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Mizo police not yet vacated disputed border post, says Assam Minister
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Silchar (Assam) [India], July 29 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing border tensions between Assam and Mizoram, Assam Minister Ashok Singhal on Thursday alleged the Mizoram government has not removed its police from the disputed site and hoped that talks pave the way for a solution.
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Pijush Hazarika reviews flood situation, preparation in Assam's Dibrugarh
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], June 14 (ANI): Assam Minister for Water Resources, Pijush Hazarika on Sunday reviewed the flood situation and preparation in Dibrugarh.
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Himanta Biswa Sarma hits back at Rahul Gandhi's remarks 'not implementing
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 20 (ANI): Assam Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday reacted to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks over "not implementing CAA in the state if voted to power" and sarcastically said the party has the majority in the Parliament.
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Congress polarised Assam's poll by aligning with AIUDF, says Himanta Biswa
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 9 (ANI): Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday alleged the Congress has communally polarised the atmosphere in the polls bound state by joining hands with Badruddin Ajmal-led All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF).
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Himanta Biswa urges Congress to take stand against Bangladeshi illegal imm
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 14 (ANI): Assam Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that Congress should take a stand against Bangladeshi immigrant Muslims if it is true to its words about saving the state.
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Every penny allocated for tea workers in budget to be spent on them, says
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 7(ANI): Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said every penny of the money allocated for tea plantations and workers in the budget will be spent on the welfare of tea estate workers.
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Miya Muslims involved in distorting Assamese culture, language: Himanta Bi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 3 (ANI): Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday claimed that Miya Muslims are "very communal" and they are involved in various activities to distort Assamese culture and language.
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BJP won't get seats in minority dominated areas, says Assam minister Himan
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], January 31 (ANI): Ahead of the Assam Assembly polls slated for later this year, State minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would not get any seats in areas dominated by Miya Muslims as they do not vote for the BJP.
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Assam Government tables Bill for repeal of provincialisation of madrassas
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], December 28 (ANI): Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday, the first day of the Assam Legislative Assembly session, tabled a Bill to repeal the provincialisation of Madrassas in the state.
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Bill aiming to end practice of running Madrassa by Assam govt to be tabled
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], December 28 (ANI): Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday stated that a Bill to repeal the provincialisation of Madrassa, aiming to end the practice of running Madrassa by the Assam government, will be introduced today in the state Assembly.
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Former Assam minister Ajanta Neog meets Amit Shah, to join BJP
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], December 27 (ANI): Former Assam minister and Golaghat MLA Ajanta Neog met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday.
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Decision on madrasas taken to make education secular: Assam minister
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], December 14 (ANI): A day after Assam Cabinet decided that madrasas will operate as any other general educational institute, Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday stated that the decision was taken to make education "secular".
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