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.