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Flood situation in Assam remains grim, around 1 lakh affected
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam remained grim as around 1 lakh people were affected by the deluge in 10 districts, an official bulletin said on Sunday. According to the daily flood…
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Religious conversion through enticements cannot be acceptable: Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said no religious conversion done through enticements of any kind, especially monetary benefits, can be acceptable. Sarma was speaking at a grants-in-aid distribution…
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Omar Abdullah hits out at Assam CM Sarma over his ‘Miyan Muslims’ remarks
Ramban: Jammu Kashmir National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday hit out at Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma, over the latter’s remarks on “Miyan Muslims”, saying that any community shouldn’t be…
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72 pc districts face extreme floods, 25 pc of them have early warning systems: Report
New Delhi: An estimated 72 percent of districts in India are exposed to extreme flood events but only 25 percent of them have level flood forecasting stations, or early warning systems, a…
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ECI to hold three-day public hearing on delimitation draft proposal from July 19
Guwahati: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will hold a three-day public hearing from July 19 on the suggestions/complaints related to the draft proposal on the delimitation of Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies…
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48,747 people in Assam still affected by floods
Guwahati: At least 48,747 people in Assam are still reeling under devastating floods, with the districts of Biswanath, Dhemaji, and Lakhimpur the worst-hit. According to the latest bulletin of the Assam State…
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BJP dares Cong to contest all LS seats in Assam to ‘test people’s support’
Guwahati: BJP Assam unit president Bhabesh Kalita on Saturday dared the Congress to contest all the 14 Lok Sabha seats in the state in next year’s general elections to “gauge people’s support”.…
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EC’s delimitation proposal for Assam ‘full of anomalies’, bid to benefit ruling BJP: AAP
New Delhi: The AAP on Friday termed “full of anomalies” the Election Commission’s draft on delimitation for Assam and alleged that the poll panel deviated from norms in a bid to benefit…
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Manipur: Mob tries to loot weapons from security camp; 1 killed
Thoubal: A mob allegedly tried to loot weapons from a camp of the Indian Reserved Battalion (IRB) in Manipur’s Thoubal district on Tuesday, leading to a clash with the security forces in…
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Assam’s flood situation improving: ASDMA
Guwahati: The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) has said that the flood situation in the state has improved further as less than 20,000 people remain affected as on Friday. It said…
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Assam cop dismissed from service for clicking nude pics of minor girl in PS
Guwahati: A police officer in Assam’s Nalbari district, who was absconding after a minor girl accused him of taking her objectionable photographs after forcing her to go nude inside a police station,…
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Assam flood situation improves, 38,000 still affected
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam improved on Thursday, although four more persons lost their lives and nearly 38,000 people were still under the impact of the deluge in four districts, an…
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Remind Manipur CM of his ‘Raj Dharma’, Assam Cong leader urges Modi
Guwahati: Alleging that political campaigns have taken precedence over Constitutional duties in ethnic strife-torn Manipur, senior Assam Congress leader Debabrata Saikia on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remind N Biren Singh,…
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Assam delimitation: 500 protesters arrested in Barak valley
Guwahati: More than 500 protesters were arrested on Tuesday during a strike-call called by the opposition parties in the Southern Assam’s Barak Valley region. The protest call was given in wake for…
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Flood situation in Assam improving; 2.72L people still affected
Barpeta: The flood situation in Assam has been gradually improving, but still, nearly 2.72 lakh people in 15 districts are affected. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 874 villages…
