Police have closed all roads in and around the places mentioned in the mail. Senior police officials have rushed to all the places and are monitoring the search operations.
An advisory issued by Silchar Medical College & Hospital - a state-run medical college in Assam - created an uproar on the campus as students expressed their objection to it, demanding enhanced security measures in the hospital.
The advisory also instructed female students to refrain from leaving the hostel or lodging rooms during night hours unless absolutely necessary and must step out only after informing authorities.
According to eyewitnesses, the speeding truck rammed the devotees when they were going to a temple in Kokrajhar. In the holy month of Sawan, people, in a large number, visit the temples to offer prayers.
Himanta Biswa Sarma added that the census report said that in Assam, the Hindu population declined by around 9.23 per cent from 1951 to 2011, and in Bangladesh, it declined by 13.5 per cent.
The girl student was from Uttar Pradesh and lived in Disang Hostel. Her body was found after her friends noticed her absence from classes during the day.
Sheikh Hasina left the country on August 5 and moved to India temporarily after massive violent protests in Bangladesh.
The Union Minister said the decision to lift AFSPA from northeastern states was based on a careful assessment of the security environment, indicating a return to normalcy and peace in regions that were once affected by insurgency and violence.
Assam news: Himanta Biswa Sarma also expressed concerns about population control and the need to protect the interests of the indigenous population of Assam.
Former Assam Public Service Commission chairman Rakesh Paul, along with other members and officials of the APSC, were earlier arrested in connection with another cash-for-jobs case related to the Combined Competitive Examinations (CCE) in Assam.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma ordered district commissioners to simplify government functions and serve only vegetarian food, emphasizing the end of VIP culture and efficient administration at the DCs' conference.
While the tragic incident claimed six lives, one was critically injured and was referred to Silchar Medical College and Hospital. CM Sarma expressed condolences to the kin of the deceased.
On Friday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the rate of population increase of Muslims is much higher than that of Hindus and as per the current population rate, the Muslims would be a majority in the next 17 years.
Around 2 lakh people in the state are still affected with Nagaon being the worst hit, according to sources. Cachar and Dhubri are the other two worst-affected districts in the state.
Assam CM said the population of the Hindu community is rising by around 16 per cent every 10 years. He added that his government has taken steps to reduce population growth among the Muslim community.
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.
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