Guwahati: Amid protests by the Opposition legislators, the Assam Assembly passed the Assam Repealing Bill 2020, that seeks to abolish the Assam Madrassa Education (Provincialisation) Act, 1995 and the Assam Madrassa Education (Provincialisation of Services of Employees and Re-Organisation of Madrassa Educational Institutions) Act, 2018, on the last day of the three-day winter session on Wednesday. […]
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Assam govt to shut its madrasas, introduces Bill in Assembly
Guwahati: The Assam government introduced a Bill in the Assembly on Monday to shut over 600 madrasas run by it, which was strongly opposed by the opposition Congress and AIUDF. Assam Education and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma introduced the Assam Madrassas Education (Provincialisation) Act of 1995 on the opening day of the three-day Winter Session. […]
11 fake Army jawans held from Guwahati airport being grilled
Guwahati: Senior Assam Police officials on Wednesday started interrogating the 11 fake Army jawans, who were arrested on Tuesday from the Guwahati airport area, an official said. An Assam Police spokesman said that a local court in Kamrup district on Wednesday sent the 11 accused, who hail from different districts of the state, to five days […]
Drugs worth over Rs 15 crore seized in Assam, four held
Guwahati: Assam police on Sunday apprehended four drug peddlers and seized heroin worth over Rs 15 crore from their possessions, at two different parts of the state, officials said. Police said that acting on a tip-off, police personnel led by Sub-Inspector Manujjal Gogoi intercepted a truck carrying 3.45 kg heroin in six packets in central Assam’s […]
Assam to shut down govt-run madrasas, Sanskrit tols
Guwahati: The Madrasa Board in Assam would be dissolved and all state-run madrasas would be converted into general schools, state Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. The Minister said that the Sanskrit tols (schools) would be closed down as well by the Assam government. Sarma said that the government has no intention of closing […]
28 lakh hit, four more die as Assam flood situation worsens
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam further deteriorated on Thursday with four more persons losing their lives, taking the toll to 93, even as the number of people affected rose to 28.32 lakh across 26 districts, officials said. Officials of the Forest Department and the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said that at least […]
Assam flood situation worsens again, death toll rises to 89
Guwahati: After a marginal improvement earlier this week, the flood situation in Assam again deteriorated on Wednesday while two more persons died in Barpeta and Morigaon districts, taking the death toll to 89, while around 26.32 lakh people in 26 of the state’s 33 districts continue to be hit. According to the Forest Department and […]
Assam flood situation critical; 76 dead, 36 lakh in distress
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim on Friday, as five more deaths were reported, taking the death toll due to the monsoon deluge to 76, while around 36 lakh people in 28 of the state’s 33 districts have been affected. According to the officials of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), […]
Assam flood situation grim; death toll at 71, 40 lakh affected
Guwahati: Amid the rising COVID-19 cases, the flood situation in Assam remained grim on Thursday, as five more deaths were reported from four districts, taking the death toll due to the deluge to 71, while around 40 lakh people across 27 of the state’s 33 districts have been affected. According to officials of forest department […]
Assam flood situation worsens; 66 dead, 36 lakh affected
Guwahati: Seven more deaths were reported from four districts of flood-hit Assam on Wednesday, taking the death toll due to the monsoon deluge to 66, while around 36 lakh people in 26 of the state’s 33 districts have been affected, officials said. According to forest officials, at least 66 animals were killed while 117 animals […]