Tag: Assam

Assam Minority Development Board Chairman Sayed Mominul Awal

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Muslims can say ‘Jai Shri Ram’: BJP’s Sayed Mominul Awal

July 28, 2019

Guwahati: There was no restriction in Islam to say “Jai Shri Ram”, said Sayed Mominul Awal, spokesman of the Assam ...

As a consequence, the Centre and the Assam government have brought forth the issue of re-verification of draft NRC data.

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SC orders State Coordinator and govt to work together in publishing NRC

July 20, 2019

New Delhi: The Centre, Assam government and the State Coordinator appointed for National Register for Citizens (NRC) in Assam, are ...

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Kaziranga National Park readies to combat flood situation

July 9, 2019

Guwahati: Authorities of the Kaziranga National Park in Assam's Golaghat district have started preparations to tackle the flood season as ...

The central government has agreed to support the adult vaccination programme across the state this year once the Japanese encephalitis season was over.

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49 die of Japanese encephalitis in Assam: Health Minister

July 6, 2019

Guwahati: A total of 49 deaths and 190 cases of Japanese encephalitis have been reported till July 5 in Assam, ...

Rawat said as the in-charge of party affairs in Assam, he was responsible for the below-par performance of the Congress in the parliamentary polls and thus, had decided to step down from the post.

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Ex-Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat resigns from Congress

July 4, 2019

New Delhi: Former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat announced his resignation as the Congress general secretary in-charge of Assam Thursday, ...

When the draft NRC was published July 30 last year, there was a huge controversy over the exclusion of 40.7 lakh people from it.

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Pro-influx forces disrupting NRC process: Assam students’ union

July 3, 2019

Guwahati: The All Assam Students' Union (AASU), which spearheaded a six-year-long agitation against illegal immigrants in 1980s, Wednesday alleged that ...