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India, July 20 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday inspected the site earmarked for the proposed Assam Cultural-cum-Convention Centre and Naamghar at Dwarka Sector 17 in New Delhi.
News India » Assam » Social: Assam Minister Backs Protest Against Syeda Hameed In Delhi Over 'Bangladeshis Can Live In India' Remark
Guwahati (Assam) [India], August 26 (ANI): Assam Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Piyush Hazarika on Tuesday defended the disruption of an event in Delhi attended by former Planning Commission ...
News India » Assam » Social: Assam Cracks Down on Polygamy: No Govt Jobs, No Welfare Benefits For Men Practising Polygamy
The proposed anti-polygamy legislation seeks to make polygamy a cognisable offence, promoting gender justice and social reforms.
News India » Assam » Social: Assam Budget 2026-27 Prioritises Jobs, Connectivity & Green Growth Under 18 Flagship Schemes
Assam Finance Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah said the 2026-27 Budget reflects Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's vision of making Assam a developed state. The Budget focuses on jobs, connectivity, ...
News India » Assam » Social: Assam: 'End Intellectual Terrorism,' Says MLA Manab Deka During Budget Debate, Highlights Semiconductor Push | VIDEO
Assam MLA Manab Deka highlighted the state government’s semiconductor and Aviation Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) initiatives during the Assembly budget debate. He said semiconductors are ...
News India » Assam » Social: CAG flags shortcomings at Social Audit Unit of Assam; suggests corrective measures
Assam's Social Audit Unit (SAU), set up to ensure transparency and accountability in rural development schemes, has faced severe operational and governance challenges, according to a report of the ...
News India » Assam » Social: An ethnic cleansing of Muslims is happening right now in India's Assam state
(RNS) — In India’s northeastern state of Assam, a brutal campaign of displacement is underway. Thousands of families, mostly Bengali-origin Muslims, have been stripped of their homes, their ...
News India » Assam » Social: 'Historical mistakes': Himanta flags delay in India-Bangladesh border fencing, says Assam Accord provisions implemented only in 2025
NEW DELHI: Calling the incomplete fencing of the India-Bangladesh border a "historical mistake", Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said the implementation of the border management ...
News India » Assam » Social: The Bihu dance of Assam breaks two world records with massive performance in India
The term Bihu also refers to three distinct festivals in the Northeastern Indian state of Assam and other parts of Northeastern India, namely Rongali or Bohag Bihu, Kongali or Kati Bihu, and Magh Bihu ...
News India » Assam » Social: Politics Drives Assam’s Crackdown on Child Marriage
Nureja Khatun, 19, holding her 6-month-old baby, requests police to release her husband Akbor Ali, sitting in a police van as they take him to court in Morigaon district of the Indian northeastern ...