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Elementary schools in Assam to reopen from January 1, 2021
Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday announced that the elementary schools in the northeastern state will reopen in a staggered manner from January 1, 2021.from
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Covid vaccination: Assam forms 3 panels
With anticipation of Covid vaccination drive to begin sometime in December or January, the Assam government has constituted three committees to oversee the entire process.from
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BJP voter outreach programme across Assam
Inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann ki Baat’, BJP on Sunday, in an effort to reach out to voters ahead of next year’s assembly polls, held a ‘Booth Ki Baat’ programme in 28,000 booths spread across the statefrom
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‘Fish production in Assam has gone up by 27% in 4 years’
Assam’s fish production has gone up to 3.73 lakh metric tonne (MT) in 2019-20 from 2.94 lakh MT during 2015-16 — a rise of 26.87% in four years. As such, the state has bagged four top honours in the fisheries sector, including the “best state” title among hilly states.from
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Assam CM lays foundation of 72 police barracks
Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday laid the foundation stone of a police barrack building with pre-engineered technology at Jengraimukh in Majuli. He also virtually laid the foundation stones of another 71 such police barracks which will come up in different parts of the state.from
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‘People won’t accept Congress-AIUDF alliance’
Senior BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said people of Assam will never accept Congress if it teams up with the Badruddin Ajmal-led AIUDF to contest the assembly polls. Himanta’s statement comes at a time when the proposal of a Congress-AIUDF alliance is gaining momentum and both the parties are contesting together in the Bodoland Territorial Council polls.from
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Guwahati police nab JEE-M proxy candidate in Delhi
The proxy candidate who appeared in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains here was arrested in New Delhi on Sunday.from
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BJP playing divisive politics among Bodos, says Congress
Congress has accused the ruling BJP of playing “divisive politics” among Bodos by backing United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) headed by former All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) president Pramod Boro over Hagrama Mohilary’s Bodoland People’s Front (BPF).
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Aasu back on street against CAA
The All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu) is back on the streets of the state protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act as calls for its implementation grows ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.
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Cases of Covid reinfection clinically more severe: Study
Cases of Covid-19 reinfection are clinically more severe than in instances where people are affected by the virus for the first time, a study by experts from ICMR and Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) has found. The research also revealed that healthcare workers are thrice more likely than general people to get reinfected.from
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Saturday, November 28, 2020
Himanta remarks on Gogoi put Congress in tight spot
With the assembly election just five months away, Congress is racing against time and fighting internal squabbles to find a new face in Assam after stalwart and former chief minister Tarun Gogoi’s death on Monday as Himanta Biswa Sarma takes the winds out of the Grand Old Party’s sails.from
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AHSEC and Pandu College spar over recruitment exam
With the state education department cancelling the previously-held exam for recruitment of junior assistants over anomalies, a blame game is on between the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council and the Pandu College which conducted the test.from
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Friday, November 27, 2020
Former IPS officer Lalduhoma disqualified again, this time as Mizoram MLA
Former IPS officer and Independent MLA Lalduhoma, who got the dubious distinction of becoming the first Lok Sabha MP to be disqualified under the anti-defection law in 1988, was on Friday disqualified as a member of the Mizoram assembly for defecting to the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM).from
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Assam: School marks to matter more for jobs as college teachers
From now, marks obtained in school examinations will have more weight than achievements in higher education to get a college teachers’ job in Assam.from
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Parimal Shuklabaidya hands over fisheries awards to Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal
Fisheries minister Parimal Shuklabaidya on Thursday handed over four awards and citations won by Assam on World Fisheries Day 2020 to CM Sarbananda Sonowal at the latter’s official residence.from
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Six marriage party members killed in Dibrugarh mishap
Six members of a marriage party were killed when their vehicle crashed into a trailer parked on NH-37 at Lepetkata, 18 km from Dibrugarh town, early on Thursday.from
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Tiger driven out of Sonitpur village
The tiger which was on the prowl at Borguri village in Sonitpur district was driven out of the hamlet late on Wednesday night by forest officials. However, Section 144 was not immediately withdrawn from the area as a precautionary step.from
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26 Myanmar nationals repatriated
Nineteen Myanmar nationals, who were detained in Silchar Central Jail, have been repatriated to their country through Manipur’s Moreh border on Thursday afternoon.from
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Retain temporary allocations of judicial officers: Gauhati HC
