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Assam court reserves order on bail plea of Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani

A court in Assam's Kokrajhar district on Sunday reserved its order on the bail petition of Independent Gujarat MLA and Dalit activist Jignesh Mevani, and sent him to one day judicial custody.

PM Modi to inaugurate 7 cancer hospitals in Assam's Dibrugarh on April 28

PM Modi will inaugurate seven new cancer hospitals in Assam's Dibrugarh on April 28 and will also lay the foundation stone of seven new cancer hospitals in the state.

2 Ukrainians detained by Railway Police in Assam's Karimganj district

A police official said that they have contacted the Ukrainian embassy in India to verify records

Assam court sends Congess MLA Jignesh Mevani to three-day police custody

A Chief Judicial Magistrate's court in Assams Kokrajhar district rejected the bail petition of Independent Gujarat MLA and Dalit activist Jignesh Mevani, and sent him to three-day police custody.

Assam police arrest Jignesh Mevani over tweet; Congress holds protest

Assam police arrested Gujarat MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani from Palanpur in Gujarat's Banaskantha district and took him to the north-eastern state by air in the early hours of Thursday

Arrested MLA Jignesh Mevani reaches Assam, taken to Kokrajhar

Mevani was taken to Kokrajhar by road, over 220 km from Guwahati, as the case under which he was arrested was registered there

Congress denounces Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani's arrest, terms it 'unlawful'

In a statement, K C Venugopal said: "The unlawful & unconstitutional arrest of Jignesh Mevani at midnight by Assam Police is the latest proof of authoritarianism under BJP"

Assam police arrests Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani over tweet about Godse

Mevani is independent MLA from Vadgam seat in Banaskantha. He recently joined Congress

Mamata best suited to lead opposition, Cong busy infighting: Ripun Bora

Bora, the former president of Congress' Assam unit who joined the TMC on Sunday, alleged that several leaders of the Congress were working in connivance with the BJP in the Northeastern state

Assam's Kamrup district gets a first-of-its-kind transgender tea stall

Tea stall has been set up under the aegis of All Assam Transgender Association in collaboration with District Administration to empower the trans community and help them learn entrepreneurial skills

West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Assam saw over 8% March retail inflation

CPI inflation was more pronounced in rural areas from January in FY22

Ex-Assam Cong chief Ripun Bora joins TMC, claims leaders working for BJP

Former Assam Congress president Ripun Bora severed his four-decade-old relationship with the party and joined the Trinamool Congress on Sunday, alleging that several leaders of the grand old party are working in connivance with the BJP in the North-eastern state. The incident occurred around a fortnight after alleged cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha election cost his seat in the Upper House of Parliament. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said it is natural for Bora to resign from the Congress after MLAs of his own party "worked for his defeat" in the Rajya Sabha election held on March 31. The senior leader who was a Congress member since his student days in 1976 joined the TMC in Kolkata in the presence of the party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee. "Delighted to welcome Shri@ripunbora, Former Minister of Panchayat & Rural Development, Minister of Education in Assam, former Rajya Sabha MP & former President of Assam Pradesh Congress committee! He joined us

Assam CM Himanta Sarma to attend Madhavpur Mela in Gujarat's Porbandar

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to attend the Madhavpur Mela in Gujarat's Porbandar on Wednesday

Two-day conclave in Assam to focus on optimum use of NE waterways: Minister

The government, during the conclave, will also explore a possible collaboration between Assam and the Netherlands in river water management

PM Narendra Modi slated to visit Assam on April 28

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to visit the North-East state of Assam on April 28.Apart from PM Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is also likely to visit Assam on April 23. Moreover, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will embark on a month-long visit from May 11 across the state to mark the one-year anniversary of his government."From May 11 to June 11, he will travel to all the 32 districts in the state where he will participate in myriad programmes," as per the sources.Apart from holding public interactions and public meetings, the Assam CM is scheduled to inaugurate and dedicate various projects to the people of the state.Notably, BJP broke the Congress record of being the only party to form successive governments in Assam by winning the 2021 Assembly poll.Himanta Biswa Sarma was sworn in as the Chief Minister of the BJP government on May 10.

Border talks: 26 Jaintia villages write to officials to remain in Meghalaya

'At least 26 villages in disputed Meghalaya's Jaintia Hills have written to the state government voicing their concern at the possibility of being "given away" to the neighbouring state of Assam'

Congress claims cross-voting by AIUDF in Assam Rajya Sabha elections

The senior Congress leader questioned the AIUDF naming its agent for the election without consulting the other parties in the Opposition camp

Numaligarh Refinery presents interim dividend of Rs 95.63 cr to Assam govt

The second interim dividend amounting to Rs 86.35 crore was paid to the state government on November 29, 2021

Northeast now part of mainstream India: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

The region has been given due attention since Modi became prime minister in 2014, he said, adding that no one could have thought that he will visit the region over 50 times in his tenure so far

Withdrawal of AFSPA, 'precious Bihu gift' for Assam: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

AFSPA empowers security forces to conduct operations and arrest anyone without any prior warrant besides giving immunity from arrest and prosecution to the security forces if they shoot someone dead