GUWAHATI: The BJP-led government in Assam has decided to crack down on the “emerging trend” of “cheating marriages”, which generally involve a prospective boyfriend lying about his religion to marry a Hindu girl, minister of finance and health Himanta Biswa Sarma he said Wednesday. “In Assam, we are seeing the …
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Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma (Archive) Guwahati: Two days after declaring that the BJP would launch a massive campaign against “love jihad” if power was voted in the Assembly elections to be held next year, Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the following in the state’s agenda would be …
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Assam’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and state education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said a notification will be issued in November regarding the closure of all state madrassas. About 100 Sanskrit tols will also be closed in the state, he added. “All state madrassas will become regular schools or, in …
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After a sudden spike in September, the Covid-19 positivity rate in Assam has declined this month, prompting Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to say that the pandemic curve is flattening out in the state. “In September, the positivity rate reached 8% of the total samples analyzed. But since last week, …
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File photo of Himanta Biswa Sarma (Image: PTI / Archive) Assam’s Education and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the state government will issue a formal notification in this regard in November. IANS Guwahati Last update: October 10, 2020 8:55 AM M. IST FOLLOW US: Assam government to close all …
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GUWAHATI: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday he announced that the state government will close all government madrassas in Assam because it cannot allow religious education with public money. Sarma said a notice will be issued next month. “Institutes of religious education will not be allowed to run on …
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Mai Handique was admitted to the hospital 10 days ago after testing positive for COVID. Her age may have presented a challenge, but the 100-year-old Mai Handique’s battle against COVID-19 was won by her positivity, doctors said Thursday. Handique, Assam’s oldest COVID-19 patient, was discharged from the Mahendra Mohan Chowdhury …
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Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma said the COVID-19 situation in the state is cause for concern Guwahati: The Assam government has asked the center to administer the coronavirus vaccine in the stage 2 trials to front-line health workers if the efficacy of the vaccine is established. Assam’s Health Minister Himanta Biswa …
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Coronavirus: Himanta Biswa Sarma said post-coronavirus complications are increasing in Assam Guwahati: Amid an increase in COVID-19 cases in Assam, the state Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today that deaths after treatment for coronavirus infection are also on the rise. He said that although there is no clear data, …
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Assam’s Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma regularly visits Covid care centers in a PPE suit. (Proceedings) Guwahati: Assam’s Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who regularly wears PPE equipment to visit Covid patients and doctors in state hospitals, wore his protective suit once again on Sunday to visit someone very special …
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