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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah here and discussed the roadmap for a complete withdrawal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from the state.

In the course of the meeting that lasted for 30 minutes, Chief Minister Sarma and Union Home Minister Shah discussed threadbare the roadmap for complete withdrawal of AFSPA from Assam.

An area or district is notified as a disturbed area under the AFSPA to facilitate the operations of the armed forces.

The Assam government plans to introduce a Bill in December to ban polygamy, the practice of marrying multiple spouses. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that a legal committee has received positive thoughts on the ban and is drafting the Bill. Out of 149 suggestions received, 146 were in favor of banning polygamy, while three opposed it.

Assam government plans to present a bill in December to ban polygamy; CM Himanta Biswa Sarma aims to introduce the bill in the assembly by December.

The Assam government is planning to introduce a new bill set to ban polygamy in the state. Know details of this new move by CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.

The statement made in the July-August edition of the insurgent group's mouthpiece Nagalim Voice also called the proposed map of a Kuki-administered territory as "unrealistic".

Five years ago, Brinda Thounaojam made the biggest drug-related arrest in Manipur history. Today, the ex-cop is one of the most vocal critics of Chief Minister Biren Singh’s policies in the midst of the ongoing ethnic conflict.

শুক্রবার সকালে মণিপুরের উখরুল জেলায় দুই গোষ্ঠীর সংঘর্ষে তিন জন মারা যান। এই খুনের প্রতিবাদে এবং অপরাধীদের বিচার চেয়ে কাংপোকপি জেলায় জাতীয় সড়ক অবরোধ করেন শতাধিক কুকি মহিলা।

The chief mister said that the AFSPA is in place in eight districts of the state now after his government came to power. | Latest News India