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2 more Ulfa-I rebels injured in Assam 'police encounter'
Days after the United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) threatened DGP GP Singh of dire consequences in the wake of an overground worker of the banned outfit being allegedly injured in police firing in Dibrugarh district, two more rebels were wounded in separate police encounters in upper Assam's Charaideo and Tinsukia districts in the last 24 hours.from
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Govt failed to control Manipur conflict, says oppn bloc INDIA
Stepping up the attack on both the Centre and the state for "having completely failed to control" the over three-month-long Manipur ethnic conflict, opposition bloc INDIA on Sunday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi yet again for his "silence", showing "brazen indifference" to the ongoing situation in the northeastern state.from
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Saturday, July 29, 2023
All cop outposts to be upgraded to 'thanas': CM
All police outposts in the state will be upgraded to "thana" (police stations), said CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, while speaking to the media on the concluding day of the two-day conference of SPs in Bongaigaon on Saturday.from
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Heavy rain warning for northeast
Following a brief lull after the devastating first wave of floods, heavy showers are likely to pound Assam and the northeast once again. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of heavy to very heavy rain in the next four days in the state from Sunday.from
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Manipur govt starts capturing biometrics of illegal immigrants
Manipur on Saturday started capturing the biometrics of illegal immigrants who entered the state after fleeing Myanmar due to the unrest there.from
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Friday, July 28, 2023
Develop SoP to probe cases of 'love jihad': CM Sarma to cops
Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said the Assam Police must develop SoP to help it to probe "love jihad" as the government is contemplating to provide legislative backing to ensure prosecution of accused held for polygamy and child marriages.from
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Chargesheet filed against 21 in Rs 105cr SCERT scam
The chief minister's special vigilance cell on Friday filed a 1,433-page chargesheet against 21 people, which includes one IAS officer, five government employees and 10 RTI activists and journalists, in connection with Rs 105-crore scam in the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) before the special court here in Guwahati.from
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Earthquake in Tibet triggers landslide & rockfall in Arunachal
The impact of the earthquake that hit Tibet on Friday morning led to a landslide and rockfall on National Highway 13 in Siang district in the hill state of Arunachal Pradesh in India.from
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NSCN-IM admits leader's role in smuggling arms to Manipur
The NSCN (IM) on Friday admitted that one of its leaders was involved in arming one of the groups in Manipur with ammunition along with a Nagaland police officer and suspended him indefinitely.from
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Thursday, July 27, 2023
Assam CM Himanta call to end love jihad: Don't marry outside your faith
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma cautioned youths Thursday not to "cross the laxman rekha" by marrying outside their faiths as he issued a call to stop so-called "love jihad" three days after a Hindu woman and her parents were murdered, allegedly by her Muslim husband, in Golaghat district. "Love and jihad do not gel," the BJP CM said.from
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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Arson, gunbattles in Manipur town on Myanmar border
The India-Myanmar border town of Moreh virtually looked like a war zone as armed groups and security forces engaged in an intense gunfight after a mob burned down Wednesday morning about 30 houses and shops that have been abandoned in the days following the ethnic strife in Manipur that began on May 3.from
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'File strong charge sheet in Golaghat triple murder case'
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday directed the police to file a strong charge sheet against the accused in the triple murder case that took place in Golaghat district on Monday within 15 days. He also said the trial would be held in a fast-track court so that justice delivery is not delayed.from
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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Manipur govt wants to send back 718 Myanmar refugees
The Manipur government asked Assam Rifles on Tuesday to repatriate 718 refugees from neighbouring Myanmar who are believed to have entered the state over the weekend and questioned lapses by the paramilitary force guarding the international border in preventing the entry of these foreigners.from
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Man held for murdering 3 family members
A case of triple murder has shaken the state as a 25-year-old man killed his wife, mother-in-law and father-in-law on Monday in Assam's Golaghat district following some family dispute, the police said on Tuesday.from
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Security stepped up ahead of 'Solidarity March' by NGOs & civil society bodies in Aizawl tomorrow
Two days ahead of the 'Solidarity March' being organised by the NGOs Coordination Committee (NGOCC) in support of the Kuki-Zo tribes in Manipur, security measures have been significantly beefed up in Aizawl to ensure that Tuesday's rally proceeds without any communal tensions or disturbances.from
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As threats rise, Meiteis exodus from Mizoram continues
Manipur natives continued to leave Mizoram in droves on Sunday after threats by an organisation of former insurgents asking them to depart “for their own safety” following last week’s surfacing of the strip-and-parade video from the strife-singed state. The exodus mainly of Meiteis went on despite assurances of safety by the Mizoram government and “clarifications” from representatives of PAMRA that its statement was an “advisory, not a diktat or a quit notice to any community”.from
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Saturday, July 22, 2023
Assam granted WFI membership, informs IOA ad-hoc committee
The Assam Wrestling Association (AWA) was on Saturday granted membership of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) for which the state body had moved the Gauhati high court and got the election of the national federation stayed earlier.
