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NRC: Assam on high alert, CM calls for calm ahead of 'historic moment'
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 30 (ANI): As the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) draft is set to be published today in Assam, the security forces across the state are on high alert while Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in an all-party meeting called it a "historic moment" and requ
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Hima Das to be Assam sports ambassador, confirms CM
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Dispur [Assam], July 18 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has confirmed that Indian Athlete Hima Das will be named as the first sports ambassador of the state.
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Guwahati hosts 58th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 07 (ANI): In an attempt to promote sports culture in Assam, the state government on Saturday hosted 58th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship. The event witnessed a huge participation from athletes from across India.
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Development in Northeast slipped during Congress rule: Amit Shah
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 18 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah claimed that development of the Northeast took a back seat at the time of the Congress Party's governments here.
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23 arrested for lynching 2 youths in Assam's Karbi Anglong
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Kamrup (Assam) [India], June 11 (ANI): A total of 23 people have been arrested in connection with alleged lynching of two men in Assam's Karbi Anglong.
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2 lynched in Assam: CM assures action
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Kamrup (Assam) [India], Jun 10 (ANI): Amid outrage over the alleged lynching of two youths in Assam on suspicion of being child lifters, state's chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal has asked the police to investigate the incident and bring the perpetrators to justice.
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Will make Assam illegal immigrant-free: CM Sonowal
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Assam (India), May 25 (ANI): Highlighting the BJP-led government's commitment to make Assam safe from illegal immigrants, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said, "the target for completion of sealing of Indo-Bangladesh border is December this year."
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Assam CM launches toll-free helpline number for women
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Mar. 30 (ANI): In the wake of increasing crimes against women, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched '181-Sakhi', a toll-free helpline number for women.
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Assam CM calls for public participation in toilet drive
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Dispur (Assam) [India], Mar. 26 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday made an appeal for active public participation in the donation of toilets to the poor and needy people in the state.
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Guwahati organises tribal festival 'Aadi Mahotsava'
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Feb. 22 (ANI): Assam has organised a tribal festival called 'Aadi Mahotsava' at Gandhi Mandir Indoor stadium field here to celebrate the ethnic tribal culture of the country.
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Brahmaputra Literary Festival 2nd edition inaugurated
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India] February 10 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the second edition of Brahmaputra Literary Festival at the Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra here.
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Relations with India will continue to improve: Bhutanese PM
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Feb. 03 (ANI): Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on Saturday reiterated that relations between India and Bhutan have remained good and would continue to do so.
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