News from Assam

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Will curb land sale to Muslims, law soon for life term in ‘love jihad’ cases: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

He also said that the state government will introduce different measures to curb the sale of land to Muslims in the state.

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NGT takes suo motu cognisance as Assam seeks to hand over Kaziranga land to luxury hotel

Reacting to Assam government’s plans to hand over land to luxury Hotels adjacent to the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, the National Green Tribunal (

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As Assam’s Only Wetland Protected Under Global Treaty Deteriorates, Local Fishing Community Faces Loss Of Livelihood

Fisherfolk near Deepor Beel, a permanent freshwater wetland on the southwest of Guwahati in Assam, have lived and worked here for generations, their ancestors conserving the wetland and protecting it. With a third of India’s wetlands gone over 40 years, the fishing community is now seeking that...

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Why residents of Assam capital are not buying the chief minister’s claim of ‘flood jihad’

Experts and residents blamed the construction of flyovers, and the encroachment of wetlands for the floods in Guwahati.

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Asked about hill cutting in his constituency, Sarma hints at reporter’s Muslim identity

Hill cutting has been in Assam’s headlines after the CM recently blamed waterlogging in Guwahati on a local university and ‘flood jihad’.

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Assam government introduces Bill to repeal Muslim marriage, divorce law in State

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Assam on Thursday tabled a new Bill in the State Assembly to repeal the existing law governing Muslim marriages a

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Won't Allow Muslims To Take Over State: Assam Chief Minister

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that he woul not let Bengali-speaking Muslims take over the state, underscoring that he is "not in the competition for minority votes".

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Will take sides, won’t let Miya Muslims take over Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Sarma made the remarks while responding to adjournment motions moved by four Opposition MLAs over the law and order situation in Assam, particularly over recent incidents of crime against women and the developments in Sivasagar.

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As Bengali Muslims Flee Homes In Eastern Assam, The Chief Minister Ramps Up Familiar Islamophobic Rhetoric

Assamese nativist groups have used a rape in Assam to hound Bengali-speaking Muslims, a community frequently denigrated as “outsiders”, into leaving their homes in eastern Assam, the latest effect of a barrage of Islamophobic speech from chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who has accused them...

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Why Real Impact Of Assam’s Riverbank Erosion Is Unclear

Mitigating riverbank erosion is a big challenge and requires a comprehensive strategy, which the state is yet to make, experts say

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Meet the eco-feminist army saving giant storks in Assam

The Hargila Army, led by Dr. Purnima Barman have launched a massive conservation movement through song, dance, weaving and GPS tagging in Assam

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