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Assam CM appeals to militant organizations to give up arms after AFSPA wit
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 1 (ANI): A day after the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from most parts of the state, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma appealed to militant organizations including the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) to g
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BJP, its ally win both seats from Assam in Rajya Sabha polls; party's tall
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 1 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday announced that the BJP and its ally United People's Party Liberal won one seat each, thus bagging both the seats from the state in the ongoing Rajya Sabha elections.
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AFSPA will be completely withdrawn in Assam by midnight today, except 9 di
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 31 (ANI): Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will be completely withdrawn from complete lower, central and north Assam from midnight today except in nine districts and one subdivision.
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Assam CM welcomes Centre's decision to withdraw AFSPA, says 60 pc of state
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 31 (ANI): Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday welcomed the Centre's decision to reduce disturbed areas in Assam under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) saying that around 60 per cent of state's area will now be free from AFSPA's purview.
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Assam CM assures to work towards making Northeast region growth engine in
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 29 (ANI): Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said after signing the agreement on the boundary dispute that he will work towards making the Northeast region a growth engine in the country.
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Assam CM meets PM Modi, apprises him about development projects, welfare s
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 29 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital and apprised him of the various development projects and welfare schemes being implemented in Assam.
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Hindu community not in majority in several districts: Assam CM
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 29 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that the Muslim community is in majority in the state and cannot be considered a minority in the northeastern state anymore, adding that Hindus are in minority in several districts.
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Assam govt takes over HPC Nagaon, Cacher paper mills
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 28 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday announced that the assets of Hindustan Paper Corporation (HPC) Nagaon and Cacher paper mills have been taken over by the state government by paying Rs 375 crores.
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Assam CM calls for fresh NRC
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 28 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said the National Register of Citizens (NRC) should be reviewed and done afresh.
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Himanta Sarma slams Kejriwal over remarks on 'Kashmir Files', asks him not
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 27 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday slammed his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal over his remarks on 'The Kashmir Files' and asked him not to be "anti-Hindu" stating the latter has no right to humiliate the society.
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Assam: Coal mining operations resume at NEC's Tikak Colliery
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 26 (ANI): Coal mining operations at North Eastern Coalfields (NEC), a unit of Coal India Limited (CIL), resumed on Saturday soon after Union Minister Pralhad Joshi along with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the unit at Tikak Colliery of NE
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Assam govt to provide jobs to more than 20,000 people in state
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 26 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday rolled out government jobs for more than 20,000 people in the state.
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