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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma sees politics behind Manipur video leak timing
Sarma claimed that incidents of rape are much higher in some opposition-ruled states .from
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Thursday, July 20, 2023
Silence not an option, act immediately to restore peace in Manipur: Mizoram CM Zoramthanga to PM Narendra Modi, Biren Singh
A day after a video of sexual assault on two women in Manipur led to outrage, Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga on Thursday underscored that “silence is not an option” and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Manipur counterpart N Biren Singh to act immediately to restore peace in the troubled state and bring all the perpetrators of the crime to justice.from
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Parts of Kaziranga national park go under water as flood situation in Assam remains grim
The most (28,965) number of people have been affected in Golaghat district, followed by 28,140 in Dhemaji and 13,713 in Sivasagar district.from
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Flood situation in Assam remains grim, around 1 lakh affected
According to the daily flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), over 98,800 people remained affected due to the floods in Sonitpur, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Sivasagar and Udalguri districts.from
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Saturday, July 15, 2023
Assam stares at more misery after heavy showers forecast
A total of 17 districts and sub-divisions of the state remain flood affected as of Saturday evening, with highest 32,331 people facing inundation in Biswanath sub-division of Sonitpur district.from
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Search on for woman from Myanmar 'abducted' in Mizoram
A massive hunt has been launched to find a 32-year-old woman, who was taking shelter in south Mizoram's Siaha district, and was reportedly abducted by a Myanmar national on Thursday evening.
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Friday, July 14, 2023
Over 67,000 people in Assam hit by floods
Baksa, Barpeta, Chirang and Bongaigaon are the districts of Assam that fall in the downstream of the Kuricchu plant. Beki, Manas, Pahumara, Kaldia, Puthimari along with the Brahmaputra river are flowing above normal.from
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Water from Bhutan dam inundates vast parts of lower Assam
Excess water released by Bhutan from Kurichhu hydropower plant has submerged a vast part of lower Assam while several rivers, including Brahmaputra and Beki are flowing above normal level.from
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Thursday, July 13, 2023
Assam’s BJP govt says it wants to ban polygamy ‘immediately’
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday his government wants “to take up one of the segments of Uniform Civil Code (UCC)” and ban polygamy in the state “immediately” by tabling a bill in the assembly. The Assam government set up a four-member expert committee in May to examine if polygamy can be banned in the state through a state law. The committee headed by retired Gauhati high court judge Rumi Phukan has been given 60 days to submit its report.from
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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Couple among Assam trio missing in Himachal floods
Three Assam residents, including a newly married couple, who had gone to Himachal Pradesh are feared missing following the massive landslides in the hilly state as their family members have not been able to contact them for the last two days.
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7 Assam colleges to be upgraded to universities says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Once this plan materialises, Assam will have 10 new universities from 2021.from
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Sunday, July 9, 2023
Over 35kg heroin 48kg meth tablets seized in Mizoram in last 6 months
Mizoram Police has seized 35.15kg of heroin in the past six months and 48.21kg of methamphetamine in the same period, a senior police official said.from
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Saturday, July 8, 2023
'Allow 29 medical students to enroll in Assam Meghalaya'
As the ethnic strife worsens in violence-hit Manipur, the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal, has sent an SOS to the Union health ministry, urging authorities to facilitate 29 medical students in UG and PG classes in Meghalaya and Assam, saying the situation was not conducive for them to return to class in the roiled state.
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Friday, July 7, 2023
Guwahati gasps for breath as vehicles equal population
According to the 2011 census, Guwahati's population was over 9 lakh. It is estimated to be around 12-13 lakh as on date.from
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Thursday, July 6, 2023
1100 cadres of 8 Adivasi militant groups surrender arms before Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
Over 1,100 cadres of eight Adivasi militant groups laid down their arms, including more than 300 sophisticated weapons and over 1,400 rounds of ammunition, in the presence of Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati on Thursday.from
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Wednesday, July 5, 2023
2 school girls gang-raped in Assam's Hailakandi 1 dead
Two persons have been arrested for gang-raping as many school girls in Assam's Hailakandi district. One of the girls, who was critically injured, died while being taken to Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH).from
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Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Snag hits flight carrying Assam ministers to Dibrugarh
A Dibrugarh-bound Indigo flight carrying over 150 passengers, including two Assam cabinet ministers, a BJP MLA two other leaders from the saffron party and and Congress, was taken off the runway moments before takeoff from the Guwahati airport on Tuesday morning after a technical snag was detected.from
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