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Himanta Sarma's Viral Gesture After Rahul Gandhi's "Will Go To Jail" Claim
A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma would be put in jail over alleged corruption, the latter was seen making a "thenga" -- dismissive hand gesture -- while rebutting Mr Gandhi's claim.
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"Assam Government, Chief Minister Most Corrupt" In India: Rahul Gandhi
On the first day of the Assam leg of 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' on Thursday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed that the state perhaps has the "most corrupt government" and the "most corrupt Chief Minister" in the country.
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2 Assam Officers Arrested For Corruption, Cash Worth Rs 2.32 Crore Seized
Two government officers were arrested in a corruption case and Rs 2.32 crore in cash was seized from the residences of one of them in Assam's Dhubri district, a statement said on Saturday.
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CBI Registers Case Against Assam BSNL Officials In Corruption Case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case on a complaint from BSNL, Assam Circle, Guwahati against its 21 officials of BSNL including then General Manager, an official statement said on Friday.
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Spree Of Arrests Of Assam Government Officials As State Sets 'Vigilance Traps'
While in 2017 only nine corruption cases were registered in Assam after traps, this year till August 20, 23 such corruption cases have been registered, government data further reflected.
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Manish Sisodia Summoned Over Assam Chief Minister's Defamation Case
Himanta Biswa Sarma had filed the case after Manish Sisodia accused him and his wife of corruption in a deal for PPE kits at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Assam Chief Minister Is AAP's Target In "Big Expose" Over BJP Corruption
The charges were based on an investigative report published on the news website The Wire two days ago that have been strongly denied by Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife as "unfounded".
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453 Land Brokers Arrested In Assam In Overnight Drive
More than 400 land brokers were arrested from different parts of Assam yesterday night in the state government's latest move against corrupt practices in revenue offices
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"No One More Corrupt Than Congress": Union Minister Smriti Irani In Assam
Union Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani on Saturday described Congress as the "most corrupt party" and appealed to the people to vote for the BJP to continue to avail benefits of various central and state schemes.
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Assam University Shut As Students Protest Against Leader's Rustication
The Assam University in Silchar has been shut for over a week now, with students boycotting classes and taking up an indefinite hunger strike to protest against the rustication of a student leader who they say highlighted alleged corruption in the institution.
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Assam Government Claims Over 3 Lakh "Ghost Children" In State-Run Schools
The Assam government on Monday claimed that over three lakh "ghost children" were enrolled in state government schools under the previous Congress-led regime, suggesting a massive corruption scandal.
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Month After Transfer, Former Assam NRC Coordinator Accused Of Corruption
A prominent non-governmental organisation has demanded a CBI probe into alleged "illegalities and financial irregularities" in Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise carried out under former coordinator Prateek Hajela over the last few years.
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As Modi Government Completes 3 Years, Its Top Five Policy Moves
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government completes three years today. In 2014, the BJP won a massive mandate to rule India and took power after 10 years of Congress-rule, which was scarred by allegations of corruption and slow economic growth. As the BJP-led regime reaches its three-year mark, buoyed by multiple election victories that have helped...
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Assam Public Service Commission Chief Arrested On Corruption Charges
Assam Public Service Commission chairman Rakesh Kumar Paul was today arrested on charges of alleged corruption in the organisation.
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Rs 25,000 Reward For Whistleblowers In Assam
Assam government today proposed to reward Rs 25,000 to any whistleblower who helps in detecting, stopping and nabbing a corrupt government official.
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Himanta Sarma's Viral Gesture After Rahul Gandhi's "Will Go To Jail" Claim
A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma would be put in jail over alleged corruption, the latter was seen making a "thenga" -- dismissive hand gesture -- while rebutting Mr Gandhi's claim.
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"Assam Government, Chief Minister Most Corrupt" In India: Rahul Gandhi
On the first day of the Assam leg of 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' on Thursday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed that the state perhaps has the "most corrupt government" and the "most corrupt Chief Minister" in the country.
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2 Assam Officers Arrested For Corruption, Cash Worth Rs 2.32 Crore Seized
Two government officers were arrested in a corruption case and Rs 2.32 crore in cash was seized from the residences of one of them in Assam's Dhubri district, a statement said on Saturday.
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CBI Registers Case Against Assam BSNL Officials In Corruption Case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case on a complaint from BSNL, Assam Circle, Guwahati against its 21 officials of BSNL including then General Manager, an official statement said on Friday.
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Spree Of Arrests Of Assam Government Officials As State Sets 'Vigilance Traps'
While in 2017 only nine corruption cases were registered in Assam after traps, this year till August 20, 23 such corruption cases have been registered, government data further reflected.
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Manish Sisodia Summoned Over Assam Chief Minister's Defamation Case
Himanta Biswa Sarma had filed the case after Manish Sisodia accused him and his wife of corruption in a deal for PPE kits at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Assam Chief Minister Is AAP's Target In "Big Expose" Over BJP Corruption
The charges were based on an investigative report published on the news website The Wire two days ago that have been strongly denied by Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife as "unfounded".
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453 Land Brokers Arrested In Assam In Overnight Drive
More than 400 land brokers were arrested from different parts of Assam yesterday night in the state government's latest move against corrupt practices in revenue offices
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"No One More Corrupt Than Congress": Union Minister Smriti Irani In Assam
Union Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani on Saturday described Congress as the "most corrupt party" and appealed to the people to vote for the BJP to continue to avail benefits of various central and state schemes.
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Assam University Shut As Students Protest Against Leader's Rustication
The Assam University in Silchar has been shut for over a week now, with students boycotting classes and taking up an indefinite hunger strike to protest against the rustication of a student leader who they say highlighted alleged corruption in the institution.
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Assam Government Claims Over 3 Lakh "Ghost Children" In State-Run Schools
The Assam government on Monday claimed that over three lakh "ghost children" were enrolled in state government schools under the previous Congress-led regime, suggesting a massive corruption scandal.
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Month After Transfer, Former Assam NRC Coordinator Accused Of Corruption
A prominent non-governmental organisation has demanded a CBI probe into alleged "illegalities and financial irregularities" in Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise carried out under former coordinator Prateek Hajela over the last few years.
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As Modi Government Completes 3 Years, Its Top Five Policy Moves
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government completes three years today. In 2014, the BJP won a massive mandate to rule India and took power after 10 years of Congress-rule, which was scarred by allegations of corruption and slow economic growth. As the BJP-led regime reaches its three-year mark, buoyed by multiple election victories that have helped...
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Assam Public Service Commission Chief Arrested On Corruption Charges
Assam Public Service Commission chairman Rakesh Kumar Paul was today arrested on charges of alleged corruption in the organisation.
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Rs 25,000 Reward For Whistleblowers In Assam
Assam government today proposed to reward Rs 25,000 to any whistleblower who helps in detecting, stopping and nabbing a corrupt government official.
