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Assam assembly passes Land Ceiling Amendment Bill giving land right to tea garden workers, CM Sarma says a historic mistake is rectified

OpIndia Staff -
In a landmark development, the Assam Legislative Assembly on Friday passed the Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Land Holdings (Amendment) Bill, 2025. The legislation...
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Tewary Commission Report on 1983 Assam violence: Read why the commission said Nellie Massacre was not communal, and how it was one of many...

Raju Das -
The comprehensive report captures not only the immediate failures that led to one of independent India’s worst episodes of mass violence, but the deeper factors that had been simmering for decades in the state.
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Christian groups object to Assam govt’s move to regulate fees in minority-run schools, want unilateral right to keep hiking fees in the name of...

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In a move aimed at curbing arbitrary fee hikes and promoting educational equity, the Assam government on Wednesday tabled a bill in the assembly...
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‘Not an accident but a plain murder’: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on singer Zubeen Garg’s death

OpIndia Staff -
The CM said that the SIT will soon submit a “watertight chargesheet” and claimed that the motive behind Garg’s killing will “shock the people of the state.”
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Himanta Biswa Sarma signs loan agreement with British Museum for Vrindavani Vastra: Read about Assam’s 16th century spiritual and cultural legacy, and how it...

Shriti Sagar -
To ensure that the Vrindavani Vastra can be safely displayed in Assam, the state government and the JSW Foundation will build a world-class museum in Guwahati.
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Assam govt directs 5 illegal immigrants to leave India within 24 hours under ‘forgotten’ 1950 law brought back by Himanta Biswa Sarma govt

Aditi -
The absconders have been identified as Hanufa, Mariyam Nessa, Fatema, Monowara, and Amjad Ali, all from the Dhobokata village of the district.
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Assam: Female Hindu student accuses Professor Shahjahan of mental harassment, stopping the victim from joining ABVP

OpIndia Staff -
Parinita Roy has complained about the matter to the Principal of the Bhola Nath College. She vowed to file a police complaint if the college fails to take action against the faculty member.
News Reports

How Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma helped Nitish Kumar formulate the Rs 10,000 scheme for women: Inside NDA’s stunning Bihar victory

Divya Bharti -
The NDA’s landslide in Bihar is being widely credited to the massively popular “das-hazari” Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, shaped with key inputs from Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and inspired by PM Modi’s push for women-led economic empowerment.

EC issues instructions to begin SIR in Assam: Know until when voter names can be added and when the final voter list will be...

OpIndia Staff -
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has also ordered a Summary Revision of the Voter List (SIR) in Assam. New names will be added...
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Hindu man from UP says he was taken to Assam, forcibly converted to Islam, and forced to marry Muslim girl, case filed under anti-conversion...

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A 25-year-old UP man alleges he was forcibly converted to Islam and married in Assam by a woman and her family. After escaping, a case has been registered under the state's anti-conversion law following a court order.
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