Daily News - 23 Jan, 2020
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644 rebels belonging to eight insurgent groups- ULFA (I), NDFB, RNLF, KLO, CPI (Maoist), NSLA, ADF and NLFB- surrendered in Arms Laying Down Ceremony held at the Guwahati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) Auditorium today. Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal, as well as various police officials, present during the event welcomed the move. 177 assorted weapons were collected during the event. The CM welcomed the move and urged the youngsters to integrate back into mainstream society. 

Among the 22 children – 10 girls and 12 boys – from 12 States who have been selected for the ICCW National Bravery Awards-2019 are Kamal Krishna Das from Assam; Lourembam Yaikhomba Mangang from Manipur; Everbloom K. Nongrum from Meghalaya; Master Lalliansanga, Carolyn Malsawmtluangi and Master Vanlalhriatrenga (all from Mizoram). Braveheart from Assam – 11-year-old boy Kamal Krishna Das in September 2018 jumped into the flooded Brahmaputra river thrice to save his mother, aunt and a stranger.

One of the most glamourous cine awards – the Filmfare Awards — will be held in Guwahati on February 15. Tickets ranging from Rs 1,000 to Rs  3 lakh can be availed at Book My Show. Alia Bhatt, Ayushmann Khurrana, Ranveer Singh and Vicky Kaushal will grace the occasion. This is the first time, the grand event will be held outside Mumbai.

Amit Shah lead Group of Ministers will monitor disposal of 9,400 enemy properties. The properties will likely fetch Rs 1 lakh crore to exchequer. Three committees will be formed to dispose of immovable enemy properties. Two high-level committees headed by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba and another by Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla will also look into the process. The enemy properties were those left behind by the people who took citizenship of Pakistan and China.

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut slammed senior lawyer Indira Jaising for urging Asha Devi, Nirbhaya’s mother, to follow the example of Sonia Gandhi who had pardoned her husband Rajiv Gandhi’s killer Nalini. Ranaut who was promoting her film Panga said, “She should be kept in jail along with the convicts. How can these women pity the convicts? It is these kinds of women who give birth to such monsters.” According to media reports, Ranaut insisted that the convicts should be hanged publicly to set an example.

Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China has shut down its public transport system as more cases of infections were reported from the new coronavirus. 17 people have died so far and more than 500 people have been infected. China has advised people against traveling in and out of Wuhan