Assam
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| Capital | Dispur |
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| Chief minister | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| Points of interest | Kaziranga National Park |
| Kamakhya Temple | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 664964 |
About Assam
Assam is a state in northeastern India known for its wildlife, archeological sites and tea plantations. In the west, Guwahati, Assam's largest city, features silk bazaars and the hilltop Kamakhya Temple. Umananda Temple sits on Peacock Island in the Brahmaputra river. The state capital, Dispur, is a suburb of Guwahati. The ancient pilgrimage site of Hajo and Madan Kamdev, the ruins of a temple complex, lie nearby.
Manipur: Murders and mayhem tearing apart an Indian state
... A Kuki man recently admitted with gunshot injuries had to be airlifted to Guwahati, the capital of Assam - and not Imphal - more than 500km away, for emergency surgery...
'Miya' Museum: The controversy around Assam's 'Muslim' museum
...By Dilip Kumar Sharma in Assam and Zoya Mateen in DelhiBBC NewsMohiton Bibi has been waiting for days for her son to return from jail...
India National Population Register: Database agreed amid protests
... The NRC has already been implemented in the north-eastern state of Assam...
India protests: PM Modi defends citizenship bill amid clashes
... A National Register of Citizens (NRC) - published in the north-eastern state of Assam - saw 1...
Citizenship Act protests: Three dead and thousands held in India
... A National Register of Citizens (NRC) - published in the north-eastern state of Assam - saw 1...
Ayodhya verdict: Indian top court gives holy site to Hindus
... Most recently, the country s home minister Amit Shah said he would remove illegal migrants - understood to be Muslim - from the country through a government scheme that was used recently in the north-eastern state of Assam...
