Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has categorically dismissed claims surrounding an alleged imaginary map created by certain individuals in Bangladesh, purportedly showing Assam as part of their territory.
According to Bedabrata Bora, chairman of the APCC media cell, Bhupen Kumar Borah is currently being held at the 10th Assam Police Battalion in Kahilipara.
With panchayat elections in Assam approaching fast, political parties are ramping up their preparations, spurred by the recent publication of draft electoral rolls.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the state has become a model of development in India, attributing this success to the government’s focus on transparent and efficient governance.
In a harrowing incident that has shocked Assam, a woman was allegedly gang-raped by nine men in the Boragaon area of Guwahati and filmed the assault before circulating it through a video on social media.
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, which was inserted to give effect to the Assam Accord and formed the basis of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam in 2019.
According to Northeast Frontier Railway officials, the incident caused the locomotive and eight coaches to leave the tracks.
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, which grants Indian citizenship to immigrants who entered Assam between January 1, 1966, and March 25, 1971.
In a meeting organized by the Jamiyat Ulama in Assam, AIUDF leader Maulana Badruddin Ajmal on Wednesday strongly criticized the government's handling of Waqf properties.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) officially announced Tuesday that byelections to five Assembly constituencies in Assam -- Behali, Bongaigaon, Dholai, Samaguri and Sidli -- will take place on November 13.
