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Assam floods: NDRF rescues over 120 people
New Delhi: More than 120 people were rescued and shifted to safer places in Assam by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) which has deployed ten teams to undertake flood relief operations…
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Protestors term Assam delimitation plan as ‘religiously polarised’
Guwahati: Protests against the delimitation proposals continued in Assam on Saturday, with allies of the ruling BJP-led coalition as well as opposition parties venting their discontent. Terming the draft delimitation proposal an…
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Assam CM Himanta’s ‘Hussain Obama’ remark creates stir
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma responded on Friday to a journalist who quoted former US President Barack Obama’s ‘safeguarding Muslim minority in a majority Hindu India’ remark, asking whether Assam police…
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Assam CM apologises after consumer complains of inflated power bill
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday apologised to a person on Twitter after the latter complained of receiving inflated electricity bill. A Twitter user tagged the Chief Minister and…
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Firing exchange between unknown gunmen, Assam Rifles in Manipur
Imphal: Exchange of fire between unknown gunmen and Assam Rifles troops was reported at North Boljang in Manipur’s Imphal West district at 5 am on Thursday, sources said. The situation has been brought…
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Flood situation worsens in Assam, nearly 1.2 lakh people hit
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam deteriorated drastically on Wednesday with nearly 1.2 lakh people reeling under the deluge across 10 districts, an official bulletin said. According to the daily flood report…
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Assam delimitation: ECI prepared draft under BJP’s influence, claims Badruddin Ajmal
Guwahati: Badruddin Ajmal, Lok Sabha MP and the chief of All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), on Wednesday criticised the draft proposal published by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the…
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EC publishes draft proposal for delimitation in Assam
Guwahati: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday published the draft proposal for delimitation of assembly and parliamentary constituencies in Assam. The commission has invited the suggestions and objections to the…
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Assam flood situation grim; nearly 33,500 people affected
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim on Sunday as incessant rain inundated new areas across the state, even though the number of people affected by the deluge reduced…
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Nearly 29,000 people hit by flood in Assam
Guwahati: The flood condition in Assam deteriorated on Thursday with nearly 29,000 people reeling under the deluge across three districts of the state due to incessant rain, an official bulletin said. According…
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Assam Oppn demands Himanta’s resignation over Kuki militant leader’s claim
Guwahati: Opposition leaders in Assam are demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma after a claim by a Kuki militant leader about an alleged “deal” between the BJP and his…
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Child dies in elephant attack, 50 houses damaged in Assam’s Golaghat
Guwahati: An 8-year-old child was killed and his parents injured in an attack by wild elephants in Assam’s Golaghat district, officials said, adding that around 50 houses were damaged. According to a…
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Earthquake of 3.6 magnitude hits parts of Assam
Guwahati: An earthquake of 3.6 magnitude hit the central part of Assam on Sunday morning, an official bulletin said. There was no immediate report of any loss of life or injury to…
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Will report Manipur situation to Shah: Assam CM after meeting Biren Singh
Imphal: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday called on his Manipur counterpart N Biren Singh here and said he will report to Union Home Minister Amit Shah about the ongoing…
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Assam, Manipur CMs hold meetings in Imphal over violence
Imphal: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday held a series of meetings in Imphal with his Manipur counterpart N. Biren Singh and various other bodies and civil society organisations on…
