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pay Rs.2 lakh to woman pushed to b'desh, says hc

GUWAHATI, Sept. 8 -- The Gauhati High Court has directed the Assam government to pay Rs.2 lakh as interim compensation to the husband of a Bengali-speaking Muslim woman who was pushed to Bangladesh ea... Read More


In a first, HC directs Assam to pay Rs.2L to kin of woman pushed into B'desh

Guwahati, Sept. 8 -- The Gauhati high court has directed the Assam government to pay Rs.2 lakh as interim compensation to the husband of Mumtaz Begum, a Bengali-origin Muslim woman who was expelled to... Read More


Assam floods: Over 26,000 houses damaged; second phase of monetary relief begins

India, Aug. 17 -- As many as 26,681 houses were damaged in the floods that ravaged Assam in July, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday. Sarma said that the ongoing survey to assess losse... Read More


govt launches survey to assess flood damage in Assam districts

GUWAHATI, Aug. 10 -- Three weeks after heavy flooding caused extensive damage across Assam's four districts, the state government on Sunday began a survey to assess the damage caused by the deluge tha... Read More


Assam flood toll rises to 95; Himanta, Nadda visit worst-hit village in Sivasagar

India, Aug. 6 -- The death toll in Assam's devastating floods rose to 95 on Wednesday after five more people died in flood-related incidents, even as Union health minister JP Nadda visited the worst-h... Read More


Assam floods: JP Nadda assures all help from Centre as he visits affected regions

India, Aug. 5 -- Union health minister JP Nadda on Wednesday visited flood-affected areas of Assam and assured all help from the central government to restore normalcy. "I have personally seen the de... Read More


Assam govt gives rRs.r15,000 each to 62,696 flood-affected families as relief payouts

India, Aug. 3 -- The Assam government on Monday transferred Rs.15,000 each as immediate interim relief to flood-affected families in four districts namely Sibsagar, Charaideo, Golaghat and Jorhat. "T... Read More


Assam govt invokes NSA against land rights activist

GUWAHATI, Aug. 1 -- The Assam government invoked the National Security Act (NSA) against activist Pranab Doley, a day after a sessions court granted him bail in a case linked to protests against a lux... Read More


Assam govt invokes NSA against land rights activist

GUWAHATI, Aug. 1 -- The Assam government invoked the National Security Act (NSA) against activist Pranab Doley, a day after a sessions court granted him bail in a case linked to protests against a lux... Read More


Assam to drop CJP protest cases, release detainees over NEET paper leak agitation

India, July 28 -- The Assam government has decided not to initiate any further adverse legal action against those involved in the recent protests led by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) and others ove... Read More