OIL sounds ‘high alert’ as cops warn of rebel attack

PSU major Oil India Limited (OIL) has sounded a “high alert” following an intel received from Assam Police on the possibility of an attack on its vital installations and kidnapping of officials in upper Assam by insurgent groups.

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Assam headmistress jailed for bringing ‘cooked beef’ for lunch

The headmistress of a school in lower Assam’s Goalpara district has been arrested and sent to jail for allegedly bringing cooked beef for lunch to school, police said.

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Floods keep students away from schools

The floods caused by incessant rain since Friday have not only inundated vast parts of the city but also affected a few schools, compelling students to stay away from classes.

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For first time, NE GI food items exported to Vietnam by air

History was scripted on Thursday as for the first time, GI food products from the northeast were dispatched to Vietnam from the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport here.This was the first time that export by air took place from Assam to Vietnam.

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After 2-yr Cov gap, Ambubachi Mela set to return from June 22

After a gap of two years because of the pandemic, the annual Ambubachi Mela, the biggest congregation of devotees in the northeast, is set to return from June 22 to June 26 as all Covid-related restrictions have been withdrawn from the state.

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Edu institutes shut in flood-hit Cachar, essentials airdropped in Dima Hasao

Assam continues to battle with floods and landslides triggered by ‘large excess’ pre- monsoon rain that has hit 29 of 33 districts, forcing the authorities to airdrop food and essentials in Dima Hasao and shut educational institutes in Cachar — the two worst-hit districts.

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Assam: Ambubachi Mela set to return this year; priests want curbs to check Covid return

After a gap of two years because of the pandemic, the annual Ambubachi Mela, the biggest congregation of devotees in the northeast, is set to return from June 22 to June 26 as all Covid-related restrictions have been withdrawn from the state.

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