Guwahati: Assam's special arms licence scheme for indigenous residents is not a new law, but a targeted administrative restructuring of the existing licensing process under the Indian Arms Act, 1959 ...

Assam will soon launch a dedicated portal through which indigenous people living in “sensitive” areas can apply for an arms licence, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said onWednesday. In a post on X ...

GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the arms licence policy that he announced would not be applicable to the state’s areas bordering Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, ...

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Assam on Thursday launched a digital portal to allow indigenous people of the state, residing in ‘vulnerable or remote areas’, to apply for and secure arms ...

Addressing recent queries and public concerns, the Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma clarified that its arms licence policy will not extend to the inter-state border regions shared with ...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday (August 14, 2025) launched a digital portal, through which indigenous people living in "sensitive areas" can apply for arms licences. Mr. Sarma ...

The BJP-led Assam government on Thursday launched a special scheme and an online portal for granting arms licences to original inhabitants and indigenous citizens living in vulnerable and remote areas ...

Guwahati: In a significant policy shift with deep socio-political implications, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday launched a digital portal for indigenous residents and Indians ...

Guwahati: Just a day ahead of 79th Independence Day, Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday unveiled a digital portal enabling indigenous residents of “sensitive areas” in the state ...

Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Thursday, launched a digital portal enabling indigenous residents of “vulnerable and remote” areas to apply for arms licences. Inaugurating the ...

Under the scheme, applications will undergo a strict multi-layered scrutiny. The Assam government has launched a portal where indigenous communities in the state's sensitive and remote regions can ...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday launched a web portal, through which indigenous people living in “sensitive areas” can apply for arms licences. Chief Minister said the aim of the ...