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19 Jul

Practicing polygamy in the state, Assam to be banned

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recently announced that a Bill to end polygamy in the state will be introduced in the legislative assembly. To which opposition parties of Assam has slammed BJP government for the communal and diversionary decision between the communities in the state, Assam. AIUDF leader says, "They are blaming the Muslim community for following the practice but their statements are not based on facts.” "Sarma was also the education, health and finance minister in the previous governments, but he had not taken any initiative for the people of these areas. Educated people do not practice polygamy,"…

18 Jul

Complaint against Assam CM filed by CPM

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CPM and a Rajya Sabha member (Independent) have filed a police complaint against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his alleged hate speech. According to the sources, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during his speech used the term ‘Miyas’ referring to the muslim community. The CPM wrote in the complaint that, “Himanta Biswa Sarma has blamed the ‘Miya’ Muslim community for the skyrocketing prices of vegetables in the state. He urged the Assamese youth to come forward and he assured them that all the ‘Miya’ Muslim vegetable sellers would be driven away from the city.” CPM alleges that…

18 Jul

ADMA updates flood situation, Assam

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On Tuesday, Assam flood situation was updated by Assam Disaster Management Authority in which death toll reached to 8, from Sonitpur district, Assam. According to the official reports, a total of 1, 11, 258 persons in the districts of Barpeta, Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Kamrup, Kamrup (M), Lakhimpur, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sivasagar, and Sonitpur remain affected by the floods. Also a total of 91, 797 domestic animals have also been impacted by the floodwaters. Flood situation in the state, Assam has not yet decreased due to continuous rain affecting people, food, animals, construction etc.

17 Jul

Assam CM rolls out any changes in BJP, Assam Unit

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On Saturday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced about changes after the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Assam He said, "there will be no reshuffle in the Assam cabinet till the Lok Sabha polls. However, there will definitely be big changes after the Lok Sabha polls and before the (2026) Assembly election." CM Himanta Biswa Sarma also ruled out the possibility of any change in the leadership of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Assam unit. The CM also spoke about the ongoing clashes against draft delimitation released by EC to be resolved 99%, if only placed before the EC.

17 Jul

Too much information about children is risky: Assam Police

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Assam police’s post cautioned parents from being a “sharent” on social media. Parents nowadays shares too much information about their children on social media which may put them on risk of predators and scammers. Assam Police on its official Twitter handle shared AI- generated images to warn parents and wrote, "Likes fade, but the digital scars remain. Shield your child from the perils of Sharenting. Be mindful of what you share about your child on Social Media #DontBeASharent".

12 Jul

West Bengal leader thanks Assam CM through a tweet

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Violence took place in West Bengal due to Panchayat election in the state. Due to the ongoing violence people had to rush out from the state to save their lives. Assam opened door for those refugees and gave shelter to almost 133 people from the violence hit state. On Tuesday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma through a tweet informed, "133 individuals who feared for their lives due to violence in the panchayat election in West Bengal sought refuge in Dhubri District of Assam. We have provided them with shelter in a relief camp, as well as food and medical…

12 Jul

Administration of Wokha districts partners to enforce skill training

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In efforts to upgrade Handloom weaving quality in Wokha district skill training has been initiated by DIPR. The Wokha district administration has joined hands with the North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation Limited (NEHHDC), Guwahati, and the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Task Force for skill training on Jacquard Handloom. According to the sources, the initiative aims to provide sustainable employment and livelihood opportunities for women in the district of Wokha.

11 Jul

Colleges to be upgraded to universities in the state, Assam

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On Monday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced of seven colleges to be upgraded to Universities in Assam. Assam Chief Minister said through a tweet, "In our endeavor to make Assam an educational hub of eastern India, we are planning to upgrade 7 colleges to university status. Once this happens, we would have established 10 new universities in the State since 2021. Yesterday, I met the principals of these colleges”.The list of the colleges are given here, Sibsagar College (Autonomous), Sivasagar, Gurucharan College, Silchar, Jagannath Barooah College (Autonomous), Jorhat, Kokrajhar Government College, Kokrajhar, North Lakhimpur College (Autonomous), Lakhimpur, Nowgong College…

11 Jul

Protest against draft delimitation continues in the state, Assam

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Election Commission of India has recently released draft delimitation of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies in Assam. Since the release, there has been protest going on in the state and other places by the opposition parties. Many Political parties have stepped back and stand against the draft delimitation due to the minimizing number of seats. And many communities have also expressed their dissatisfaction regarding the new exercise. Including with it, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has filed a case in the Supreme Court against the draft delimitation proposal. Also according to the sources, the case was filed by Katlicherra MLA…

10 Jul

Assam Education Minister speaks on detecting ghost students in the schools

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Ghost students, schools and teachers are those who exist only on paper. It is done to obtain government funds for various purposes. Recently, Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu has directed schools to provide clear information about the number of students coming to schools. It has been detected number ghost students in govt schools of Assam. During a press meet, Ranoj Pegu informed, “We had already detected ghost students. Now, there could be ghost schools and teachers.” Special grants to schools which failed to provide complete information about staff have been put on hold, with salaries of such employees to be…