The Assam Cabinet has also directed that suitable legislation be brought for the registration of Muslim marriages in Assam, to be considered by the next session of the Assembly.
"The entire area has been cordoned off by security personnel and a search operation is being carried out to trace the fleeing militants," Cachar SP Numal Mahatta
A massive fire has been reported in some coaches of the Gandhi Dham Express while it was passing from Bongaigaon in Assam.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said anyone who came to the state in 2015 or later will be deported back to their country of origin.
Embankments, roads, bridges and other infrastructure have also been damaged by flood waters in Dhemaji, Golaghat, Nagaon, Tamulpur, Cachar, Chirang, Darrang, Dhubri, Goalpara and Karimganj, it said. The Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark at Nimatighat, Tezpur and Dhubri.
CPI(M) state secretary Jitendra Chaudhury said, "This is not the death of Badal Shill, it is the murder of democracy by the BJP. I appeal to the people to protest this brutal murder and save the democracy."
The letter condemned various incidents, particularly in Jiribam’s Phaitol and Mongbung villages, where it was reported that central security forces allegedly assaulted seven Kuki women and detained two village youths.
Cachar, Barpeta, Kamrup, Nagaon, Dhubri, Darrang, Biswanath, Golaghat, Goalpara, Hailakandi, Sivsagar, Dibrugarh, Morigaon, Tinsukia and Nalbari were among the 26 inundated districts, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) bulletin said.
The circular issued by the Director of Higher Education had evoked criticism from several quarters with the All Assam Students Union condemning the move and asking the government to be more responsible towards local people.
The opposition in Sikkim is now completely clean as the only MLA of opposition party SDF, Tenzing Norbu Lamtha has joined SKM.
According to authorities, the group had entered India using unauthorised routes and intended to disperse across various regions of the country.
Rahul Gandhi visited three relief camps in Manipur's Jirbhum, Churachandpur and Bishnupur. He was accompanied by other Congress leaders including KC Venugopal and the party's state chief Keisham Meghachandra.
This was Rahul Gandhi's third visit to Manipur since ethnic violence broke out in the state in May last year.
With the latest report of casualties, the death count in floods, and other natural disasters in Assam this year has risen to 78. As many as 10 rivers including Brahmaputra are flowing above the red mark affecting about 2.4 million people.
According to reports, the student took the extreme step after he was scolded by the teacher. However, it is yet to be known whether the teacher confronted the student in front of fellow students or not.
The Brahmaputra was flowing above the danger marks at Nimatighat, Tezpur, Goalpara and Dhubri. The devastating second wave of the flood has claimed the lives of 114 wild animals.
Rahul Gandhi's visit to Manipur on July 8 comes amid a fresh spate of violence reported in the state. Recently, violence erupted in Koutruk village, situated in the Imphal West district, where a clash between the two rival ethnic groups claimed two lives.
The floods in Assam have impacted over 24.5 lakh people. It has also claimed over 52 lives while triggering severe damage to wildlife in Kaziranga National Park.
Manipur is currently reeling with floods as the incessant rainfalls have led to a rise in river streams. Imphal, Senapati, and Kongba have breached their embankments. Meanwhile, 25 personnel of the National Disaster Response Force have reached Imphal from Kohima.
The police said that the five Rohingyas admitted during questioning that they came from a camp in Bangladesh and were planning to go to Hyderabad via Guwahati.
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