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‘Climate change, global warming impacted tea plantation in Assam’
Guwahati: Climate change and global warming have adversely affected tea plantations in Assam in the last few years, experts said, adding that without irrigation, tea plantations are finding it difficult to survive.…
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Assam: Families point to erroneous’ data in ID cards behind child marriage arrests
Morigaon: As more and more young men find themselves behind bars with the Assam government continuing its crackdown on child marriage, their wives are running from pillar to post to find documents…
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‘There was a knock on the door at 2 am’: Assam’s child bride recounts crackdown
Morigaon: Nimee’s eyes do not sparkle with the joy of new motherhood, instead, they reflect the fear, insecurity and sense of foreboding that stalks her village in Assam’s Morigaon district. Rezina Khatun…
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Assam: Crackdown against child marriages continues; over 2K held
Guwahati: Continuing the crackdown on child marriages, Assam Police have arrested a total of 2,258 people so far, an official said on Saturday. Rajib Saikia, PRO of Assam Police, has said that…
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Assam to launch massive crackdown on child marriage from Friday
Guwahati: The Assam government will launch a massive crackdown from Friday on child marriage, arresting offenders and also undertaking extensive awareness campaigning, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Police have registered 4,004…
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Assam: Police seize drugs worth Rs 7 crore
Guwahati: In two separate operations, police have seized contraband worth Rs 6-7 crore from the Karbi Anglong district of Assam, officials said on Thursday. A senior police officer of the district informed…
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Himanta hasn’t delivered even 50% of BJP’s promises: Assam Cong chief
Guwahati: Political pundits may be opining that the Congress in Assam looks like a puny force in front of the BJP’s massive election machinery and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s tall image.…
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KLO chief’s return to mainstream is big news: Assam CM
New Delhi/Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that it is big news that Jiban Singha Koch, the self-styled chief of militant outfit Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), has returned…
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Bajrang Dal activist killed by ‘jihadis’ in Assam, says VHP
New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad has claimed that the recent murder of a 16-year-old Bajrang Dal activist in Assam’s Karimganj district was carried out by ‘jihadis’. Sambhu Koiri was killed in…
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Assam minority students body calls Lakhimpur eviction ‘inhumane’ as crops razed for day 2
North Lakhimpur: The drive to evict encroachers from forest land in Assam’s Lakhimpur district continued for the second day on Wednesday, with 299 families residing on a 250 hectare tract left in…
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Assam illegal immigrants: SC to examine validity of Citizenship Act’s Section 6A
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would examine the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act relating to illegal immigrants in Assam and commence the hearing on…
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Assam: As eviction day nears, ‘illegal settlers’ vacate forest land
Lakhimpur: As the administration completes its preparations for an eviction drive to clear 500 hectares of forest land in Assam’s Lakhimpur district, many of the “illegal settlers” were seen carrying away their belongings…
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Bajrang Dal activist killed in Assam; 1 held
Karimganj/ Hailakandi: One person has been arrested in connection with the murder of a Bajrang Dal activist in Assam’s Karimganj district on Monday, a police officer said. The 16-year-old activist, Sambhu Koiri, was…