The Assam police have started a massive statewide crackdown against illegal money lending business and so far 122 illegal moneylenders were arrested from different locations of the state.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, in a Sunday appeal, requested Rahul Gandhi to refrain from visiting Batadrava Satra on Monday during the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of the Ram Temple.
Despite a previous ban influenced by the 2014 Supreme Court ruling on jallikattu in Tamil Nadu, reports indicate that the state government has opted to allow buffalo and bulbul fights during this year's Magh Bihu celebrations.