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PETA slams Tamil Nadu’s ‘PR stunt’ on abused elephant Joymala

The TN Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department resorted to a publicity stunt showing Joymala was being pampered, PETA said

The Hindu

Villagers pull down Assam madrassa linked to al-Qaida, police call it resentment against jehadi activities

GUWAHATI: Not the government, but this time villagers from the minority community in Assam’s Goalpara district have demolished a madrassa which has been linked to al-Qaida by police.

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Linking Aadhaar with ration cards results in 50 lakh gap in beneficiary number, says Assam CM

Centre likely to sign peace accord with Assam’s Adivasi militant groups in September: Himanta Biswa Sarma

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Locals demolish ‘tainted’ madrasa in Assam’s Goalpara district

This is the first instance of voluntary demolition of an Islamic educational institution after three were bulldozed by the government in August.

The Hindu

Probe madrasa demolition: Assam Congress to NCM

Letter to the minorities’ panel preceded the “voluntary” dismantling of another madrasa accused of “jihadi” links on Tuesday

The Hindu

Inter-state gang kingpin involved in 5000 car thefts held in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Kingpin of the car thief gang who had stolen 5000 vehicles from various parts of the country since 1998, was arrested, police said on Monday. Anil Chauhan (52), resident of Khanpur Extention who hails from Tejpur, Assam, was also notorious for smuggling of Rhinoceros horn in the northeastern…

The Times of India

Congress opens front against BJP Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma over corruption; demands CBI inquiry

Opening a front against BJP leader and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over corruption, Congress has demanded a CBI inquiry against him. Read more on Dynamite News

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Assam plans web portal to monitor madrassas

All madrassas will have to upload location, names and addresses of teachers, and other details

The Hindu

Bollywood stars join PETA rally for abused elephant Joymala’s release

Forest officials in Tamil Nadu reportedly told the Assam team the animal cannot be returned without Chief Minister M. K. Stalin’s approval.

The Hindu

Assam has seen the highest number of sedition cases since 2014

The highest number of sedition cases between 2014 and 2021 were filed in Assam, according to an Indian Express analysis based on data from the National Crime Records Bureau.

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Ex-CJI was silent on NRC irregularities: Former Coordinator

Hitesh Dev Sarma claimed 40% of the enlisted names he had checked were ineligible for inclusion

The Hindu

PETA counters ‘false claims’ on captive T.N. temple elephant from Assam

Tamil Nadu officials said they will study documents handed over by a team from Assam in Chennai

The Hindu

Assam to offer govt jobs to National Games medal winners

GUWAHATI: Assam will offer a government job to every medal winner from the state in the upcoming National Games in Gujarat. Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma made the announcement on Saturday while appointing lawn bowl player and Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Nayanmoni Saikia, as DSP in the state police. He…

The Times of India

NIA conducts searches in ULFA recruitment case

The raids were carried out at 16 locations in six districts of Assam

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299 families evicted from government land in Assam for solar plant

A district police officer said about 90% of the residents living illegally had already left the place

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Massive eviction drive underway in Assam's Sonitpur amid heavy security

The process has been peaceful so far with almost all the illegal residents having already left the place with their belongings after receiving the eviction notice, a police officer said

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Will go after madrasas involved in jihad: Assam government

The State said this after AIUDF’s threat to approach SC against the demolition of some Islamic institutions

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Assam records most violent crimes: NCRB data

Assam police attributed the crime rate to the high reporting and registration of cases, especially in crimes against women.

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Congress president election exposes deep fault lines

Shashi Tharoor seeks publication of electoral rolls

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Assam team to visit Tamil Nadu to inspect captive jumbo’s condition

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took the decision after a meeting with senior police officials

The Hindu

Stop bulldozing madrasas: Maulana Badruddin Ajmal to Assam CM Himanta

“Even Yogi Adityanath has stopped running bulldozers in Uttar Pradesh now,” Assam MP Maulana Badruddin Ajmal said.

The Hindu

Assam bulldozes another madrassa ‘linked to al-Qaeda’

This is the third one demolished since the arrest of 37 people, including the imam of a mosque and madrassa teachers allegedly associated with terror groups

The Hindu

National Human Rights Commission asks Assam to submit report on custodial death of Nagaland man

E. Henveih Phom died in Sivasagar district’s Gelekey allegedly due to torture by the police on August 21.

The Hindu

Army personnel missing in boat capsize in Brahmaputra

NDRF launches search operation in Assam’s Sonitpur

The Hindu

If your schools are not good, we can fix them together — Kejriwal to Sarma in Twitter spat

“Trust me, if BJP comes to power in Delhi, it will make it the most prosperous city in the world,” Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote in Hindi.

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