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Bihar, Assam to withdraw cases against NEET paper leak protesters
Patna: The Bihar government announced on Monday, July 27, that it will withdraw all cases lodged against protesters over the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) paper leak and release those jailed…
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CJP flags detentions, asks Centre to honour assurance
New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday, July 27, expressed concern over reports that students and other protesters were being detained or arrested in Assam, West Bengal and Bihar despite…
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Assam Police arrest 3 Muslim men over bid to organise CJP protest
Lakhimpur (Assam): The Assam Police arrested three Muslim men on July 23 on charges of attempting to organise a protest in support of the nationwide student movement. Monjur Rahman (23), Ashraful Islam…
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Assam flood situation improves as water levels recede
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam improved on Sunday, July 26, as water levels were receding in most of the affected areas with those places not receiving overnight rainfall, even as over…
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Don’t troll: Assam CM on minister’s daughter joining NEET protest
Guwahati: Videos of Assam minister Keshab Mahanta’s daughter joining a protest against irregularities in the NEET exam prompted Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to say on Saturday, July 25, that his Cabinet…
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Assam: NDA ally minister’s daughter raises anti-Modi slogans
The daughter of a serving Assam cabinet minister waded into one of India’s most charged student movements this week, appearing at a protest against the Centre and reportedly directing an abusive slogan…
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Assam flood situation remains critical; 41 dead
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam remained critical, with 41 people killed so far and over 6.50 lakh reeling under the deluge across 11 districts, officials said on Thursday, July 23. The…
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10 killed, 6.53 lakh affected by floods in Assam
Guwahati: Assam reeled under intense flood on Wednesday, July 22, that hit 11 of its districts, affecting 6.53 lakh people and killing 10 people in one day, with no respite in sight…
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Free Assam activists held over Kaziranga hotel protest, urges UN
Hyderabad: A group of UN human rights experts on Friday, July 17, called for the release of five Indigenous rights defenders detained in Assam, saying their arrest in connection with protests against a…
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Elephant stands before earthmover in Assam forest to ‘protect’ it
A video showing an elephant standing in front of an earthmoving machine in Assam has gone viral on social media, prompting widespread discussion about deforestation and the growing impact of urbanisation on…
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SC sets aside Gauhati HC order declaring 27 people as foreigners
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, June 13, set aside a batch of Gauhati High Court judgments that had upheld the declaration of 27 people as foreigners, holding that citizenship and foreigner…
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Assam: Any man practising polygamy to lose govt jobs, benefits
Guwahati: The Assam budget on Friday, July 10, proposed that persons practising polygamy will not be eligible for benefits under state-run welfare schemes, while government employees found guilty of the practice will…
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Farewell Joymala, sleep well: Kaziranga’s iconic elephant dies
Guwahati: Joymala, one of Kaziranga National Park’s most iconic patrol elephants, has died after more than three decades of service in wildlife conservation, officials said on Sunday, July 5. The 66-year-old elephant…
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Assam man declared foreigner despite providing 15 documents
Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday, June 30, declared a 38-year-old man in Assam a foreigner despite him furnishing 15 separate documents to prove his Indian citizenship. Citing the burden of proof…
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Narasimha Rao transformed India’s growth trajectory: Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday, June 28, credited former prime minister P V Narasimha Rao with the economic reforms that transformed India’s growth trajectory. “Tributes to former prime…