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This is the first such incident where a court has imposed a cost on the state for pushing a person into Bangladesh, in violation of deportation rules.
News India » Assam » Government: Gauhati HC holds Assam government accountable, awards Rs 2 lakh to kin of woman pushed into Bangladesh
In a powerful ruling, the Gauhati High Court underscores the state’s constitutional duty to protect fundamental rights and personal liberty of its citizens ...
News India » Assam » Government: In a first, Gauhati HC asks Assam government to pay Rs 2 lakh to woman pushed into Bangladesh
The Gauhati High Court has directed the Assam government to pay Rs 2 lakh as compensation to a Bengali-origin Muslim woman for expelling her to Bangladesh. This is the first time any court has imposed ...
News India » Assam » Government: Assam told to pay ₹2 lakh to husband of woman pushed into Bangladesh
Gauhati High Court orders Assam to pay ₹2 lakh to husband of woman unlawfully deported to Bangladesh without due process.
News India » Assam » Government: Supreme Court bars Assam from appointing unqualified teachers under 2017 law
Supreme Court halts teacher appointments in Assam, questioning the provincialisation scheme's fairness and constitutional validity amid a PIL challenge.
News India » Assam » Government: Tata Power, Assam government ink MoU to build up to 5GW of renewables
Tata Power’s subsidiary inked another MoU for the development of rooftop solar PV projects in the Indian state of Assam. Image: Tata Power. Indian power conglomerate Tata Power has signed a memorandum ...
News India » Assam » Government: Rs 38.61-crore compensatory afforestation funds unspent in Assam
The Assam government was unable to fully spend the funds approved by the government of India for compensatory afforestation, which is in ...
News India » Assam » Government: Supreme Court pulls up Assam for appointing unqualified teachers
The court observed that future generations will be at risk if teachers lacking requisite qualifications as per Parliament-enacted laws are appointed ...
News India » Assam » Government: Assam Rebel Group Signs Peace Accord With Indian Government
A rebel group that fought for decades to free India's northeastern state of Assam from New Delhi's rule signed a peace accord Friday with the government pledging to end the insurgency in the region.
News India » Assam » Government: After deadly floods in India’s Assam, experts call for better warnings and long-term planning
More than 100 people have died in floods in India’s northeastern Assam state which government officials say is the worst the climate vulnerable region has seen in six decades.
News India » Assam » Government: India’s Assam State to Introduce Uniform Civil Code
The Assam government has firmed up plans for enacting a uniform civil code (UCC). Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recently announced that the state cabinet had discussed the uniform civil code and ...
News India » Assam » Government: ‘It was a tsunami’: Floods leave death trail in India’s Assam
From father searching for his daughter’s body to man who drowned trying to save a friend, floods take devastating toll.