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Nagaland govt to hold Assembly session on resolution to repeal AFSPA

In the aftermath of the killing of 14 civilians by security forces in Mon district, the Nagaland government on Thursday decided to hold a special session of the Assembly to discuss and pass a resolution for repealing the AFSPA, a government +spokesperson said. The special session is tentatively scheduled for December 20 and the Governor of Assam and Nagaland Jagdish Mukhi will formally summon it, Minister for Planning & Coordination, Land Revenue and Parliamentary Affairs, Neiba Kronu told PTI here. The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, gives the Army powers of arrest and detention in disturbed areas'. He said that the decision was taken during a meeting of the Core Committee on Naga Political Issue of the state government held here during the day. The Core Committee headed by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio also comprises Cabinet ministers, besides representatives from all the political parties in the North-eastern state. The special session will also have discussions on the

Assam records 146 new coronavirus cases, 2 deaths, 142 recoveries

Assam's Covid tally increased to 618,188

Too many lives lost due to AFSPA: Naga Peoples Front MP in Lok Sabha

The MP flagged in the Lok Sabha the alleged sufferings faced by the Northeastern states of Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh due to the imposition of the AFSPA

Nagaland killings: Assam political parties join demand for repeal of AFSPA

Opposition political parties in Assam Monday lent their voices to the demand for repeal of AFSPA which has gained renewed momentum following the death of 14 civilians in Nagaland.

Assam govt issues fresh SOP as Omicron variant cases increase in country

The Assam government issued a new SOP, including mandatory RT-PCR test on arrival, for international travellers

Assam reports 101 new Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths in past 24 hours

Assam reported 101 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths in the past 24 hours, informed the state health bulletin on Sunday.

Covid-19 pandemic: Assam reports 143 new infections, two more deaths

The number of active cases currently in the state is 1,133

Covid-19 pandemic: 5 more die in Assam, 144 test positive

The new cases pushed the state's tally to 6,16,852

Govt admits failure of flood management, protection structures in Assam

Failure of flood management and flood protection structures, deforestation/watershed degradation, areas were among the major reasons as recognised by the government for the annual floods in Assam

For the second time since second wave, no Covid-19 deaths in Assam

Assam reported zero deaths due to COVID-19 on Friday. It was for the second time since the second wave of the pandemic hit the state, no death was reported in a day. COVID fatalities were nil for the last time on October 19. Meanwhile, 175 new cases were detected during the day, higher by 35 against the previous day, a National Health Missio (NHM) bulletin said. Among the fresh infections, Kamrup Metropolitan recorded 92, Barpeta (nine), and Darrang and Dibrugarh (eight each). The coronavirus death toll was 6,086, while the virus tally increased to 6,16,312. Five people had succumbed to the infection on Thursday. The number of COVID-19 positive patients dying due to other reasons remained at 1,347, the bulletin said. The daily positivity rate of the 32,344 samples tested was put at 0.54 per cent. The cumulative COVID-19 tests conducted in the state so far are 2,56,25,731. Altogether 219 patients recuperated from the infection in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of re

CMs of Assam, Mizoram meet to discuss inter-state border row

Assam and Mizoram on Thursday decided to increase the fencing along their inter-state border, which has seen violence that claimed the lives of five Assam Police personnel and a civilian last July.

Assam to issue notification to fill 6,000 vacant posts in police dept: CM

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday held a meeting with police officials and announced that the government would issue a notification within a week to fill 6,000 vacant posts

Govt, ULFA have divergent views but process to initiate talks on: Assam CM

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said there has been "progress in the process of initiating talks" with the ULFA

Himanta Biswa Sarma holds meeting with Nagaland CM in Jorhat

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Nagaland counterpart Neiphiu Rio held a meeting on Sunday and discussed several issues affecting the two Northeastern states. Though officials were tightlipped about the issues discussed in the closed-door meeting, sources said the duo spoke only on some "personal and political issues". Sarma, who tweeted to inform about the meeting at Circuit House where the press was not allowed, also did not share details of the discussion that lasted for about 15 minutes only. It was followed by breakfast. "Glad to have met HCM Nagaland Sri @Neiphiu_Rio at Jorhat today, along with MP Sri @KamakhyaTasa. Discussed several issues of mutual interest in order to strengthen the age-old ties & bonhomie b/w (between) two states. "We strive towards building an ever united & stronger #NorthEast," Sarma tweeted. An official statement from the Assam Chief Minister's Public Relations Cell gave details of his other programmes in Jorhat district, but was ..

CMs of Assam, Meghalaya aim to settle inter-state border dispute by Dec 31

Assam and Meghalaya on Tuesday announced that they would take necessary measures to settle interstate border disputes in at least six areas by the end of this year. Addressing a joint press conference here, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad Sangma said border committees set up earlier to hammer out solutions will submit their reports by November 30. The two chief ministers visited a disputed site at Langpih in Kamrup district earlier in the day. "The committees will present reports before their respective state governments, which will then talk to the stakeholders. After that, a clear picture will emerge and a final statement will be issued," Sangma said. Sarma further explained that the two states have formed three committees each to settle problems at six out of 12 disputed sites in Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan and Hailakandi districts. "In the first phase, we are looking to resolve problems at six places. Going by the spirit and pace,

Over 10 million people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in Assam

The number of persons fully vaccinated against COVID-19 crossed the one-crore mark in Assam on Tuesday

CBI court grants bail to ex-Assam CM's son in loan default case

A CBI court on Monday granted bail to Ashok Saikia, son of former Assam chief minister Hiteswar Saikia, who was arrested by the central agency in connection with the alleged default of a loan

Assam reports 270 fresh Coronavirus cases, 7 deaths in last 24 hrs

Assam reported 270 fresh COVID-19 cases and seven fatalities in the last 24 hours, informed the state health department on Tuesday.As per the state health bulletin, with the addition of the new cases, the active caseload in the state stands at 2,385.With 159 recoveries reported in the last 24 hours, the total recoveries mounted to 6,01,468.As many as 6,11,211 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state so far and the death toll in the state stands at 6,011.The daily positivity rate stood at 0.75 per cent. The recovery rate is 98.41 per cent while the case fatality rate is 0.98 per cent.A total of 2,47,90,707 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in the state so far including 36,201 tests conducted in the last 24 hours.

Bypoll results: BJP consolidates in Assam, MP; TMC reigns in Bengal

Congress wrests seats from it in four states

Assam bye-elections: 73.77% votes cast in 5 assembly constituencies

Altogether 73.77 per cent of nearly eight lakh eligible electors cast their votes in bye-elections to five Assembly constituencies in Assam that concluded peacefully on Saturday, ECI said.