Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday called for delinking the population control issue from politics and adopting a realistic solution with emphasis on education, health, ending child marriage and financial inclusion to solve the problem among the Muslims of the state. The problem is more pronounced in Muslim
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In yet another success in its crusade against crime at the Indo-Bangladesh border, in two different joint operations, troops of the Guwahati Frontier of Border Security Force(BSF) with Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)and Assam Police apprehended four smugglers and seized 752 Kg of cannabis from their possession on Saturday. Also, a
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has asked the Assam government to review the Compassionate Family Pension (CFP) scheme as it not only defies legal principles but also has put an estimated additional financial burden of Rs 156.91 crore per annum on the state exchequer. The state government
Highlighting that trade in illegal drugs in Assam is worth about Rs 5,000 crore annually, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Sunday urged the police to be unrelenting in their war on drugs. He also emphasised the need for proper rehabilitation of reformed drug addicts and directed the Health and the
Assam withdraws relaxation given to fully vaccinated; all travellers will again be screened on entry
The Assam government has withdrawn the relaxation given to the fully vaccinated people entering the state from mandatory COVID-19 test and issued a fresh order saying all travellers have to undergo health checkup on entry, an official said on Sunday. The decision has been taken after it was found that 5