Saturday, April 20, 2024

Topic: Assam

Guwahati HC asks Assam govt to file report on demolition of Muslim homes within four weeks

The Guwahati High Court sought an explanation from the Assam state government and asked to submit an updated report in connection with the demolition of the homes of five Muslims who were accused of setting a police station on fire.

Assam woman declared ‘foreigner’ 6 years ago gets reinstated as Indian citizen

On October 7, when Dulabjan Begum came out of a Foreigners’ Tribunal (FT) office in Assam’s Silchar town, her tears did not stop streaming...

Assam: 1,039 arrested in latest crackdown on child marriage

The Assam police arrested about 1,039 people during a fresh drive against child marriage on Tuesday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma updated on hix...

Two years on, victims of deadly Dhalpur evictions await resettlement, battle harassment

The devastating flood waters of the Brahmaputra have receded at the whole expanse where victims of deadly Dhalpur evictions have been putting up since...

Protest at NIT Silchar after student’s suicide; 40 students injured in police lathi-charge

Protests erupted at the National Institute of Technology in Silchar on Friday following the reported suicide of a third-semester student from Arunachal Pradesh enrolled in the electrical engineering program.

“Some people say that I am anti-Muslim”: Assam CM says 2,000+ men to be arrested in child marriage crackdown

Assam Police will arrest 2,000 to 3,000 more men in the next ten days as part of its campaign against child marriage, said Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.