Assam joined International Yoga Day with mass participating across the state on Sunday.
People thronged in thousands early in the morning at the Sarusajai Indoor Stadium to participate in the event at 6.45 organized by health and family welfare department.
Similar celebrations were seen at the Latasil Play ground, Assam Veterinary college play ground at Khanapara, Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra along with other public fields across the state.
Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Sarbananda Sonowal participated in the yoga performance at the Veterinary college playground at Khanapara. Guwahati Lok Sabha MP from Guwahati took part in the yoga performance at the veterinary college play ground.
Hundreds of schoolchildren in the city participated in a yoga programme at the Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has established an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal to assess whether the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and its affiliates should continue to be classified as an unlawful association.
The tribunal, chaired by Justice Michael Zothankhuma of the Gauhati High Court, was formed under Section 5(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. This follows the MHA's recent decision to extend ULFA's ban for five more years, citing the group's ongoing efforts to secede Assam from India, links with other insurgent groups, and involvement in extortion and violence.
The ULFA, banned since 1990, has a long history of criminal activities,...
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