Considering the issue of lack of accommodation, the Gauhati High Court has ordered that no authority should disturb the temporary allotment of allocation of the judicial officers by any authority.from
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Thursday, November 26, 2020
14 ‘Rohingya’ held from train in NJP station
Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Thursday arrested 14 “illegal” foreigners, who are believed to be from the Rohingya community, from NJP station in West Bengal. All of them had boarded a train at Badarpur in Assam using “fake” names in tickets.from
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Assam: School marks to matter more for jobs as college teachers
From now, marks obtained in school examinations will have more weight than achievements in higher education to get a college teachers’ job in Assam.from
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At 98%, Assam’s Covid-19 recovery rate best among states
At 97.99 percent, Assam now has the best Covid recovery rate among all states in the country, data issued by the Union ministry of health and family welfare on Thursday has revealed.from
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Assam bids tearful adieu to ‘people’s leader’ Tarun Gogoi
Former Assam CM and veteran Congress leader Tarun Gogoi was cremated with full state honours at the Navagraha crematorium here in the presence of hundreds of people who had assembled there to bid adieu to the people’s leader.from
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Assam's Manas tiger count increases three-fold in 10 years
The tiger population at Assam’s Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve has increased three-fold in the last 10 years for which the park has bagged the first-ever international award for conservation excellence.from
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Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Tiger on the prowl, Section 144 clamped in Assam village
A tiger on the prowl has forced the authorities to clamp Section 144 at Borguri village in Assam’s Sonitpur district to prevent any loss of human life by restricting movement of people.from
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Assam Congress workers agree with Tarun Gogoi's final rites at Navagraha crematorium
Congress workers are going to attend former CM Tarun Gogoi’s funeral in Navagraha crematorium on Thursday, with several party leaders accusing the BJP-led government of “lacking the willingness” to allot a plot of land in the city centre in Guwahati for the cremation.from
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Central team wraps up visit of Assam districts hit by floods
A high level Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) comprising seven members from different Union ministries on Wednesday wrapped up its visit to various districts of Assam for assessment of the damage caused by floods and landslides this year.
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Rahul Gandhi calls Tarun Gogoi his ‘guru’, pays final tributes to leader at Kalakshetra
Calling former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi his “guru”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday paid his final tributes to the mortal remains of the veteran leader at the Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra here.from
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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Manmohan Singh hails dear friend and popular leader
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called Tarun Gogoi as one of his dearest friends from Assam and said the country had lost one of its tallest leaders who always worked for the betterment of the poor and downtrodden.from
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‘Tarun Gogoi never tried to curb freedom of expression’
Activists fondly remember Congress veteran and former CM Tarun Gogoi as a man who never tried to curb freedom of expression even when the joke was on him and his government.from
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Larger-than-life figure who tutored me till the end: Tarun Gogoi’s cook
Haren Basumatary, who has worked as a cook for Tarun Gogoi since 1995, said the former chief minister was not just a larger-than-life political figure for him but also a tutor who taught him important lessons of life.from
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‘Modern-day Lachit who stood tall during dark days of Assam’
Senior Congress leader Paban Singh Ghatowar on Tuesday said three-time chief minister Tarun Gogoi was a “modern-day Lachit” who rescued Assam from the grips of militancy and political killings just like the17th century Ahom dynasty army general Lachit Borphukan had thwarted a drawn-out attempt by the Mughal forces to capture Kamrup (present-day Guwahati).from
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Titabor’s desire to see Tarun Gogoi remains unfulfilled
The constituents of Titabor, the assembly seat held by former three-time chief minister Tarun Gogoi, will not be able to see their beloved leader for the last time, as his mortal remains will not be brought to the town.from
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Tarun Gogoi: True people’s representative who revived economy, ended militancy
Assam’s longest-serving chief minister Tarun Gogoi’s 5,487 days in office spanning over three continuous terms (2001to 2016) had many highs and few lows. But he remained a true representative of the people till his last breath.from
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Tarun Gogoi: A leader who stood firm — with Congress and his ideology
Former chief minister Tarun Gogoi, who did not know how to mince words, was journalists’ delight. He was easily accessible and never shied away from answering any question.from
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Tarun Gogoi sir was a veritable Bhishma Pitamaha for Cong workers in Assam: Debabrata Saikia
I am distraught at the demise of our esteemed leader, Tarun Gogoi sir, who was the only person to become chief minister of Assam for three successive terms. Gogoi sir was an outspoken leader, a veritable Bhishma Pitamaha for Congress workers of Assam. His death has left us grief-stricken and rudderless. He had become an institution in himself during his lifetime and his demise has left a vacuum, not only in Assam, but in India as a whole.
