The Assam Assembly on Friday (August 30, 2024) abolished a British-era rule that enabled Muslim members to take a two-hour break to offer namaz on Fridays.
Assam Assembly has eliminated the two-hour Jumma break, a remnant of colonial-era practices, in favor of enhanced productivity. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma commends the decision as a historic step toward modernization.
The bill was passed amid chaos in the Assam Assembly on Thursday. Sarma stated that the Cabinet has taken a significant step to ensure justice for the daughters and sisters of Assam by adding additional safeguards against child marriage.
According to Assam government the state currently has around 61,000 standard Anganwadi Centres. The opposition alleged discrimination in the allotment of Anganwadi Centres.
Such seats will be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a municipality every 10 years, as per the amendment to Assam Municipal Act, 1956.
The Cabinet also decided to provide government jobs to the next of kin of two persons, Indreswar Bora and Parismita Das, who died in the Majuli boat mishap on September 8, Hazarika said.
Akhil Gogoi, who contested as Independent, became the first Assamese to win an election from behind the bars without any physical campaigning.
BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday took oath as the 15th Chief Minister of Assam.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananada Sonowal on Sunday submitted his resignation to Governor Jagdish Mukhi at the Raj Bhavan
Voting began across 475 seats in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry today, at 7 am. While Bengal and Tamil Nadu have been witnessing high-octane political battles, Assam is ready to wrap up the last phase of polls. Kerala has been a host to marathon rallies and mammoth roadshows, while the Puducherry poll campaign was marred by controversies such as allegations of Aadhaar data usage by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and no ticket to former CM V Narayanaswamy by the Congress.
Newly-elected deputy speaker of Assam assembly Kripanath Mallah falls off an elephant. He was being welcomed by his supporters in Ratabari, his own constituency, in Karimganj district.
The Assam assembly on Friday unanimously passed GST bill becoming the first state to roll out the new tax regime, after its passage by both houses of parliament this month. “A historic resolution was passed
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