Men marrying girls below 14 yrs to be booked under POCSO Act in Assam

The Assam cabinet on Monday decided to book men who marry girls below 14 years in the state under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma......

Over 7000 Assam evictees reel under epidemic fears

It has been more than a week since thousands made homeless by an eviction drive by the Assam government which left two people including a 12-year-old boy dead in Dhalpur of Assam, are living either......

Assam CM alleges PFI hand behind Darrang violence

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday claimed the Popular Front of India (PFI) was involved in violence during an eviction drive in Darrang district which saw police firing on......

Darrang: 12-hr bandh to protest eviction drive deaths

A 12-hour bandh called by a body of various organisations representing the minority community to protest the death of two persons during an eviction drive affected normal life in Assam's Darrang......