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Tarun Gogoi’s death: I feel I have lost my father, says Sarbananda Sonowal
Former CM Tarun Gogoi’s untimely demise has come as massive blow to the people of Assam. We have lost a tall leader in our most respected Tarun Gogoi da. It’s the end of an era in Assam’s public life. He was so vibrant and full of life until a few days ago, couldn’t believe this sad news.from
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Assam to get over 6,000 polling booths to avoid overcrowding
Election authorities in Assam will be creating over 6,000 additional polling booths for the 2021 assembly election to prevent overcrowding and to adhere to all Covid-19 protocols.from
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Monday, November 23, 2020
Mizoram to ban bursting of firecrackers on Christmas, New Year
The Mizoram government has decided to ban the bursting of firecrackers on Christmas and New Year to curb air pollution which could aggravate respiratory problems of Covid-19 patients and othersfrom
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Tarun Gogoi's death leaves Congress faceless for Assam election
In Tarun Gogoi's death on Monday, Congress may have lost not just its guardian in Assam but also the glue that binds the anti-BJP coalition it is trying to cobble together for the assembly elections next year.from
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Ex-Assam CM Tarun Gogoi dies of post-Covid illness
Tarun Gogoi, three-time former Assam chief minister and the face of Congress in the state for decades, died at 5.34pm on Monday after three weeks of battling post-Covid complications. He was 86 and active in politics until he tested positive for the virus on August 25, days after presiding over the last in a series of meetings with potential non-BJP allies for the assembly elections next year.from
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Sunday, November 22, 2020
Elderly couple found dead in Sonitpur
An elderly couple was found dead under mysterious circumstances at their residence at Potiya Suburi in Tezpur in Assam’s Sonitpur district. The area falls under the jurisdiction of Tezpur Sadar Police Station.from
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Blockade along Assam-Nagaland border enters eighth day
The economic blocade along the Assam-Nagaland border in Jorhat entered the eighth day on Sunday with talks between the district administrations in Jorhat and Mokokchung not making any headway.
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Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi stable but remains critical, say GMCH doctors
The health condition of former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi remained critical but was stated to be “haemodynamically stable” on Sunday. The Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) administration on Sunday said his laboratory parameters have improved when compared to a day earlier.from
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Assam yet to get a word on Covid-19 vaccine from Centre
Assam is yet to get any written commitment from the Centre on procurement of Covid-19 vaccine, top official sources in the health department said.from
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Assam: Congress promises land rights in Bodoland Territorial Council election manifesto
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Ripun Bora said, “Congress will be the kingmaker in the polls and no party can form the council without support from the Congress-AIUDF alliance, which fielded candidates in 19 of 40 council constituencies.”
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Marginal improvement in former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi's health condition: Doctor
The health condition of former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi marginally improved on Sunday morning, and he is currently semi-conscious, Abhijit Sarma, the superintendent of Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), said.from
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