The decision has been taken due to a significant improvement of security situation in the state, a home ministry official said.
The Republic Day parade, which will begin at around 1030 am, will be a unique mix of the country's military prowess and cultural diversity, depicting the country's growing indigenous capabilities, Nari Shakti and emergence of a 'New India'.
Highly-placed sources in the Assam police said that several jihadi elements from different areas of Assam were working for terror outfits after undergoing training.
In a series of tweets in Hindi, Home Minister Amit Shah said the decision has been taken by the ministry of home affairs after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal for opting local products and being self-reliant.
Road and rail traffic was partially affected in some regions on Monday during a 'Bharat bandh' called against the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, while protests appeared to taper off in many states, with authorities stepping up security and imposing curbs after days of unrest.
The soldier crossed over to India along with six hardcore terrorists through the Indo-Pak border in Pathankot.
Undeterred by the attack on his convoy by angry protestors, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday took stock of the situation in the violence-ravaged Uriamghat area along the disputed Assam-Nagaland boundary. He held a high-level security review meeting at the Sarupathar Railway station.
'Imagine for a soldier -- first you conquer territory after fighting a fierce battle, suffer casualties and then you are ordered to come back to your side of the International Border in India.'
He further slammed the saffron party for attempting to "hoodwink" the people following National Register of Citizens publication.
Demand for repeal of the act found echoes in the nation's Parliament with National People's Party (NPP) MP Agatha Sangma, a former Minister in the United Progressive Alliance government, terming the act as 'the elephant in the room which (needs to) be addressed' and seeking the 'draconian' Act be repealed.
'The Himmatsinghji Report is still 'missing'.' 'It is a great loss for the knowledge of India's borders.' 'It would have an immense value at a time China is bound to shift its attention to other border fronts in the Himalayas,' notes Claude Arpi.
At least five policemen were killed and a huge cache of arms and ammunition were looted by militants belonging to the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army in an ambush in Garo hills of Meghalaya on Tuesday.
In swift and specific operation Assam Police on Tuesday apprehended five members of Garo tribal militant group.
'Military is too serious a matter to be taken as a tour for a few years.'
Paresh Barua, the fugitive 'commander-in-chief' of the anti-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Assam, has been reportedly spotted by Indian security agencies at various locations in China.
At least 12 passengers were killed and four others seriously injured when a bus bound for Guwahati plunged into a river after crashing off a bridge on the busy National High Way 37 at Patgaon near Sonapur, about 40 kilometre east of Guwahati. According to the police, the accident occurred at around 4.20 am on Sunday morning. The night bus was on its way to Guwahati from Silapathar in Lakhimpur district.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), a forum comprising 40 farmer unions, called for a Bharat Bandh on Monday against the Centre's three agriculture laws. Here is its impact across the country:
The CM announced an ex gratia relief of Rs four lakh for the deceased and Rs one lakh each to the injured and assured that the state government will bear all medical expenses.
The Centre on Wednesday announced a raft of post-retirement employment possibilities for 'Agniveer' like priority in recruitment to the central armed police forces (CAPF) and Assam rifles but that failed to assuage the concerns of the opposition Congress which warned the 'transformative' 'Agnipath' scheme will reduce the operational effectiveness of the armed forces.
While incessant rain in the past 24 hours has wreaked havoc in parts of the northeast, triggering flash floods, the national capital experienced one of its hottest days.
The Manali-Leh National Highway-3 was blocked after heavy rainfall triggered landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district on Friday.
Bodies of three children were fished out of the Brahmaputra River, taking the toll in the ferry disaster to 106, even as search operations continued on Wednesday to trace over 100 missing people.
A senior police official informed that the police came to know about the explosive materials following the arrest of an ULFA militant in Guwahati on Thursday.
The seizure of liquor has been a matter of concern for the EC since it apprehends that the liquor might be used to influence the voters.
Operations were on Friday intensified against NDFB-S militants along the border with Arunachal Pradesh even as the death toll in the massacre rose to 81.
'The violence in Bangladesh has been used as an excuse to start violence by communal political fanatics.'
The AFSPA will continue to remain in force in 12 districts of Arunachal Pradesh for six more months.
It also directed the BSF to produce before it the investigation report and the steps it has taken with regard to allegations levelled by Yadav.
Counting of votes in all elections will be held on May 2.
The Centre is likely to rush additional paramilitary forces to trouble-torn areas along the Assam-Nagaland border to maintain peace and prevent the clashes between Naga and Karbi tribals from spreading.
Assam Police on Thursday arrested one cadre of the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army from Nine Mile area in Guwahati along Assam-Meghalaya border.
According to latest statistics of the Home ministry, the seven forces -- the CRPF, the Border Security Force, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, the Seema Sahastra Bal, the Central Industrial Security Forces, the National Security Guard and the Assam Rifles -- have lost 1,067 men in combat or counter-insurgency operations over a period of three years. But more than thrice -- as many as 3,611 personnel -- have died due to illnesses.
Voting is being held in 59 of the total 60 seats .
'If there are provocations and people try to exploit and manipulate the situation along linguistic, religious lines, then Assam might relapse into its troubled past.'
Nagaland Chief Electoral Officer Abhijit Sinha said the violence in Akuluto constituency in Zunheboto district left one dead and two injured.
An Assam police source said that the joint team of Army and police conducted raids at Murkusiapara village under Barama police station near Bhutan border.
'The Chinese -- up to the highest leadership -- will avoid a conflict because they know they will be badly licked.' 'The reputation they have painstakingly built over the last two-three decades of being a global power will be destroyed.'
The Tibetan nation still lives under the yoke of the Chinese Communist Party, and Beijing today has a guilty conscience; this creates a great uneasiness for Xi Jinping and his colleagues observes Claude Arpi.
Asserting that the new farm laws are in the interest of the farming community, the government said obstacles do come whenever good things or measures are taken and it is taking longer to resolve the issue as farmers' leaders want a solution their own way.
Stating that at least 16 people of different political parties have lost their lives in the post-poll violence in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying unable to digest defeat in the state elections they were sending central ministers to incite unrest in Kolkata.
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