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Constitution Bench to hear challenge to Section 6A of Citizenship Act on October 17

A Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Wednesday decided to hear from October 17 a series of petitions challenging the constitutionality of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955. Section 6A is a special provision inserted into the 1955 Act in furtherance of a Memorandum…

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Assam regional party plans ‘unification’ yatra

AJP: Announces ‘One Assam Yatra’ to unite people against communalism, corruption & dictatorial rule. Aim to generate awareness & reject divisive politics. Seek to change mindsets & empower people to exercise their rights. #Assam #Yatra #AJP #DivisivePolitics

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Stab at nine world records during Assam plantation drive

Assam government mobilised public to plant 1cr saplings to increase green cover and attempt 9 world records. 80% survival rate to help achieve net zero carbon emissions. Focus on commercially viable trees to boost local economy and sustain green movement. PM Modi lauded the effort.

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Centre to withdraw Rapid Action Force from Manipur

Government considers phased withdrawal of Rapid Action Force from Manipur due to unsuitable exposure to anti-insurgency theatre. 10 companies of RAF deployed in Manipur, along with 36,000 paramilitary forces. 4,500 CAPF personnel sent on request of State govt. Meitei groups demand removal of Indian Army and Assam Rifles from buffer…

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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma dubs Rahul Gandhi a ‘chunavi Hindu’

Sarma dubs Rahul Gandhi "chunavi Hindu", claims INDIA would have reacted differently if remarks were made against another religion.

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84 artists conferred with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Awards

VP Dhankhar presents Amrit Awards to 84 artistes for preserving Indian culture, honouring those who have not been accorded national recognition in 75 yrs. Awardees from diverse fields of performing arts incl. theatre, music, playwriting, folk music & dance. Awardees from 15 states incl. J&K, Goa, Jharkhand, Ladakh, Andhra Pradesh,…

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What are the three cases before the new CJI-led Constitution Bench? | Explained

The Hindu explains the upcoming cases to be heard by a new five-judge Constitution Bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud

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Gaurav Gogoi calls for Assam CM Sarma’s resignation over subsidy row

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi demanded the resignation of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma following a controversy over the approval of ₹10 crore subsidy under the Prime Minister’s Kisan Sampada Yojana for a firm owned by the latter’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma.

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Local Manipur magistrates to record statements of witnesses/victims in 27 CBI cases: SC

Supreme Court clarifies local magistrates to record statements of witnesses/victims in 27 cases of Manipur ethnic violence transferred to CBI. Magistrates to be physically present to record statements, ensure they are signed and sent to designated courts in Assam. Test Identification Parade of accused to be done by local magistrates.

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Assam CM’s wife threatens to sue Congress MP as subsidy row escalates

The Chief Minister, too, has threatened legal action against Mr. Gogoi

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Assam CM helped wife’s firm get ₹10 crore subsidy: Congress

Congress alleges Assam CM helped wife's firm secure ₹10cr subsidy under Central project. CM denies allegation. Congress MP Gogoi posts story & questions if Central schemes meant to enrich BJP. CM reiterates no subsidies received. Gogoi posts link to Ministry's website.

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Company owned by Assam CM’s family sanctioned Rs 10 crore govt subsidy for food processing unit

A media company owned by the Assam chief minister’s family has been sanctioned a government subsidy of Rs 10 crore to establish a food processing plant in Assam’s Nagaon district.

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Drivers of fuel tankers to go on indefinite strike in Manipur

Drivers of the fuel tankers transporting petrol and diesel for domestic consumption from Assam to Manipur have said that they will go on an indefinite strike unless armed militants are booked and punished. This comes close on the heels of firing on some empty tankers in Noney district on Tuesday. The Central government…

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Hanumanthanagar police station felicitated for best performance under QR code feedback system

It was in the second week of August when a Hoysala patrolling team based on information from 112 rushed to the spot and rescued a 25-year-old labourer from Assam who was allegedly inflicting injuries on himself with a knife and threatening passers-by in Srinagar.

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Assam deported 3,100 foreigners since 2001, says Sarma

Assam has deported 3,100 people declared as foreigners by tribunals since 2001. 224 non-citizens currently housed at a transit camp in Goalpara. Steps taken according to Foreigners Act, FT Order & Centre notifications.

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Assam initiates steps for delimitation of panchayat seats

Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Ranjeet Kumar Dass on September 11 introduced the Assam Panchayat (Amendment) Bill, 2023, that seeks to delimit the Gaon Panchayat, Anchalik Panchayat, and Zilla Parishad constituencies apart from bringing in other changes.

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Assam: Forest department seizes rhino horns, elephant tusks, tiger bones; five arrested

The forest department in Assam has seized a huge cache of smuggled animal body parts from the Manas National Park and arrested five suspected poachers on Friday. Read further on dynamite News:

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Rhino horn among wildlife body parts recovered in Assam, 5 held

Forest & police officials in Assam's Baksa district recovered wildlife body parts incl. rhino horn, deer antler, elephant tusk & bones.

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‘India’ in Reserve Bank’s name should be replaced with ‘Bharat’: Himanta

Assam CM Sarma calls for renaming RBI to Reserve Bank of Bharat, claims India & practices associated with British era are 'colonial hangovers'. He believes Modi ji is the one to root out these hangovers & that Sanatana Dharma has no beginning or end.

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Explained | How the amended Forest (Conservation) Act imperils the Northeast

The Mizoram Assembly has passed a resolution opposing the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023. Aside from special Constitutional protections in Mizoram and Nagaland, the Act is applicable in the rest of India’s Northeast. In 1996, the Supreme Court expanded the term ‘forest land’, such that the Forest Rights Act also…

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Himanta discusses with Shah complete withdrawal of AFSPA from Assam

CM Sarma met Union Home Minister Shah to discuss roadmap for complete withdrawal of AFSPA from Assam. Govt will take steps based on HM's suggestions. AFSPA has been in force in Assam since 1990 & was removed from entire State except 8 districts. Sarma assured people of Assam AFSPA will…

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Assam government forms three-member panel to draft anti-polygamy law

The Chief Minister had earlier said a lot of cases of polygamy were detected in southern Assam

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Assam doctor alleges threats from family for embracing Hinduism; family claims kidnap

The doctor claimed that she had irked her family by converting to Hinduism and they have threatened to kill her, leading her to go into hiding.

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Assam Police seize 1,420 kg of Ganja from Karimganj district

Assam Police seized a large number of contraband drugs and arrested one person in Assam's Karimganj district. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bardhanara, a village in Assam where only one family lives and has no roads!

Hardly a kilometre away from the Medical College in Assam’s Nalbari town, the journey to Bardhanara village is a long and arduous voyage as there are no roads connecting the village to the city. Yes, home to only one family, Bardhana is one of India’s most remote villages.

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