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Sarma allocates portfolios to 17 new ministers

GUWAHATI, June 9 -- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday allotted portfolios to the newly-inducted cabinet ministers, three days after 12 new lawmakers swore in, taking the total strengt... Read More


Assam CM allocates portfolios to 12 newly inducted ministers; keeps home, power, PWD

India, June 8 -- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday allocated portfolios to 12 newly inducted ministers taking the overall strength to 17. The chief minister has kept home and politic... Read More


Assam cabinet expansion: 11 BJP MLAs, one AGP legislator sworn in

India, June 5 -- Twelve new ministers were inducted into the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government in Assam on Friday taking the total strength of the cabinet to 17. The new ministers were administered ... Read More


Assam assembly clears UCC bill amid Oppn stir

Guwahati, May 28 -- The Assam Assembly on Wednesday passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill that seeks to put in place a common legal framework to govern marriage, divorce, succession and live-in rel... Read More


Assam assembly clears UCC bill amid Oppn's demand for it to be sent to panel

Guwahati, May 28 -- The Assam Assembly on Wednesday passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill that seeks to put in place a common legal framework to govern marriage, divorce, succession and live-in rel... Read More


Assam assembly passes UCC bill amid Oppn stir

Guwahati, May 28 -- The Assam assembly on Wednesday passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill after a heated debate between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance and opposition parties, ... Read More


Assam assembly passes UCC bill amid Oppn stir

Guwahati, May 28 -- The Assam assembly on Wednesday passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill after a heated debate between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance and opposition parties, ... Read More


Assam assembly passes UCC bill amid Oppn stir

Guwahati, May 28 -- The Assam assembly on Wednesday passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill after a heated debate between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance and opposition parties, ... Read More


Assam assembly passes UCC law by voice vote; opposition says not needed

India, May 27 -- The Assam assembly on Wednesday passed the contentious Uniform Civil Code (UCC) legislation amid support from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies, and opposition from Con... Read More


Assam becomes 3rd state to pass UCC Bill; Opposition calls it 'political stunt'

India, May 27 -- The Assam assembly on Wednesday passed the contentious Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill by voice vote after a five-hour debate that drew sharp resistance from the Opposition that called ... Read More