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Assam: Activists vandalise school Christmas setup, damage shop decorations
Nalbari: Activists of a fringe outfit vandalised Christmas celebrations in a school and damaged festival items at shops in Nalbari district of Assam, police said. A police official said some members of…
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Assam: Internet services suspended in 2 violence-hit Karbi Anglong dist
Guwahati: The Assam government on Tuesday temporarily suspended internet services in Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong districts, following fresh violence during clashes between two groups over the issues of eviction, officials…
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PM sets mood for 2026 assembly polls during two-day Assam visit
Guwahati/Namrup: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday concluded his two-day visit to Assam during which he launched projects worth Rs 15,600 crore, interacted with students and BJP workers, paid homage to martyrs,…
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PM Modi lays foundation stone of Rs 10,601 Cr ammonia-urea plant in Assam
Namrup: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone of a Rs 10,601-crore brownfield ammonia-urea plant in Dibrugarh district of Assam. The facility – Assam Valley Fertiliser and Chemical Company…
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PM pays tribute to martyrs of Assam Agitation at memorial in Guwahati
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid homage to martyrs of the Assam Agitation, a movement against illegal immigrants, at the ‘Swahid Smarak Kshetra’ here. Modi paid floral tribute in front…
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PM interacts with students aboard cruise ship on river Brahmaputra in Assam
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday morning set sail on river Brahmaputra on a cruise ship, as he began his interaction with students during a ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ programme on the…
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Congress neglected Northeast for decades, BJP govt correcting mistakes: PM Modi
Guwahati: Alleging that the Congress has neglected Assam and the Northeast for decades, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted the BJP government was correcting “mistakes” the grand old party kept making…
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Assam: 8 elephants killed after being hit by Rajdhani Express
Eight elephants were killed and one injured after a herd was hit by the Sairang-New Delhi Rajdhani Express in Assam’s Hojai district in the wee hours of Saturday, a forest official said.…
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Retired IAF personnel arrested for alleged Pak links in Assam
Tezpur: A retired Indian Air Force personnel has been arrested in Assam’s Sonitpur district for alleged links with Pakistani intelligence operatives, police said on Saturday. Additional Superintendent of Police Haricharan Bhumij said…
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Assam Umrah pilgrims stranded in Hyderabad after IndiGo cancels flight
Hyderabad: Twenty-eight Umrah pilgrims from Assam have been left stranded in Hyderabad after their IndiGo connecting flight to Guwahati was cancelled on Friday, December 5, adding to the widespread operational turmoil currently…
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Imam uses mosque’s loud speaker to alert sinking car, saves 7 lives
An Imam from Assam’s Sribhumi district saved seven lives with his quick thinking on Tuesday, December 2, after he found that a car had fallen into a reservoir and alerted others through…
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Interim report on ST status to 6 communities of Assam tabled in assembly
Guwahati: An interim report of the Group of Ministers (GoM) over the proposal to grant ST status to six major communities of Assam, was laid in the assembly on the last day…
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Bill banning polygamy passed in Assam Assembly
Guwahati: The Assam assembly on Thursday passed a bill to ban polygamy, making it an offence which may lead to a maximum of 10 years of imprisonment, barring some exceptions. It kept…
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Zubeen’s death ‘plain and simple murder’: Assam CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in the assembly on Tuesday that singer Zubeen Garg’s death while swimming in the sea in Singapore is a case of “plain and simple…
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Assam government tables bill to ban polygamy
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday, November 25 tabled a bill in the assembly to ban polygamy. With permission from the Speaker Biswajit Daimary, Sarma introduced The Assam Prohibition…
