Assam

Satra is a spiritual institution and has been the centre of traditional performing arts (literature, music and theatre) in the State. Typically, it consists of a large prayer hall, bathing tanks, dormitories, and guest accommodation.

The victim's uncle told OpIndia that a few days earlier, the Tulsi Mala of a Hindu Bengali student was forcibly removed by the Don Bosco School authorities.

Earlier on Friday (13th June), the Assam Chief Minister informed that the severed head of a cow was found at a local Hanuman Mandir in Muslim-dominated Dhubri on the following day of Bakri Eid.

From the moment he became Assam Congress President, Gaurav Gogoi’s social media feed has been filled with 'congratulations' from suspicious accounts.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced a major initiative to recover encroached land belonging to Satras of the state

In a tweet, Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "I visited Dhubri and directed law enforcement officers to follow ZERO tolerance against elements who desecrate our temples, naamghars and sacred spaces."

Supreme Court recently said that the Immigrants (Expulsion From Assam) Act, 1950, is still valid, which says that govt can deport illegal foreigners without approaching courts

The demolition drive faced massive protests by local Muslims who came out in support of Azad Choudhary.

Interestingly, on one hand, Sibal asserted that the SP violated court order to illegally send the woman to Bangladesh, on the other, he claimed that the petitioner does not know for sure if the woman has actually been deported to Bangladesh or is still in India.

The petition filed through advocate Adeel Ahmed said there is a growing pattern of indiscriminate detentions and extrajudicial "push backs" of individuals by Assam authorities in border districts such as Dhubri, South Salmara, and Goalpara.