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04 Aug

Active Jihadi activites in Assam, Assam CM concern

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Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma said Assam has become a hub of "jihadi activities" with five modules linked to the Bangladesh-based terror outfit Ansarul Islam on Thursday. Six Bangladeshi nationals belonging to Ansarul Islam had entered Assam to indoctrinate youths, and one of them was arrested when the first module was broken into in Barpeta in March this year, Sarma told a press conference. Indoctrination of Muslim youth in private madrassas by imams from outside the state is worrisome, says Chief Minister. He added, "Only one of these Bangladeshis has been arrested so far, and I appeal to the public…

04 Aug

West Bengal Police in Assam for investigation

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A four-member team of the West Bengal Police arrived in Guwahati on Wednesday as part of the investigation into the cash seizure case involving three Jharkhand MLAs, which has implicated Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma. The Congress has alleged that the BJP is trying to topple the coalition government with the JMM in Jharkhand by offering Rs 10 crore and a ministerial post to each MLA. As per the report, they have extended full cooperation to their counterparts from neighboring states in the investigation of the case. “The rumor that we have detained them is completely wrong. In fact,…

03 Aug

Check Posts in Arunachal Border to stop illegal liquor trade

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has directed Excise officials to set up temporary check posts along the state’s boundary with Arunachal Pradesh to check the illegal influx of liquor from the neighboring state. Presiding over a review meeting of the excise department on Tuesday evening, Sarma asked senior officials to fill up vacancies in grade-3 and grade-4 departments so that the department functions with full capacity and efficiency. The Assam Assembly's Divisional Standing Committee on Development (A) Departments, in its report for the Excise Department for 2021-22, also said that many sets of rules are being violated and asked…

03 Aug

CM Himanta Biswa Sarma undertakes measures to avoid road accidents

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In an effort to reduce road accidents in the state, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma has asked the transport department to take several measures. Sarma asked Transport Minister Parimal Suklabaidya to hold a meeting with the PWD and Transport Department to introduce necessary safety rules in accident-prone areas to reduce the incidence of road accidents. Most of the road-related fatalities are due to not wearing helmets or not using seat belts, so the transport department and the police will jointly launch a fortnight drive to create awareness among the public about following safety rules ahead of the upcoming Durga…

03 Aug

Assam MLA stages protest against govt decision to teach maths, science in English in schools

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Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma on July 28 decided that mathematics and science will be taught in English in all government and provincialized Assamese and other local medium schools from the next academic year. Raijors Dal party president Akhil Gogoi on Wednesday staged a sit-in protest demanding the rollback of the state government's decision to teach science and mathematics in English in local schools from Class 3 onwards. Along with it the leadership of Assam Sahitya Sabha (ASS), Bodo Sahitya Sabha (BSS), All Assam Students Union (AASU) and All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) decided to submit a joint petation to…

02 Aug

Rs 15-crore drugs; 3 arrested in Assam

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Heroin and morphine worth Rs 15 crore were seized and three persons were arrested from Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Tuesday. According to a senior police officer in the district, the three were coming from Manipur in a car and were heading towards Siliguri in West Bengal when they were nabbed at a place under Dilai police station in the wee hours of Tuesday.. “Acting on a tip-off, our team launched an operation. They impounded the vehicle and arrested three people, all of whom hailed from Manipur. Police have also seized a large quantity of drugs,” he said. The seizure…

02 Aug

Fifth case of monkeypox reported from Kerala

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A 30-year-old man, who arrived in Kerala from the UAE last month, tested positive for monkeypox, making him the fifth case of the virus from the southern state. Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday said on July 27 the man had arrived at the Calicut airport and was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Malappuram district. His physical condition is said to be stable. Including his parents, those who were in contact with him closely, are being closely monitored.

02 Aug

India, Maldives agreement to broad-base ties

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On Tuesday, India and the Maldives signed six agreements to expand cooperation in various key areas with Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressing that New Delhi is and will be the "first responder" to any need or crisis faced by the island nation. After visiting Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Modi announced a Line of Credit of USD 100 million (one million = 10 lakh)for the neighboring country for the completion of development projects in a time-bound manner. “We today reviewed projects of 4000 social housing units in Greater male for the construction. I am pleased to announce that we will…

01 Aug

Jharkhand: BJP after arrest of 3 Cong MLAs

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Jharkhand has become a "hotbed of corruption", the BJP alleged, hitting back at the Congress over the arrest of three of its MLAs in West Bengal with huge cash. The Congress on Sunday suspended three MLAs from Jharkhand, who were caught with huge cash in Howrah, and accused the BJP of trying to topple the coalition government in the state. In a recent investigation by the Enforcement Directorate, Islam said officials associated with Chief Minister Hemant Soren have been arrested for suspected corruption and now the entire country has seen three Congress MLAs traveling to Bengal with huge cash. “Congress…

01 Aug

797 fresh Covid-19 cases in Odisha

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In Odisha 797 new Covid-19 cases have been recorded and one death due to the infection. There are 6,732 active covid cases, including 1,546 in Sundargarh and 1,240 in Khurda. The test positivity rate was 4.31 percent with new cases detected among 18,475 samples. Among the new patients were 134 children. Sundargarh reported the highest number of infections at 176, followed by 113 in Khurda, where Bhubaneswar is located. The state had registered a total of 1,029 cases on Sunday.