chief minister. The change of guard in Punjab last year, coincidentally in September itself, was also not without internal rumblings. In contrast, the BJP has replaced as many as six CMs in five states in less…

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