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Morning Digest | Assam Police book Rahul Gandhi for ‘violence’ during Nyay Yatra; Maldives rules out research by Chinese vessel in its waters, and more

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Morning Digest | Assam Police book Rahul Gandhi for ‘violence’ during Nyay Yatra; Maldives rules out research by Chinese vessel in its waters, and more

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses the supporters during the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, in Guwahati, Assam on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ANI Assam Police book Rahul Gandhi for ‘violence’ during Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra The Assam Police on Tuesday booked Rahul Gandhi for “wanton acts of violence” as the political confrontation between the Congress leader … Read more

The Batadrava-BJP connect in Assam

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The Batadrava-BJP connect in Assam

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and supporters stage a sit-in after being stopped by police personnel from visiting the Batadrava shrine, in Nagaon, Assam, on January 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi probably had a feeling of déjà vu when he was not allowed to enter Batadrava Than, the birthplace of Assam’s … Read more

Three youths hurt in police firing while trying to escape from custody in Assam: Official

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Three youths hurt in police firing while trying to escape from custody in Assam: Official

Three youths nabbed by police while purportedly en route to join the banned ULFA (I) were injured when they attempted to escape from custody in Assam’s Tinsukia district, a police officer said on December 24. The incident happened late on Saturday night when the trio was being brought to Sadiya, which is a police district … Read more

School of happiness to strike roots in Assam in 2024

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School of happiness to strike roots in Assam in 2024

Trained community counsellors interact with villagers troubled by conflicts at various levels. Photo: Special Arrangement A first-of-its-kind school for imparting lessons on humanity and societal happiness will take root in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) at the dawn of 2024. The foundation of the International School of Peace and Happiness is scheduled to be laid … Read more

15 Assam parties work on strategy to defeat BJP in LS polls

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15 Assam parties work on strategy to defeat BJP in LS polls

GUWAHATI The leaders of 15 political parties in Assam met on Thursday to work out a common strategy to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The BJP had won nine of Assam’s 14 parliamentary seats in 2019. Three seats went to Congress, while the Badruddin Ajmal-led All India United … Read more

AFSPA extended in four districts of Assam, withdrawn from four others

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AFSPA extended in four districts of Assam, withdrawn from four others

Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI The Assam Police on October 1 said the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA has been extended in four districts of the State for six more months. At the Assam Police Day 2023 celebrations in Guwahati, DGP Gyanendra Pratap Singh said the ‘disturbed area’ … Read more

New Assam extremist group worries Meghalaya villagers 

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New Assam extremist group worries Meghalaya villagers 

GUWAHATI A new extremist organisation in Assam has made the border villagers in Meghalaya edgy, an MLA has told the 60-member Meghalaya Assembly.  Nujorki Sungoh, an MLA representing the United Democratic Party, said the birth of the United People’s Front of Karbi Longri (UPFKL) a few months ago could spell trouble for the people of … Read more

Beware of camouflaged civilian trucks that resemble our vehicles: Assam Rifles  

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Beware of camouflaged civilian trucks that resemble our vehicles: Assam Rifles  

Personnel of Assam Rifles keep a watch amid ongoing ethnic clashes. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Assam Rifles has written to the Manipur police alerting the latter that “few Meitei miscreants” may use refurbished civilian trucks, which resemble vehicles used by the paramilitary force, for “anti-national activities” to tarnish the reputation of the security … Read more

“Assam Rifles seized drugs worth over ₹4,200 crore in the past four years,” says DG P.C. Nair

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“Assam Rifles seized drugs worth over ₹4,200 crore in the past four years,” says DG P.C. Nair

Director General of Assam Rifles P.C. Nair said that Assam Rifles in the past four years has seized drugs valued at over ₹4,200 crore in the international market.In an interview with ANI, the DG said, “Apart from guarding the border, the Assam Rifles has continued its operations against illegal drugs and illegal weapons and has … Read more

NIA files supplementary charge sheet against two members of al-Qaeda linked terror group’s module operating from Assam

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NIA files supplementary charge sheet against two members of al-Qaeda linked terror group’s module operating from Assam

A view of National Investigation Agency (NIA), in New Delhi. File. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary charge sheet against two alleged members of an al-Qaeda linked terrorist group’s module operating from Assam. The two accused, identified as Mohammed Akbar Ali and Abul Kalam Azad, had … Read more