Assam
Manipur MLA says situation improving, displaced people can return home
Md Ashab Uddin, a Janata Dal MLA from Jiribam Assembly constituency in Manipur, said, "The situation is improving in the state. I have visited many areas. People who have taken refuge in Cachar district thought that the violence in Churachandpur district would spread to their areas also. But this did not happen.
Srinivas B.V. asked to appear before Assam police on Angkita Dutta's complaint
The copy of the letter of Assam police referring the cases registered against Srinivas on Dutta's complaint mentioned, "It is revealed that there are reasonable grounds to question you (Srinivas B.V.) to ascertain facts and circumstances from you, in relation to the present investigation. Hence you are directed to appear at 11:00 AM on 02/05/2023 (Tuesday) at Dispur police station."
Angkita Dutta episode: Assam Police team leaves for Karnataka to apprehend Srinivas B.V.
A case has been registered against Srinivas B.V. in Dispur police station under Sections 509, 294, 341, 352, 354, 354A, and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) along with Section 67 of the Information Technology Act. According to sources, a four-member team of Assam Police has been sent to Karnataka to apprehend Srinivas.
'Law will take its own course': Assam CM on Angkita Dutta episode
"The way Assam Congress has handled this matter is sad. They ought to have established an inquiry committee and worked things out among themselves. I had believed that the Congress should be dealing with this internally," he told reporters in the national capital.
Assam, Arunachal sign agreement to resolve decades-old border disputes
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Arunachal Pradesh counterpart Pema Khandu signed the agreement in presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi. After signing the deal, Shah said that they all have witnessed a historic moment in the northeast to resolve the border dispute between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, pending for decades.
BJP to begin 2024 preparations in Assam, visits by Shah & Nadda in May
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president J.P. Nadda are scheduled to visit the state in May for meetings with party workers. The BJP has set a target to win 12 of the 14 Lok Sabha seats. According to sources, the party however may face a stiff challenge in four constituencies -- Dhubri, Kaliabor, Barpeta, and Nagaon.
Modi inaugurates AIIMS, Assam; targets earlier govts over lack of health infra
Speaking on the occasion, Modi pointed out, "The first AIIMS was built in Delhi during the 1950s. People from all corners went to AIIMS Delhi for treatment, but no government understood the need of setting up AIIMS campuses all over the country." "It was the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government that took the initiative of building AIIMS in other cities," he added.
'Taj Mahal can't be a symbol of love': BJP legislator
"Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in the memory of his 4th wife Mumtaz. However, he married three ladies after the demise of Mumtaz," Kurmi claimed. "How could Shah Jahan marry three other women following the death of Mumtaz if he had really loved her?" he wondered. Earlier, the BJP legislator asserted that the Taj Mahal and Qutub Minar should be demolished.
Assam CM gets threat from SFJ's Pannu, police register case
On Sunday, a section of journalists in Assam received calls from different mobile numbers, and on connecting, a message purportedly in Pannu's voice issued threats to Sarma. The caller said: "Pro-Khalistan supporters imprisoned in Assam have been tortured. Listen very carefully, CM Sarma, the fight is between pro-Khalistan Sikhs and the Indian regime."
Himanta Biswa Sarma threatens to lodge defamation suit against CM Kejriwal
Sarma, on Friday, also threatened to file a defamation case against the Delhi Chief Minister. The Chief Minister asserted that there is no pending case against him, neither before any court in the country nor in any agency. He asked, "Which case is there against me? I challenge Arvind Kejriwal to show a single case filed against me."
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